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VISUAL RESOURCES CENTER (VRC)
Department of Art and Art History
318 UCB, Fleming Building, Room 82, Boulder, CO 80309-0318

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For general inquiries, including questions about facilities, AV/digital equipment, and VRC-supported classrooms, call 303-735-1640. Please see our Services and Policies document for a printable guide to the VRC [PDF].

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Staff
Director: Elaine Paul (303-492-6136)
Digital Imaging and Technology Coordinator: Lia Pileggi (303-735-1640)

VRC Graduate Assistant: Lori Goldstein
VRC/Visiting Artist Graduate Assistant: Linda Lopez; Lindsay Pichaske
Visual Resources Assistants: Sara Derosier, Charla Gee, Eric Gehringer, Colton Kooker, Ellen Malone, Phu Nguyen, Zeb Sampedro, and Cameron Shampine

Hours
Regular semester:  M - F, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Summer:  M - F, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (may close for lunch summer and finals week)
Interessions, campus holidays, and breaks: CLOSED
Please note: circumstances may occasionally cause the VRC to close during its posted hours.

OVERVIEW
The VRC is funded and operated by the Department of Art & Art History.  Our primary mission is to provide and facilitate access to images, imaging, and related information resources for teaching and research in the Department of Art & Art History.  This includes:

• Resources, training, and support in digital imaging and image presentation software;
• A departmental image collection and support for other important image resources such as ARTstor;
• Equipment for use in creative work, documentation, and classrooms within the department.

Digital imaging resources include slide and flatbed scanning stations, with training available in digitization standards and best practices. The image collection contains works by faculty, MFA thesis recipients, visiting artists, and other contemporary and historical works. VRC equipment includes laptops, data projectors, digital SLR cameras, video cameras, tripods, and other equipment for use in the department. The VRC also circulates its collection of DVDs containing lectures and interviews from the department’s Visiting Artist Program.

ACCESS TO FACILITIES

Faculty Access
Please schedule a brief orientation in the VRC before using the facilities. Following this required orientation, some of our equipment and services are self-serve for Art & Art History faculty. However, if any training is needed in digital imaging, software, equipment use, etc., please make an appointment in advance with VRC staff. Instructors may request after-hours access to equipment. You will need to provide the last seven digits of your Buff OneCard to the VRC. For information about obtaining a Buff OneCard, call 303-492-0355.

Graduate Student Access
Art & Art History graduate students may use the VRC after the required summer orientation. If you were not present for this session, you must schedule an orientation before using the facilities. Some of our equipment and services are self-serve for graduate students, but if formal training is needed in digital imaging, software, equipment use, etc., please make an appointment in advance with VRC staff. Graduate students may request after-hours access to equipment. You will need to provide the last seven digits of your Buff OneCard to the VRC. For information about obtaining a Buff OneCard, call 303-492-0355.

Undergraduate Student Access
Undergraduate students enrolled in Art & Art History courses may borrow VRC equipment, DVDs and slides for coursework, but checkout must be conducted by a VRC staff member during regular VRC hours and students must present a Buff OneCard at the time of checkout. If formal training is desired in digital imaging, software, equipment use, etc., please make an appointment in advance with VRC staff.