Facilities
The Department of Art maintains extensive studio facilities and state of the art equipment in five buildings across the UTC campus.
The Fine Arts Center serves as the primary hub of activity along with Bretske Hall, which is our center for Foundations programming. UTC Art has three Mac computer labs with the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite, 3-D modeling software, and coding applications. Digital output includes several 24” and 44” Epson professional inkjet printers along with a 3D printer, a laser cutter, and CNC router. UTC Art also maintains a fully equipped wood and metal shop and a large outdoor sculpture yard. Students have access to a professional lighting studio with tungsten, LED, and strobe lighting equipment that supports still imagery and video work. Photo and video equipment available for checkout includes digital SLR cameras; 35mm, medium format, and large format film cameras; as well as gimbals, stabilizers, drones, and 4K video cameras. A newly renovated and expanded darkroom allows students to work in analogue black and white photographic processes.
BFA Studios
The centerpiece of the BFA program are the private and shared studio spaces for third and
fourth year students in their respective concentration areas. These dedicated spaces for
undergraduate research and creative production are unique regionally and nationally in that
they provide students with their own space for long-term projects and experimentation. This
resource mirrors contemporary practice, allowing students to conceive of themselves as
emerging artists guided by regular studio visits, critiques, and faculty mentorship.