ART DEPARTMENT FACILITIES

Ceramics | Sculpture | Multi-Purpose | Painting | Photography | Printmaking | Drawing
Seminar | Smith Gallery | Technology Lab | Slide Library | Print and Drawing Study Room

TOOL FAMILY PRINTMAKING STUDIO

The 2,400 square feet printmaking studio is designed to accomodate students working with intaglio, lithographic, collagraphic and relief processes.

There are five presses: two lithographic presses (one 30" x 50" Brand and 26" x 48" Takach); three intaglio presses (one 26" x 48" Takach and two Brand presses, one 36" x 60" and one 16" x 30"). Four large hotplates are available for grounds application and plate wiping. A separate acid room isolates any fumes produced by various mordants used during the etching process, and a state-of-the-art ventilation system throughout the studio makes it a very safe and healthy environment in which to create images. Thirty-five lithography stones are available ranging in size from 14" x 18" to 24" x 36". A hydraulic lift helps students transport stones from storage to working spaces to presses easily.