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Audio/Visual Services

For reservation of equipment, reports of problems, general inquiries, contact Foster Foreman, Audio-Visual Coordinator, frf@mail.utexas.edu, 471-4337, Monday–Friday, 8:00 – 5:00pm, DFA 2.210.

For problems and questions about electronic equipment in the ART building lecture rooms 1.102, 1.110, 1.120 and DFA 2.204 (“smart classes”) contact Eddie Habib 750-8438 cell or 471-1388.

Who may borrow audio-visual equipment?

  • Current UT Austin Department of Art and Art History Faculty
  • Current UT Austin Department of Art and Art History Assistant Instructors
  • Current UT Austin Department of Art and Art History Teaching Assistants (Only when borrowed on behalf of a faculty member listed above)
  • Equipment checked out to a faculty member is the responsibility of that faculty member.
  • Equipment checked out to a TA on behalf of a faculty member is the responsibility of that faculty member.

Limitations
Department of Art and Art History A-V equipment is not circulated to faculty from other University Departments.
Equipment checked out to faculty may not leave the campus except for teaching purposes and only when a “Removal of Equipment from University Campus” form is fully filled-out and signed by the Chair of the Department of Art and Art History. Obtain forms well in advance of need from VRC Circulation desk. A-V equipment cannot be reserved for personal use.

A-V Equipment in Lecture Rooms
Faculty who teach regularly in “smart classes”, ART lecture rooms 1.102, 1.110, 1.120, and DFA 2.204, and are using the computer, may check out a key for the computer console at the beginning of the semester from A-V Coordinator Foster Foreman, frf@mail.utexas.edu, or 471-4337.

If slide projectors are needed, the permanently installed equipment needs to be unlocked prior to the class by A-V Coordinator Foster Foreman, frf@mail.utexas.edu or 471-4337.

A-V Equipment in Seminar Rooms
For regularly scheduled classes in seminar rooms (ART 2.206, 3.432 and 3.433), the A-V Coordinator will unlock and set up the needed equipment (slide projector or computer) immediately prior to the class or other scheduled event.

At the beginning of each semester, it is necessary that the A-V Coordinator Foster Foreman, frf@mail.utexas.edu, or 471-4337, is notified about the needed routine set-up of computer or slide projectors.

If a class is canceled or is meeting at another location, it is the faculty member's responsibility to inform the A-V Coordinator so that the equipment will not be left unattended.

If an ART/ARH class meets or concludes after 5:00, contact Foster Foreman for special arrangements, frf@mail.utexas.edu or 471-4337.

Equipment Check Out
Slide projectors and slide trays may be checked out by Department of Art and Art History faculty at the VRC Circulation Desk, DFA 2.210, Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm.

Equipment Reservation
Contact, well in advance of need, Foster Foreman, frf@mail.utexas.edu, or 471-4337, Monday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm. (DFA 2.210). Provide: type of A-V equipment required, date, hour needed and hour when finished, and room number where the equipment will be used.

Equipment Available
Below is a partial list of available audio-visual equipment for Department of Art and Art History faculty. Quantities of A-V equipment are limited. Please reserve A-V equipment far in advance of need.

  • Slide Projectors
  • Slide Trays
  • Overhead & Opaque Projectors
  • VCR & Monitor
  • DVD & Monitor
  • LCD Projectors
  • 16mm Film Projectors
  • Cassette & CD Players
  • Computer cart with LCD and DVD

Room Reservations
Lecture and Seminar room reservations are made through two different offices: Design, Studio Art, and Visual Art Studies faculty make room reservations through Janet Bizzell, jbizz@mail.utexas.edu, or 471-7359. Art History faculty make room reservations in the Art History office through Amanda Butterfield, abutterfiled@mail.utexas.edu, or 471-7757. Room reservations do not automatically reserve audio-visual equipment. Reserve A-V equipment after room reservations are made.

A-V Services for Other Departments
For audio-visual and multimedia support in other than ART and DFA buildings, faculty from other departments should contact Information Technology Services (ITS) Audio-Visual and Multimedia or call 471-7000 (class room support).

However, as a courtesy, slide projectors in Department of Art and Art History lecture and seminar rooms can be made available between 8:00am and 5:00pm. Contact Foster Foreman, frf@mail.utexas.edu, or 471-4337.