The new Arts & Sciences building unveiled in 2017 is a state-of-the-art learning environment integrating technology and connected spaces for interdisciplinary experimentation and research. In the School of the Arts facilities, students and faculty embrace innovation, risk-taking, invention, and collaborative work in visual arts, art history, photography, dance, theater, music, communication, and new media studies.
Studio Art Spaces
Painting & Drawing Studio Classrooms, Critique Room, Ceramic Studio, Sculpture Studio & Workshop, Silkscreening Studio, Photography Studio, Individual Advanced Student Studios
Gallery Spaces
Gallery for Contemporary Art - rectangular-shaped, 1300 square feet
School of the Arts Gallery - 840 square foot white cube
Media Production
Podcasting and radio broadcasting studio, media center and equipment rental with audiovisual tech to accommodate documentation, creation, instructional, and exhibition needs.
Flexible Workspaces
Dedicated study and research spaces for independent or group work equipped with flatscreens.
Focus Rooms, Resource Library, Tech Classrooms
Campus Art
A collection of regional, student, and museum level works of art can be discovered throughout campus, including work by Pablo Picasso, Ed Paschke, Robert Motherwell, Vera Klement, David Klamen, Neil Goodman, and others.
Labs and Workshops
SceneShop/Collab WorkShop, Innovation & Production Lab, iMac Labs, Tech Shop with 3D printing machines, CNC router, vinyl cutter, scanners, and printers, video & photo equipment.
Theatre
Black Box Theatre (seats 75)
Main Stage Theatre (seats 500)
Prop Room, Costume & Sewing Shop, Light Lab, Music & Dance Studio and Rehearsal Rooms
Innovation & Production Lab and Mac Lab Resources
worktable with self-healing cutting mat
US Cutter Titan 3 vinyl cutter, 53” width
flatbed scanners (8.5x14 max scan)
Epson high-resolution professional photo printer (44” width)
Epson high-resolution professional photo printer (17” width)
CODA print laminator (prints up to 34” wide)
Ceramics Studio
20 throwing wheels
slab roller
advanced student workspace
workspace for hand building and slip casting
electric, gas, and Raku kilns
damp room
glaze room with spray booth
Studio Photo and Silkscreen Studio Classroom
light table
backdrops
film negative & transparency scanner
copy stand
Speedotron strobe lighting, and continuous photographic lighting
Charles Brand Intaglio etching press
exposure room with X-FACTOR silkscreen exposure cabinet, and washout sink
Digital Audio/Video Equipment at WIUN studio
studio recording capabilities including specialized audio software
video cameras
tripods
microphones
light stands
Collaborative Scene Shop and Sculpture Studio Equipment
CNC router
3D printers
laser cutter
various hand tools
band saw
drill press
table saw
miter saw
belt and disc sanders
welding equipment
sandblasting cabinet
ventilated spray booth
Prop Room, Costume and Sewing Room
sewing machines
serger
body forms
Free Access to Adobe Creative Suite and Other Software Through IUware
WIUN is a student-run online radio station operating out of a fully equipped and dedicated studio in the Arts & Sciences building. As Â̲èÖ±²¥'s only online radio station, programming includes sports broadcasting in partnership with the Â̲èÖ±²¥ Athletics Department during RedHawk games, curricular and independent project opportunities in podcasting, journalism, and storytelling as well as deejaying.