Facilities
Facilities in the workshop include etching, stone and plate lithography, wood block relief printing, digital media - sound and video, and artist's books.
Library
The Living Archive
The 'Living Archive' / An Fearann Feasa is a cultural archive, incorporating a multi-media library of books, CDs, DVds, video and minidisk sound recordings. This archive of contemporary visual culture focuses on the Gaeltacht as inspiration for a unique community resource. The 'Living Archive' is located at the artist in residence house Teach an tSleibhe, Mín an Leá.
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Lithography
The lithography workshop is equipped with 30 stones in sizes up to 76 x 102 cm (30 x 40 in) Charles Brandt hand operated press, measuring 81 x 107 cm (32 x 42 in)
Intaglio
American-French Tool press 122 x 200 cm (48 x 78 in)
Rochat Press 122 x 66 cm (48 x 26 in)
Acquatint box and etching trays to prepare copper, zinc or steel plates
2 Hot plates, 63 x 76 cm and 53 x 70 cm
Relief/Bookbinding
2 x Albion presses used for woodblock and lino blocks of up to
110 x 61 cm
(43 x 24 in). Several nipping presses.
Interface
Large format ink jet printer, max. paper size 110 cm wide
(44 in)
Large format UV printing down frame, max. size,
180 x 136 cm
Multi-Media Lab
We have a state of the art multi-media lab with software and equipment that includes:
- 2x Macintosh G4
- 1x Macintosh G5
- JVC DV-Camera GY-DV500
- JVC Video Monitor
- JVC DV-Recorder
- Nicon Slide Scanner
- Soundcraft Sound Mixer
- MD-Recording Equipment
- Pioneer DVD Burner
- Media 100