This is your time — experience it all

Cutting-edge resources. Connected faculty. Celebrated guests and world-renowned events. As a fibers student at SCAD, you can capitalize on every opportunity to get the most out of your student experience.

Dedicated to fiber arts

Pepe Hall is a 20,500-square-foot facility exclusively dedicated to the study of fibers. Use state-of-the-art equipment to develop your weaving, fabric design, screen printing, surface design, embellishment, sculptural, and environmental art skills to the maximum.

Premium tools always at your fingertips:

  • A sewing and embellishment lab featuring Juki and Bernina sewing machines, Bernina sergers, a Brother PR620 embroidery machine, tufting guns, and Gammill Charm mid-arm quilting machine
  • Two hand weaving studios with 38 4- and 8-harness floor looms and a 4-harness 60" Cranbrook loom
  • A digital weaving studio with one TC-2 Jacquard loom and five Compu-Dobby looms
  • Circular, flatbed, and double bed, standard, bulky, and electronic knitting machines
  • A digital textile printing lab with three Mutoh 1938 TX printers with fiber-reactive, acid, and disperse dyes
  • Wet processes lab with flatbed and rotary felting machines and papermaking equipment, including a Hollander beater, hydraulic press, and dry box
  • Screen printing lab with darkroom, wash-out room, exposure table, four 4-yard print tables, and an 8-yard table with rail system for printing yardage
  • Dye lab with induction burners, two bullet steamers, a dye-mixing box, heat-presses, a 35-gallon kettle dye drum for dyeing yardage, and access to a natural dye garden
  • Resource room with a library of textbooks and trend resources including a digital microscope and fiber specimen collection available for check out
  • Additional tools and equipment available for check out including spinning wheels, hand- and drum-carders, specialty sewing feet, and more

Events to keep you inspired

There is always something going on at SCAD. Each year, we host huge signature events, like the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, so students can expand their networks, earn international press, meet lauded guests, and just have fun.

deFINE ART

The university's annual contemporary art showcase, deFINE ART, takes place each year across SCAD locations and features talks, tours, and exhibitions by contemporary art’s most vital voices.

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Learn in a world-class museum

All fibers students at SCAD enjoy easy access to the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah's premier contemporary art museum. The award-winning facility serves as a teaching museum where you can attend academic classes, film screenings, gallery talks, annual events, and more, including lectures and workshops with renowned visiting artists.

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Make your SCAD experience even more unforgettable

Spend a quarter abroad at SCAD Lacoste, the university's international location, or explore other study abroad trips SCAD offers to gain cultural perspective, add a worldly dimension to your résumé, and draw inspiration from the sights, sounds, and characters of an entirely new setting.

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Take the first step to becoming a fibers artist

We'll tell you everything you need to know about landing your dream job in fibers. Just request more information from SCAD, and let us do the rest.

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