FACILITIES
The Field Center hosts a range of facilities to support research, teaching, community and rest.
STUDIOS
The 'Sky Room'
The 'Sky Room' boasts 40 feet tall ceilings and is surrounded by windows.
The hand-sanded hardwood floor stretches 24' x 24'. Bluetooth Sound System.
*This studio is fully wheelchair accessible.
The 'Lo-Jo'
The 'lo-jo' is a more private space with a lower ceiling and includes a piano.
The hand-sanded hardwood floor stretches 24' x 23'. Bluetooth Sound System.
*This studio is fully wheelchair accessible.
AUDIO/VIDEO LAB
Our A/V lab allows residents and participants at the Field Center to engage with basic video and sound editing as well as audio recording or experimentation. In addition to two Mac desktops fully loaded with Adobe Suite and Ableton we also have a variety of mixers, keyboards and drum machines and traditional analog instruments. Projectors, tripods and green screens are also available. Rentals of our A/V Lab are possible.
*This room is not currently fully wheelchair accessible. Please reach out for details.
MIXED MEDIA ROOM
Our mixed media room is a flex studio for projects and events that might be messier or based in wet media. Supplies include slop sink and refrigerator, sewing machines, silkscreen supplies as well as a variety of wet and dry media supplies. This room currently hosts our weekly figure drawing classes. *This room is not currently fully wheelchair accessible. Please reach out for details.
THE CLUBHOUSE
The clubhouse functions as space to rest and converse. With an extensive and growing collection of dvds/vhs of all genres including experimental, documentary, conventional films as well as hdmi/input capabilities on the television, this can act as both a screening room for people sharing film-based work or giving artist-talks or simply a place for group movie-watching. The clubhouse also includes craft supplies, puzzles and games and an additional shower and bathroom for guests
LIBRARY
Our library is a center for academic research and boasts a robust selection of academic and non-fiction titles on topics ranging from dance and performance to race and gender studies to biology and anatomy. We have a complete collection of Contact Quarterly and independent zines as well as fiction and fantasy.
Our library is also home to a small but strong collection of record albums and cd's for use by residents.
KITCHEN + DINING ROOM
Our fully commercial kitchen is built to feed up to 50 people and includes two ovens, a griddle, a six burner range as well as commercial grade reach-in refrigerator and 3 sinks. Our dining rooms seats up to 35 people and includes a volunteer fridge and a coffee/tea station.
*Our dining room is fully wheelchair accessible.
BEDROOMS
SAUNA
Our small wood-fired Sauna is functional year round and available to all program participants!
It fits between 4 and 6 comfortably.
*The sauna is not currently wheelchair accessible
OUTDOOR SHOWER
Our outdoor shower allows campers and participants in our spring/summer/fall programs to relax beneath the sun and stars with views of the garden and mountain!