Flagg Building Spaces

500 17th Street, NW

At the Corcoran School, the Flagg Building is one of our homes on campus. The Beaux Arts building on 17th Street, three blocks from the original Renwick gallery, dates back to 1897. The first phase of renovations to the historic Flagg Building were completed in the spring of 2018. The main offices for the Corcoran School, the Interior Architecture, Design and Studio Arts degrees are located in the "Administrative Offices" to the left of the South Atrium.

FLAGG BUILDING MAP [PDF]

PROGRAMS FOUND IN THE BUILDING

FINE ART INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION DESIGN NEW MEDIA PHOTOJOURNALISM

INTERACTION DESIGN GRAPHIC DESIGN PHOTOJOURNALISM

FLAGG 143: LIGHTING STUDIO

Resources

AlienBee strobe lights
Totalight and omni light continuous lighting kits
Elinchrome strobes
C-stands
Collapsible light stands
Portable backdrop stands and rolls
Flash meters
Gels
Diffusion umbrellas
Grids
Omniboxes
Softboxes
Large seamless backdrop with various colors (standard bright white, black, and chromakey green)
Large wall mounted light box
Display and Mac Mini for tethered shooting

Using the Lighting Studio

The lighting studio at the Flagg Building, room 143, is for use by students currently enrolled in classes in the Corcoran and GW Fine Arts programs. It can be reserved in two-hour blocks or accessed by students currently enrolled in a lighting course during open studio hours for equipment checkout.

When you come in for your studio reservation, you must turn over your GWorld card to the lab tech, who can be found in room B117. The studio is locked at all times, so you will be escorted by the lab tech to the room. It is up to the student to tidy up and put away equipment. Continuous lighting is available for use to students who have never taken a lighting course.

There is a dedicated Canon 5D Mark iii DSLR camera and tripod for this studio that is available to checkout. You must supply your own SD card. Camera can only be borrowed for the duration of your reservation and cannot be removed from the building.

Students taking a photo in the lighting studio

The studio should look this good or better when you leave. You are responsible for cleaning up when you are finished. All stands, lights, power cords, etc., must be returned to the cabinets that you removed them from. Back-drops need to be rolled back up and stands broken down and stowed.

When you have finished shooting, see the lab tech to get your GWorld card back; the lab tech will inspect the room to make sure it is in the same condition or better than when you arrived. If you have reserved the studio for two hours and no one else has booked the time after, or come in during open lab, you may continue working. If you are 30 minutes late, you will forfeit your reservation.

Using Lighting Equipment Outside the Lighting Studio

If you are a lighting student, you may come in to check out equipment, even when the studio is reserved; equipment may be taken out to shoot at locations within the school (there are lots of empty galleries). See the lab tech for help. Questions about the studio? Contact [email protected]

Access

All Corcoran students may have access, but which equipment they can use or checkout is dependent on which class they are enrolled in. Only students who have taken Studio Lighting or have been trained to use strobes have access to the AlienBees (both for use in studio and for checkout). All other students may use continuous lighting within the studio, but should be given instruction by the studio coodinator prior to their reservation. To get trained email [email protected]

Students must either make a reservation or come in during designated open studio hours. See the lab tech at B117 to gain access. Students may check out gear, return gear, or get a portable backdrop to use elsewhere while there is a reservation in the lighting studio. Students are permitted one 2 hour reservation per day. Students may only continue working in the studio past their time if no one else has reserved the studio or shown up to use it during open lab.

Students must be masked and sign in using the QR code when using open studios.

Availability

Students must reserve the lighting studio in advance. This can be done at the appointment page below. If there are slots available it will show "Open studio," if you don't see any blocks of time that say that it means that the studio is booked for the duration of open studio. You are still able to check out / return lights during this time by seeing the lab tech in checkout.

View open studio hours and make your reservation here: Lighting Studio Appointment Page
View the checkout schedule here: Checkout Hours

FLAGG B105: CLAY MIXING ROOM

Resources

2 clay mixers Scale Dry materials

If you need access to this space, email the studio team at [email protected].

*Flexibility outside of these times is possible with advanced notice.

Access

Corcoran students who have completed training with a studio technician in clay making.

Availability

If you need access to this space, email the studio team at [email protected].

*Flexibility outside of these times is possible with advanced notice.

FLAGG B106: PLASTER ROOM

Resources

Coddle boards
Plaster
Vent Hoods
Whisks/bowls

Access

Open to all Corcoran studios currently enrolled in Form & Materials or who have been trained by faculty or studio staff.

Availability
Access to this studio requires training from studio staff. Please reach out to [email protected] to schedule training if you are not already enrolled in a class using this studio.

MOLD MAKING OPEN STUDIO

FLAGG B113: ETCHING/LITHOGRAPHY STUDIO

Resources

Takach lithography press
Charles Brand lithography press
Two Kutrimmers
Polymer plate machine

Access

Open to all on-campus approved Corcoran students with printmaking experience or currently enrolled in a printmaking course.

Availability
Access to this studio requires training from studio staff. Please reach out to [email protected] to schedule training.

Students must be masked and sign in to use open studios.

ETCHING/LITHOGRAPHY OPEN STUDIO

FLAGG B116/116A: BOOK ARTS/LETTER PRESS STUDIO

Resources

Three Vandercook letterpresses
Universal 3 with an adjustable bed
Board shearer
Guillotine

Access

Open to all on-campus approved Corcoran students with printmaking experience or currently enrolled in a printmaking course.

Availability
Access to this studio requires training from studio staff. Please reach out to [email protected] to schedule training.

See Printmaking Open Studio page for availability

FLAGG B124: RISOGRAPH STUDIO/PRINTMAKING FLEX SPACE

Resources

Risograph
BW Epson printers
Large tables

Access

Open to Corcoran students who have received training or are curently enrolled in risograph class. To request training email [email protected].

Students must be masked and sign in to open studios.

Availability

RISOGRAPH OPEN STUDIO

FLAGG B137: PRINT SERVICE BUREAU

PRINT SERVICE STUDIO

FLAGG B148: CLEAN FAB LAB

Resources

3 Laser Cutters 18x24" beds
12 Makerbot Replicator + FDM 3D Printers (PLA only)
Statasys F170 FDM 3D Printer (PLA only)
Desktop CNC Router
Tutorials:

This information is also found at Corcoran Fab Lab Info Page

Need large format ink-jet prints? Have laser jobs and 3D prints to submit to the service bureau? Submit print jobs on our web portal: go.gwu.edu/CSADservice

The PaperCut portal at go.gwu.edu/CSADservice is the only method to submit jobs. This new PDF guide makes it easy to navigate the portal and complete all your necessary print projects.

GUIDE TO WEB PORTAL FOR PRINTING

Access

Open to Corcoran students who have received training.

Students must be masked and sign in to open studios.

The FabLab is operating as a service bureau only. Students will not have access to the FabLab itself. Please submit jobs to https://go.gwu.edu/CSADservice. We will do our best to get everything back to you as soon as we can, but there may be some delays.