Florida State University – College of Fine Arts
The Facility for Arts Research (FAR), supports rigorous investigation and inquiry across artistic media and disciplines with a focus on technological innovation. FAR is housed in a 22,500-square-foot facility nestled on 5 acres in northwest Tallahassee. The facility offers space and specialized equipment for experimental printmaking, spatial audio, electronics and digital fabrication to researchers, faculty and students as part of a rigorous interdisciplinary investigation into making.
Location:
3216 Sessions Road
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone: 850-562-1238
FAR incorporates formLab, which gives artists, designers and scientists access to a variety of tools to engage in hybrid digital/physical practices, and Small Craft Advisory Press (SCAP), which blends traditional and digital printmaking processes to create collaborative artists’ books, and REBOOT, a laboratory that looks toward our culture’s production of waste as a point of departure for a critical engagement with technology. FAR’s mission is to develop and share arts research-related resources with Florida State University and the larger community, providing a variety of classroom experiences, residencies, exhibitions, internship/volunteer opportunities and workshops.
3D Printing Lab:
Our 3D Printing Lab houses three machines that use three different materials and processes to produce prints. The MakerBot uses a heated extruder head to produce prints with ABS or PLA plastic, the Mcor Matrix 3D Printer uses a unique additive and subtractive process with regular office paper, and the Zcorp 3D Printer uses a special plaster-like powder. The lab offers access to a ventilation hood for model post processing.
Laser Lab:
The Laser Lab contains FAR’s two laser cutters and materials storage racks. The Epilog Legend 36EXT Laser engraver has a bed size of 24 x 36 inches and the Epilog Zing Laser engraver has a bed size of 12 x 16 inches.
Materials Processing:
The Materials Processing lab houses FAR’s ShopBot CNC Router, belt sander, and table saw. The ShopBot CNC router is a 3 axis machine with additional 4th axis potential for milling work and is equipped with a vacuum table. The router can be used for woodwork as well as drawing or cutting with a drag knife.
The Facility for Arts Research (FAR) is RhinoFabLab certified and is an Authorized Rhino Training Center, furthering its mission to provide resources for research and education with a focus on hybrid art/design methods. As a RhinoFabLab, FAR is committed to teaching, conducting research and sharing resources about all aspects of design and fabrication. FAR is equipped with Rhino and Rhino-compatible software complimented by a variety of fabrication hardware including lasers, 3D printers and a ShopBot CNC router. RhinoFabLab status enables FAR’s faculty, staff and visiting researchers to communicate within a global network of RhinoFabLabs, sharing research and keeping abreast of and developing best practices in the current 3D fabrication landscape.
Established in Fall 2010, the College of Fine Arts College Leadership Council (CLC) was founded with the intent to promote collaboration and communication between the students in all the departments from the college. The CLC is made up of 17 students with graduate and undergraduate representatives from each department and school. The CLC encourages interdisciplinary communication and artistic collaboration. It is our belief that multidisciplinary cooperation will make us better artists and work toward a stronger college.