Studios

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Studio Spaces at Emmanuel College

Emmanuel College offers multiple studio spaces designed to support creative exploration and artistic growth. Whether you're working in painting, sculpture, photography, or mixed-media, our studios provide the tools and flexibility to develop your practice. Facilities include a fully equipped Printshop, Digital Photo Lab, Darkroom, Mac Lab, Ceramics Studio and Kiln Room, Woodshop, as well as a dedicated Drawing and Painting Studio.

With shared and individual workspaces, and close proximity to Boston’s vibrant art scene, Emmanuel’s studios foster both independence and community, allowing artists to thrive in an environment that values innovation, experimentation, and personal voice.

See the full list of Studio Amenities at the bottom of this page.

  • Woodshop

  • Mac Lab

  • Ceramics Studio

  • Drawing and Painting Studio

  • Print Shop

  • Photo Darkroom

  • Digital Photo Lab

About our spaces

  • Within our Printshop, we house:

    • French Tool Etching Press (Bed size: 50” x 24”)

    • Griffin Lithographic Press (Bed size: 54" x 26”)*

    • 25” x 36” Aluminum Plate Backer 

    • 18” x 24” Takach Hot Plate

    • 53” Pexto Metal Plate Cutter

    • 2 Ferric Chloride Etching Tanks (23” wide x 18” depth)

    • 37” x 52” Baselyr Exposure Unit

    • 2 Washout Booths (can accommodate a 24” x 36” screen)

    • Squeegees (various sizes)

    • Numerous 23x31 and 20x24 Screens

    • Epson 24” Transparency Printer

    • Inkjet Printer

    • Mac Desktop with Adobe

    • 30” x 40” Water Tray

    • Assortment of Rollers and Brayers for various processes 

    • Print and Screen Drying Racks

    • Various sized Cutting Mats

    • Communal Hand Tools

    *Our studio is not equipped for Stone Lithography

    Expendable Resources:

    • Newsprint

    • Various Inks

    • Cleaning Supplies and Solvents

    • PPE

  • Within our Photo Lab, we house:

    • Photo Backdrops

    • 2 Mac Desktops

    • 1 Epson V750 Pro Scanner

    • 2 Epson P900 Printers

    • 1 Epson 7890 Large Format Printer

    • Analog and Digital Cameras, and lenses

    • Lighting Kits, Tripods, Microphones,

    Within our Dark Room, we house:

    • 8 Enlargers

    • Developer, Stop Bath, Fixer

    Expendable Resources:

    • Cleaning Supplies and Solvents

    • PPE

  • Within our Mac Lab, we house:

    • Macbooks

    • Desktop Monitors

    • Wacom Tablets

    • 1 Epson P900 Printer

    • 1 Epson P7570 Large Scale Printer

    • 1 Cricut Vinyl Cutter

  • Within our Ceramics Studio we house:

    • 6 Brent Pottery Wheels

    • 8 Workbenches

    • 1 Hot Box Drying Unit (36.5”x46”)

    • Laguna Clay- 66 White Stoneware w/ Sand ^6

    • Laguna Clay- 75 Dark Toast ^4-6

    • 1 North Star Slab Roller (30”x50”)

    • 1 North Star Wheel Extruder

    • Mold Making and Slip Casting Materials and Tools

    • Dry Materials (Clays, Oxides, Feldspars, Frits, Colorants, Additives) and Mixing tools

    • 12” Banding Wheels

    • Diamond Grinding Discs

    • Various sized Ware Boards

    • Heat Guns, Hair Dryers

    • Communal Hand Tools

    Within our Kiln Room, we house:

    • 3 Electric Oxidation Kilns

      -46" x 23 1/2" Skutt

      -(2) 24" x 24" Shimpo

    • 1 L&L Doll/Test Kiln

    • Various Cones, Shelves, Stilts, Posts, Cookies

    • Rubbing Stones, Kiln Wash

    We also house 2 Peter Puggers within the Art Floor.

    • VPM-60 Vacuum Power Wedger

    • VPM-20 Vacuum Power Wedger

    Expendable Resources:

    • 12 Studio Glazes (^5-6)

    • Various Underglazes

    • Clear Plastic, Newspaper, Tape

    • Vinegar, Furnace Cement, Epoxy Putty

    • Cleaning Supplies and Solvents

    • PPE

  • Within our Woodshop we house:

    • Small Documentation Area

    • Drill Press

    • Band Saw

    • Table Saw

    • Miter Saw

    • Jig Saw

    • Belt and Disc Sander

    • Hand Sanders

    • Cordless Drills

    • Nail Gun

    • Air Compressor

    Expendable Resources:

    • Variety of Wood

    • Screws, Nails, Hanging Hardware

    • Cleaning Supplies and Solvents

    • PPE

    • Model and Still Life Podium

    • Easels, Drawing Boards, and Palette Carts

    Expendable Resources:

    • Cleaning Supplies and Solvents

    • PPE