Art Building and Facilities

The ceramics studio is located in AB 120.

Studio facilities and equipment:

• Eleven electric wheels
• Five kick wheels
• Six large tables for hand building
• Clay mixer
• Extruder
• Slab roller
• Two computer-controlled Skutt kilns
• Geil downdraft gas kiln
• Raku kiln
• Experimental kilns
• Direct ventilation and dust collection systems

The drawing studio is located in AB 202.

Studio facilities and equipment:

• 38 easels and stools
• 30 drawing boards – 24”x24”
• Mediated classroom with overhead digital projector, computer and screen
• Various ceiling spotlights and fluorescent lights
• Two ceiling high watt heaters for model use
• Large windows with northern exposure

The basic design studio is located in AB 118.

Studio facilities and equipment:

• Mediated classroom with digital projector, screen and computer
• 20 flat top desks and 20 studio chairs with backs
• White Board
• Bulletin Boards
• Shelf and cabinet storage
• North facing windows

The multipurpose design studio is located in AB 112.

Studio facilities and equipment:

• 20 flat top desks and 20 studio chairs with backs
• White Board
• Bulletin Boards
• 2 computer-controlled glass fusing and slumping kiln
• Basic grinding and cutting equipment for glass
• UV lighting boxes

The Mac Lab for graphic and electronic arts is located in AB 211.

Studio facilities and equipment:

Hardware: Latest Operation System

• 25 mac computers
• Computer accessories: speakers, flash card readers, tablet and stylus
• Two scanners and two printers
• Internal server
• Four TV monitors and one LCD screen
• Wireless audio system
• Green screen in lighting studio

Software:

• Adobe Creative Suite CS5 : Illustrator Photoshop & InDesign, Bridge
• Corel Painter 12
• Lightwave 3D, version 10
• I-movie
• I-web
• I-Photo
• Anime Studio Pro
• Adobe Flash
• Final Cut Studio: Final Cut Pro, Sound Trac Pro, Motion, etc.
• Microsoft Office Suite

The painting studio is located in AB 205. 

Studio Facilities:

• 25 easels, painting tables, and stools
• 30 drawing boards – 32”x48”
• Mediated classroom with overhead digital projector, computer and screen
• Ventilation system
• Wooden painting racks with storage for 200 paintings
• Model bed with ceiling heaters and spotlights
• EPA-certified storage containers for painting waste, rags; solvent storage
• Canvas stretching table
• Large windows with northern exposure

The photography studio, including a lighting studio and darkroom, is located in AB 216. 

Studio facilities and equipment:

Classroom:

• Mediated classroom: digital projector and computer system
• Five Mac computers, one Epson Scanner, one HP Printer for digital negatives (13x19)
• 3’x3’ light table
• Water temperature control and filtration unit
• Patterson plastic tanks and reels for 35mm - 8x10 negatives; plastic trays; print washers
• Delta one film dryer, two Premier print dryers, two Daylabs
• Silver-recovery system
• All chemicals provided except for D-76 film developer (includes toners, hand coloring supplies)

Darkroom:

• 18 4550XL Sanders/Omega LPL enlargers (35mm, 6x6, 4x5), Gralab digital timers
• Elwood 5x7 enlarger
• Zone VI  8x10  enlarger
• 8’x4’ professional grade stainless steel darkroom sink with in-sink industrial exhaust system
• Three foot revolving darkroom door
• Mural trays for mural printing

Lighting Studio:

• 3-roll ceiling-hung Rolleasy Backdrop System
• Six Alien Bee Paul C. Buff strobe lights
• Six continuous studio lights
• Four Cybersync triggered receiver and transmitter sets
• Seven Sekonic light meters
• Soft-boxes, umbrellas, grids, barn doors, colored gels and holders, cone reflectors
• Ten light stands, two booms, two product tents
• Permanent table-top set up with continuous lights for 3D art work
• Green screen, green floor, curved corner setup

Alternative Process Room:

• Two UV light boxes (up to 16x20”)
• Extended UV light table 4’x8’
• Contact printers
• Chemicals are supplied

Cameras for student checkout: 

• 16 Vivitar film cameras
• 20 flip video cameras
• Ten Canon Digital SLR Cameras
• Pentax 645 film camera and lenses
• Four 4x5 Cadet Film Camera kits (film-holders, focuser, tripod, light meter,  hood, etc.)
• Tripods, lenses, filters, etc.

The printmaking studio is located in AB 212.

Studio facilities and equipment:

• Brand etching press – 30” x 45” bed
• Conrad etching press – 26” x 40” bed
• Two lithography presses – 18” x 24” beds
• Ultraviolet light table – 32” x 40” glass
• Metal sheer – 30” blade
• Separate acid room – nitric acid solutions, ferric chloride solutions
• Multiple flat-files – 50” x 40” drawers
• Various sized lithography stones
• North-facing windows

The Sculpture Studio is located in AB 125.

Studio Facilities:

• Wire-feed MIG welder
• Plasma cutter
• Low-temperature crucible furnace (1100°) for aluminum, tin, pewter
• Contactor’s grade table saw (10”)
• 14” band saw
• Floor stand drill press
• 10” radial arm saw
• 10” compound miter saw
• Point source dust collection system
• Overhead shop air filter
• Various power and non-powered hand tools
• 36” x 96” x 32” solid oak work tables (3)
• Separate high-ventilated room for metal working