Facilities

The Art and Technology area has dedicated labs and state-of-the-art facilities for the production of 3D models, 3D animations, interactive and robotic art, game art, internet art, large-format prints, moving image art, bio art, virtual reality works, and collaborative spaces for the development of new forms.

Equipment in the digital fab lab
A view of the Digital Fabrication Lab, part of the Studios for Art + Design Research

Lab Space

  • New Media Computer Lab (156 Hopkins Hall): Populated by 20 PC workstations, upgraded with AMD Threadripper Pro graphics processors. Loaded software includes MAX8, Autodesk Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D, Red Giant, Forger, ZBrush, Processing, Unity Game Engine, Adobe Creative Suite and the Arduino IDE.
  • Robotics Lab (160 Hopkins Hall): A clean project space for physical computing. Includes most everything needed for electronics work, including multimeters, soldering irons, fume extractors, power supplies, and oscilloscopes, as well as a variety of components, from resistors and sensors to stepper motors and LEDs. The lab also offers both Mac and PC workstations for programming microcontrollers.
  • A+T Equipment Cage (160 Hopkins Hall): Located in the Robotics Lab, the A+T Equipment Cage is a storehouse of digital and analog equipment that students can check out for project use. The list of offerings includes: Canon Rebel camera kits, LED lighting and strobes, Wacom drawing tablets, Roland digital recorders and microphones, portable monitors, and an array of projection options.
  • Flex Space: (167 Hopkins Hall) Is a multi-purpose room that is available to host a variety of creative activities, from fabrication to performance. White walls lend themselves to exhibitions, while the unistrut grid in the ceiling is ideal for hanging complex or suspended works. 
LED-driven undergraduate robotics project
Circuit-bending with a discarded toy guitar
Hard at work in the SADR woodshop
Finding the voltage output of a raw potato
Computer Lab 156
Driving an LED strip using the voltage produced by an array of raw potatoes
Epilog Laser cutting paper
4×8 Shopbot CNC
The green-screen photo studio
Computer Lab 356
Project Space 146
Computer lab with mac computers

Shared Resources

  • The Living Art Eco Lab: (340 Hopkins) Opening in Autumn of 2024, our goal is to nurture an innovative living art lab for the artistic exploration of non-human systems of intelligence and creativity. We also hope to serve as an intellectual hub for research at the intersection of art, ecology, biology, and sustainability, among other fields.
  • Classroom Computer Labs: (354 & 356 Hopkins) Each lab is packed with either Mac or PC workstations (respectively). Software includes MAX8, Autodesk Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D, Processing, Unity Game Engine, Adobe Creative Suite and the Arduino IDE.
  • The Emerging Technology Studio:(180 Hopkins Annex) through the College of Arts & Sciences Technology Services, is a space where students and faculty alike can get hands on with the latest technology, without having to take on the high costs associated with the technology itself.  This includes virtual and augmented reality technology.  The Emerging Technology Studio (ETS) is located in the Hopkins Hall Annex 180.
  • Digital Print Lab: (374 Hopkins) Located within and overseen by the Photography area, the Digital Print Lab is a resource shared by the entire Fine Arts community. Here you will find a number of large-format Canon printers, including an imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 and 2 imagePROGRAF PRO-4100s. Color accuracy can be checked by utilizing the GTI Vertical Wall Viewing System with multiple temperature controls.
  • Green Screen Lighting Lab: (162 Hopkins) is jointly administered with the Photography area.  This space provides backdrops, lighting, green screen suits, and gloves and allows our students to videotape and experiment with chroma keying and compositing.
  • Studios for Art & Design Research:(166, 172, 175 and 176 Hopkins) Is a resource shared among all students of Fine Art as well as all students of Design. The SADR facilities comprise a diverse range of spaces, including the Wood Shop, Digital Fabrication Studio, Metals/Moldmaking Room and the CNC Room. The list of available equipment is too long to list here, but some highlights include a 4×8 Shopbot CNC router, two Epilog laser cutters, FDM and resin printers, a vinyl cutter, and a deep selection of niche woodworking tools. For more information, visit the link.
  • The first floor lobby and hallway feature track lighting and installed video monitors and are used each semester for Art & Technology exhibitions where our students display their artwork and research from the semester.