Facilities
Within the Tregye campus there is also an excellent library, computer suite and refectory as well as a small art supplies shop and reprographic facilities.
3D Workshop
The workshop includes:
Large Bandsaw - Pillar drill - Scroll saw - Belt and Disc Sander - Spot Welder - Hot Rubber Melting Pot - Wax Melting Pot - Various Hand Tools - Various Hand Power Tools
Techniques and Process taught include:
Alginate, Silicone and Vinamold Mould-Making - Woodworking - Basic Metalworking - Facial and Body Casting - Clay moulding - Plaster Casting - Resin work - Simple Carving - Installation
Print Room
The fully kitted out printmaking workshop inculdes:
2 Etching presses (1 up to A1) - Textiles repeat-printing table - Etching facilities - Vacuum Screen-Printing table - Photographic Screen-Printing - Wash-out booth - A1 Drying Rack - A Variety of paper and textile screens
Processes and Techniques that are taught include:
Monoprinting - Collagraph - Drypoint - Etching - Textile Repeat Printing - Photographic Screen-Printing - Lino Cut Printing - Wood Block Printing - Letter Block Printing
Photography Suite
The Photography suite includes a studio, darkroom and computer room access and includes:
5 B&W enlargers, including one large format - Full film processing and printing facilities - Dry mounting press, Bowens QuadX generators and studio lights - Electronic 3 colour studio backdrop - Black out blinds - Nikon D300 studio camera - Straight to Mac photo shooting - Dedicated studio iMac - Loanable Fuji digital cameras - Loanable Nikon 35mm Cameras - Loanable Canon XM2 Video Cameras - Loanable Panasonic HD digital video cameras - Film Scanner - Adobe creative suite - Epson A3+ Photo-quality printer
Processes and Techniques that are taught include:
35mm shooting, processing and printing - Digital shooting, editing and printing - Pinhole photography - Cyanotype - Liquid Light - Photograms - Studio shooting including lighting set up
Graphics Room
Facilities include:
Large tables - A2 light boxes - Spray booth - Digital Projector - Adobe Creative suite CS2 + 4 - Access to 2 computer rooms - Scanners - A4 Graphics Tablets - Photo-quality printer.
Process and Techniques that are taught include:
(coming soon!)
Textiles Room
Facilities include:
Large tables - Janome Sewing Machines - Pfaff heavy duty sewing machine - Digital Projector - Wax Pot - Access to print workshops fabric printing facilities - Tailors Dummies
Process and Techniques that are taught include:
(coming soon!)
Fine Art Room
Facilities include:
Radial Easels - Digital Projector - Moveable screens
Process and Techniques that are taught include:
(coming soon!)
Life Drawing Room
(shares a room with textiles)
Facilities include:
Radial Easels - 'Donkey' Easels
Process and Techniques that are taught include:
(coming soon!)
Art History/Contextual Studies
