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Grant Street Studios
ASU Grant Street Studios epitomizes the idea of the Phoenix rising from the ashes. Located in the Warehouse District in downtown Phoenix, ASU Grant Street Studios has everything that the graduate student can hope for. It houses over 60 studios for all of the School of Art MFA candidates in one location. As well as individual studio spaces, students at Grant Street have separate sculpture, wood, ceramics and photography facilities on hand for whenever inspiration strikes. Please visit art.asu.edu for more information.
Contact Information
Graduate Student Inquries: +1 (480) 965-6297, SOAGRAD@asu.edu
School of Art: +1 (480)965-8521
Address
900 S. Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287
Credits
Narration: Jonice B, BMUS Performance (Music Theatre) | 360 images by Rebekah C. | Images by Tim T. and others.
Photography Workroom
ASU Grant Street Studios
For students studying photography, the Photo workroom has two large lay out tables, a seamless paper background wall, a large print cutter, air compressor and a large push pin critique wall. This area also sports a large pivoting “Jib” crane and is one of several similar type relics from the past when the warehouse complex was a huge machine shop of 42,000 square feet. The photo computer lab has 3 Mac computer stations and a large format printer.
Individual Studios
ASU Grant Street Studios
All of the individual, world-class studios at Grant Street are constructed with 6 inch wall studs to accommodate pink fiberglass insulation to help with sound deadening and the walls are covered with 1/2 inch sheet rock backed up with ½ plywood to aid in the hanging art and alike. Each studio is equipped with dimmable track lighting and the floors in the studios are polished concrete.
Printmaking Workroom
ASU Grant Street Studios
For students studying printmaking, the printmaking workroom has a Lithography printing press, a graining sink for Lithography stones, an Etching press, a vacuum assist silk screen printing station, two glass-topped ink mixing stations, a number of metal tables, flexible exhaust snorkels, flat files and a print drying rack.
Wood Shop
ASU Grant Street Studios
The Wood Shop has a SAW STOP Table saw, drill press, power miter saw, combination sander, band saw and a work table and vise. This shop is entitled the Common wood shop and all of the MFA students have access to it after attending a mandatory safety orientation.
Glaze Room
ASU Grant Street Studios
The glaze room has two exhaust snorkels, two large ceramic materials tables, a large stainless steel sink, and a ceramic colorant station.
The Step Gallery & Atrium
ASU Grant Street Studios
The Step Gallery is 941 square feet with track lighting and a large barn type door. The adjacent Atrium Area is 1857 square feet also with a large barn type door. The Step gallery is used for MFA thesis exhibitions, group shows, guest artist exhibitions, and special events. Occasionally, shows and events will incorporate the large atrium area and all of the show receptions are held in this wonderful old converted industrial space that still boasts a functioning 25 ton overhead bridge crane.
Outdoor Kiln
ASU Grant Street Studios
For the students studying ceramics, the Ceramics Kiln room has two gas car kilns, a small gas kiln, a computerized gas kiln, and several electric kilns.
Kiln Room
ASU Grant Street Studios
For the students studying ceramics, the Ceramics Kiln room has two gas car kilns, a small gas kiln, a computerized gas kiln, and several electric kilns.
Computer Lab for MFA Photography
ASU Grant Street Studios
The Student Computer lab has 3 Mac computers and a PC station along with a color and B/W printer. The student computer lab is open to all of the MFA students.
Metal Working Area
ASU Grant Street Studios
For students studying sculpture, the Metal Working area has a Tig welder, Mig welder, a Gas torch set up, plasma cutter, 2 metal cutting band saws, drill press, a combination sander, cold saw, chop saw, welding snorkels, a 10 ton bridge crane and compressed air supply.
3-D Printing Room
ASU Grant Street Studios
The 3-D printing room is equipped with a Gigante 3D printer, Q-Smart desktop 3-D printer, a Roland CNC router, a 3DS 660 ED printer and a 3DS 3510 Hi Rez printer. This 3-D lab is used for demonstrations and producing art. 3D printing course lectures are held in our student lounge or critique room depending on the class size.
Fibers Dye Lab
ASU Grant Street Studios
For students studying textiles, the Fibers Dye Lab has a large format UV exposure unit, a washer and dryer, and a large stainless steel sink and a refrigerator for textile chemicals.
ASU Grant Street Studios epitomizes the idea of the Phoenix rising from the ashes. Located in the Warehouse District in downtown Phoenix, Grant Street Studios has everything that the graduate student can hope for. It houses over 60 studios for all of the School of Art MFA candidates in one location. As well as individual studio spaces, students at Grant Street have separate sculpture, wood, ceramics and photography facilities on hand for whenever inspiration strikes. Please visit art.asu.edu for more information.
Contact Information
Graduate Students: SOAGRAD@asu.edu, +1 (480) 965-6297
Address
School of Art
900 S. Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287
P: +1 (480) 965-8521
Credits: Narration: Jonice B, BMUS Performance (Music Theatre) | 360 images by Rebekah C. | Images by Tim T. and others.
The Wood Shop has a SAW STOP Table saw, drill press, power miter saw, combination sander, band saw and a work table and vise. This shop is entitled the Common wood shop and all of the MFA students have access to it after attending a mandatory safety orientation.
The Step Gallery is 941 square feet with track lighting and a large barn type door. The adjacent Atrium Area is 1857 square feet also with a large barn type door. The Step gallery is used for MFA thesis exhibitions, group shows, guest artist exhibitions, and special events. Occasionally, shows and events will incorporate the large atrium area and all of the show receptions are held in this wonderful old converted industrial space that still boasts a functioning 25 ton overhead bridge crane.
The 3-D printing room is equipped with a Gigante 3D printer, Q-Smart desktop 3-D printer, a Roland CNC router, a 3DS 660 ED printer and a 3DS 3510 Hi Rez printer. This 3-D lab is used for demonstrations and producing art. 3D printing course lectures are held in our student lounge or critique room depending on the class size.
The Student Computer lab has 3 Mac computers and a PC station along with a color and B/W printer. The student computer lab is open to all of the MFA students.
For students studying sculpture, the Metal Working area has a Tig welder, Mig welder, a Gas torch set up, plasma cutter, 2 metal cutting band saws, drill press, a combination sander, cold saw, chop saw, welding snorkels, a 10 ton bridge crane and compressed air supply.
For the students studying ceramics, the Ceramics Kiln room has two gas car kilns, a small gas kiln, a computerized gas kiln, and several electric kilns.
For the students studying ceramics, the Ceramics Kiln room has two gas car kilns, a small gas kiln, a computerized gas kiln, and several electric kilns.
The glaze room has two exhaust snorkels, two large ceramic materials tables, a large stainless steel sink, and a ceramic colorant station.
For students studying photography, the Photo workroom has two large lay out tables, a seamless paper background wall, a large print cutter, air compressor and a large push pin critique wall. This area also sports a large pivoting “Jib” crane and is one of several similar type relics from the past when the warehouse complex was a huge machine shop of 42,000 square feet. The photo computer lab has 3 Mac computer stations and a large format printer.
For students studying textiles, the Fibers Dye Lab has a large format UV exposure unit, a washer and dryer, and a large stainless steel sink and a refrigerator for textile chemicals.
For students studying printmaking, the printmaking workroom has a Lithography printing press, a graining sink for Lithography stones, an Etching press, a vacuum assist silk screen printing station, two glass-topped ink mixing stations, a number of metal tables, flexible exhaust snorkels, flat files and a print drying rack.
All of the individual, world-class studios at Grant Street are constructed with 6 inch wall studs to accommodate pink fiberglass insulation to help with sound deadening and the walls are covered with 1/2 inch sheet rock backed up with ½ plywood to aid in the hanging art and alike. Each studio is equipped with dimmable track lighting and the floors in the studios are polished concrete.
Ranked in the top 15 art schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the ASU School of Art is a collaborative community of artists and scholars comprising students, faculty and staff. The ASU School of Art is a boundary-breaking school, and prepares its students for the creative and critical challenges of the global 21st century through more than a dozen areas of study. Students are taught and mentored in an environment that values risk-taking, vision, excellence and affordability. Please visit art.asu.edu to learn more.
Contact Information
Graduate Students: SOAGRAD@asu.edu, +1 (480) 965-6297
Address
School of Art
900 S. Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287
P: +1 (480) 965-8521
The critique space is a multipurpose room intended for short-term reservations. The space is available to faculty and grad students for class, critiques, lectures, meetings, and documentation of work.
Step Gallery, currently located in the renovated Grant Street Studios building in downtown Phoenix, had its start as a “mystery” gallery which would appear at different locations throughout Tempe and became a regular exhibition space by the mid-1990s. Along with the Harry Wood Gallery, this gallery serves first as a venue for Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibitions, which represent one of the requirements for the fulfillment of the MFA degree under School of Art and Graduate Education procedures. The Step Gallery is inside GSS's two story atrium, which many students use to exhibit large scale sculptures, conduct performances, or can serve as a reception space for large crowds and events.
Named after the MFA graduate club, The Art Grads, the lounge is a common space used by students to relax, hang out or hold meetings.
Northlight Gallery at the ASU Herberger Institute's School of Art exhibits a broad spectrum of photo-based work by emerging, underrepresented and internationally recognized artists. The gallery serves the university community and the public with exhibitions and gallery talks by national and international artists and is vital to the education of students earning a degree in photography. This gallery also hosts Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibitions for graduate students focusing in Photography. Northlight Gallery was founded on the Tempe campus by Professor Jack Stuler and MFA photo students in 1972 at a time when the medium was struggling to be recognized locally as a fine art. Now over 4 decades later, photography and related digital technologies dominate contemporary art as well as our daily lives. The new Northlight Gallery is housed at the Grant Street Studios building in downtown Phoenix, offering greater visibility and possibilities for public engagement.