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
410-225-2218
Fiber Technician: Mt. Royal Station
Michelle Edwards-Longway
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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)
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
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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
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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
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