Kendall College of Art and Design - Facilities

Facilities

The college occupies a 7-story historic building in downtown Grand Rapids. Facilities include color and black-and-white darkrooms, photo studios, a library, two galleries, a furniture study collection, sculptural wood- and metalworking shops, a metalsmithing/jewelry design studio,and the FlexLab, a shared use and digital fabrication technology laboratory that house equipment such as 3D scanning, CNC plasma cutting, LASER cutting, 3D printers, CNC milling. The college also has robust printmaking equipment, life drawing studios, audio recording booth, 24-hour-access student studios, a coffee shop, a bookstore with art supplies, and classroom/labs equipped with Mac and Windows computers.

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A substantial expansion of the college's facilities began around the time it joined Ferris. First it took over the adjoining building, renovating and adding studio, classroom, gallery, and office space, effectively doubling the size of the Kendall building. Later, the college committed itself to acquire and adapt the historical Grand Rapids Art Museum building across the street after the museum finishes relocating in 2005, where it plans to add gallery, auditorium, classroom, studio, and office space.

In 2007 the college launched an initiative to promote the use and ownership of computers by its students, revamping its facilities to better accommodate laptops, and revising the curriculum to take advantage of universal computer availability. Discounts on hardware and software are available to help cover the purchase cost.