Labs
3D & Sculpture Lab
MIAD’s 3-D and Sculpture lab space boasts approximately 20,000 square feet of workable space for students in all disciplines to work and create. Accommodating needs for students of varying backgrounds, the lab supplies the needed machinery and technology for working in wood, metal, plastics, vacuum forming, model building, bronze casting, ceramics, clay and much more. Found among the open, general space are separate rooms allowing for individual spray booths, tool rooms of shared usage, classroom space, in addition to many individual workstations for needed projects and ideas. True to the nature of the rest of MIAD’s Jane Pettit Bradley building, a wall of windows spans the length of the lab, allowing natural light to flood the facilities opening up the expansive facility even more.
Fall 2024 Hours
Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Fridays 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
3D & Sculpture Lab
145
(414) 847-3361
Annushka Peck
Director of 3D Lab
145A
(414) 847-3360
annushkapeck@miad.edu
Lubar Emerging Technology Center
The Lubar Emerging Technology Center (ETC) is a place where MIAD students, staff and faculty engage with technologies as they develop. The purpose of the Lubar ETC is to help students learn how to learn to use technology to support their creative practice. All students have full access to the center, regardless of course of study or discipline. The center supports 3 types of digital making: Rapid Prototyping, Immersive Technology, and Physical Computing.
Fall 2024 Hours
Monday–Thursday 9am – 9pm
Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday 12pm – 5pm
Emerging Technology Center
440
Kayle Karbowski
Lab Technician – Rapid Prototyping
kaylekarbowski@miad.edu
Emerging Technology Center
Learn more and get training on machines and materials in the Emerging Technology Center.
Lubar Innovation Center
The MIAD Lubar Innovation Center Program is an amazing resource available for you year-round and operates outside of any courses at MIAD, so all students and majors are welcome to get involved!
Are you unsure about your career path? Looking for guidance on your own creative projects? Or, are you ready to work on paid projects with clients? The MIAD Lubar Innovation Center can help you! We work with real clients on paid projects, help students with portfolio and project development and host events, workshops and creative challenges. Stop by or contact the Innovation Center with any questions!
Innovation Center
445
Drew Maxwell
Executive Director of the MIAD Lubar Innovation Center
(414) 847-3317
drewmaxwell@miad.edu
Kyle James
Asst. Director of the MIAD Lubar Innovation Center
(414) 847-3327
kylejames@miad.edu
Innovation Center
Learn more about the Innovation Center.
Printmaking Lab
MIAD’s Printmaking Lab is a unique space on the third floor overlooking the Milwaukee River. It includes a full letterpress shop, intaglio relief printing shop, photo darkroom, lithography shop, screen printing and paper making capabilities and a risograph printer.
Printmaking Lab
325
Textiles Lab
MIAD’s Textiles Lab is a textiles based workspace open to students in all disciplines. Located in the sunlit, room 250, the lab houses the industry-grade equipment and materials. The lab is monitored and maintained by the Textiles Lab Technician and knowledgeable student workers. Curriculum based sewing, such as the Sophomore Industrial Design Backpack project, Concept to Pattern course, Visual Language embroidery project and a variety of NSP projects including clothing design, felting, quilt making and fabric dyeing are accomplished in the Textiles Lab. This lab, open to all students, is designed for technical skill building, conceptual advancement and exploratory research.
Fall 2024 Hours
Monday – Thursday: 9am – 9pm
Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: closed
Sunday: 12pm – 5pm