Student’s Resource Guide for equipment & space use

STUDENT’S RESOURCE GUIDE FOR EQUIPMENT & SPACE USE

Office of Environmental Health & Safety Denelle Bowser, Manager 410.462.7593Firehouse, 2nd floor www.mica.edu/ehs

Know the Answers to…

Who do I contact for questions related to safety, a process or chemicals?

Who is the Studio Technician/ Studio Manager for the Department?

Where can I create art safely at MICA?

When can I access the studios when class is not in session to do homework?

What are the activities I can perform safely in the studios?

Use of MICA’s Equipment & Tools

Who should I ask, if I am unsure about how to use a specific chemical, tool or piece of equipment?

Faculty Teacher’s Intern (TI) Studio Technician or Studio Manager Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Introduction to MICA’s Technicians and Studio Managers

MICA’s Studio Technicians & Studio Managers Know the Answers!

Just ask them

Fiber Technician: Mt. Royal Station

Kendra Hebel

klhebel@yahoo.com

410-225-2218

Fiber Technician: Mt. Royal Station

Michelle Edwards-Longway  

medwardslongway@mica.edu

410-225-2218

Mt. Royal Station: Fiber Dept. •WHEN?

•WHAT?

• WHO?

•WHERE?

Mon 1:00-6pm, Tues 10-12:30, Wed 11-3 & 3-6 , Thus 4pm-8pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 12noon-3

Felting, cloque vat with lye, wax batik- dye room, screen printing, sowing and industrial machines -S206 ,S101, S105, exposing screens –dark room, computer aided embroidery, patternmaking, and quilting- B390, S200, S205

 Students currently enrolled or within the past year can ask for permission

2nd Floor

Interdisciplinary Sculpture Technician: Mt. Royal Station

Ben Lock block@mica.edu 410-225-2275

Mt. Royal Station: Metal Shop•WHEN?

•WHAT?

•  WHO?

•WHERE?

Sun. 12 pm-7:30 pm, Mon. 10 am-12:30 am, Tues. 10 am-10 pm, Wed. 9-5 pm & 7 am-12 am, Thurs. 9 am-8:30 pm, Fri. 9 am-9 pm, Sat. 10 am-8 pm

Abrasive blasting, metal grinding & polishing , outside torching and heating guns, powered carving & chipping of stone/cement- train platform, ceramic shell mold making- (silica) shell room, wax melting- wax room, metal melting and casting- foundry, paint removal- spray booths, welding & metal work, soldering metal shop, aerosol spraying -spray booth, arts acrylic airbrushing- any studio, power spraying- spray booth, metals, arts plastic resin casing- resin room, wood work  

Students who have taken intro to sculpture or metal fabrication/casting procedures, and currently enrolled in those classes  

  1st Floor Metal Shop

Graduate Rinehart Technician: Mt. Royal Station

Ben Kelley bkelly@mica.edu 410-225-2271

Mt. Royal Station: Rinehart•WHEN?

•WHAT?

•WHO?

•WHERE?

Open 24/ 7

Paint removal, aerosol spraying - spray booth, torching and heating guns, power spraying, wood working, metal working

Students currently enrolled in the Rinehart Program

1st Floor, Graduate Studio

Art Tech Center Technician

Zbigniew Zukowski (Biz)

zzukowski@mica.edu

410.462.7597

Art Tech Center

WHEN?

WHAT?

WHO?

WHERE?

Monday –Thursday 10AM – 8PM Friday 10AM – 4PM Saturday 12PM – 6PM Sunday 12PM – 4PM

2D Printing, 3D printing, Laser cutting and engraving, textile printing, vinyl cutting.

Anyone in classes or Majors

1208 W. Mt. Royale Ave. 2nd and 3rd floor

Printmaking Technician: Dolphin

Kyle Van Horn kvanhorn@mica.ed

u 410-225-2318

Dolphin Building: Printmaking

WHEN?

WHAT/ WHERE?

WHO?

7 am- 2am 1st floor:  

Etching Studio (acid room, Spray Room,  grounds hot plate, resin aquatint box, inks, solvents)

Lithography (heavy stones, straight acid, ink, and solvents). 

  2nd Floor:

Silkscreen Studio- (acrylic inks, water-based solvents)

Letterpress- (Lead type, inks, solvents) 

Anyone in classes or Majors

Photography Studio Manager: Main Building

Jonathan Trundle jtrundle@mica.edu 410-225-2400

Main Building: Photography

WHEN?

WHAT?

WHO?

WHERE?

Sunday - Thursday 9:00am – 11:00pm Friday and Saturday 9:00am – 10:00pm

Black and white film photography, color film photography, alternative processes in photography, black and white film processing area, digital work lab, digital print lab, print finishing room.

Students currently enrolled in a Photography class

Main Building Basement (street level entrance)

Ceramics Technician: Fox Building

Sarah Barnes sbarnes@mica.edu 410-225-2251

Fox Building: Ceramic Department•WHEN?

•WHAT?

•WHO?

•WHERE?

Open during Fox building hours: 7am-2am M-F and 8am-3am Saturdays & Sundays) (24 hours at the end of the semester) Closed Fridays 3:30-5:30pm for regular cleaning

Clay dry mixing- clay room, loading, firing, unloading- kiln room , spray glaze- spray booth, throwing & hand building -main studio, atmospheric firing techniques -Buddha area, casting & slip mixing- casting area, glazing mixing, dry chemicals- glaze area, chemical storage/inventory- supply closet

Students currently enrolled in a Ceramics class (work-study only in the supply closet)

Lower-level

Wood Shop & Model Shop Technician: Fox Building

Ryan Hoover rhoover@mica.edu 410-225-4233

Fox Building: Wood Shop •WHEN?

•WHAT?

•WHO?

•WHERE?

Monday 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Tuesday 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Wednesday closed, Thursday 3:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Friday closed, Saturday 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Woodworking equipment

The Shops are open to all MICA students

Lower-level , Fox 012

Be sure to come to the shop with ample time to set up your work, receive assistance, complete your work, and clean up.

Fox Building: Model Shop•WHEN?

•WHAT?

•WHO?

•WHERE?

Wednesday 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Thursday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Friday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

During Shop Hours, you must check in with the Shop Tech on duty before using any tools or equipment in the shop.

The Shops are open to all MICA students.

Fourth Floor, F405

Be sure to come to the shop with ample time to set up your work, receive assistance, complete your work, and clean up.

Studio Center: Satellite Wood Shop •WHEN?

•WHAT?

•WHO?

•WHERE?

Wednesday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Friday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Sunday 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

During Shop Hours, you must check in with the Shop Tech on duty before using any tools or equipment in the shop.

The Shops are open to all MICA students.

First floor

Be sure to come to the shop with ample time to set up your work, receive assistance, complete your work, and clean up.

Jewelry Center Technician

Beth Pohlman beth.pohlman@gm

ail.com

410-235-5871

Jewelry CenterWHEN?

WHAT?

WHO?

WHERE?

Monitored studio hours are: Monday 4 -6:30, Tuesday & Wednesday 2 - 6:30, Thursday 12 - 6:30, Saturday 1- 6, & Sunday 11-6

A complete jewelry and silversmithing studio

Only students currently enrolled in a class at the Jewelry Center can use the studio

We are an off-campus studio located in Woodberry next to the Light Rail stop

Sculptural Forms Technician: 15/ 15

Judy Stone sculpturalformstec

h@mica.edu

410.225.2492

15/15: Sculptural Forms

•WHEN?

•WHAT?

•  WHO?

•WHERE?

Mon 4-9pm, Tues 5-9pm, Wed 3-10:30 pm, Thurs CLOSED, Fri 4-9pm, Sat 12-5 andSun12-5

Handheld wood working tools, plaster mold making , wood drilling shop tools, wood sanding shop tools

 Any student enrolled in a section of Sculptural Forms

   2nd Floor, Room 201

Additional Resources

Gateway Floors 4 & 6 Spray Booths- for community use

24/7

Studio Center Floor 3 Spray Booth- for community use Satellite Wood Shop

Building Access and Hours

http://www.mica.edu/News/Fall_2010_Building_Hours_Transportation_Information_and_Dining_Hours.html