Animation Production Spaces
916 S. Wabash Ave., 1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Access the latest technology, tools, and equipment for your hand-drawn, stop-motion, and computer animation projects.Read More
Audio Post-Production Mini-Suites
33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Lower Level
Collaborate with your peers or work individually on music, sound art, or sound-for-picture projects in these private setups.Read More
Book, Paper, and Printmaking Facilities
623 S. Wabash Ave. and 1104 S. Wabash Ave.
We have everything you’ll need to explore book arts, hand papermaking, letterpress, and printmaking. With four distinct studios spread across two buildings, you’ll have plenty of space to experiment. Read More
Club DJ Classroom and Lab
33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Room 715
This smart classroom features 15 Serato/Traktor workstations and three portable Club DJ Serato/Traktor workstations with flash recorders for hands-on experience during class time. If you're taking related classes, you can reserve the room for practice and to complete assignments.Read More
Collaborative Space
33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, 2nd Floor| Room 227
The space was redesigned in 2019 to allow courses in communication, Journalism, PR, advertising, strategic Communication, and civic media to build a learning environment in supporting student‐centered, agency‐based models of learning. The design of the room allows a deeper engagement in socially-responsive, team-based problem solving, and moving inquiry-based models of connected learning to the center of our curriculum.Read More
Columbia Chronicle Newsroom
33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, 2nd Floor
The student-run Columbia Chronicle newsroom is a state-of-the-art facility for the production of the award-winning newspaper and its website. The Newsroom houses the most advanced equipment used to gather and report news in print, online, and social media.Read More
Dance Spaces
1306 S. Michigan Ave.
Columbia’s Dance Department has plenty of space for you to move—including a professional theater. We also have a dedicated sound and technology lab so you can create your own work. Read More
Equipment Cave
916 S. Wabash Ave.
Need a camera or game console to finish your digital media project? The Equipment Cave contains an extensive collection of equipment available on a check-out basis to Interactive Arts and Media students. Assets include: game consoles, augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) equipment, high-definition video cameras, digital SLR cameras, microphones, tripods, audio recorders, laptops, mobile devices, drawing tablets, and more.Read More
Equipment Centers for Cinema and Television
1104 S. Wabash Ave., 1600 S. State St.
Access camera and lighting equipment and supplies at four equipment centers located across campus. Read More
Fabrication Facility
623 S. Wabash Ave., 10th Floor
Experience 15,000 square feet of state-of-the-art equipment in Columbia’s central making space. With the latest machines, power tools, and equipment, you can create everything from jewelry to 3D models to furniture in one collaborative space. Read More
Fashion Lab
623 S. Wabash Ave., 7th Floor
Take your garments from concept to reality in the fashion lab, with all the industry-standard equipment and software you’ll need to make runway-ready garments under one roof.Read More
Film Row Cinema
1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8th floor
Film Row Cinema is our 260-seat, state-of-the-art theatre for film screenings, lectures, discussions, and debates.Read More
Frequency TV
33 Ida B. Wells Dr., Office C-212 60605
Frequency TV is the student-run, multi-platform television group at Columbia College Chicago.Read More
The Getz Theatre Center
72 E. 11th St.
The Getz Theatre Center has four professional-quality stages, a state-of-the-art scene shop, stocked costume shop, and dedicated makeup/prosthetics and lighting labs. Read MoreHAUS
HAUS functions both as a hangout and study area for students, as well as an events space. The room has a nightclub feel, with a small stage for concerts, comedy acts and readings.Read MoreHokin Gallery
Hokin Gallery is a student-run exhibition space that’s home to the Hokin Project, an arts management practicum that provides gallery management, exhibition, curatorial and design experience for students of all majors. It presents the work of the Columbia community through programs, events and exhibitions. This program is a collaboration of the Business and Entrepreneurship Department and Student Affairs/Department of Exhibitions and Performance Spaces (DEPS) of Columbia.Read More
Media Production Center
1600 S. State St.
Learn, collaborate, and create in our 35,500-square-foot, professional-quality media-making space with two film production soundstages, a motion capture studio, prep and production spaces, and classrooms. Read More
Motion Capture Studio
1600 S. State Street
This 2,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art studio is used to create 2D and 3D film and gaming assets.Read More
The Music Center
1014 S. Michigan Ave.
Columbia’s Music Department has more than 50 spaces for rehearsing, composing, recording, and performing. Read More
Open Studio
623 S. Wabash Ave., 8th Floor
Need creative space that’s not your living room? Work in our open studio: it’s okay if paint drips on the floor. Read More
Photography Facilities
623 S. Wabash Ave., 600 S. Michigan Ave., and 1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Photography students have access to a state-of-the-art ink jet print lab and lighting studio, as well as extensive darkrooms. Read More
Post-Production Audio Suite
1104 S. Wabash Ave., Room 706
Add, edit, or mix sound for your projects in the Post-Production Audio Suite. Facilities include a 15-station Pro Tools computer lab, a Foley stage, four 5.1 surround sound Individual Editing rooms, and two large Audio Mixing Stages.Read More
Post-Production Center
1104 S. Wabash Ave., Room 602
Complete all your post-production needs with our industry-standard systems and spaces for editing, effects, color correction, finishing, and mastering. Read More
Recording Studios and Control Rooms
33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Lower Level
Fine-tune your skills in our professional-level music production facilities. Used for course projects and in-class instruction, we have three control rooms linked to two studio spaces, complete with absorption/diffusion panels for a variety of instrumental setups and access to the Audio Arts and Acoustics' musical instrument collection, including a Yamaha C7 grand piano.Read More
Reverberation Chamber
33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Lower Level
Built from an old bank vault, our reverberation chamber is a unique opportunity for sound engineers and audio enthusiasts to record and measure audio. You can use the chamber as a recording space as well—it’s fully connected to our classrooms and recording studios via a high-resolution network.Read More
Screening Rooms
1104 S. Wabash Ave.
The Cinema and Television Arts Department has 6 small and medium-sized screening rooms, plus the 260-seat Film Row Cinema, located in the 1104 S. Wabash building for class film screenings and events. Read More
Television Studios
600 S. Michigan Ave., 15th floor
Experience working on professional TV studio sets with industry-standard equipment that includes three multi-camera HD studios, two control rooms, camera jib, and a 40-foot green screen cyclorama.Read More
Computer Lounge
623 S. Wabash Ave., 9th Floor
Edit, design, and sketch the day (or night) away in the computer lab. Work on the latest professional software for Mac OS and Windows, with expert staff on-hand to help along the way. Read More
WCRX 88.1 FM
33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, 1st floor
WCRX (88.1 FM) is Columbia’s student-run and operated FM radio station, broadcasting in the heart of the nation's third largest radio market and streaming to the world. WCRX has an impressive array of modern radio technology and services including various broadcast, production, and news studios, remote broadcast facilities, full Associated Press Radio services, and heavily integrated student-run social media and web presences.Read MoreThe Workroom
The Workroom is a multi-purpose construction/fabrication/open studio resource space. It is open for all students to work and gain creative advice. Space can be reserved for specific time frames, with access to the Workroom’s extensive resources and supplies.