ARTech Studio

ARTech Studio is now OPEN!

The ARTech Studio is a lab that makes new tech equipment available for school-wide student use, allowing students to incorporate traditional art practices with technology. 

Studio equipment includes:

• Flatbed Plotter
• 3D Printers
• CNC Digital Router 
• Universal Laser Cutter
• Form Labs 
• Resin Printers
• Matter Hacker Resin Printer
• Creality PLA Printers
• Cabinet style PLA Creality Printers

ARTech Studio is located on the lower level of the Center for the Visual Arts (041 and 043). Open to all students.

Hours

ARTech Studio Equipment and Pricing

Form 2 3D Printers 

Prints 3D models in PLA/ABS plastic. PLA. .08 a gram

• white/clear resin $0.30/ml
• castable/flexible resin $0.60/ml 

MakerBot PLA 3D Printer 

• $0.15/gram

Graphtec Flatbed Plotter 

Cuts, scores, and draws on flat materials up to 22”x32”. Cuts up to 1mm thickness.

• vinyl/paper $0.15/linear inch
• cardstock thick/paper/cardboard/felt $0.30/linear inch; pen tool $0.10/linear inch
• Pen tool $0.10 per linear inch
• Heat Transfer Vinyl $0.20 per linear inch

Universal Laser Cutter 

Cuts/outlines/etches paper, cardboard, acrylic, fabric, 1/8 lauan. 

ShopBot CNC Router 

$5.00 File set up fee *per Project

Resin Printers

Prints 3D models in high-resolution resin.

• UV Resin: $0.30 per mL
• Castable Resin $0.65 per mL

We have some materials available for purchase:

• Acrylic $10.00 per sheet
•             $0.50 per linear inch
• MDF $1.50 per sheet
•          $0.15 per linear inch
• 1/8 Lauan $4.00 per sheet
•                   $0.25 per linear inch
• Cardboard $1.00 per sheet
•                    $0.10 per linear inch

Supplies and may vary. Scrap prices negotiable, please ask an Artech Staff member before you take or use any in-house materials.

We accept cash and check (please make out to School of Art). Accepting Flashcash soon! Please Email kbaird5@kent.edu ,artechcva@kent.edu or send a DM via Instagram with any questions or to set up an appointment. Links to reservations are posted on the Instagram and can be sent via email.

Vision for ARTech Studio

The ARTech Studio is a resource for School of Art students, faculty, alumni, emeriti, and the surrounding community, to integrate the latest digital technologies and fabrication techniques in the making of visual art. It accommodates projects that are tied to curriculum as well as individual projects. It is the goal of the ARTech Studio Task Force for digital fabrication tools to be fully integrated into Studio Art curriculum and projects, as appropriate. We strive to raise awareness of this resource to all students across campus and to ensure that they are exposed to the many avenues for integration of these technologies into to current studio art practice. The ARTech Studio is a resource for all of campus and the surrounding community to be able to access to high quality tools, materials, software, and instruction related to digital fabrication tools, and to be able to integrate these into research and teaching.