The Printmaking Program’s expansive studio is considered state of the art in both design and safety. The program, with an extensive inventory of equipment and resources, provides the student with the ability to work in both traditional and contemporary printmaking processes. With spacious and well lit work spaces, the studio easily accommodates innovative and large-scale projects. A highly efficient, central ventilation system creates continuous, safe air quality throughout the entire printmaking studio. Additionally, the studio’s proximity offers a panoramic view of the beatific Shawangunk mountain range.

Relief and Intaglio Studio

• 3 Charles Brand Etching presses (36”x60”, 30”x50”, 26”x48”)
• 1 Takach Etching press (48”x96”)
• Separate, well ventilated acid room
• 2 Nitric baths (24”x36”)
• Large Ferric-chloride bath and vertical tank
• Aquatint box  (48"x48"x60”)
• Industrial hot plate (24"x36")
• Several, various sized brayers and rollers
• 39” plate shear
• 5 various sized drying racks
• Flexible fume ventilation hoods

Lithography Studio

• Full inventory of small, medium & large lithograph stones
• 3 Charles Brand Lithography presses (30”x50”, 24”x40”)
• 1 Takach Lithography press (40“x70“)
• 1 Fuchs and Laing Lithography press (26"x40")
• Aluminum plate and photolithography setup
• Several rollers
• Hydraulic lift
• Flexible fume ventilation hoods

Photo-silkscreen Studio

• 1 Douthitt silkscreen exposure unit (64”x78”)
• 1 Richmond silkscreen exposure unit (40”x45”)
• 2 Vacuum printing tables with printing arms (96”x60”)
• 3 Vacuum printing tables (48”x72”, 36”x48”)
• Several, various sized scoop coaters and squeegees
• Separate washout room w/ power washer
• Separate light-safe, screen drying area
• 4 various sized drying racks
• Extensive screen storage

Darkroom

• Amergraph Magnum fliptop platemaker (36”x46”)
• Photopolymer Etching setup
• HP DesignJet 455ca wide-format printer
• 4 Beseler photo enlargers
• Lowel tungsten lights with umbrellas
• Large Takach registration punch
• Developing sink (30”x82”)

Digital Lab

• 8-station Macintosh lab with Mac Pro / G5 computers with current versions of Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, various image and video-editing applications and broadband internet access
• EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 and Epson 7500 wide-format printers
• 3 EPSON PhotoStylus 1280 Inkjet printers
• HP LaserJet and Brother laser printers
• 1 HP 5650 Inkjet printer
• 2 EPSON 4870 and 2 AGFA Arcus II flatbed scanners
• 2 Polaroid 35mm slide scanners
• GretagMacbeth Eye-One Photo color calibration system

General studio

• Spray booth (36"x72")
• 3 Light tables (24”x36”, 30”x40”, 48”x60”)
• Clean paper tearing area
• 3 various sized paper cutters
• Extensive flat file storage
• Scroll saw, compound miter saw, bench grinder and a wide variety of power and hand tools
• Overhead transparency projectors
• Portable iMac station with DLP projector and document camera
• Epson PowerLite 760 LCD projector
• Pneumatic power tool collection
• 2 Foredom flexible shaft engraving tools
• Large studio sinks
• Reserve set of felts, brayers and rollers
• Type letter set with proofing press
• Savin 4018 photocopier
• Various display and exhibition areas
• Separate critique room
• Separate BFA/MFA studio
• Printmaking library and print archive

Auxiliary equipment includes:

• an extensive woodworking studio
• digital Media Resource Center
• Smiley computer graphics lab

Currently in development are the papermaking area, silkscreen digital lab and wireless internet access.