FACILITIES

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The sculpture facility consists of a foundations classroom, sculpture studio, a clay and plaster room, casting support area, a large, well equipped metal fabrication space with a bridge crane connecting to an outdoor work space, and a foundry. There is also access to a fine wood working shop. All the sculpture spaces interconnect, fostering a flow of ideas and sense of community among students at all levels.

Overview of Sculpture Facilities:

• Foundations Studio

• Sculpture Classroom and Studio

• Plaster Workroom

• Casting Support Area (320 square feet) including monorail system with electric chain pull, full ceramic shell, sand blaster, patina and chemical supply station, wax working area, and rubber and plater mold materials.

• Foundry (600 square feet) including 2 burn out kilns, 2 melt furnaces (one with 110 pound capastity and the other with 100 pound capasity), sand pit, and a monorail system with electric chain pull.

• Metal Fabrication Area (3000 square feet)
including metal roller with 6 foot capacity, 6 foot break, 6 foot shear, plasma cutter, Hosfeld bender, hydraulic press, pedestal grinding station, horizontal band saw, chop saw, pipe bender, 4 oxy-acetylene set-ups, 3 mig welders, 4 AC-DC welders, 1 heli-arc electric welder and a gas forge. This area has a 40-foot ceiling with a 40 x 30 foot door and a bridge crane connecting it to an outdoor workspace.

• Outdoor Workspace (4000 square feet) with covered storage and iron foundry.

• Woodshop (3000 square feet)
includes radial arm saw, large table saw, 4 band saws, 24" surface planer, panel saw, belt and disc sander, joiner, 2 drill presses, and overhead dust collection system. The woodshop is maintained by a full time technician and is shared with the College of Architecture and Design.

• Digital Media Lab
includes 2 power Mac G4’s, I-Book G3, equipment and software for digital sound and video editing, 2 color printers, scanner, 2 digital cameras, 2 mini digital video cameras, mini disc recorder and microphones, 2 VHSC camcorders, VCR, DVD player, 2 Proxima Ultra Light Projectors, 1 Proxima Desktop Projector, tripods and all current applications.

• Studio spaces for undergraduate majors

• Graduate Studio Spaces
include private studios in the Art and Architecture Building, shared workspace and an installation room in the School of Art – Siler Bean Annex.

• Access to an exhibition/critique space
in the atrium of the Art and Architecture building and at a student gallery, "1010", in downtown Knoxville.