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Facilities


The Art Studio teaches a wide aray of photography classes that appeal to both beginners and experienced photographers.

In addition to classes the Art Studio features a black & white darkroom for rental to members with printing and film processing experience. Facilities include a group darkroom, a private darkroom and a film processing station.

    The Black and White Darkroom features:
  • Beseler 45MX enlargers
  • 35mm, 6 x 4.5cm, 6 x 6 cm, 6 x 7 cm, 6 x 9 cm and 4 x 5” negative carriers
  • Prints up to 11 x 14” (group darkroom) or 16 x 20” (private darkroom)
  • Chemistry, easels, grain focuser and contrast filters provided
  • Lab staffed by professional artists
The Art Studio also features a private color dark-room for rental to members with experience printing from color negatives.
    The Color Darkroom features :
  • 2 Omega Dichro II enlargers
  • Kreonite Promate RA-4 processor
  • 35mm, 6 x 4.5cm, 6 x 6 cm, 6 x 7 cm,
    6 x 9 cm and 4 x 5” negative carriers
  • Prints from 8 x 10” to 20 x 24”
  • Easels, grain focuser and viewing filters provided
  • Private darkroom
  • Lab staffed by professional artists

The Art Studio features a ceramics and pottery studio for the use of members with ceramics experience. Facilities include pottery wheels, electric kilns and a glazing station.

    Ceramic Studio features:
  • Electric kilns by Cress and Skutt
  • Cone 6 firings
  • 12 electric pottery wheels, 3 kick wheels
  • 5 x 20’ handbuilding table
  • Slab roller
  • Extruder
  • Three types of clay available: stoneware, porcelain and sculpture mix
  • Selection of glazes included in use fee
  • Staff-supervised kiln firings included in use fee
  • Cubbies for storage of clay and tools
  • Staffed by professional artists

The Art Studio features digital imaging workstations for rental to members with digital imaging experience on the Macintosh OS X platform.

    Digital Lab features:
  • Apple G4 and iMac computers
  • Epson 1660 flatbed/transparency scanners
  • Software: Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign
  • DVD, CD burners and 250mb zip drives and for storage
  • Lab staffed by professional artists

 
       
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