Facilities
Housed in a 6000 square foot arts centre at the heart of the James North Arts District in Hamilton, Centre3’s Print Arts facilities are extensive. Scroll down for a list of facilities and rental details.
Print Media
Print Media Facility Fees
Day Pass
$15
Week Pass
$60
Month Pass
$100
Six Month Pass
$400
Annual Pass
$600
10 Session Booklet
$100
( must be used within the year of purchase )
Print Media Facility Hours of Operations
Monday to Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Access for Key Holders: 24/7
Print Studio
Screenprint
SCREENPRINT EQUIPMENT:
- Cincinnati One Arm Squeegee Vacuum Printing Table – table area: 94” x 60” Vacuum area 63” x 44”
- Vacuum printing table – 33 x 48”
- 6-Colour Odessy carousel t-shirt printing press
- 6-Colour Benmar carousel t-shirt printing press
- 4-Colour Shoba carousel t-shirt printing press
- Benmar QLX Pro 2808 Belt Dryer
- 3, 15 x 17” flash dryers
- 2, 15 x 15” heat presses
- Sharpline exposure unit – 48 x 60”
- Workhorse LED exposure unit – 30 x 40”
- Lancer exposure unit – 24 x 30”
- Nuarc first light exposure unit – 24 x 30”
- Various sizes of screens and squeegees
- Screen reclaiming booth and power washer
- Drying Racks
- Work tables
INCLUDED SUPPLIES:
- ECO strip emulsion remover
- In-house cleaning supplies (sprays, soap, paper-towels)
PAID SUPPLIES:
- Photo Emulsion (750ml)$30
- Photo Emulsion (375ml)$15
- Screen Rental (per month) – Includes Reclaiming$10
- Vellum Stencils – 12″ x 18″ / per stencil$1
- Oversized Transparencies – Please consult info@centre.com for more info.
Lithography
LETTERPRESS EQUIPMENT:
- Vandercook Universal III – 18″ wide Bed
- Vandercook No. 320 – 20″ wide Bed
- Book Press – 10″ x 12″
- Various sizes of brayers and rollers
- Lead Cutters
- Various Metal & Wooden Furniture
- Type-High Gauges
- Composing Sticks
- Galleys
- Lockups
- Various metal typefaces
- Various sizes of cutting mats
- Various rulers & tear bars
- Paper cutter 18” x 24”
- Light table
- Paper Drying Rack
INCLUDED SUPPLIES:
- Roll-up ink
- Carborundum
- Cheesecloth
- Nitric acid
- Phosphoric acid
- Gum arabic
- Asphaltum
- Magnesium
- Rosin
- Talc
- In-house cleaning supplies (solvents, alcohol, sprays, soap, paper-towels)
PAID SUPPLIES:
- Metal Plates
- Ink
- Paper
- Drawing materials
Intaglio and Relief
INTAGLIO AND RELIEF EQUIPMENT:
- Charles Brand etching press 32” x 52”
- Praga etching press 30” x 48”
- Variety of felt and rubber blankets
- Stainless sink for soaking paper
- Hot plate 18” x 24”
- Rosin box for aquatints
- Dedicated acid & exhaust room
- Ferric chloride tank
- Enclosed nitric acid etching unit.
- Edwards Pedicut 50” plate cutter
- Various sizes of brayers and rollers
- Various sizes of cutting mats
- Various rulers & tear bars
- Paper cutter 18” x 24”
- Light table
Drying Rack
INCLUDED SUPPLIES:
- Nitric acid
- Ferric chloride (copper etching)
- Hard ground
- Soft ground
- Asphaltum
- Magnesium
- Talc
- In-house cleaning supplies (solvents, alcohol, sprays, soap, paper-towels)
PAID SUPPLIES:
- Paper
- Pates & Blocks
- Drawing materials
- Ink
- Gloves
- Tarletan
Letterpress
LETTERPRESS EQUIPMENT:
- Vandercook Universal III – 18″ wide Bed
- Vandercook No. 320 – 20″ wide Bed
- Book Press – 10″ x 12″
- Various sizes of brayers and rollers
- Lead Cutters
- Various Metal & Wooden Furniture
- Type-High Gauges
- Composing Sticks
- Galleys
- Lockups
- Various metal typefaces
- Various sizes of cutting mats
- Various rulers & tear bars
- Paper cutter 18” x 24”
- Light table
- Paper Drying Rack
INCLUDED SUPPLIES:
- In-house cleaning supplies (solvents, alcohol, sprays, soap, paper-towels)
PAID SUPPLIES:
- Paper
- Ink
- Plates & Blocks
Digital Studio
- Canon IPF8400 44 inch Giclee Printer
- Mac Pro 3-5GHz 6-Core with colour calibrated 27” monitor
- XANTE Platemaker 5 for polymer plates
- Mac Pro 3.5ghz 6-core
- 27″ iMac Pro
- 2 6×11″ Wacom Drawing Tablets
- Epson XL10000 18×24″ Scanner
- Epson v500 Pro 11×17″ Scanner
- software includes Adobe Creative Suite
- + more
Media Arts
Media Arts Facility Fees
Computer usage with no printing
$3 /hour
Tech support for web, video editing, digital design, other services, etc.
$25 /hour
Video and Audio editing
$5 /hour
Digital Lab orientation is free to members
$0
Media Arts Facility Hours of Operations
Monday to Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Access for Key Holders: 24/7
MEDIA ARTS EQUIPMENT:
- Sony NXCAM HD Video Camera
- Sony HVR-HD1000U Camera
- SONY ECM-XM1 Condenser
- Microphone
- Canon E0S Rebel T5i DSLR Camera
- NIKON D60 DSLR
- Tascam DR-70D Linear PCM Recorder for DSLR
- Rode VideoMic Pro
- Canon VIXIA HFR500 Camcorders
- Arduino Experimentation Kit
- Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 USB Audio Interface
- Behringer XENYX 1204FX Mixer
- ProTools Mbox Mini Audio Interface
- KRK Rockit5 Powered Studio Monitors
- Yorkville YSM8 Active Studio Monitors
- Zoom H6 Recorders
- Zoom H4N Recorders
PAID SUPPLIES:
- Ink$5
- Somerset Velvet 44″ $4
- Canson Rag Photographique 44″ $4
- Pictorem Canvas Exhibition 44″ $4
- Canson Photo High Gloss 44″ $4
- Epson Lustre Photo 24″ $4
- Canson Satin Photo 44″ $4
- Epson Crystal Clear Film 24″$2
- Note: All paper and ink pricing is per square foot.