Presentation Devices and Hardware
AV Equipment and Installation
The Gallery has a limited inventory of electronic equipment so in most cases
exhibitors must borrow these items from the Educational Media Access and
Production unit (eMAP). Equipment requirements and arrangements for security and
daily on/off details must be reviewed with the Gallery Director. eMAP is located in
Room
38
of
the
Education
Building
(http://www.emap.usask.ca)
(email:
equipment.booking@usask.ca or call: 306-966-4263.
Staff members in the Department office are not available to assist with the
installation or operation of electronic equipment in the gallery.
The Gordon Snelgrove Gallery has established very good relations with staff at eMAP.
They understand the needs of artists but are responsible for the long-term
maintenance of the equipment they offer to the university community. It is
imperative that great care is taken with borrowed equipment so that future privileges
are not jeopardized for fellow students and staff. There are two overriding concerns:
#1 secure installation and #2 theft.
All electronic equipment including data projectors, speakers, laptops, monitors etc.
require careful and respectful handling to ensure their longest possible life. To this
end, protocols have been established so that students and staff continue to have
open access to eMAP equipment. With regard to exhibitions involving the use of
data projectors, flat screens and other delicate and expensive equipment, gallery staff
must directly oversee their correct installation and ensure they are secure.
Unless the exhibitor owns the audio-visual equipment they are using, the equipment
must be installed to a hanging platform to prevent theft and ensure safety
(projectors, DVD players, sound equipment cannot be left on a plinth or the ground).
The gallery has three custom hanging platforms for the installation of equipment on
the ceiling. These are suspended with metal chains attached to the four corners and
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fixed to the metal ribbing of the false-ceiling with two metal brackets at each of the
four suspension-points (eight altogether). When the two brackets (left and right) are
used together, they pull together with the hanging weight of the equipment and
form a strong clasp. Equipment must sit securely on the platforms (resting on four
points) and not be installed at precarious angles. When properly used, this system
provides a robust method for the secure and uncluttered installation of AV
equipment in the gallery.
Gallery staff must direct the correct installation of all eMAP equipment.
Projectors, DVD players, and television (last revised: July, 2015)
The Gallery has some audiovisual equipment on site, which you may use for your
exhibition. Please inquire about DVD file compatibility. Please note that clear
projections only work on some walls of the gallery due to wall/ceiling irregularities.
Equipment
Number
Digital projectors
6
Hanging platforms
3
DVD players
6
32 inch LCD HDTV television
1
Bluetooth Speaker
1
Opus frames (last revised: July, 2015)
The Gallery has a small supply of aluminum Opus frames available for short-term
use. Mats are not included. Availability of particular frame sizes is subject to change.
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Please check stock in advance. All dimensions are in inches.
Size
Number
Size
Number
12 x 16
3
24 x 32
1
16 x 20
12
26 x 31
6
18 x 24
5
26 x 32
14
20 x 24
2
28 x 36
24
22 x 28
1
24 x 30
16
Black metal frames (last revised: September 5, 2014)
Like the Opus frames, these come with corrugated cardboard and glass. Availability
of particular frame sizes is subject to change. Please check stock in advance. All
dimensions are in inches.
Size
Number
Size
Number
8.5 x 12
18
11 x 17
42
Plinths (last revised: July, 2015)
Caps = painted wood lids extending out slightly from sides)
8
Top Surface
Height
Quantity
18 x 18
35 (cylindrical)
5
18 x 18
45
5
18 x 18
43.5
1
18 x 18
48.5 (with cap)
16 x 16
38
2
12 x 12
45
1
8x8
51 (with cap)
1
24.75 x 24.75
35.75
1
18 x 18
24.5
1
36 x 36
12
2
20 x 9
40
1
24 x 9
40
1
24 x 25
36
1
16 x 16
25
1
13.5 x 12
33.5 (with moldings)
1
2
Display Case Tables (last revised: July, 2015)
Black metal table legs with black tabletop and a clear plexi-glass top.
Top Surface
Height
24 x 60
30 (table height), 8 (glass top height)
Quantity
2
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