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Breidenstine Hall is the home of theDepartment of Art & Design. Housingspecialized studios, galleries, and alecture hall, Breidenstine Hall is thecenter of inspiration, creativity, innovationand passion at Millersville University.

Breidenstine Hall is named for Aaron G.Breidenstine (19551966), Dean ofInstruction. It also houses the SwiftGallery named for Margaret Swift (19271958), a professor of art education, andthe Sykes Gallery, named for Ronald E.Sykes (19561998), a professor of art andchairman of the department.

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Art HistoryView Art History Lecture Hall

The slide library contains approximatley 75,000 slidesdealing with most areas of art history pertianing to theWestern and Near Eastern World. The collection isparticularly strong in the following areas: Medievalmanuscript illumination, Italian Renaissance painting, 17thCentury Dutch painting, 15th Century Flemish painting.

CeramicsView Ceramics Studio

The ceramics studio includes:

20 potters wheels1 slab roller1 extruder1 hydraulic extruder2 clay mixers1 spray booth1 electric test kiln6 electric kilns2 gas car kilns1 gas soda kiln

A separate clay mixing and glazing room, a separate glazemixing room, a separate electric kiln room, a separate gaskiln room, a separate damp room, and a small plasterworking area/advanced studio.

DrawingThe drawing studio has skylights with northern lightexposure. Along with two modeling stands the room isequipped with 28 drawing benches and 12 adjustableeasels. The storage cabinets and closets house a range ofstill life materials, individual mirrors (for in class selfportraiture), and an anatomy skeleton.

Fine Arts MetalsThe studio facilities are equipped with a recently renovatedventilation system and are excellent for the production ofsmallscale sculpture and art jewelry. The studio includesall of the major equipment necessary for fabricating,casting, raising, enameling, etching, and finishingprocesses.

There are 20 individual jewelers’ benches. Tool kits thatcontain the necessary hand tools are available to

Lecture Halls and Studios

BasementLockersCeramics

Floor OneSculpture StudioSykes GalleryLecture HallArt Department Office

Floor TwoPrintmaking StudioSlide LibraryArt EducationDesign StudioGraphic/Interactive Design Studioand Computer Lab

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thebeginning level classes for rental. Other equipmentavailable includes flexible shaft machines withaccessories, metalforming stakes and hammers, beltsander, large shear andBeverly Shear, gas burnout kiln,electric enameling kilns, oxygen/acetylene torch, acetylenetorches, centrifugal casting machines, vulcanizer, waxinjector, vacuum investingcasting machine, 20tonhydraulic press, rollingmills, drill presses, powder coatingequipment, buffing machines, vibrating and rotarytumblers, ultrasonic cleaner, and various auxiliary items.Provided materials include, but are not limited to: flux,brushes, investment, polishing and grinding wheels,sanding belts, carving wax, wax wire, and polishingcompounds.

Interactive & Graphic Design Studio and ComputerLabView Computer Art Lab

Phone: 717.871.2227Art Server

350 GB Server for student work accessibleanywhere

25 Apple Desktop computersMac OS X 10.6.3Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7RAM: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3Storage: 1 TB

SoftwareAdobe Masters Collection CS4Sound Track Pro and Audacity

ScannersEPSON Perfection V500 PhotoEPSON Perfection 3170 PhotoEPSON Perfection 3490 PhotoEPSON Perfection GT20000VIDAR Designer 18” Scanner

Digital CameraNikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED

PrintersEPSON STYLUS Pro 4880 InkjetEPSON STYLUS Pro 7800 InkjetEPSON STYLUS Color 3000 (Fabric Printing)RICOH Aficio SP C811DN LaserRICOH Aficio SP5100n LaserHP LaserJet 5000n LaserUltima 65 (Laminator)

Sound RecordingZoom H2 Handy RecorderMac Mouse Recorder

Headphones5 Sony Dynamic Stereo Headphones MDRV6

Video3 HD Flip Video CamsSony 5.0 Mega Pixel CD Mavica Digital Camera

Digital Drawing Tools20 Wacom Pen Tablets

OtherPanasonic 5W300 WXGA Projector

Floor ThreeSwift GalleryPaint StudioDrawing StudioPhotography StudioStudent Lounge and Lockers

Smart Podium ID422wElmo Visual PresenterUBL Surround SpeakersSony BluRay Disk Player2 Large Illumination Table

PaintingView Paint Studio

The 1700 square foot painting studio is equipped with 30sturdy metal easels, 6 wooden easels, and 26 taborets thatare move to accommodate the changing needs of classprojects. The room has skylights with northern lightexposure, 6 light stands with reflectors, and 2 clip lightreflectors. An adjacent room offers storage for painting andrelated supplies, and also has working stations forpreparation of art material, matting, framing, 2 Logan matcutters, and a small spray booth. There is a metal storagecabinet for solvents, and a 55 gallon drum with fire safetylid for used rag storage. Included in the studio are: variousprops for still life, 4.5’ x 8’ model stand, vertical andhorizontal storage racks.

PhotographyView Photography Studio

The photography facility houses both digital and darkroomproduction equipment. The digital space is equipped with20 Macintosh computers and Photoshop software. Thedarkroom is equipped with 22 enlargers that print from35mm through 4 x 5 inch negatives. Color prints areprocessed in a 20inch Kreonite color print processor. Thephotography facility houses a small darkroom for nonsilverand other alternative processes. Other equipment includesdigital SLR cameras, medium and large format filmcameras, film dryers, archival film & print washers, lighttables, drymounting equipment, and a mat cutter. Thephotography studio has a separate classroom for lectures,multimedia presentations and critiques. This largeclassroom doubles as a studio space; it is equipped withstudio lighting and professional backdrops.

PrintmakingView Printmaking Studio

The printmaking studio is outfitted to instruct the four majorfine art printmaking processes of relief, intaglio, lithographyand silkscreen. The facility has seven presses: twolithography presses including a Takach (bed size 40”x 72”)and a Griffin (bed size 32”x 88”), two Brand etchingpresses (bed sizes 30”x 50” and 20”x 40”), two silkscreenpresses (bed size 44’x 64”and 36”x48”), and a Vandercookproofing press. In the darkroom there is a selfcontainedAmergraph screen exposure unit and a scoop coating areawith drying cabinets. There is a separate ventilated roomfor etching that includes a plumbed eye station andshower. Another room houses a power washer and backlitsprayout sink is used for screenprinting and a ventilatedspray booth. The facility has a large library of lithographiclimestones the largest of which is 30”x 40”.

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SculptureView Sculpture Studio

The sculpture studio encompass a complete bronzecasting foundry capable of pouring in excess of 300 lbs. ofmolten metal. The foundry area has an overhead hoist andis set up to utilize ceramic shell casting. The facility isequipped with a burnout kiln, a shell room, a blast cabinet,pneumatic grinders & finishers, and a floor mountedpolisher. The welding equipment includes: gas welders,TIG and MIG welders. Outside of the studio is an iron forge.For cold forming of metal there is a box and pan break, 4’shear, 4’ power slip roll, and a small 30” slip roll. We havethe usual complement of wood working power tools: tableand band saws, drill press, floor disc sander, wood turninglathe.

ThreeDimensional DesignThe threedimensional design studio has two band saws,two portable dust collectors, a drill press, and a variety ofhand tools. In addition, three large tables easily providedample workspace for the students enrolled in each class.

TwoDimensional DesignThe classroom has 26 drafting tables with tilting tabletops,adjustable cushioned chairs, a mounted digital projector,and plenty of clean, unobstructed wall space to easilyaccommodate critiques.