The Badger-Mars Visual Arts Wing at the Ruby is designed for hands-on art making, no matter how messy. It features a makerspace on the first floor operated by Duke’s Innovation Co-Lab with fifteen Ultimaker 3D printers, a Trotec Speedy 400 laser cutter, a panel saw, a large-format CNC machine, and hand tools. By rolling up a large garage door, this art-focused workshop can transform the Ruby’s courtyard into a workyard. Duke students, faculty, and staff can access the makerspace anytime the Ruby is open, and the lab will be staffed regularly for support and training. To learn how to access Duke’s 3D printers, visit the Co-Lab Studio website or visit the lab during staffed hours.
Makerspace
Rubenstein Arts Center
2020 Campus Drive
Durham, NC, 27705
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Puppets Invade the Colab, with Jeghetto (Durham-based puppeteer supreme Tarish Pipkins), January 2020. Photo by Robert Zimmerman.
Looking out over the workyard, adjacent to the makerspace. Photo by Katy Clune.
Examples of what you can create with a 3D printer at Duke. Photo courtesy Chip Bobbert.
Student with a Co-Lab project. Photo courtesy Chip Bobbert.
A group of students in the Innovation Co-Lab schemes on a project. Photo courtesy Chip Bobbert.
Artmaking at the Ruby 1st anniversary celebration, February 2, 2019. Photo by Robert Zimmerman.