Facilities

The Sculpture Lab features a wood shop, metal fabrication studio, bronze foundry and mixed media classroom. We have resources for traditional and contemporary processes including lost wax casting, 3D printing, metal forging, mold-making, textile fabrication, body casting and experimental processes. Tools and machinery include metal forge, industrial sewing machines, 3D printers, CNC router, gas and electric welding and an array of power, pneumatic and hand tools.  

Ceramics’ 8,500 square foot facility has two separate kiln rooms with 14 electric and 4 gas kilns. The space includes a glaze room with a spray booth and a plaster station. A throwing room that is equipped with both kick wheels and electric wheels is adjacent to a hand building space with large canvas-covered tables. Two clay mixers and a pugmill provide opportunities for clay mixing and reclamation. A separate studio space is dedicated to BFA students and an outdoor kiln area is used for raku, soda and pit firings.

Our facilities include a chemical lab for black and white printing and a lighting studio. Our labs are open for extended hours for student use in order to provide abundant time for focused study and practice for the serious photographic artist. Students also have access to a variety of photography equipment, including: digital, 35mm and large format cameras, portable lighting kits, and a professionally equipped lighting studio.

This space features three etching and three lithography presses, two letterpress proof presses for relief and letterpress, tools and equipment for etching and photo screen printing processes. 

This studio provides access to processes such as chasing and repousse, forming, raising, forging, cuttlebone, lost wax, resin casting, enameling, etching, tool making, and basic finishing and polishing. Large fabrication equipment includes a hydraulic press, shears, forming hammers and stakes, buffing machine, bandsaws, blasters, drill presses, bending break, belt sanders, kilns, and rolling mills. Extensive casting equipment is available, as well as digital fabrication equipment and a 3D printer. Individual benches are equipped with tools, and each student is assigned a large complement of additional tools during the semester.

The drawing studio is outfitted with Klopfenstein steel drafting tables, drafting stools, and a model stand, along with a selection of plaster casts and osteological specimens used in drawing exercises.

Our painting studio features high ceilings, natural light, painting and locker storage, and is open daily from 7am - 10pm. A woodshop is available to build canvases, panels, and experiment with unconventional painting surfaces. With plenty of space for figuration, abstraction, landscape, and mixed media materials, students can explore diverse approaches to historical and contemporary painting.

This large classroom area features 24 Mac workstations, small and large format scanners, laser and inkjet printers, a vinyl cutter production studio with 24” cutter and assorted tools and materials.

This large classroom for teaching and student productions features a professional grade video and audio projection system, lighting grid, nesting tables and chairs, blackout traveling drapes, and a 20' pre-lit green screen.

The Student Access Gallery exists to help art students at Humboldt learn how real-world galleries function and display the work of our talented student artists on campus. We provide hands-on experience preparing artwork and paperwork, and working to give Humboldt's artists oppurtunities to exhibit, all in all, giving students ways to gain skills and experience for success in their careers. The Gallery also serves as an impromptu gathering space when no exhibition is installed.

Located on campus in the Behavioral & Social Science building, this gallery highlights the work of contemporary and traditional Native American artists, and is open to the public.

Located in the Art building, this gallery houses the university’s permanent collection of art, and showcases nationally and internationally recognized artists related to our areas of instruction.