SCULPTURE AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

OVERVIEW - Coming Soon

SCULPTURE COURSES - Coming Soon

 

SCULPTURE FACILITIES

The Department has a total of 9,000 square feet of sculpture studio facilities which support working in a variety of mediums with dedicated wood, stone, and metalworking, areas. There is also a large outdoor work area: (15,000 square feet, serviced by a 3-ton 30' x 60' bridge crane and iron melting cupola.

AIR

We have a large electric air compressor, which supplies air to all of the sculpture studios powering pneumatic tools, a portable sandblaster and a self contained sandblasting cabinet.

WOOD

The wood shop/studio (3,000 square ft) is equipped with ventilation, compressed air and large stationary equipment. The large stationary equipment includes a planer, joiner, table saw, radial arm and miter saws, a large band saw, and a 14” band saw, drill presses, and belt and disc sanders.

The studio has numerous hand held electric and pneumatic tools, such as belt and orbital sanders, drills, die grinders, saber & circular saws and chain saws, along with the necessary chisels, clamps, glue guns, etc. this is a necessity for the sculptor working in wood.

STONE AND METAL

These disciplines share a large common studio (4,000 square ft.) with access through a large rollup door, which permits material, supplies, and sculptures to be moved in and out by truck. Near the entrance we have a 2-ton electric hoist mounted on a jib crane to facilitate loading or building large sculptures. The shop is well ventilated.

STONE: Available tools specific to stone working are pneumatic carving hammers, air and electric grinders, two hammer drills with assorted carbide bits for drilling and splitting with wedges and feathers, two circular saws with diamond blades to cut granite and marble, and assorted hand chisels, hammers and rasps.

METAL: The metal shop/studio has four arc welders [including MIG and TIG], numerous oxy-acetylene cutting and welding units, a plasma arc cutter, a gas forge with dies, tongs and other forging tools, a power hacksaw and an abrasive chop saw, drill presses, sanders, a ten foot sheet metal brake and numerous hand tools such as drills, grinders, etc. The welding stations are shielded with fireproof curtains and serviced by flexible fume exhausts.

FOUNDRY

The foundry (2,000 square ft) is well equipped with a #125 crucible capacity furnace for melting aluminum and bronze, as well as a 1000 lb capacity iron-melting cupola located in the outdoor work area. The foundry uses an electric hoist and 20' x20' 1 ton bridge crane to lift and move the crucibles of molten metal and large molds.

The primary mold-making material is sand employed in a variety of methods and processes. The equipment for mold making includes an electric muller for cold set bonded sand and molding tables and tools for greensand. We have a melt out furnace for lost wax casting and a ventilated area for fabricating wax patterns and a ventilated booth for applying chemical patinas.

SAFETY

The Department of Art employs a full-time Safety Office who oversees the maintenance of all studio and shop machinery, tools and equipment. Additionally, a complete inventory of safety equipment – goggles, face masks etc. - is available for use and is continually upgraded.