Study Rooms, Key Policy, Equipment Check Out & Lockers
John C. Galloway Seminar and Study Room
The John C. Galloway Seminar and Study Room is located in 309 Wilson Hall. Named for the first chair of the department, it houses a collection of animal drawings by John Galloway, as well as the departmental library. It is used as a classroom for upper-level seminar classes. Students involved in La Pittura also use this room for their meetings.
Unless otherwise indicated, books may be taken from this room for study purposes, if properly signed out with Louisa Ngote, curator of visual resources in room 310WH. All books should be returned by the end of the semester. When it is not in use as a classroom, students may use this space for study and review of slides and to view videotapes and DVDs owned by the department. Students should see
Louisa Ngote to borrow a CD-ROM, VHS tape or DVD.
Studio Art Rooms
Studio art rooms include a drawing studio, a painting studio, a black-and-white darkroom with twelve enlarger stations and a film loading room, a critique/digital printing studio, a digital lab and a graphics/illustration studio/digital lab.
If you are taking classes in studio art, please remember to leave the classroom clean. Pick up your things and throw away any garbage. Remember you are not the ONLY student using the studio art classrooms! Store mineral spirits and turpentine in sealed, labeled containers in the safety cupboard, not in your locker. Do not pour anything other than water down the drain!
In the darkroom, used developer and fixer should be mixed and then properly recycled in the Silver Recovery System, not poured down the drain. When finished working in the darkroom, you should thoroughly rinse and dry all trays, graduates and sinks; replace filters in filter boxes; throw away all paper towels and stray papers; turn off safelights, fans and white lights.
In the digital lab, VCRs, TVs, the media converter and scanners should be turned off; computers should stay on.
Equipment Check Out
Digital SLR cameras, Analog SLR cameras, miniDV camcorders, tripods, microphones and light kits are available for check out from Chris Lee, Lab Technician in 106WH (370-3319), to students in certain studio art classes. Equipment reservation, check out policies and proceedures will be discussed in classes. Note that students will be held responsible for repair or replacement costs for equipment that is broken, lost, or not returned while checked out in their name.
Lockers
For locker assignments in studio art see your instructor.
Key Policy
Remember YOU and ONLY YOU are responsible for the care of the equipment and the security of the art and art history study rooms. Students enrolled in art history or studio art classes may check out keys from Iola Adams, 308WH (370-3375), to the seminar room for evening and weekend use. YOU and ONLY YOU are responsible for the check out and return of the keys. Keys MAY NOT be passed on to another student. For evening use, the key may be checked out during regular office hours and must be returned the next day. For weekend use, the key should be checked out on Friday and must be returned on Monday. Other students may call you to arrange times to meet in the seminar or computer rooms; please try to be accommodating. Slide projectors must be cooled down and turned off, computers must be turned off before leaving and studio rooms must be kept in good order. Doors must be locked and lights should be turned off when you leave. Studio art room keys are kept in lock-boxes at each room entrance. Please see your instructor or Iola Adams for the combination. Note that the digital lab is intended for coursework use, not as an open lab.
