Our Facilities

The Art, and Graphic and Animation Design programs are located in Bedford Hall, one of the buildings in the Fine Arts Complex. The new Bedford has more than 48,000 square feet, outdoor work areas, exhibition galleries, and studios.

Photography

Printmaking

Students will hone their concepts and technical skills with relief, intaglio, silk screen and lithography in a studio abundant with natural light.

The studio is equipped with

• 8 Ft. Takach etching press
• 2 Takach litho Presses
• Brand medium etching press
• AdVantage silkscreen exposure system
• 2 Acid baths
• Tennsmith Metal Shear
• Hotplate
• Newman Roller Master screen stretching table
• 6 AWT silk screen vacuum pump tables
• 12+Neuman roller frames
• Blackline washout unit
• solarplate exposure unit
• Light table
• 2 paper drying racks
• 2 silks screen drying racks
• Spray booth​
• Computer with Wacom tablet and Adobe Suite
• Assorted hand-carving tools
• 5 Provisional Press Kits
• 3D printer

Papermaking

The Papermaking studio is equipped with 

• 7 lb. Reina Hollander Beater
• 2– 2lb. Reina Hollander Beater 
• 2 Hydraulic presses (22”x 30”, 30”x 40”)
• 2 driers, 4 carts 
• Pulp sprayer + compressor 
• Western style moulds & deckles (various sizes) 
• Eastern Style large paper pour moulds

The Bookbinding studio is equipped with

• Kwik print + brass type/ ornaments 
• Plough 
• Large standing press + Pressboards 
• Nipping press 
• Dry mount press 
• Kutrimmer 
• Thermofax

Letterpress

The studio is equipped with

• Polymer Platemaker
• Chandler & Price Platen Press (8x10)
• Kelsey (5x7)
• Vandercook No. 4 (3 presses)
• SP–20 • Wood + Metal Type
• Boxcar Bases

Metalsmithing/Jewelry

The studio is equipped with

• Smith acetylene/air torches 
• Smith mini propane/ oxygen torch 
• Casting torch - acetylene/ oxygen 
• 2 Burnout kilns 
• 3 Enameling kilns 
• Centrifugal caster 
• 2 Vacuum casters 
• Vacuum table 
• Vulcanizer 
• Wax injector 
• Hydraulic press 
• Anvil 
• Raising/forming stakes 
• Electrolytic etching setup 
• Vise 
• Rolling mill 
• Wax lathes and tooling 
• Dapping punches and blocks 
• Disc cutter 
• Buffing machines 
• Grinders 
• Sandblaster 
• Drill press 
• Beverly shear 
• Full vitreous enamel supply 
• Assorted hammers/mallets 
• Assorted hand tools 
• Assorted layout, measuring, and marking tools 
• 6” Belt sander 
• Band saw 
• Drill press 
• Fully ventilated soldering, investing, and casting areas

Painting

Drawing

Ceramics

The studio is equipped with

• 3 baily downdraft gas kilns (front loading 18/24”
• 2 car kilns 28/18” and 48/31” 
• 2 Large Baily Oval Electric 
• 2 Large Baily Front loading electric 
• 2 Skutt round Electric 
• 1 Skutt Test kiln • RAM Press 
• Wheels/Tables/Ware Carts 
• Full Glaze lab 
• Two-clay mixers (soldner/blue bird) 
• Airless Pug mill for porcelain body 
• Black/white decal printer as well as CMYK Color Decal Printer

Art History Lecture Hall