Visual Arts Studio Facilities
3D Studio
The studio work area is comprised of a general purpose teaching/installation space, two small specialist installation spaces, a large industrial space housing individual student studio spaces, wood workshop, bronze foundry and metal shop.
The studio is organised into specialist areas with students working mostly in their own allocated space, going to the specialist areas to weld, cast or work timber. Lectures and critique sessions are conducted in the teaching space.
The studio includes ceramics facilities with a separate glaze room, kiln and plaster areas. Wheel throwing facilities are available. Electric, gas, wood, and raku kilns are available, and space exists for the building of transient low tech firing structures. Other equipment includes a spray booth, extruder, slab roller, pugmill, glass linisher and sandblaster.
Digital Art and Design
The Digital Art Lab has 20 networked Mac computers with internet access and storage facilities for student works. It is an airconditioned space, with built in projector and stereo sound for teaching and presentation. Scanning, printing and image capturing facilities (35mm digital still and camcorders) are available to enrolled students.
Lab software includes the latest version of the Adobe Creative Suite and a variety of other software.
Photography
Photography shares the Digital Art Lab with students in Digital Art and Design, and Media Studies.
35mm Nikon digital SLR cameras are available for class use.
The studio includes a fully operational darkroom for processing and printing black and white film.
Painting
The studio facilities are modern and well outfitted. Painting students in second and third year have individual studio booths. These are good sized works stations with appropriate tables, easels, panel and wall space. Lockable mobile cupboards with palette surfaces are included. The three painting rooms have appropriate ventilation systems, excellent lighting and include a utility area with data projection facilities for group delivery of tutorial requirements. The studios provide a fabric platform for the development of collegiate interaction between students and students and staff. They facilitate provision of feedback upon work in progress and give students the opportunity to work individually and collaboratively on set projects and self initiated directions. The studios function as a learning space for best practice with regards to occupational health and safety.
The Printmaking studios at Southern Cross are large and well ventilated and full of energetic, dynamic people. We aim for a strong collegiate atmosphere. This encourages the best work and creates a sense of joint ownership and responsibility for the studio.
The Screenprinting Studio is used for non-toxic processes including screenprinting, papermaking, and some relief printing. It has a digital workstation attached. Facilities include:
- 12 screenprinting work stations
- High Pressure screen washout facilities
- Print drying racks
- UV Light and Vacuum Table
- Screen Drying Facilities
- Hollander Beater, Paper Press and associated felts, tubs, numerous mould & deckles and screens for making max sheet size of 100 cm x 180 cm
- Powermac G3, scanner, colour printer
The Etching Studio is fully and efficiently ventilated and is used for Etching, Lithography and Relief printing. It has a separate aquatint room.
Facilities include:
- 2 Lithography presses
- 2 Hildav Etching presses
- 1 Enjay Etching press
- 1 Etching Press
- 1 Albion Relief Press
- 2 Hamilton Fume cupboards
- Assorted Lithographic Stones
- Print Drying Racks
Updated: 04 January 2012