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Fine Arts Division

Staff Hours

Laurie Chronley: Mon - Fri, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm
Jonas Levi: Tue - Thu, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm; Fri, 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tiara Silva-Gardner: Mon - Fri, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Paul Virgadamo: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Fine Arts Computer Lab

The Fine Arts Computer Lab (Auditorium, Room 525) is available for Fine Arts Division and EFS Division classes and for student use as an open lab.

Lab Schedule:
Weekday classes can be scheduled Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm or 1:10 pm - 6:10 pm; Wed 11:20 am - 4:20 pm
Mon - Thu: 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm (open lab hours)
Sat - Sun 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm (open lab hours during the fall, winter and spring semesters)

Hardware:

  • 24 Macintosh iMacs w/ Wacom Tablets (one is a teaching station with HD Projector)
  • 2 flatbed scanners
  • 1 BW Laser Printer
  • 1 Color Laser Printer
  • 3 MakerGear 3D Printers (contact the lab manager for use)

Software:

  • ADOBE Creative Cloud Suite (complete suite, including After Effects and Premiere)
  • MS Office
  • Rhino for Mac
  • Various Open Source apps and more

For Fine Arts Computer Lab questions, please contact Lab Manager Paul Virgadamo.

Fine Arts Metcalf Woodshop

Shop Schedule:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am – noon; 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm; 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Friday: 10 am – noon; 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm; 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Hardware:

  • Sawstop table saw
  • 2 14" Laguna bandsaws
  • Denray Downdraft table
  • 13" jointer
  • 20" planer
  • 20" disc sander
  • spindle sander
  • panel saw
  • chop saw
  • 10" General wood lathe
  • 3 wood benches