Sculpture & Spatial Practice

The Sculpture and Spatial Practice Workshop supports a wide diversity of sculptural research, from traditional sculptural making spaces to flexible work areas for installation, performance and projection. The workshop also has a large outdoor work space, containing undercover work spaces, two grinding bays and a large water blasting area, two smaller dedicated installation and performance spaces and a seminar room with projection and networking capacity with communal work areas.

The Workshop has a well-supported wood machinery room, three welding bays (Mig and Tig welding, plasma cutting etc), grinding room (linishers, pedestal grinders, cut-off saw), and sheet metal equipment, sophisticated extraction systems, overhead radiant heating and LED lighting. The workshop is also serviced by a tech room containing a large range of hand tools. The workshop also includes a dedicated Foundry and Mould Making area. The facility has the capacity to cast large public art works, through to smaller experimental research projects. It has two gas fired furnaces and a large drive in gas kiln, alongside a smaller electric kiln. The facility also has a dedicated wax room.

Updated:  27 July 2020/Responsible Officer:  Head of School/Page Contact:  CASS Marketing & Communications