Art Department
Facilities & Resources
Baker Center for the Arts
The Center for the Arts, designed in 1976 by Philip Johnson, is the home of the Art Department. Most studio classes and all art history classes are taught here. The offices of the Art Department and the Martin Art Gallery are clustered with the studios. All studios are open daily and on weekends.
Drawing Studio
- Controlled lighting, studio workstands, large inventory of still life materials
Painting Studio
- Controlled lighting, studio workstands, large inventory of still life materials
Sculpture Studio
- Clay modeling studio
- Complete woodworking shop
- Welding metal work shop
- Electronic fabrication equipment for Sound Art
- Required safety and ventilation equipment
Printmaking Studio
- Equipment and presses for relief, intaglio, screen printing, non-silver printing
Photography/Digital Studio
- Cyc with strobes and hot lights for shooting
- Six computer stations with Adobe CS5
- Wide-format Epson inkjet printers
- Print prep area
- Critique space
- Complete range of film and digital cameras
Darkroom
- Two wet darkrooms with total 18 enlarger stations
- Film processing area
Martin Art Gallery
- Professional exhibition space integrated into original building design
- Climate controlled, state-of-the-art security and lighting
Galleria
- Flexible exhibition space for student shows, visiting artists
Walson Hall Digital Cultures Learning Space
Digital Cultures Learning Space consists of digital classrooms, editing rooms, and studios shared by Art, Music, Theater/Dance and Media Communications.
Walson 115
- 15 iMac workstations with Adobe CS5, ProTools, FinalCut Pro and other industry-standard software
Walson Video/Photo Studio
- Movable wide-format backdrops
- Complete strobe and continuous lighting and grip equipment
MDID Digital Database