Adding On, Taking Off
Kathy Hamilton, Edward McCluney
Thu Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 07-09:30pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 11 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Students must feel comfortable throwing a cylinder.
Fee: 40.00 for MIT and Wellesley students / $50 all others
Tired of throwing the same old cups and bowls? Explore ways to decorate your work, including carving, relief, handles and knobs, slip work, and more. Watch your pieces come to life! REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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An Exploration of the Design Process
Peter C. Sugar, AIA Ann Beha Architects, Boston
Mon Jan 5, Wed Jan 7, Fri Jan 9, 10am-12:00pm, 7-338 Lg.Stella Room
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Recom. for students in final year of architecture, or alums
Explore the design process. Issues to be covered include: the definition of the process; the design idea - first thoughts; theory, aesthetics and constructability: the transformation of the idea; technology, details and pitfalls; material selection and appropriateness; construction documentation, specification and workmanship; the construction process; the players; checking and verification of the intent; and the final product.
Contact: Annette Horne-Williams, 7-337, x3-7387, ahwill@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Architecture
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ArTtV - MIT Cable Television art competition
Randy Winchester
Schedule: TBD
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
PowerPoint is the medium, and MIT Cable Television the gallery. Create your art works, email them to MIT Cable and view them on MIT Channel 9 during IAP. Essentially, anything that you can put into a 720x540 PowerPoint slide - drawings, paintings, graphics, photography, short video clips, animation, poetry, or anything else that you can think of, can be submitted to the gallery. Multiple submissions are welcome. Judging will take place at a web site where members of the MIT community can go to vote for their favorite works. Prizes include recognition on MIT Cable Television and on our web site, as well as the "MIT Cable Big Bag of TV Schwag!" Entry submission prior to the beginning of IAP is encouraged.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitcable/www/ArTtV/
Contact: Randy Winchester, randy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Media Production Services
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Authorship, Surveillance and Evaluation in the Design of Exhibition Spaces
Konstantinos Tsakonas, Bill Arning
Thu Jan 29, 10am-05:00pm, AVT 7-431
Single session event
In the design of exhibition spaces, there is often creative tension in claiming authorship of visitors' experience among three important contributors: the artist, the curator and the architect of the space. Furthermore, it is hard to ascertain the quality of the experience as methods for surveying visitors' behavior and evaluating the design of the exhibition space are still in their developmental infancy. The workshop accommodates artists, architects and curators as they discuss the current state of affairs, especialy in relation to the use of computer technology in the design, surveillance and evaluation of exhibition spaces.
Contact: Konstantinos Tsakonas, 7-337, x3-7387, tsakonas@mit.edu
Sponsor: Architecture
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Basic Clay
Chin Lin, Edward McCluney
Mon Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, 07-09:30pm, W20-431, Class will meet on 1/19.
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 11 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 40.00 for MIT and Wellesley students / $50 all others
Explore handbuilding, throwing on the wheel, or combinations of the two, while learning the basics of good clay technique. All levels welcome, no previous pottery experience required. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Basic Darkroom Techniques
Thery Mislick
Tue Jan 6, Wed Jan 7, Thu Jan 8, 06-09:30pm, W20-429
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 45.00 for MIT and Wellesley Students/ $60 all others
Learn your way around the darkroom: how to develop film and print photographs. Bring exposed, unprocessed roll of black- and-white film to first class.
Students supply camera, film, and paper. Non-class darkroom use included. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www/
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Beginning Life Drawing
John Ellis, Edward McCluney
Tue Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 07:30-10:00pm, W20-429
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 35.00 for MIT and Wellesley Students/ $50 all others
This course allows people of all abilities to use the human form to quickly and easily learn the fundamentals of drawing and illusion. A variety of media will be used including pencil, charcoal, and pen and ink. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www/
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Beginning Potter's Wheel
Student Art Association
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 11 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Fee: 40.00 for MIT/Wellseley students / $50 all others
This intensive course will focus on learning to center on the wheel as the basis for forming round objects such as bowls and cups. Studio use included. Students choose either Session I, Session II, or Session III at registration and are requested to attend every meeting of their chosen session. Each session meets four times. Registration begins Dec 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Session I
Jennell Vick, Edward McCluney
Attendance at all meetings of Session I mandatory.
Mon Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, 04-06:30pm, W20-431, Class will meet 1/19.
Session IV
Marc Mancuso, Ed McCluney
Attendance at all meetings of Session IV mandatory.
Tue Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 07-10:00pm, W20-427
Session II
Marc Mancuso, Edward McCluney
Attendance at all meetings of Session II mandatory.
Wed Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 04-06:30pm, W20-431
Session III
Marc Mancuso, Edward McCluney
Attendance at all meetings of Session III mandatory.
Sat Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 10:30am-01:00pm, W20-431
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Building with Books
John Ochsendorf, Erik Demaine, CSAIL, Marty Demaine, CSAIL; Stephanie Hartman, MIT Library
Mon Jan 5 thru Fri Jan 9, 10am-04:00pm, N51-160, Flexible Hours
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 30-Dec-2003
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
We will be designing and constructing furniture from disused books. If you are interested in finding new uses for discarded materials, or if you need a new piece of cool furniture, please join us. Projects may include chairs, shelves, tables, hammocks, walls, sculpture, and more. We will beworking in a wood shop to find new ways to use books as structural or sculptural materials. The project is interdisciplinary and we are looking for creative uses for old reading material. Participants and organizers
include engineers, architects, artists and more.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Architecture and MIT Libraries.
Web: http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/classes/bookbuild/
Contact: bookbuild@theory.lcs.mit.edu
Sponsor: Architecture
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Color Printing Workshop
Anthony Gray, Thery Mislick
Tue Jan 13, 20, 27, 06:30-09:30pm, W20-429
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 45.00 for MIT/Wellesley students / $60 all others
Designed to facilitate color awareness and mastery of color materials and processes. Students supply cameras and film. Non-class darkroom use included. There is a materials fee for this course. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Critical Observation
Darrell Finnegan, Edward McCluney
Tue Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 07-10:00pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 11 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Intermediate or Advanced Potter's Wheel
Fee: 40.00 for MIT and Wellesley students / $50 all others
Look beyond the studio for your inspiration. Description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation are the 4 steps of critical observation. Through slide presentations and wheel work we will capture new and interesting insights which will be used in various ongoing independent projects. Basic wheel techniques will not be covered. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-431, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Easy Tips for Better People Pictures
Graham Ramsay
Wed Jan 14, Fri Jan 16, 02-04:00pm, 24-619
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2004
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
A two-class seminar offering easy to master tips on making better photographs of people. First class will involve lecture and directed shooting. Each class member will get the opportunity to photograph and be photographed. Second class will include review and critique from first class shoot. Disposable cameras included.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Graham Ramsay, 24-604, x8-0481, ramsay@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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From Klutz To Genius: Life Drawing
Susan Anderson, Edward McCluney
Mon Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, 07-10:00pm, W20-429, Class will be held on 1/19.
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 35.00 for MIT/Wellesley students / $50 all others
Get your inner genius out of the closet. Think you can't draw, but always wanted to try? Want to do some foundation work? Use the tools you already have: your eyes and hands. Exercises will help to expel self-doubts and criticisms. Discover hidden talent and have fun! All levels welcome. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Improve Your Technique
Jacqueline Yen
Sat Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 12am-05:00pm, W20-451
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Every year, thousands of man-hours go into the production of Technique, the MIT yearbook. Miles of film are shot, gallons of photographic chemicals used, pages and pages of text written. But we can't do it all alone. Come and help, and while you're at it: pick up photo techniques, explore the best black-and-white darkroom on campus, learn about publishing, recap a year at MIT in words, and work with the latest versions of Adobe design and layout applications. This is your chance to see how a dozen students put out a great 400-page yearbook. Our motto: Free Food, Free Film, Free Fun. No experience necesary; we are happy to teach you.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/yearbook/www/
Contact: Jacqueline Yen, W20-451, 253-2980, technique@mit.edu
Sponsor: Technique
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Intermediate Potter's Wheel
Marc Mancuso, Edward McCluney
Wed Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 07-10:00pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 11 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Beginning Potter's Wheel or equivalent
Fee: 40.00 for MIT and Wellesley students / $50 all others
For those students who know the basics but want to improve their skills. Instruction provided on an individual basis. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Introduction to Handbuilding
Robert Boyer, Edward McCluney
Thu Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 04-06:30pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 11 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 40.00 for MIT and Wellesley students / $50 all others
Feel that the wheel is too restricting? Want to explore shapes that are not round? Learn the basic techniques of handbuilding, including pinch pots, slab, and coil. Intended for beginners with little or no previous handbuilding experience. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-431, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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LineStorm Animation Exploration
Pell Osborn
Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, 02-03:30pm, 56-167
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Be a worthy contributor to Animation, the world's newest artform! We'll review some short, world-famous animations, then approach the artform the old-fashioned way, creating hand-drawn artwork on lightboxes, scanning it into the computer for looping, sound-sync and final edit. We'll use dynamic, energetic typography to illustrate one or two essential maxims (in ten words or less, yet to be chosen!), then add color and organic line to give them an unforgettable visual boost! Our finished piece, 2 to 3 minutes long, will screen at the Made-at-MIT Spectacular in May. Limit: 12. Presented by Pell Osborn, award-winning animator, designer, and teacher.
Contact: Susan Stapleton, 14N-207, x3-5038, susanj@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
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Looking at 20th Century Art Through the Eyes of a Physicist
Prof. Walter Lewin
Wed Jan 14, 02-04:00pm, 6-120
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
I will talk about the pioneering and revolutionary developments in art during the first quarter of the 20th century which changed the way we look at ourselves and at the world. I have also arranged for visits (no charge)to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) and Fogg Art museum. You will experience the excitement and thrill of standing face-to-face with original works of art from that radical period. This is not a talk about Physics and Art, it's only about Art! If you plan to attend, e-mail me and state whether you want to go to the MFA or Fogg Art, or both. Your choice of dates:
MFA: Fri Jan 16, 2-4 PM & Tues Jan 20, 2-4 PM
Fogg Art: Fri Jan 23, 10 AM-12 PM, and Mon Jan 26, 2-4 PM
MUSEUM VISITS LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE
Contact: Prof. Walter Lewin, 37-627, 253-4282, lewin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Physics
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Non-Class Clay
Chin Lin, Edward McCluney
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Must have prior clay experience with MIT Student Art Assoc.
Fee: 25.00 for MIT and Wellesley Students / $45 all others
Use of the ceramics studio outside of class time. Includes clay, glazes, firing. Users assist in maintaining studio. MANDATORY ORIENTATION on Monday, January 5, 2004 at 6:00pm. Previous SAA clay experience necessary. Must register in person. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www/
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Mandatory Orientation for All Participants
Edward McCluney
All Non-Class Clay participants MUST attend this mandatory orientation session. Come promptly at 6:00, as the session will be short.
Mon Jan 5, 06-06:45pm, W20-431, MANDATORY ORIENTATION
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Non-Class Darkroom
Theresa Mislick
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Must have prior darkroom experience with MIT SAA
Fee: 40.00 for MIT and Wellesley Students/ $60 all others
Use of the SAA darkroom, including equipment and selected chemicals for black-and-white film developing and printing. For people not enrolled in classes. Users assist in maintaining darkroom. MANDATORY ORIENTATION on Monday Jan. 5th, 5:30pm. Must register in person. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://http:web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www/
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Mandatory Orientation for All Participants
Theresa Mislick
Mon Jan 5, 05:30-06:15pm, W20-429, MANDATORY MEETING
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Portfolio Review 1-Day Seminar
Graham Ramsay, Thery Mislick
Thu Jan 29, 06-09:00pm, W20-429
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 8 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none
Fee: 25.00 for MIT/Wellesley students / $30 all others
This is your chance to get constructive feedback about your photos! Bring a body of work for review. Discussions on image choices, organization and final presentation. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Portrait Lighting - Two Day Seminar
Graham Ramsay, Thery Mislick
Thu Jan 15, Fri Jan 16, 06-09:00pm, W20-425
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 40.00 for MIT & Wellesley students/ $50 all others
Explore lighting techniques within a controlled studio environment. First class: lecture/demo, directed shooting with a model, results discussed in second class. Bring to first class: 2 rolls of Illford XP2 film or Kodak CN 400T film, camera and tripod. Students responsible for film processing. Modeling fee must be brought to first class ($5-10/student, depending on enrollment). Open to all levels. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www/
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Preserving the Past for the Future: A Behind the Scenes Tour of the E. Martin and Ethel Wunsch Conservation Laboratory
Heather C. Kaufman
Wed Jan 7, 02-03:00pm, 14-0513
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
In the MIT tradition of applied technology, Preservation Services at the MIT Libraries integrates centuries old bookbinding methods with the latest conservation science and techniques. Please come and tour the E. Martin and Ethel Wunsch Conservation Laboratory, meet the conservation staff, and see exciting work in progress. We will demonstrate techniques and the use of highly specialized equipment. We look forward to seeing you!
Contact: Kate Beattie, 14-0513, 253-5282, knb@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Searching for Light in the Shadows
Daniel Eppelsheimer
Sat Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 12-03:00pm, E53-210
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2004
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 23.00 for Film and development costs
5th time offered! Introduction to photography as an art form and its techniques. Light and controls will be demonstrated. Class members' technical skills will be individually enhanced to a minimum professional level. Participants will choose and complete a common class topic. The results will be critiqued. A 4th session devoted exclusively to digital photography now included for the first time.
Web: http://www.notny.com
Contact: Daniel Eppelsheimer, E53-100, x3-5676, dseppels@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Seeing and Thinking with Color
Walter Bender
Thu Jan 22, 10am-04:00pm, E15-283A
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 16-Jan-2004
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
This day-long seminar covers the technical aspects of color for use in practical applications of Media Technology. Color is discussed from three distinct points of view: human vision, visual processing and digital displays. Topics include the production of color, physiology and psychophysiology of color, the sensation of color, color systems, coding and processing, color vision, rendering in graphics environments, color as an interface, semantics and aesthetics of color.
Contact: Walter Bender, E15-208, x3-7331, walter@mit.edu
Sponsor: Media Arts & Sciences
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Sketching, Interpretations
Jason W. Hart
Wed Jan 21, Thu Jan 22, Fri Jan 23, Mon Jan 26, Tue Jan 27, 01-04:00pm, 1-135
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 15-Dec-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: No artistic or technical ability is required
The sketch is the most expressive drawing; it is not meant to produce anything but one's own clarification. The sketch is a way of thinking, a way of seeing, and a way of understanding the physical world in which we operate. This course is grounded on the concept of understanding through doing. It is intended as a self-inquiry to develop the skills of the individual through a set of diverse sketching exercises, with an emphasis on the 3-dimensional analytical sketch. Basic 3D drawing techniques are introduced the first session, while other sessions focus on the art of 'seeing' and drawing by doing. Students requested to finance own materials and local travel. Please see activity web-site for signup and further information.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~jwhart/sketch.htm
Contact: Jason W. Hart, 7-337, x3-7387, jwhart@mit.edu
Sponsor: Architecture
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Teapot Workshop
Marc Mancuso, Edward McCluney
Tue Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 04-06:30pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 11 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Intermediate or Advanced Potter's Wheel
Fee: 40.00 for MIT and Wellesley students / $50 others
The teapot stands as a hallmark of the potter’s skill, both technically and creatively. We’ll explore the juxtaposition of spout, lid, handle, foot, and body, combining these elements to create a teapot that functions well and has a pleasing sense of design. All clay forming techniques can be utilized. Basic wheel techniques will not be covered. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Watercolor
Valerie Jayne, Edward McCluney
Tue Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 05-07:00pm, W20-429
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 35.00 for MIT and Wellesley Students/ $50 all others
Introductory watercolor using opaque and transparent paint. Color theory and brush work will be explored. Work mainly from studio set-ups plus your imagination. Open to all levels. Some materials extra. REGISTRATION BEGINS DEC 15.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dsa_0002/www
Contact: Student Art Association, W20-429, x3-7019, dsa_0002@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
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Zometool Workshop
Michael Lieberman, David Roe, Mira Bernstein
Sat Jan 10, 12-06:00pm, 24-619, Stop by any time.
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Zometool is a unique system of balls and struts that can be used to build anything from the platonic solids to models of DNA. Come build something yourself, or join guest expert Mira Bernstein of Wellesley in building a 3-D projection of a large 4-D object. No prior experience necessary.
Contact: Michael Lieberman, 322, x5-7596, mlieber@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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