Studios & Labs
At Montserrat College of Art, our studios, labs, and resources provide students with the dedicated space, professional tools, and expert guidance needed to explore bold ideas, experiment with diverse materials, and build a distinct creative practice.
Designed to foster an interdisciplinary approach to visual arts education, these facilities empower you to master techniques within your concentration while seamlessly crossing boundaries to discover new technologies, processes, and artistic perspectives across disciplines.
From initial hands-on making and technical exploration to final documentation, presentation, and exhibition, Montserrat’s facilities support every stage of the creative process. Working directly alongside experienced faculty and technical staff, you will develop the technical skills, creative confidence, and problem-solving abilities necessary to bring your ideas to life and prepare for a professional creative practice.
Campus-Wide Resources
Montserrat’s campus-wide resources offer students across all concentrations open access to shared, multi-use spaces that expand creative possibilities. These facilities support experimentation, cross-departmental collaboration, research, and high-level production across disciplines.
Our shared campus-wide resources include:
- Digital Fabrication Studio: An interdisciplinary maker-space for exploring 21st-century digital tools and physical-digital workflows.
- Digital Print Center: Professional printing facilities for high-resolution output and visual documentation.
- Library: A comprehensive resource center for visual research, academic study, and creative inspiration.
- Writing Studio: A dedicated academic support space offering personalized guidance for artists’ statements, critical writing, and creative projects.
- Sound Booth: A specialized environment for audio recording, sound design, and time-based media production.
These collaborative spaces encourage students to experiment with new tools and techniques while engaging with Montserrat’s broader creative community.
Concentration-Specific Studios & Facilities
To support focused artistic growth, Montserrat provides specialized studios and facilities designed around the unique demands of individual academic concentrations. Each dedicated space offers the equipment, materials, and environment required for hands-on creation, experimentation, and the development of a professional studio practice.
Our concentration-specific facilities feature:
- Printmaking Lab: Fully equipped for traditional and contemporary print media processes.
- Sculpture Studio: Built for 3D exploration, spatial investigation, and material fabrication.
- Letterpress Studio: Dedicated to tactile printing, historic typography, and book arts.
- Painting & Drawing Studios: Expansive, light-filled studio spaces for observational and conceptual practice.
- Animation Studios: Dedicated environments for digital, traditional, and time-based storytelling.
- Digital Photography Studio: Professional studio lighting environments and digital camera tech setups.
- Photography Studio and Darkroom: Complete facilities for traditional film processing, darkroom printing, and historic photographic processes.
- Junior and Senior Studio Spaces: Dedicated, semi-private studio environments that give upper-level BFA students the individual space needed to cultivate independent bodies of work for professional presentation.
These purpose-built environments allow you to deepen your technical expertise, pursue individual artistic interests, and produce work that reflects your unique creative vision.
