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Studios and Shops

Spaces for art-making

Explore the diverse studios at the UCSC Art Department, where innovation and imagination converge. From cutting-edge digital labs to traditional art spaces, each studio is a canvas for students to bring their visions to life.

Cellar

Photography & Digital Media

Digital Imaging Lab (Cellar)

“The Cellar” is a 1500 square foot state-of-the-art digital imaging facility located on the ground floor of the Digital Arts Research Center. More…

Bronze Foundry

Sculpture, Public Art & 3D Studios

Bronze Foundry

The Foundry is a state of the art facility with an overhead crane, two furnaces, and a burn-out kiln for evacuation of the wax. More…

Lighting Studio

Photography & Digital Media

Lighting Studio

The Art Department Lighting Studio is designed to provide art students with a controlled lighting studio space. More…

Metal

Sculpture, Public Art & 3D Studios

Metal Shop

The metal fabrication studio has all tools and machinery necessary to work with a variety of metals, including cutting, bending, welding  More…

Painting Studio

Painting & Drawing

Painting & Drawing Studios

Three spacious painting studios feature abundant natural and artificial light.  They are used for acrylic, oil and mixed-media painting.  More…

Paper Store

Print Media

Paper Store

The Paper Store is located in room G-103 in the Art Department at UCSC.   More…

Photo Check Out Room

Photography & Digital Media

Photo Check Out

The photo checkout is a resource for photo students to get access to analog film cameras of various formats as well as digital SLRs and More…

Darkroom

Photography & Digital Media

Photography

The Photography area has designated class space for lecture and critiques, as well as a black and white darkroom for processing prints. More…

Printmaking

Print Media

Print Media Studios

The print media area contains studio space for lithography, intaglio, etching, mono printing, wood block printing, cyanotype, screen printing and digital printmaking. More…

Sculpture

Sculpture, Public Art & 3D Studios

Sculpture Studios

Several classrooms are designated sculpture spaces, and are supported by the wood shop, metal shop, makers space, and foundry.  More…

Woodshop

Sculpture, Public Art & 3D Studios

Woodshop

This is a fully functioning wood shop containing band saws, table saws, and all woodworking tools necessary to support visual art programs.  More…

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