Ceramics (1.2MB)

The ceramics studio is equipped for hand-building and wheel-thrown work. Two electric kilns, a 24 cubic foot gas kiln, and a gas-fired raku kiln enable students to fire work in a range of temperatures. In the glaze lab, students develop and test their own glazes. And the adjoining courtyard can be used during warmer months for outdoor work and critiques.

Digital Lab (no movie)

Located in Clack 200, art students may sign up for work times outside of class hours with the permission of the design instructor. Since this lab is used for instruction in graphic design and digital art courses, it is important that settings and software are not changed without the instructors permission and supervision.

The lab consists of 18 Dual Processor MAC G4 computers. There are three scanners capable of scanning art work and small or medium format slides. The lab has three printers; HP B&W laser printer, Epson 900 and the archival Epson 2000P. The Art department also has access to the wide format Epson 9600 printer capable of printing 40" prints on various paper surfaces. The lab includes Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Illustrator 10, Premier 6.0, QuarkXpress 4.1, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, iMovie, and Microsoft Word and Power Point. The lab is used to create two dimensional and time based media works.

Drawing (600KB)

Room 113 has a large area for drawing and life drawing courses with flat files for storing student work and supplies. Art students Life Drawing Co-op also meets in this space.

horse pendent by Craig Boyles

Jewelry (no movie)

Located in room 113 is a space for jewelry/small metal. Students can explore a variety of processes with equipment that includes acetylene/air and oxy/acetylene torches, centrifuge, vacuum caster and burnout/enameling kiln.

Painting Studio (284KB)

Room 206 has a large area for painting courses with vertical bins for storing student work and metal taborets for supplies. This studio is filled of plants that grow well with sunlight entering from the southern windows and large skylight.

Adjacent to this space are 10 individual studio spaces designed for use by students involved in Directed Studio courses.

Photography Lab (no movie)

Photography students can print silver, color, cabachrome, non-silver and alternative prints. The lab consists of eight b&w medium/small format enlargers, 2 4x5 enlargers, and one color large format enlarger. We use the jobo system to processes color film and paper. B7W film and paper are processed with traditional tray methods.

Printmaking (316KB)

The printmaking studios are equipped for a variety of print processes. In studio 115, a 20" by 40" Charles Brand press allows students to print intaglio and relief. The 26" by 36" Griffin press can handle our lithographic stone and aluminum plates.

Studio 118 provides space for silkcreen and Vandercook Proof Press for hand set type and book art. A vacuum framed platemaker and computer allow students to explore photographic processes.

Sculpture Shop

The sculpture shop occupies the entire north side of Clack Art Center and includes an outdoor work courts with a raku-firing area and a small forge. The studio is divided into three rooms: a well equipped wood shop (1.3MB), a metal-working (1.3MB) area equipped for gas and electric arc welding, and a large multi-purpose space that can be arranged for work in small metals or ceramics, carving or casting.

Art students wishing to use shop facilities for course work may do so during posted shop hours or by making arrangements with the shop supervisor. Safety regulations prohibit students from using equipment without instruction and permission. (See posted shop rules.)

Individual Studios (288KB)

Students in Directed Studies (Art 399 and 499) should sign up for an individual studio space before the beginning of each term. Priority will be given to majors by seniority. These spaces must be cleaned up and vacated at the end of the term, unless the occupant is continuing in a Directed Study the next term.