| FACILITIES IN CORTONA
Art History: Classrooms equipped with slide
projectors. Program library keeps essential volumes in English and
a slide collection. The public library of Cortona is open for those
who read Italian. Its holdings include an important collection of
illuminated manuscripts.
Ceramics: 4 electric potters wheels, 4 kick
wheels, 1 electric kiln with digital controller, 1 gas-fired muffel
kiln, approximately 25 cubic feet, indoor-outdoor studio, separate
glaze area, assortments of tools (rolling pins, canvas, work tables,
etc.)
Computer Lab: 14 new Apple Macintosh G5s
with OS 10.4, a large format color printer, and a standard B&W
printer, three flat bed scanners and a slide scanner
Drawing: Several drawing rooms in the Severini
building with natural and incandescent light. These rooms are mostly
used for figure drawing with a model.
Interior Design: Large studio in the Severini
building equipped with drafting tables and lights.
Jewelry & Metalwork: Lost-wax casting
process equipment, soldering and hand-finishing equipment.
Landscape Architecture: Large studio in the
Severini building equipped with drafting tables and lights.
Painting: Large studio rooms in the Severini
building for indoor work.
Papermaking & Bookarts: 1 1/2 pound Hollander
beater, hydraulic press, vats and sinks, molds, deckles, 2 drying
boxes, 2 nipping presses, 2 sewing frames, board sheer and bookbinding
workroom.
Photography: Complete and permanent black
and white facilities, a room for processing negatives which includes
a large stainless steel sink and drying cabinet. Gang darkroom for
printing with another large stainless steel sink, at least seven
enlargers and a copystand. Students are able to print negatives
up to 4" x 5". Light tables and projectors are available
for viewing slides. Two Lowell lights with umbrellas are available
to check out for location work.
Printmaking: 2 Etching Presses
Sculpture: A 135-pound metal casting furnace,
burn-out kiln, air compressor for pneumatic equipment, oxyacetylene
welding equipment, electric arc welder and a variety of hand tools. |