The overall footprint of the sculpture facilities encompasses 10,000 square feet of space. The studio is divided into individual semi private studio space for MFA and BFA students, general class work space, an area for wood working, and an area for welding and metal work. The facilities also include a separate area for mold-making and casting. Equipment includes welding and metal working tools and machinery, wood working tools and machinery, video and sound equipment and an eight station computer lab for digital video, sound, and imaging exclusively for sculpture students. There is also Media Resource Centre, which houses a large-format digital print station and many digital still and video cameras which students have access to. Students additionally have access to other studio areas via elective course work. There is a 20 station Mac Lab that has open use hours fro all students.
Students have access to a large rotunda area for experimental work such as installations and exhibitions as well as the Student Art Alliance gallery. BFA and MFA thesis exhibitions are held in the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.
Equipment in Sculpture includes:
Wood Tools:
- Table Saw
- Crosscut Saw
- 2 Band Saws
- Compound Miter Saw
- Panel Saw
- Drill Press
- 2 Stationary Sanders
- Router
Metal Tools:
- 2 ton Overhead Hoist
- 2 Mig Welders
- Tig Welder
- 5 Oxyacetylene Torches
- 3 Arc Welders
- Metal Bending Brake
- Jump Shear
- Plasma Cutter
- Nibbler
- Roller
- Electric Shear
- Spot Welder
- Horizontal Band Saw
- Chop Saw
Other equipment:
- Comprehesive Set of Powered and Carpenter Hand Tools
- 3 Kilns
- Bluebird Clay Mixer
- 3 Edirol Sound Recorders
- 5 Minidisc Recorders
- A 3 CCD Digital Video Camera
- 2 Sony TRV-17 MiniDV Video Cameras
- Nikon D-90 Digital Still Camera
- 2 Video Projectors
- 1 Macbook Pro
- Standard 35mm film Camera
24 hour access via electronic access.
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