3D Animation with Blender
Loren Sherman
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: no programming or drawing experience required
Ever wondered how computer-generated imagery could be realistic enough that it's seamlessly integrated into films? How Pixar and Dreamworks generate entire lifelike movies without any live footage at all?
Well, it's easier than one would expect! And with Blender, a powerful open-source 3D animation and modeliing program, it's also free.
This course will cover the basics of using Blender in three sessions. Each one stands on its own, but if you attend all of them you'll be fully-equipped to start making your own CGI movies and special effects.
Please bring a charged laptop to class.
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Loren Sherman, lsherman@mit.edu
| Jan/21 | Tue | 05:00PM-07:00PM | 12-142 |
Learn how to create 3D Models in Blender.
Loren Sherman
| Jan/24 | Fri | 05:00PM-07:00PM | 12-142 |
Learn how to work with textures and material properties.
Loren Sherman
| Jan/28 | Tue | 05:00PM-07:00PM | 12-142 |
Learn how to animate your models and integrate them with live-action footage.
Loren Sherman
A Very Very Quick Course in Photography, Graphics, Photoshop and Illustrator for Scientists and Engineers
Felice Frankel
| Jan/14 | Tue | 11:00AM-03:00PM | 4-159, Bring your laptop! |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 20 participants
A discussion and hands-on SHORT course on the basics of photography, photoshop, illustrator and graphical design. We will take a preliminary look at how to use these tools to visually communicate your research.
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Felice Frankel, 13-2066, 617-324-4043, felfra@mit.edu
Basics of Copyright and Software Intellectual Property
Daniel Dardani
| Jan/14 | Tue | 12:00PM-01:30PM | 3-133 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Ever wanted to pen a novel or code a video game? Maybe you are an artist or architect? Copyright law affects musicians, photographers, and software developers alike. As such, copyrights offer unique and fun protection for your works of authorship created while at MIT. Join Dan Dardani, Technology Licensing Officer and Coordinator of Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab in an overview of the copyright -- its history, use, and relevance to the MIT Community as a form of intellectual property. We will explore the nature of originality, doctrine of fair use, how copyrights mesh with the digital age, and more. All are welcomed. Please register at: http://tlo.mit.edu/iapevents
Sponsor(s): Technology Licensing Office
Contact: Kikuyu Daniels, NE18-501, 617 253-6966, KDANIELS@MIT.EDU
Capturing Spirit: A Workshop on Chinese Ink Painting
Yun Yang
| Jan/23 | Thu | 02:00PM-03:30PM | E40-496, Lucian Pye Conf Room |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Yun Yang, an expert of Chinese ink painting and member of the Chinese Artists Association, will lead us to explore Chinese painting from historical to modern times. This talk will begin with a brief introduction on the history of Chinese ink painting, followed by a live demonstration of ink painting techniques, including a rare opportunity for those in attendance to try out their own hand. By the end of this talk, the audience will learn how to complete their own bird-and-flower painting, a traditional subject of Chinese art.
Yun Yang was born in Langzhong, Sichuan, China. He is a senior member of the Chinese Artists Association, and Director of the Sichuan Artists Association. His works have won many awards, both nationally and internationally.
Sponsor(s): MIT China Program, Center for International Studies, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Contact: Sean Gilbert, E40-496 (Lucian Pye Conference Room), seang@mit.edu
Creative Bookbinding 2014
Kate Beattie, Preservation Associate, Ayako Letizia, Conservation Assistant
| Jan/07 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:30PM | 14-0513 |
| Jan/08 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:30PM | 14-0513 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: Manual Dexterity
Learn two bookbinding styles – pamphlet binding and flat back binding – using colorful cloths and decorated papers. A selection of blank text paper and decorated papers will be provided. We will have tools on hand to borrow for the duration of the class.
NOTE: No walk-ins allowed. Open to the MIT community.
Directions: http://whereis.mit.edu/?selection=14&Buildings=go
Limited to 12 participants per day
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Kate Beattie, 14-0513, 617-253-5282, knb@mit.edu
Design and Development of Media for edX
Sebastian Seung, Professor of Neuroscience
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/03
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Come design the future of education.
In IAP 2012, the Seung lab hacked conventional approaches in neuroscience research by bringing it to the people. Since, we've inspired 100,000 people around the world to join the quest to map the brain - check out eyewire.org. Now, we're hacking education.
9.01 Intro. Neuroscience is being taken online like no course has before. We believe that best in education doesn’t just mean the best in content. It means the best in people. Over IAP, we’re bringing together people from all areas of expertise to design, develop and star in media (games, simulations, videos) for 9.01X. You'll meet and work with people from Mass Art, Harvard, MIT and Berklee, and the work that you do in class with be featured on edX and in promotional materials. You'll also get a survey of the educational technology landscape with a speaker series throughout the course, featuring professors and designers of existing online courses.
If there's a particular resource that you need in order to make your idea happen, we can work with you to make it available. Anything is possible :)
To get an idea of what we're working on, check out our demo video.
Interested? Contact us and let us know how you can contribute to the best online course in the world.
Sponsor(s): Academic Media Production Services, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Claire O'Connell, 46-5065, 650 380-5955, CEO@MIT.EDU
Designing around new concepts of the human
Tyler Stevermer, Editor, Thresholds 42; Master of Architecture candidate
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
Based on the forthcoming issue of MIT Architecture's peer-reviewed journal, Thresholds 42: Human. This design workshop will reposition and develop new design strategies for what it means to be "human" within the contemporary and future built environment.
This workshop is primarily geared for those with architecture, art, or design backgrounds—however all are welcome.
Students should bring a laptop to all sessions (session schedule coming soon).
The workshop will be a condensed two week process. The first week will be focused on introducing topics, formulating research interests, and discussion/development of design theories. The second week will be used to investigate how the findings of the first week could influence design practice (thereby reshaping built form at a variety of scales) through a fast-paced, iterative design process.
Official class periods will primarily be dedicated to informal discussion and presentation. Additional time outside of class will be necessary for reading, design research, and individual (or group) design work.
Design projects executed during this workshop may have the opportunity for exhibition.
Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Tyler Stevermer, 608 886-7560, TSTEVER@MIT.EDU
| Jan/20 | Mon | 01:30PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
Introduction to course topics and readings followed by discussion
| Jan/22 | Wed | 01:30PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
Presentations and discussions based on readings from previous session. Following this session, individual or course directions for projects will be initiated.
| Jan/24 | Fri | 01:30PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
Presentation and discussion of individual research trajectories and design precedents.
| Jan/27 | Mon | 01:30PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
Discussion of initial design proposals.
| Jan/29 | Wed | 01:30PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
Discussion and critique of initial design iteration.
| Jan/31 | Fri | 01:30PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
Presentation of final design proposal.
ENAMELING COURSE
Tara Fadenrecht, Technical Instructor
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 4 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
ENROLLMENT CLOSED - CLASS FULL
Enameling is the process of fusing powdered glass to copper, steel or silver resulting in a glossy, colorful finish. Students in this class will gain a clear understanding on how to work with glass on metal through the exploration of enameling techniques such asstenciling, sgraffito, cloisonné, and champlevé. We will work with both flat and formed pieces to create jewelry and sculptural objects. Previous metal work experience is beneficial, however the only prerequisite is fearlessness to experiment.
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Tara Fadenrecht, 4-003, tfade@mit.edu
| Jan/06 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 8-014 |
| Jan/07 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 8-014 |
| Jan/13 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 8-014 |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 8-014 |
| Jan/20 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 8-014 |
| Jan/21 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 8-014 |
| Jan/27 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 8-014 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 8-014 |
Fabrication from Fabric: Design and Creation of Clothing, Accessories, and Other Textile Based Items
Laura Perovich, Philippa Mothersill
| Jan/13 | Mon | 02:00PM-06:00PM | E14-240 |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E14-240, (optional fabric store trip) |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 02:00PM-06:00PM | E14-240 |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 02:00PM-06:00PM | E14-240 |
Enrollment: preference to Media Lab students
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
This hands-on class explores the design and fabrication of textile based objects, from shirts to iPad cases. We step through the entire process, from choosing a project to designing a pattern to selecting materials and finally executing your vision. The course covers traditional approaches to sewing and fabrication as well as emerging methods including computational design and novel materials. Each class includes an introduction to the topic followed by a hands-on application. All levels of experience welcome, sample applications will be provided. Guest instructors from the fashion design industry.
Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Laura Perovich, perovich@media.mit.edu
Fair Use & Images: Quiz Tool Beta Test
Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Program Manager, Scholarly Publishing & Licensing
| Jan/30 | Thu | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20
Test the Libraries' new fair use quiz in its 'beta' version and, if you are one of the first 10 undergraduate or graduate students to register, get an Amazon gift certificate for providing feedback. There will also be a drawing for two other Amazon gift certificates.
The quiz is brief -- just a few questions. It is intended to shed light on some key concepts regarding use of other people's images under US copyright law's fair use provisions, and related legal issues about use of images on your website, blog, or social media.
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, 14S-216, 617 253-8483, EFINNIE@MIT.EDU
FILMIT: Engineer you Entertainment
Kate Wymbs, Theater Arts Minor 2014, FILMIT Producer
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None
Participate in FILMIT: Engineer your Entertainment, an IAP Film Festival!
Part 1: Create short films.
Films should be 7-15 minutes in length, created by students, faculty, and affiliates. For more details, check out the website:
https://sites.google.com/site/filmfestmit/
Part 2: Watch and Judge Short Films
The best films will be shown in 1-190 and 10-250 in the third week of IAP (January 23-24, respectively) and judged by the audience. (Audience please bring a phone for electronic voting. )
Contact: Kate Wymbs, (609) 661-0671, FILMIT@mit.edu
| Jan/23 | Thu | 07:00PM-09:30PM | 1-190 |
Depending on submission volume, either the first half of films will be shown on Day 1, or the films will be shown for the first time. An announcement will be made, closer to the date of premier.
Kate Wymbs - Theater Arts Minor 2014, FILMIT Producer
| Jan/24 | Fri | 07:00PM-09:30PM | 10-250 |
Depending on submission volume, either the second half of films will be shown on Day 2, or the films will be shown for the second time. An announcement will be made, closer to the date of premier.
Kate Wymbs - Theater Arts Minor 2014, FILMIT Producer
Human + Computer Workshop w/ RISD (Arduino, Rapid Prototyping, Sci-Fi)
David Mellis, PhD student, MIT Media Lab, Sophia Brueckner, Master's Student, MIT Media Lab, Tiffany Tseng, PhD Student, MIT Media Lab, Ryan Mather, RISD STEAM
| Jan/11 | Sat | 10:00AM-04:00PM | MIT |
| Jan/18 | Sat | 10:00AM-04:00PM | RISD |
| Jan/25 | Sat | 10:00AM-04:00PM | MIT |
| Feb/01 | Sat | 10:00AM-04:00PM | RISD |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/15
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: One of: electronics, programming, rapid prototyping, design
Join a team of Brown, RISD, and MIT students for a 4-part workshop series on the body and technology! We will be meeting every Saturday come January, alternating between RISD/Brown and MIT campuses, with our last workshop falling on Feb. 1. The workshop series will culminate in projects and a show, open to external submissions, at Exposé, the RISD student-run gallery.
Transhumanism is the belief that the human race can evolve beyond its current limitations through the use of science and technology. However, will our accelerating transformation into cyborgs be a form of transcendence or are we building our own prisons of technology? This class will combine the design of new body/machine interfaces with learning relevant technical skills in electronics, digital fabrication, and programming. With a focus on building wearable devices, human augmentation, and alternative, more visceral forms of communication, students from MIT, Brown, and RISD will work in groups to conceptualize, prototype, and finally build functioning versions of their ideas in whatever form they will take.
More details are available on the application! Keep your eyes peeled for posters around campus as well. The application is due December 15th at midnight. Decisions will by turned around by the 22nd. More exact information on location and requisites will come to those accepted.
Fill out an application here! http://bit.ly/1dsJAty
Organized by Brown + RISD STEAM + MIT Media Lab
Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: David Mellis, mellis@media.mit.edu
Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Hiroko Matsuyama
| Jan/28 | Tue | 02:00PM-03:30PM | E40-496 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Fee: $10.00
for Materials
Hiroko Matsuyama, an accomplished instructor of the Ohara school of Ikebana, will show you the basics of this ancient art as you create your own flower arrangements. You will get to take the finished product with you to enjoy.
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Japan Program
Contact: Tom Blackwood, E40-431, thomas_b@mit.edu
INTRO TO JEWELRY
Tara Fadenrecht, Technical Instructor
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 4 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
ENROLLMENT CLOSED - CLASS FULL
In this introductory course, students will create wearable art such as pendants and bracelets. Through the jewelry design process, which includes sawing, piercing, forming, stone setting and finishing, students will become comfortable with both hand and power tools. Fabrication techniques including cold connections and soldering will be covered as well.
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Tara Fadenrecht, 4-003, tfade@mit.edu
| Jan/08 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 4-010 |
| Jan/09 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 4-010 |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 4-010 |
| Jan/16 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 4-010 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 4-010 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 4-010 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 4-010 |
| Jan/30 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 4-010 |
Latex, Beamer, Tikz..OH MY! Making high-quality documents, presentations, posters and figures with precision
Nick Horelik and Bryan Herman, Graduate students
| Jan/27 | Mon | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
LaTex is the #1 way to produce superior-quality professional documents. Modern tools make it easy to get started in minutes! Everyone should use it for everything from writing psets and lab reports to conference papers, presentations, posters and theses. In this short course, students will be brought up to speed with the basics of LaTex with a simple and easy tool called ShareLaTeX. This online software makes collaboration and preparation of documents easy without needing to install anything on your machine. After reviewing the basics, we will walk through the specifics of creating common documents including how to use conference/journal/MIT thesis templates. Next, we will give a thorough introduction to the Beamer LaTex class and provide practical examples for how to produce high-quality presentation slides and research posters. Finally, we will spend a significant portion of time detailing how to produce good plots, tables, animations and movies in LaTex documents, including an extensive tutorial on how to use TikiZ to produce beautiful schemes and flow charts in LaTeX. Stop print screening your Microsoft paint/powerpoint and switch to a nice vectorized package!
Sponsor(s): Nuclear Science and Engineering
Contact: Nick Horelik, 774-208-2168, nhorelik@mit.edu
LineStorm Animation Digital FlipBook
Pell Osborn
| Jan/08 | Wed | 04:30PM-06:30PM | 56-167 |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 04:30PM-06:30PM | 56-167 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 04:30PM-06:30PM | 56-167 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 04:30PM-06:30PM | 56-169 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
LineStorm Animation Digital FlipBook classes rekindle the thrill of discovery in the basics of animation. We examine the moment in time and space when animation happens – when one image changes into the next. As we build a group hand-drawn animation project, we will cover three fundamental phases of animation: (1) the intellectual phase, when animators consider the range of possibilities in developing frame-by-frame visual sequences; (2) the practical production phase, when animators create their imagery; (3) the wrap-up phase, when animators wrestle with timelines, pipelines and deadlines, to complete the project. We’ll work through hands-on exercises to explore a wide array of animation tools and skills. Led by award-winning animator Pell Osborn and developed with the MIT Student Art Association, The LineStorm Animation Digital FlipBook Seminar is called by Harvard University’s Project Zero, “The best example of project-based learning we’ve ever seen!”
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Pell Osborn, posborn@motionart.org
Monday Mighty Mugs, SAA Ceramics
Jason Pastorello
| Jan/06 | Mon | 04:30PM-07:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/13 | Mon | 04:30PM-07:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/20 | Mon | 04:30PM-07:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/27 | Mon | 04:30PM-07:00PM | W20-431 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction / materials
Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the "Mug". Wheel throwing and Handbuilding methods are combined to construct a mug fit for you, a family member, or even a friend! If you drink coffee and are interested in clay, this is the class for you!
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
Monday Mighty Mugs, SAA Ceramics
Jason Pastorello
| Jan/06 | Mon | 07:30PM-10:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/13 | Mon | 07:30PM-10:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/20 | Mon | 07:30PM-10:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/27 | Mon | 07:30PM-10:00PM | W20-431 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction / materials
Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the "Mug". Wheel throwing and Handbuilding methods are combined to construct a mug fit for you, a family member, or even a friend! If you drink coffee and are interested in clay, this is the class for you!
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
Night Photography Workshop - Session A
Nora Vrublevska
| Jan/07 | Tue | 06:00PM-09:00PM | 8-119, Bring your camera |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 10 participants
Prereq: Basic photography knowledge
Fee: $10.00
for SIgnup fee and handouts
Have you been intrigued by photos taken at night? The colors, tones and atmosphere look amazing! This one-day three-hour workshop will get you started on night photography and will guide you through proper exposure, settings, equipment (digital or film), tools, and post-processing as it relates to night photography, as well as practical aspects of shooting in dark and cold weather. You will learn about different lighting situations from bright urban to full moon, light painting, and star trails. The workshop consists of an hour long classroom session, followed by hands-on shooting on MIT campus.
The event is for adults only.
Prerequisite: Basic photography knowledge.
Tools needed: Camera with bulb mode, tripod, cable release.
Advance sign-up required by January 5, 2014. Click here to sign up:
Register for Tuesday, January 7th Workshop
Nora Vrublevska is a Cambridge-based freelance photographer and teacher. Nora was born in Riga, Latvia and currently lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She photographs mainly urban landscapes and architecture at night using long exposures. Nora exhibits work regionally and currently is a faculty member at The New England School of Photography where she teaches night photography workshop. Her work can be seen on her website at www.noravrublevska.com and blog at blog.noravrublevska.com.
Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Nora Vrublevska, nora.vrublevska@gmail.com
Night Photography Workshop - Session B
Nora Vrublevska
| Jan/08 | Wed | 06:00PM-09:00PM | 8-119, Bring your camera |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 10 participants
Prereq: Basic photography knowledge
Fee: $10.00
for Signup fee and handouts
Have you been intrigued by photos taken at night? The colors, tones and atmosphere look amazing! This one-day three-hour workshop will get you started on night photography and will guide you through proper exposure, settings, equipment (digital or film), tools, and post-processing as it relates to night photography, as well as practical aspects of shooting in dark and cold weather. You will learn about different lighting situations from bright urban to full moon, light painting, and star trails. The workshop consists of an hour long classroom session, followed by hands-on shooting on MIT campus.
The event is for adults only.
Prerequisite: Basic photography knowledge.
Tools needed: Camera with bulb mode, tripod, cable release.
Advance sign-up required by January 5, 2014. Click here to sign up:
Register for Wednesday, January 8th Workshop
Nora Vrublevska is a Cambridge-based freelance photographer and teacher. Nora was born in Riga, Latvia and currently lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She photographs mainly urban landscapes and architecture at night using long exposures. Nora exhibits work regionally and currently is a faculty member at The New England School of Photography where she teaches night photography workshop. Her work can be seen on her website at www.noravrublevska.com and blog at blog.noravrublevska.com.
Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Nora Vrublevska, nora.vrublevska@gmail.com
Participatory and Interactive Documentary Workshop, Taught by Emmy Award Winning Pioneer Kat Cizek
Katerina Cizek, Visiting Artist
Enrollment: Please submit the following form: http://goo.gl/6AanUQ
Limited to 21 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Explore how technology enables new forms of storytelling and public engagement.
This 4 day workshop, intended for anyone with an interest in collaborative storytelling and innovative research methods, will cover participatory methods, social and digital tools, and best practices in cross-disciplinary approaches of digital documentary.
The workshop covers the basics of building media projects with partners that aim to change worldviews, lives, policies, conditions, and tell good stories too. In this highly interactive workshop, you’ll learn about proven methods, projects and experiences, and we’ll brainstorm your own ideas and projects to develop concrete strategic plans.
You’ll focus on:
Developing deep partnerships/collaborations
Reviewing the scope of what's possible in digital storytelling
Turning ideas into awesome projects
Identifying political and social goals
Understanding audiences and communities
Telling hyper-local documentary stories with universal appeal
Web-docs 101 - where to start
Creative financing and outreach
Sustainability
The mornings will feature lectures, screening and presentations: Visiting Artist Kat Cizek will share research findings and tool-kits around ethics and methodologies from over 8 years of practice, including the most recent project, a collaboration with the New York Times, “A Short History of the Highrise.” The afternoons feature structured break outs into small groups to discuss/develop your own ideas for collaborative projects.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Office of the Arts
Contact: Meg Rotzel, mrotzel@mit.edu
| Jan/27 | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E15-335 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E15-335 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E15-335 |
| Jan/30 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E15-335 |
Katerina Cizek - Visiting Artist
| Jan/27 | Mon | 02:00PM-05:00PM | E15-335 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 02:00PM-05:00PM | E15-335 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 02:00PM-05:00PM | E15-335 |
| Jan/30 | Thu | 02:00PM-05:00PM | E15-335 |
Katerina Cizek - Visiting Artist
Rock the Lab Coat Video Contest Info-session
Fabiola Hernandez, IHP / RPP Assistant Officer, EHS
| Jan/06 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:00PM | N52-496A |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Help our MIT community embrace lab coat use, and earn some cash, by making a lab coat safety video! The MIT EHS Office is sponsoring a video contest open to the whole MIT community. The maximum video length is 4 minutes, yet an effective video could be of less duration. Videos will be judged by MIT Faculty and Staff on content, engagement, and entertainment. Awards will be presented at a screening show during the first week in February (first place $1000 and second place $500).
For more detailed information and registration visit his page: http://labcoats.mit.edu/contest
An info-session will be held on Monday, the 6th of January.
Be creative and have some fun while helping our MIT community foster a culture of safety and rock the lab coat.
Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Fabiola Hernandez, N52-496, 617-253-9494, fabiolah@mit.edu
Tuesday Ceramica Botanica SAA Ceramics
Darrell Finnegan
| Jan/07 | Tue | 04:00PM-06:30PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 04:00PM-06:30PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/21 | Tue | 04:00PM-06:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 04:00PM-06:30PM | W20-431 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction / materials
Nature is a wonderful source of inspiration. Both wheel thrown and hand-built vessels will be stretched, altered and manipulated in various ways with a nature theme. Exploring numerous surface techniques, we will transform your vessel into a functional form or sculptural object. Think large leaf platters, perhaps plump peach pitchers or over-sized sculptural pears.
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
Tuesday Intro to Drawing SAA Class
Nicole Tariverdian
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction
Intro to drawing will provide students with the sharpening fundamental drawing skills. During the four weeks students will experment with different types of subject matter, materials, and mark making tools.
*A supplies list will be sent prior to the first day of class.
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
| Jan/07 | Tue | 05:30PM-07:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 05:30PM-07:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/21 | Tue | 05:30PM-07:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 05:30PM-07:00PM | Location TBD |
Nicole Tariverdian
Tuesday Intro to Oil Painting SAA Class
Nicole Tariverdian
Enrollment: TBD
Attendance:
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction
This is a introduction to oil painting. Students will learn a variety of oil painting techniques as well as about composition and form. In addition to learning how to use the medium, different methods for transferred images onto a canvas will be covered.
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
| Jan/07 | Tue | 08:00PM-10:30PM | W20-426 |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 08:00PM-10:30PM | W20-426 |
| Jan/21 | Tue | 08:00PM-10:30PM | W20-426 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 08:00PM-10:30PM | W20-426 |
Nicole Tariverdian
Tuesday Intro to the Potter's Wheel SAA Ceramics
Darrell Finnegan
| Jan/07 | Tue | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/21 | Tue | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Location TBD |
Enrollment: TBD
Attendance:
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction / materials
This beginning and intermediate level IAP session is designed as an introduction to the 'potter's wheel'. Learn the basics of centering the clay and quickly learn some of the many techniques used to create basic ceramic vessels. A fast four weeks of creativity that will leave you wanting more!
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Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
Urban Furniture: Sustainable and Smart Design
Dr. Ornella Iuorio, Architect, PhD in Structural Engineering
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/08
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $10.00
for Handouts
How many objects, spaces or surfaces in our everyday life could do more? How many times have you re-used an object for something different from its original purpose?
Join us to discuss the trend of design that builds on existing objects. We’ll observe examples of the phenomenon from influential design centers, and join in the fun by discussing potential transformative uses of everyday urban furniture. In week two, students will work on an interactive mini-project to create a new use for a selected object.
To get a feel for the subject, you may have a look at:
http://www.feeldesain.com/ibm-urban-furniture.html
This workshop is primarily geared for those with architecture, art, or design backgrounds—however, all are welcome.
Students should bring a laptop to all sessions. There will be an optional poster session for students to share their project at the end of the series.
Please contact the instructor to register.
Ornella Iuorio is an Italian Architect and Ph.D in Structural Engineering. She trained at University of Naples Federico II and she has been recently Visiting Postdoc at MIT. She conducts research on prefab housing and sustainability and she is currently involved in the development of a network for low-energy constructions. Her work has been published in numerous journal papers and books.
Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Ornella Iuorio, (781) 363-2644, ornella.iuorio@unina.it
| Jan/14 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 1-132, Bring your laptop |
| Jan/16 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 1-132, Bring your laptop |
| Jan/21 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 1-132, Bring your laptop |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 1-132, Bring your laptop |
Optional Poster Session on January 23, 3-5 pm
Visual Literacy: Strategies for Incorporating Classroom Critical Thinking in the Visual Representation of Research
Felice Frankel, Research Scientist, Ctr. for Materials Science & Engineering
| Jan/27 | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 12-134 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
This workshop will include a presentation and hands-on exercises addressing the too often ignored component of communication: the visual expression of data and concepts. Just as in writing text, creating visual representations is not only a means of communication but also a process that itself advances and clarifies thinking.
All Writing Across the Curriculum workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Humanistic Studies, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Alexandra Sear, 12-117, 617-253-0650, sear@mit.edu
Wednesday Intro to Black and White Photography SAA class
Nicole Tariverdian
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction
Black and white film photography is a beautiful, fun, and engaging process to learn. This class will cover the basics of black and white 35 mm film photography. Students will learn to process film and print in the darkroom. Students will also gain experience with composition and form.
* Students must provide: Black and white photo paper (box of 8 x 10 N/ pearl finish), and black and white film (35 mm).
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
| Jan/08 | Wed | 05:30PM-08:00PM | W20-426 |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 05:30PM-08:00PM | W20-426 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 05:30PM-08:00PM | W20-426 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 05:30PM-08:00PM | W20-426 |
Nicole Tariverdian
Wednesday Intro to Oil Painting SAA Class
Nicole Tariverdian
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction
This class is designed for both beginners and intermediate students. Students will learn and practice a variety of oil painting techniques as well as about composition and form. During the class students will build on both their technical and conceptual skills.
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
| Jan/08 | Wed | 08:00PM-10:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 08:00PM-10:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 08:00PM-10:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 08:00PM-10:30PM | Location TBD |
Nicole Tariverdian
Wednesday Super Bowls SAA Ceramics
Jason Pastorello
| Jan/08 | Wed | 04:30PM-07:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 04:30PM-07:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 04:30PM-07:00PM | W20-431 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 04:30PM-07:00PM | W20-431 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction / materials
Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the "Bowl". Wheel throwing and Handbuilding methods are combined to construct a bowl fit for you, a family member, or even a friend! If you like cereal, soups, salads and are interested in clay, this is the class for you!
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
Wednesday Super Bowls SAA Ceramics
Jason Pastorello
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Fee: $100.00
for professional instruction / materials
Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the "Bowl". Wheel throwing and Handbuilding methods are combined to construct a bowl fit for you, a family member, or even a friend! If you like cereal, soups, salads and are interested in clay, this is the class for you!
SIGN UP AT arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU
| Jan/08 | Wed | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Location TBD |
Jason Pastorello
Wood Carving with a Micromotor Powercarver
Kristen LeVier, Visiting Artist
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 5 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Non
Fee: $10.00
for Can be applied to a Hobby Shop
Learn how easy it is to carve and engrave wood with a Micromotor Powercarving tools. These rotary carvers (example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjmqB_W5I-Y) allow efficient and precise removal of wood and have handpieces the size of fat marker pen for a more comfortable carving experience. Students will be introduced to the work of wood artists and furniture makers who use powercarving in their work. Safety and technique will be demonstrated and students will have the opportunity to use powercarvers and try an assortment of different cutter bits.
Sponsor(s): Hobby Shop
Contact: Hayami Arakawa, W31-3131, 617 253-4343, HAYAMI@MIT.EDU
| Jan/21 | Tue | 06:00PM-08:00PM | W31-031 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 06:00PM-08:00PM | W31-031 |
Writing Photographically: "List Projects: Kambui Olujimi"
Kambui Ojulimi
| Jan/24 | Fri | 01:00PM-04:00PM | E15-Bakalar Gallery, Bring a photograph you'd like to contribute. |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17
Limited to 15 participants
Explore intersections of photography and creative writing through an afternoon with artist Kambui Olujimi. The artist's interactive exhibition at the List Visual Arts Center, "List Projects: Kambui Olujimi," functions as a social space where visitors are invited to exchange their own personal photos with over 1000 photos from the artist’s personal archive. In addition to exploring the rich and vast world of narratives revealed through photography, the picture exchange mimics the way the public shares images online but decontextualizes the exchange by creating a physical space for the giving and receiving of photographs.
Participants will be asked to bring their own photographs (or print them on-site) for a session led by Olujimi and List staff that uses photography to explore creative narrative writing practices. Participants will write and co-create short form prose, poetry, and photoessays from inspiration gleaned from the photo archive. Those interested in writing, filmmaking, visual art, or storytelling are encouraged to attend.
Sponsor(s): List Visual Arts
Contact: Courtney Klemens, E15-109, 617 324-4565, CKLEMENS@MIT.EDU
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