The Arts Center houses the Graphic Design computer labs, 2D design, illustration and drawing studios, the Woodworking studio, the Sculpture studio and metal foundry, the Jewelry studio, and the Photography Darkroom and Lighting Studio.听The Art Studio houses the Painting and Printmaking studios, and the Dowhie Ceramics Center houses the Ceramics studio.
The design labs are located in the Arts Center building. Three digital computer classrooms are dedicated to Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design and Digital Photography. 听
The Dowhie Ceramics Center is named for Professor Emeritus Lenny Dowhie and his wife Anne Dowhie. The Center opened in 2009 and is a dedicated stand-alone facility for exploring and creating pottery and ceramic arts. The 3,310 sq. ft. facility is well equipped and connected to a terrace providing outdoor work space and room for various kilns. Through a wall of windows, the Dowhie Ceramics Center offers a stunning view of Reflection Lake and the surrounding wooded area that students enjoy while working on a vast array of objects ranging from traditional pottery to contemporary sculpture.
Equipment in the Dowhie Ceramics Center includes:
The drawing studios are located in the Arts Center building. There are two classrooms dedicated to drawing and 2D design. As a drawing student, you will have access to the following equipment and facilities to assist you in your course of study:
The Jewelry Studio is one of the studios located in the lower level of the Arts Center building. It comprises 625 sq. ft. of space dedicated to Jewelry and Metalsmithing. As a jewelry student, you can have experience with design, metalworking, soldering, enameling, casting, and assemblage. The following equipment will be available in the Jewelry Studio to facilitate these studies:
The Painting Studio (AS 108) is one of two studios located in the Art Studio building, located between the Arts and Ceramics Centers.听 It boasts 1933 sq. ft with a 78 sq. ft spray booth and a 77 sq. foot store room all of which are dedicated exclusively to painting.听 As a painting student, you will work with both oils and acrylics. You will learn and practice various painting techniques including old masters, impasto, hard edge, mixed media, and experimental applications. The following equipment and features are available in the Painting Studio to facilitate these studies:
Darkroom
Lighting Studio
Photography Equipment
The Printmaking Studio is one of two media areas located in the 鈥楢rt Studio鈥� building. This dual-purpose, smart classroom and studio space has over 2200 square feet dedicated exclusively to printmaking processes. As a student in the area, you will learn intaglio, relief, screen-printing, lithography, and monotype printing techniques. In addition to hand tools, the following large equipment is available in the Printmaking Studio to enable these studies:
Etching and Relief
Lithography
Screen printing
General Use
Art & Design students can curate, design, or submit work for small exhibitions in the Student Gallery.听
The Woodworking Studio is one of the studios located in the lower level of the Arts Center. It boasts over 3000 sq. ft. of space dedicated to woodworking. There is a large common room with ample workspace for students. Advanced students share a smaller workspace in which each student has a personal work area of his or her own. Several woodworking benches are placed in the studio for those interested in traditional hand tools. The Woodworking Studio has a full complement of power and hand tools and a dedicated finishing space.听 Students in the Woodworking area create an incredibly vast array of objects ranging from traditional furniture to sculpture.
The following equipment is available in the Woodworking Studio:
The听McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center, contributes to the education experiences at 缅北强奸 by providing a professional exhibition space to present the work of art majors, alumni, faculty, visiting artists and the University's permanent collection.