Facilities
Housed in a 6000 square foot arts centre at the heart of the James North Arts District in Hamilton, Centre[3]’s Printmaking and Digital studios are extensive. Scroll down for a list of equipment and facility details.
Print Studios
Print Studio Facility Fees
studio day pass
$15 / *25
Week Pass
$60
Month Pass
$150
Six Month Pass
$500
Annual Pass
$850
10-DAY Studio PASS
$125 / *225
*for the use of carousels and belt dryers in the screen printing studio
Print Studio Hours of Operations
- Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Saturday: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Access for Annual Pass Holders: 24/7
Print Studio
Screen Printing (Serigraphy)
SCREEN PRINT EQUIPMENT:
- Cincinnati One Arm Squeegee Vacuum Printing Table – (94” x 60” table area; 63” x 44” vacuum area)
- Vacuum printing table – 33 x 48”
- Sharpline exposure unit – 48 x 60”
- Workhorse LED exposure unit – 30 x 40”
- Various sizes of screens and squeegees
- Screen reclaiming booth and power washer
- Drying Racks
- Work tables
- Paper Cutter/Scorer
- 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
- 15 x 17” flash dryers (x2)
- 15 x 15” heat presses (x2)
INCLUDED SUPPLIES:
- ECO Strip emulsion remover
- In-house cleaning supplies (sprays, solvents, soap, paper-towels, sponges, rags)
MEMBERS MUST SUPPLY:
- Ink
- Paper or garments for printing
- Respirator
- Gloves
SUPPLIES FOR PURCHASE:
- Photo Emulsion (750ml) – $30
- Photo Emulsion (375ml) – $15
- Screen Rentals – $10/month (includes reclaiming)
- Vellum Stencils (11 x 17″) – $1
- Oversized Transparencies – pricing varies. Please contact info@centre.com for more info.
Lithography
LITHOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT:
- Charles Brand Lithography Press – 30 x 48″ bed size
- Large graining sink
- Various rollers; leather and composite rubber rollers
- Various limestones ranging from 8 x 10 ” to 24 x 30″
- Scraper bars
- Tympan Sheets
- Levigator
INCLUDED SUPPLIES:
- Roll-up ink
- Carborundum in 80, 100, 120, 180, 220 grit
- Cheesecloth
- Nitric acid
- Phosphoric acid
- Gum arabic
- Liquid Asphaltum
- Magnesium carbonate
- Rosin
- Talc
- In-house cleaning supplies (solvents, alcohol, sprays, soap, paper-towels)
MEMBERS MUST SUPPLY:
- Metal Plates
- Ink
- Paper
- Gloves
- Apron
- Respirator
Intaglio & Relief
INTAGLIO AND RELIEF EQUIPMENT:
- Charles Brand etching press – 32 x 52”
- Praga etching press – 30 x 48”
- Hot plate 18” x 24”
- Variety of felt and rubber blankets
- Stainless steel sink for soaking paper
- Rosin box for aquatinting
- Ventilated acid room which includes ferric chloride and nitric acid baths
- Edwards Pedicut 50″ plate cutter
INCLUDED SUPPLIES:
- Various sizes of brayers and rollers
- Various sizes of cutting mats
- Various rulers and tear bars
- Light table
- Drying boards
- Drying rack
- Hard ground
- Brasso
- Softground
- Asphaltum
- Magnesium Carbonate
- Talc
- In-house cleaning supplies (solvents, alcohol, sprays, soap, paper-towels)
MEMBERS MUST SUPPLY:
- Paper
- Ink
- Copper or zinc plates
- Lino or wood blocks
- Gloves
- Apron
- Respirator
Letterpress
LETTERPRESS EQUIPMENT:
- Vandercook Universal II – 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
- Lockup bars, quoins and keys
- Various metal and wood type
INCLUDED SUPPLIES:
- various rulers and tear bars
- Stack paper guillotine, max paper width of 24″
- Light table
- Paper drying rack
- In-house cleaning supplies (solvents, alcohol, sprays, soap, paper towels, rags)
MEMBERS MUST SUPPLY:
- Paper
- Ink
- Plates & Blocks
- Aluminum bases for mounting photopolymer plates
- Gloves
- Apron
- Respirator
Digital Studio
- Canon IPF8400 (44″) Fine-Art Digital Printer
- Mac Pro 3-5GHz 6-Core with colour calibrated 27” monitor (x2)*
- 6 x 11″ Wacom Drawing Tablet
- Epson XL10000 Scanner (18 x 24″)
- Epson v500 Pro Scanner (11×17″)
- *software includes Adobe Creative Suite CS6
- XANTE Platemaker 5 for polymer plates
Media Arts
Digital Studio Fees
Computer usage (scanning, video, audio editing, etc.)
$5/hour
Tech support for PRINT, web, video editing, digital design, etc.
$30/hour
Digital Studio Facility Hours of Operations
Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
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
- Arduino Experimentation Kit
- Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 USB Audio Interface
- Behringer XENYX 1204FX Mixer
- ProTools Mbox Mini Audio Interface
- KRK Rockit 5 Powered Studio Monitors
- Yorkville YSM8 Active Studio Monitors
- Zoom H6 Recorders
- Zoom H4N Recorders
FINE-ART DIGITAL PRINTING SERVICES:
We carry the following materials for digital printing:
- Epson Cold Press (44″)
- Pictorem Exhibition Canvas (42″)
- Hahnemuhle Canvas (44″)
- Canson Photo High Gloss (44″)
- Epson Hot Press Bright (44″)
- Epson Lustre Photo (24″)
- Canson Photo Satin (44″)
- Epson Crystal Clear Film (24″)
We also offer custom canvas stretching, photo retouching, and high resolution photo scanning services. Please contact digital@centre3.com for accurate pricing and service offerings.