/ Art and Art History Department

Facilities and Studios

The Department of Art and Art History is located in the
De Pree Art Center & Gallery, more commonly known
as
De Pree.

De Pree Art Center

Renovated from a furniture factory, The De Pree Art Center and Gallery is where modern amenities meet historical craftsmanship. De Pree plays host to six art shows throughout the year and has gained national prestige for its multicultural exhibitions. It also features studios outfitted to teach drawing, photography, ceramics, painting and more. Learn more.

Studios & Facilities

Sculpture Studio 3,360 square feet

Sculpture Studio

Woodworking

  • 36" Sawstop tablesaw
  • Bandsaw
  • Scroll saw
  • Oscillating drum sander
  • Belt and disc sander
  • Sliding compound miter saw
  • Downdraft table
  • Various hand tools

Metal Working

  • Metal foundry (housed within the
    ceramics studio)
  • Drill press
  • Metal shear
  • Metal brake
  • Metal roller
  • Horizontal/vertical bandsaw
  • MIG
  • TIG
  • Plasma cutter
  • Oxy acetylene torch
  • Grinder and polishing wheels
  • Hand tools
  • Gantry

Miscellaneous

  • Spray booth
  • Sandblasting cabinet
  • Wax working area
  • Pallet jack
    Sewing machines
  • Storage cubicles for student work
  • Concrete mixer
  • Compressed air throughout shop

Ceramics Studio 3,200 square feet

Ceramics Studio

  • 22 wheels
  • Three Skutt electric wheels
  • 12 Brent CXC electric wheels
  • Seven kick-style wheels
  • Slab press
  • Pugger
  • Glazing spray booth
  • Clay and glaze mixing rooms
  • Small Skutt electric kiln – 240 volt, 48 amp, 1 phase, 11520 watts, 6.4 cubic feet
  • Medium Skutt electric kilns – 240 volt, 72 amp, 1 phase, 17300 watts, 11.6 cubic feet
  • Geil natural gas kiln Model DLB-24, 24 cubic feet
  • Outdoor Raku kiln

Mold Making

  • Designated plaster room
  • Mixers

Advanced Painting Studio 2,058 square feet

Senior Studio Space

  • Skylights and track lighting
  • Eight studio spaces for seniors
  • Large group critique spaces
  • Platform for live models and still lifes

Basic Painting Studio 1,308 square feet

Basic Painting Studio

  • South-facing studio natural and track lighting
  • Hardwood floors with tall ceilings
  • James Howard stainless steel easels in two sizes:
    93" (accommodates paintings 4–81" tall)
    74" (accommodates paintings 4-61" tall)

Drawing Studio 810 square feet

Drawing Studio

  • 25 drawing horses
  • 20 easels
  • Skylights and track lighting
    Skeleton
  • Still life room with miscellaneous still life objects and spray booth

Photography Studio 2,609 square feet

Photography Studio

Lighting Studio

2,000 square feet (40' x 50')

  • Six studio strobe lamps
  • Two soft-box fixtures
  • Eight continuous lamps
  • Eight flash triggers and flashes
  • Reflector umbrellas
  • Black and white seamless paper backdrops
  • Five studio spaces for seniors

Photography Darkroom

  • Ten Saunders enlargers
  • Six 4" x 5" Omega enlargers
  • Film loading light-sealed closet
  • Color film processing

Photography Classroom

  • 36" x 36" light table
  • Color photo processor
  • Film developing sink
  • Film drying cabinet

Large format cameras

  • Three monorail 4" x 5" lomography panoramic cameras
  •  4" x 5" pinhole camera

Printmaking Studio 1,230 square feet

Printmaking Studio

Two presses

  • American French Tool Press
    36" x 60" press bed
  • Charles Brand Press
    26" x 48" press bed

Etching Room

  • Well ventilated
  • Ground applying counter
  • Vertical and flat acid trays
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Screenprinting Darkroom

  • Large format vacuum exposure unit
  • 72" washout booth equipped with powerwasher
  • Thirty 20" x 24" silkscreens
  • Two wall-mount scoop coating stations
  • Two screen drying racks 

Studio Space

  • 36 cubbies for student storage
  • Flat files for work and paper storage
  • Three 4' x 8' working tables
  • Hydraulic aquatint box
  • Tool cabinet with miscellaneous printmaking tools
  • 36" paper cutter
  • Four large inking stations
  • 31" x 48" print drying rack with 40 shelves
  • Two hot plates:
    36" x 24" for soft ground and aquatint
    12" x 18" for inking
  • Two large washout sinks
  • One large paper soaking sink
  • Five screenprinting stations
  • Fifteen portable screenprinting platens

Mac Lab 2,016 square feet

Mac Lab

  • 18 Macs with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Large format photo-quality printer
  • 4' x 8' cutting mat
  • Rotary cutter
  • Logan mat cutter
  • 3' x 4' spray booth
  • Black & white laser printer
  • 24" Epson SureColor P7000
  • Large guillotine cutter for cutting stacks or trimming books
  • Two Sindoh 3DWOX 3D printers
  • Formlabs Form 2 3D printer
  • Six Epson Perfection V600 flatbed scanners