Vancouver’s centre for visual art practice
Canadian registered charity
Since 1975
Equipment & Supplies

Equipment & Supplies

We offer equipment and supplies (some rare) that are included in rental and workshop fees. At the bottom of this page you'll find a list of what is available. Supplies that require extra fees are for sale below and must be picked up during gallery hours.

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The following equipment and supplies are provided; those marked with one asterisk have additional fees and can be purchased at our studio during gallery hours; those marked with two asterisks have limited availability upon request:

 

 

LITHOGRAPHY
griffin hand litho press (81x142cm bed)
griffin motorized litho press (80x144cm bed)
sixty marble and limestones for rent (up to 81x117cm)
leather and rubber litho rollers
carborundum 100, 150, 220
acetic acid 1:10
citric acid 1tbs:1gall h20
gum arabic
liquid asphaltum
cheesecloth
phosphoric acid
nitric acid
french chalk
rosin
magnesium carbonate
grease gun and tin
roll up ink
senefelders ink
lithotine

WOODWORKING**
table saw
jointer
thickness planer
scroll saw
band saw
cordless router
cordless miter saw
cordless jig saw
cordless panel saw
cordless recipricating saw
cordless oscillating mulit tool
cordless hand planer
cordless brad nailer
cordless belt sander
cordless palm sander
cordless angle grinder
cordless cordless drill
cordless cordless driver
dust extraction unit
** limited availability upon request

 INTAGLIO & RELIEF
glen alps press for etching, monotype, and relief (86x168cm bed)
hunter penrose etching press (71x122cm bed)
hunter penrose etching press (53x86cm bed)
takach etching press (107x213cm bed)
chandler & price 12x18in platen letterpress
horizontal acid baths with nitric and ferric acids
brasso
putz pomade
plate oil
lump rosin
hard ground
soft ground
ferric acid
copper*
puretch*
acetone
rubbing alcohol
pink stop out
whiting
vinegar
salt
soy sauce
comet
tarlatan
linoleum
rosin aquatint box
airbrush compressor
hot plate
brayers and rollers
estisol 252
biodiesel

SILKSCREEN & PHOTOGRAPHY
beseler mx enlarger with colour head
nuarc flip top instant-start platemaker (up to 84x106cm)
wash out room with pressure washer
six vacuum tables (up to 60x90cm)
screens of various sizes for rent (up to 60x90cm)
squeegees
photopolymer plates*
emulsion
emulsion remover
degreaser
haze remover
fantastic
soda ash
kodak plate finisher 850s
3m scotch 369 1.6mil tan packing tape
inkjet film 24in*

INKJET
iMacs
Adobe Photoshop CC
epson 9890 archival digital aqueous pigment inkjet printer (up to 44" wide)*
epson p9000 archival digital aqueous pigment inkjet printer (up to 44" wide)*
cold press bright 44in*
premium lustre 260 44in*
puretch*
inkjet film 24in*
photopolymer plates*