The Department of Art and Design is housed in the two-story Studio Arts Building and includes a state-of-the-art Mac lab, along with spacious studios for painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, pottery, and ceramics. A matting room, student lounge, faculty offices, and restrooms are also located in the building.
Mac Lab
The Mac lab is used by students in the Graphic Design degree program. The Mac lab is equipped with new iMac computers, a digital projection system, color scanner, and printing services.
Pottery and Ceramics Studio
The pottery and ceramics studio houses a variety of equipment for clay, including a slab roller and extruder, pottery kick and electric wheels, gas-fired and electric kilns, a clay-recycling room, and an adjacent glazing room, in addition to an outdoor raku kiln.
Sculpture Studio
The sculpture studio has a variety of metal fabrication equipment, a stone carving and plaster room, a foundry and adjacent woodworking studio. Students working in the sculpture studio are responsible for following safety guidelines presented in class as well as the safety rules posted on signs in the equipment areas.
Painting Studio
The painting studio, used for oil and acrylic painting and mixed media, is very spacious and filled with natural light. A variety of warm and cool lights broaden the light spectrum for accuracy in color selection. Each student has access to professional quality easels. The studio is also equipped with a high-grade exhaust system.
Drawing Studio
The drawing studio is a foundation studio space that all students will use for at least one or two semesters. It is well-lit with fluorescent and incandescent light on a dimmer switch.
Printmaking Studio
Printmaking facilities include a large studio for intaglio, relief, and monotype. There are adjacent spray-booth, matting, etching, and vacuum exposure rooms for student use.
