CREATIVE PRODUCTION
The Logan Center encourages the making and presenting of art through a dynamic suite of equipment, labs, and shops designed to bring creative ideas to fruition. Our digital media, technology, equipment, and facilities are available to University of Chicago students, staff, faculty, partners, and participants in select community arts programs for artistic creation, experimentation, and teaching.
Managed by the Logan Center’s talented and knowledgeable Arts Technologies team, along with skilled student assistants, our staff are present to support students in their coursework by providing safety training, advanced skill demonstrations, and troubleshooting advice.
Please note: self-guided orientations, policy and procedures training, annual quizzes and certifications, downloadable user guides, and announcements are hosted through our Canvas Course. All users, new or returning, must complete the annual General Access Orientation quiz to access creative production equipment and spaces. New users register for access to the Canvas Course here.
SERVICES & TRAINING
To access the following services, all users must first complete the current LMC General Access Orientation.
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Inventory
View our complete equipment inventory.
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Printing
Submit a large-format print job.
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Reserve Editing Suite
Reserve an edit suite through Robin
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Reserve Equipment
Reserve equipment through WebCheckout.
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LinkedIn Learning
Get online training from LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) through UChicago ITS.
LOGAN MEDIA CENTER
A joint effort of the Humanities Division, Information Technology Services (ITS), and the Logan Center, the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Media Center (LMC) supports the arts at UChicago by providing AV equipment, production space, software, and technical training. The LMC supports the curricular needs of courses in the arts; individual student and faculty artists; co-curricular and extracurricular arts organizations on campus; and other campus artists with the approval of LMC staff. In addition, the LMC staff work with our campus and community partners to provide AV support for events that take place at the Logan Center.
To access the Logan Media Center’s offerings, users are required to take the LMC General Access Orientation course.
Contact: loganmediacenter@uchicago.edu | Equipment cage: 773-834-7718
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Audio Mix Suite
Student, Faculty, and Logan Center Programmatic use are prioritized for this space in the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Media Center.
Specifications: Lower Level; 5.1 surround sound Pro Tools HD system, Mac Pro, Euphonix control surface; a High bandwidth digital connection to Performance Hall, for concert capture and mixing
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The Cage
Located in the Lower Level of the Logan Center, the Cage provides AV equipment and technical training.
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Digital Media Editing Suites
Student, Faculty, and Logan Center Programmatic use are prioritized for this space in the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Media Center.
Specifications: Lower level; Digital video finishing suites (2): Mac Pro workstation with dual cinema displays, powered audio monitors, flat screen online/client display, inkjet printer; Software: Final Cut X, Adobe CS, Pro Tools HD, Maya, MS Office, Vectorworks, Modo 501, QLab, Toast, Audacity; Multi-purpose suites (4); Mac Pro workstation with dual cinema displays, Powered Audio Monitors, Medium format self-service Inkjet printer; Software: Final Cut X, Adobe CS, Pro Tools HD, Maya, MS Office, Vectorworks, Modo 501, QLab, Toast, Audacity; 16mm editing suite (1); Steenbeck editing machines, rewind bench, accessories
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Digital Media Lab & Classroom
Student, Faculty, and Logan Center Programmatic use are prioritized for this space in the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Media Center.
Specifications: Lower level; 15 Mac Pro student workstations and one instructor workstation; Dual screen projection system, full HD and surround sound on cinema screen for primary display; Self-service inkjet printers and flatbed scanners; Software: Final Cut X, Adobe CS, Pro Tools HD, Maya, MS Office, Vectorworks, Modo 501, QLab, Toast, Audacity
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Edelstone Darkroom
Managed by the Media Center, and located one block away from the Logan Center, the Edelstone Darkroom is home to a Black/White darkroom, as well as a photography classroom. Select analog photographic and filmmaking equipment is available to students at the Media Center.
LOGAN CENTER LABS
Our labs offer maker-space for cinematic creation, digital fabrication & visualization, and experimentation.
In addition to the Film & Video Production Lab inside the Logan Center, the Arts Technologies team operates two Arts Labs at the Media Arts, Data, & Designer (MADD) Center in Crerar Library: the Hack Arts Lab (HAL) and the Weston Game Lab (WGL).
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Film & Video Production Lab
The Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Media Center’s Film & Video Production Lab features configurable media presentation equipment and a separate control booth with audio mixer.
Specifications: Lower Level; Ceiling pipe grid with curtain track; Coved cyc wall; Separate control booth with audio mixer; Configurable media presentation equipment
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Hack Arts Lab (HAL)
Located in the Media Arts, Data, & Design Center (MADD Center) in Crerar Library, the Hack Arts Lab (HAL) is managed by the Media Center and provides an open-access laboratory for creative digital fabrication and visualization. This maker space-styled workshop is designed to support a breadth of activity ranging from undergraduate projects to faculty-led exploration. HAL resources include 3D printers, laser cutters, soldering stations, workbenches, and micro-computing tools.
Access to HAL resources is managed through the MADD Center Canvas course. Self-enrollment in the Canvas course is available via this link.
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Weston Game Lab (WGL)
Located in the Media Arts, Data, & Design Center (MADD Center) in Crerar Library, the Weston Game Lab (WGL) is a place for study, development, and play. Through the WGL, students, faculty, and staff will collaborate the research and development of games—whether digital, board, card, or alternate reality—that produce social impact or experiment with form. Participants will also be able to research the history of games from technical and theoretical perspectives, attend workshops that afford new development skills, and organize collaborative groups for game-based experiments.
Access to many WGL resources is managed through the MADD Center Canvas course. Self-enrollment in the Canvas course is available via this link.
LOGAN CENTER SHOPS
Logan Center’s Shops offer tools, machinery, and training in professional facilities overseen by skilled supervisors. From centerpiece artworks to full-scale theatrical scenic construction, our shops provide students, faculty, and participants in select public programs with the materials and instruction necessary to realize creative concepts.
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KilnHouse
The KilnHouse houses three electric kilns. Designed as a space for critique, performance, and large-scale video projections through the glass windows, the KilnHouse can be reserved to show your work. The KilnHouse was designed and built by students through a series of courses co-taught by Amber Ginsburg and Woodhouse Tinucci Architects.
KilnHouse is available by reservation to faculty and graduate students only. For more information, contact loganshop@uchicago.edu.
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Wood & Metal Shop
The shop houses equipment for woodworking, hot and cold metal working, vacuum forming, spray painting, and resin casting. Hand and portable tools can be borrowed by authorized users at an equipment check-out center located in the shop at the south entrance. In addition, we sell supplies for wood, metal, and thermoforming plastics.
Shop policy requires that students and faculty attend safety trainings to obtain authorizations for access to each area in the shop. To schedule training or obtain authorization for a class or as an individual contact loganshop@uchicago.edu.
For general and procedural information, see the Logan Center Shop Manual.