GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS
FACULTY MEMBERS STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO
* Numbers reflect Spring 2021
Farm, Elena Sotos, Studio Art: New Media, BA 2021
CREATIVE SPACES
AT ILLINOIS, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO EXTENSIVE ART & DESIGN RESOURCES, STUDIOS, AND LABS THAT OFFER YOU THE SPACE AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT YOUR CREATIVITY.
• Equipment Checkout Window
• Digital creation and editing workstations
• Large-format inkjet and vinyl printing and cutting
• Digital fabrication, 3D printers, water jet, CNC router, laser cutter
• Professional photography, audio, and video equipment
• Photographic and video studios
• Painting and sculpture workspaces
• Ceramic, metal, and wood facilities
• Silver-based darkroom
• Letterpress, screen-printing, etching, and lithography facilities
• Multiple student galleries
• Fresh Press—an agri-fiber paper research lab
• Krannert Art Museum—a permanent collection of more than 10,000 works of art
• Ricker Library—one of the largest art and architecture libraries in the nation
All undergraduate Art & Design majors are provided dedicated studio spaces for individual explorations of processes and techniques. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Having so many options around you to execute your concept, whether it be the digital lab, the 3D lab, or the photo studios, was beyond useful in expanding creative thinking.
Laura Today
Photography and Graphic Design, BFA 2016
Ramsay Qiao, Photography and Crafts: Metals, BFA 2021