Resale and Specialized Materials

The SAIC Resale Center is a resource for students and faculty to purchase specialty supplies not sold through campus art supply stores or easily available downtown. We limit our inventory to supplies that have widespread and consistent need. Resale operates four stores and three vending machines.

ARTICard is the only accepted form of payment at the Resale Centers and the vending machines.

Please download the latest Resale catalog pdf to the left. Prices are subject to change.

During the regular fall and spring semesters, hours are as follows. Note we are closed during holidays and breaks, such as Thanksgiving and Spring Break.

Columbus Resale Center
280 S. Columbus Drive
Room B-031 in the basement
312.857.7173
Open Monday through Thursday 8:30 am - 9:15 pm
Open Friday 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Open Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Open Sunday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Columbus Resale carries:

• Clays
• Plasters
• Wax
• Welding and grinding materials
• Mold making materials (alginate, rubber kits, etc.)
• Turpenoid
• Screen printing, offset, litho, and etching supplies
• Small metals and jewelry making supplies
• Safety equipment (respirators, gloves, ear and eye protection)
• Storage media (CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, Mini DV tapes)
• pay for lumber and steel to pick up in the Columbus shops

MacLean Resale Center (and MacLean Media Center)
112 S. Michigan
Room 801
312.345.9127
Open Monday through Thursday 8:30 am - 9:30 pm
Open Friday and Saturday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
MacLean Resale carries:

• Motion picture film
• Film supplies: editing, animation, cores....
• Neon supplies
• Safety equipment (dust masks and eye protection)
• Art and Technology supplies
• Storage media (CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, Mini DV tapes)

Sharp Resale Center (and tool checkout)
37 S. Wabash
Room 302
312.899.5235
Open Monday through Thursday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Open Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Open Saturday noon - 5:00 pm
Sharp Resale carries:

• Storage media (CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, Mini DV tapes)
• Muslin
• Wax
• Turpenoid
• Lumber for Sharp Instructional Shops

Sullivan Resale Center (and tool checkout)
36 S. Wabash
Room 1243
312.629.6699
Open Monday through Thursday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Open Friday and Saturday 9:00am - 5:00 pm
Sharp Resale carries:

• Acrylics, plastics, and foams
• Hardwoods
• Lumber (sheet and stick goods)
• Lasercutter sized materials

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Vending Machines

Two media vending machines are available at all times for student to purchase some small and commonly needed items, tailored to the activities in each building. Use your ARTICard to purchase the following common items.

The Columbus vending machine is in the basement of the Columbus Drive building, next to the Resale Center.

It vends:

• light metals saw blades and solder
• CD-Rs and DVD-Rs
• safety supplies: gloves, goggles, and dust masks
• padlocks
• various grinding and sanding implements

The MacLean vending machine is on the eighth floor of the MacLean building, down the hall near the restrooms.

It vends:

• batteries
• various media types: CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, and MiniDV
• filmmaking supplies: film cores, splicing tape, paper tape, and animation peg bar

The new Sullivan vending machine is on the twelfth floor of the Sullivan building, in the student lounge.

It vends:

• nitrile gloves and dust masks
• various media types: CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, and MiniDV
• fashion supplies: thread, bobbins, bobbin cases, and needles
• LEDs, potentiometers, transistors, Arduino boards and chips, and photocells

**Please note that ARTICard is the only form of payment accepted at the Resale Centers and Vending Machines.

For more information feel free to stop by either location and pick up our printed catalog or download it from the link at the top right of this page. You can also email resale@saic.edu, or call during hours of operation.

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