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Art Tech Lab

Location: Ayres Hall, Room 202

student examining soil prints

The Art Tech Lab is a student-run space for current Chico State Art and Art History students only. Services include:

  • Photo-quality printing
  • Large format printing
  • Custom vinyl cuts
  • Matte cutting
  • Dry mounting space

Hours of Operation

  •   Monday/Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  •   Tuesday/Thursday/Friday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Order Instructions

  • Email all print requests to arttechlab@csuchico.edu (see order forms below).
  • Please allow 24 hours for orders.
  • All orders must include the type of file, file size, and the initials of the student requesting the print job.

Print Request Forms

Fusion Lab

Location: Ayres Hall, Room 122

A 3 dimensional student project made of wood, modeling a house.

In the Fusion Lab, students create with digital tools like the laser cutter, 3D printer, and resin printer. This is where you can build models, stencils, plates for printmaking – the possibilities are endless! No experience required. We will guide you step-by-step, so if you’re curious, reach out!

The use of the Fusion Media Lab is intended for the current College of HFA students only.

Laser Cutter File Requirements

The laser cutter can engrave (raster) or cut all the way through your material (vector). All vector drawings must be enclosed shapes.

  • All files must be Adobe Illustrator (.ai)

  • Ensure that the line thickness is 0.001

  • Vector lines and raster lines must be in different colors

  • All colors are RGB

Order Instructions

Fill out the Fusion Media Lab Form and email it (with your Adobe Illustrator file) to artlaser@csuchico.edu.

You will receive an email if there is something you need to fix with corrections or when your project is ready for pick up.

Ira Latour Visual Resources Collection

Close up view of a religious text

The Ira Latour Visual Resources Center (VRC) houses a collection of over 4000 books and related visual materials for the Art and Art History Department. The VRC also holds a reference collection of non-circulating art history books, illustrated books, catalogues raisonee, livres d'artiste, current periodicals, photographs, prints, and non-print media such as CD-ROMs, videos, and DVDs. This collection is made possible because of a generous endowment provided by Walter Kohn.

Search the Ira Latour Catalog

Contact the Ira Latour

Hours of Operation

  • Monday/Tuesday:  8:30 AM to 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday/Thursday: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM

The Ira Latour is a Reserve Library, items are not available for checkout.

Check out additional online research resources.

Learn more about Ira Latour

Woodshop, Metal Shop, and Foundry

Location: Ayres Hall, Room 126

Instructor wearing protective suit works on the development of form in bronze and aluminum

The sculpture studio supports materials and processes including woodworking, metal fabrication, foundry, plaster, clay, wax, mold making, sewing, weaving, installation, and more.

Shop Safety Test

Hours of Operation

Student access only. After hours access for students with permission of instructor.

Wood Shop Equipment & Tools

  • 2 SawStop table saws
  • 1 Delta 16” Variable speed scroll saw
  • 1 Delta 20” band saw
  • 1 Delta 14” band saw
  • 1 Rockwell 8” jointer
  • 1 Rockwell 18” planer
  • 1 Rockwell radial drill press
  • 1 Delta mortising machine
  • 1 Makita 10” miter saw
  • 1 Makita 12” compound miter saw
  • 1 Max Industries Oscillating spindle sander
  • 1 Jet 12” disc/48” belt combination sander
  • 1 Rockwell 12” variable speed Lathe
  • 1 Porter cable plunge router
  • 1 Hitachi variable speed router
  • 2 Bostich pneumatic brad nailers
  • 1 Paslode pneumatic stapler
  • 1 Craftsman 16” electric chainsaw

Metal Shop Equipment & Tools

  • 3 Millermatic 250 GMAW (mig) welders with 1 Millermatic Spoolmatic 15 a aluminum spool gun
  • 1 Miller 330A AC/DC TIG welder
  • 1 GE arc welder
  • 1 Spectrum 701 plasma cutter
  • 1 Johnson Horizontal bandsaw
  • 1 Milwaukee Metal cut-off saw
  • 1 65 ton Scotchman Iron Worker
  • 1 20” Max Industries disc sander
  • 1 P&G Abrasive blasting cabinet
  • 1 Pexto 48” 18 gauge sheet metal shear
  • 1 Chicago 6’ sheet metal finger brake
  • 1 Pexto 48” 18 gauge slip roll
  • 1 Speedemelt 20# melting furnace
  • 1 Speedemelt 60# melting furnace
  • 1 Alpine H -60 gas kiln
  • 1 Alpine EP-20 electric kiln
  • 1 Kerr centrifugal casting machine