FACILITIES

Art & Architecture Building

A&D's 70,000 sq. ft. main facility is located on the University's North Campus, along with the School of Music, Theatre & Dance; the Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning; the College of Engineering; the Duderstadt Center, and Pierpont Commons. The following well-equipped studios are a part of the main facility:

Clay Studios: Large-scale gas kilns, electric kilns, outdoor firing areas, glazing and clay mixing.
Electromechanical Studio: Power and electronic tools for kinetics, light, and sound.
Fibers Studio: Sewing, loom weaving, dye, and screen print.
Multipurpose Studios: Minimally equipped spaces for non-equipment-dependent work.
Painting Studios: Easels for oil-based and water-based work with natural light.
Drawing Studios: Drawing stations and model platforms with natural light.
Physical Computing Studios: Rapid prototyping and CNC routers.
Print Media Studios: Medium and large format inkjet printers, workstations for film and flatbed scanning, etching presses, and lithography presses.
Sculpture Studios: Foundry, wax and plaster, gas and electric welding.
Metals Studios (Maskell Studios): Machine tools, gas and electric welding, and metal forming tools.
Video Studio: Workstations for digital video editing and DVD authoring.
Woodshop: Power tools, hand tools, and laser cutting equipment.

All seniors in the School's BFA program are assigned individual studios in the Stamps Studios in A&D's main facility.

The Art & Architecture building also houses offices for the School's faculty and staff, classrooms, an 180-seat auditorium, and two of the School's exhibition venues: the 2700 square-foot Jean Paul Slusser Gallery and the 1200 square-foot Warren G. Robbins Gallery.

Parking Info

Parking for UM Permit holders and metered parking for visitors is available in a large lot directly behind the A&A building. Enter from Fuller Rd.

2000 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor MI 48109-2069

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Faculty Studios

To foster the creative conversations that are at the heart of design and art making we have created studio spaces — one on North Main St. for all full time faculty and one on South State St. for our graduate students.

These spacious studios offer individual workspaces for our artists/designers, augmented by a multi-purpose shop, digital media equipment, and a central production/meeting area. These facilities are second to none in the U.S. The School of Art & Design faculty studios are situated in a newly renovated 14,000 sq.ft. factory space along Ann Arbor's expanding North Main Street corridor. Approximately one mile from the Art & Architecture building, the site is close to city services and Central campus, yet also directly adjacent to the Huron River and a metro park.

Studios provide an average of 300 sq. ft. of space for each tenure and tenure-track faculty member at the School, as well as visiting artists. Most studios feature operable windows, ample natural light, and high ceilings for large-scale work. An expansive centrally located common space on the first floor provides additional opportunities for collaboration, informal exhibition, and socializing. The facility also includes a communal tool shop, a kitchen and a freight door to facilitate transporting work.

1250 N. Main St., Ann Arbor MI 48104

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Graduate Studios

A&D graduate studio facilities were designed to accommodate all of the School's graduate students in one 10,000 sq.ft. remodeled warehouse building. Located off campus at 1631 South State Street in Ann Arbor, the building features 30 spacious, private studio spaces as well as large shared working and meeting spaces, a multi-purpose workshop and digital video editing equipment.

Locating all the graduate students in a single integrated facility is the catalyst for community development among students, allowing them to share their creative work experiences and have opportunities to collaborate.

Parking Info

Parking is available on the South side of the Graduate Studios. The lot can be reached by entering through the Salvation Army entrance on Industrial, then driving around the rear of the Graduate Studios.

1631 S. State St., Ann Arbor MI 48104

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Work • Ann Arbor

Work • Ann Arbor is the School's first dedicated gallery space on central campus since art became a department at the University in 1926. Work • Ann Arbor is designed to provide an exhibition venue primarily for undergraduate students.

Parking Info

Parking structures and metered street parking are available in the downtown Ann Arbor area.

306 State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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Work • Detroit

Established on September 22, 2007 and located in the heart of Detroit’s cultural community, Work • Detroit is a unique space for the sharing of creative process and dialogue and an integral component of the University of Michigan School of Art & Design. Work • Detroit's mission is to explore and define lines of creative connection between the University of Michigan, Detroit, and beyond. Work • Detroit presents the work of student, faculty, alumni, as well as local, national, and internationally prominent thinkers and makers.

Parking Info

Visitors can park in the Orchestra Place parking garage when visiting work • detroit functions. The garage may be entered from the service drive between Parsons and Davenport. The Detroit Center validates all event-related parking - just bring your parking stub in with you for stamping. Street parking (on Woodward, Parsons and Davenport) is also available.

3663 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48201

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