IAP 2015 Activities by Category - Art and Architecture

Eleonora Lecei, Technical Instructor

	Jan/08	Thu	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/15	Thu	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/22	Thu	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/29	Thu	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-425

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction

Through the direct study of forms in nature (botanical, archaeological specimens, rocks, tree bark, etc.) hands-on explorations will take place in a wide variety of media, including drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Increase your observation skills and develop your own creative and imaginative work of art through the use of graphite, charcoal, ink, paint and more.

Materials list emailed to students prior to the first class.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Professional Instruction

In this class, students will learn the basics of black and white analog photography resulting in one print at the end of the 4 week term.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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Analog Black and White Photo Workshop

	Jan/07	Wed	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-426
	Jan/14	Wed	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-426
	Jan/21	Wed	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-426
	Jan/28	Wed	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-426

Rhett Nichols, Alumna Courses 4 & 9: S.B. & B.S.A.D.

Jan/28

Wed

05:30PM-08:30PM

7-429 (Long Lounge)

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

A fun and interesting introduction to the range of topics in Psychology and Architecture.

The class will consist of 2.5 hours of 15-20min talks, with a break in the middle, and time for questions and discussion afterward.

Speakers will present short introductions to psychological studies applied to architecture, and discuss architecture’s effects on psychology.

Speakers & Schedule:

Introduction - Gerhard van der Linde

Behavior Settings, Then and Now
Dak Kopec, Boston Architectural College

Energy Use in Buildings, Beyond Physics
Leon R. Glicksman, MIT

Two Theories about Why Edges and Patterns Matter in the Built Environment
Ann Sussman, Fitchburg State University

* Break (15 minutes)

Place Attachment for Promoting a Sustainable Urban Future
Robert L. Ryan, UMass Amherst

A Brutal Introduction to the Neuroscience of Space
Zuzanna Kłyszejko, NYU

Panel Q & A

 

Contact Rhett, krnichols@gmail.com with questions.
No advance sign-up necessary; no enrollment limit.
Organizers: Rhett Nichols, MIT S.B. & B.S.A.D. ‘04 & Gerhard van der Linde MIT M.Arch. 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Rhett Nichols, 7-337, 617-253-7386, krnichols@gmail.com

Hanna

	Jan/24	Sat	01:00PM-05:00PM	36-112
	Jan/25	Sun	01:00PM-05:00PM	36-112

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/23
Limited to 50 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $30.00 for Instructor fees

MIT Tango Club is pleased to announce that the popular Two Day Tango Bootcamp returns for an IAP Edition!  Tango Bootcamp is an intensive two day introduction to Argentine Tango designed to get you from no dancing to tango in two quick days.

Argentine Tango is a social dance with emphasis on leading and following, improvisation, and musicality. Partner connection and movement together to the music are emphasized over flashy moves. Come learn tango in a comfortable, relaxed, and open environment: in two days we teach you all the basics of Argentine Tango to get you ready for fun on the dance floor! You will learn tango connection, walking, ochos, cruzada, molinette and other delectable movements in this no-nonsense workshop. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

No dance partner or previous dance experience are needed: just a willingness to try new things. Space is limited. Our bootcamps have been very popular in the past so be sure to sign up at the website below.

Register here: http://tango.mit.edu/

Price: $30 (MIT students & alumni) & $40 (MIT affiliates & employees, and non-MIT students)

Sponsor(s): Tango Club
Contact: MIT Tango Club, tango@mit.edu

Cynthia Stewart, Docent, Boston Public Library

Jan/24

Sat

01:00PM-02:00PM

BPL in Copley Sq.

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/19
Limited to 20 participants

Come tour the Boston Public Library McKim Building in Copley Square, one of America’s architectural treasures.  Designed by Charles Follen McKim in the Renaissance Revival style, the building was proclaimed “a palace for the people” when it opened its doors in 1895.  In addition to mosaics, murals and wall paintings, you’ll see features made of 20 varieties of marble.  The tour will end with a visit to the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.

Note: Meet inside the Dartmouth Street entrance to the Boston Public Library

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Cynthia Stewart, 7-337, 617-253-4408, stewart@mit.edu

Julia Litman-Cleper, SMArchS Degree Candidate

Enrollment: Sign-up by January 14
Sign-up by 01/14
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Participants at individual sessions, but participation is required!

This course will introduce easily accessible computer vision, augmented reality and virtual reality technologies. We also look into avant-garde dance and music and contemporary projects in the context of alternative ways of interfacing with computers.  Choosing the system of their preference, students will program and choreograph their own interactive performance and we will collaboratively present the work as a final mixed-reality performance event.  No previous expertise is necessary.

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Julia Litman-Cleper, julialc4@mit.edu

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Aggmented Reality and Dance

	Jan/15	Thu	05:00PM-07:00PM	7-429 Long Lounge, Bring your computer
	Jan/22	Thu	05:00PM-07:00PM	7-429 Long Lounge, Bring your computer
	Jan/29	Thu	05:00PM-07:00PM	7-429 Long Lounge, Bring your computer

Julia Litman-Cleper - SMArchS Degree Candidate

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

	Jan/06	Tue	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/13	Tue	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/20	Tue	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/27	Tue	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction

In this class, students will learn the process of starting an oil painting. The class will cover how to select and compose successful images for a canvas, underpainting, setting up and using a palette and basic color mixing.

Materials list emailed to students prior to the first class.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for For technical instruction

Students will learn to prime a different surface for painting each week of class. At the end of the course, each student will have created three to four painting surfaces.

Materials list emailed to students prior to the first class.

 

To register: arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/07	Wed	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/14	Wed	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/21	Wed	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/28	Wed	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor

Wen Wang, Postdoctoral Associate, Dpt. of Chemical Engineering, Jifei Ou, PhD Student/ Designer, Lining Yao, PhD Student/ Designer

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/29
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

Explores the tangible biological interface and digital design vision to reach a controllable performance. Provides students with the concepts and tools for designing complex biological origami structures with living microorganism entities, where synthetic biology, architectural modeling, rational engineering, and tangible design, will be seamlessly fused together.

During the one-week immersion of concept brainstorming, students will explore the intersections of science and design; of time, place and people; and of inspired creativity and production. Students will collaborate on various hands-on exercises and discussions, and meet local/international designers and biologists, resulting in the documentation of studio work and final presentation.

Undergrads majoring in Engineering/Science/Arts/Design are preferred. Graduate students who are interested in expanding their knowledge in design and synthetic biology are also welcome. For enrollment and inquiries, email wwen@mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Wen Wang, 16-473, (617) 253-2769, wwen@mit.edu

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	Jan/05	Mon	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/06	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/07	Wed	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/08	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/09	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/09	Fri	06:00PM-09:00PM	E14 3rd floor lobby

Friday 1/9 evening is a networking event. Not required, but highly encouraged!

Henriette Huldisch, Curator, List Visual Arts Center

Jan/21

Wed

02:00PM-04:00PM

450 Harrison Avenue

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20

Join staff from the List Visual Arts Center for a trip to check out Boston's most important contemporary art galleries - and learn about how institutions like the List collect contemporary art. Chat with friendly museum staff about ways to look at contemporary art, view works by local artists, and enjoy an excursion to the hip South End. 

Galleries visited include: Samsøn, Gallery Kafayas, Carroll and Sons, and Miller Yezerski Gallery. 

RSVP to cklemens@mit.edu to indicate interest.

Sponsor(s): List Visual Arts
Contact: Courtney Klemens, E15-109, 617 324-4565, CKLEMENS@MIT.EDU

Jason Pastorello, SAA Instructor, Office of the Arts

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 18 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Session 1: Students will be issued a design challenge to create a coat of arms that represents their college experience. The groups will have to agree on a design and then assign construction tasks. A basic demonstration of hand building techniques will be presented at the beginning of the first class, as well as a discussion of the general nature and physical properties of clay. 

Session 2: Discussion of the the chemistry of glazing, underglazing and chemical washes and the way that each react with cone 6 clay bodies in the kiln. Groups will have to agree on and divide up glazing responsibilities. At the end of session two, if time permits, the instructor will give a wheelthrowing demonstration and students will be allowed to experiment on the potters wheels. 

Session 3: Finished pieces are out of the kilns and ready for group critique, after which they can be taken home. If time permits, students will be allowed to continue to experiment on the wheel and with handbuilding on the tables.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, (617) 253-4003, stacyp@mit.edu

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	Jan/12	Mon	01:00PM-04:00PM	Ceramics W20-431, wear old clothes, apron optional
	Jan/14	Wed	01:00PM-04:00PM	Ceramics W20-431, wear old clothes, apron optional
	Jan/21	Wed	01:00PM-04:00PM	Ceramics W20-431, wear old clothes, apron optional

Jason Pastorello - SAA Instructor, Office of the Arts

Kiarash Adl

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

This class is a chance for artists and art enthusiasts to get together and discuss essays on contermporary art and to critique each other's works. 

The class will consist of 4 meetings and will include seminar and critique sessions where students will get a chance to discuss assigned readings on postmodern and contemporary art, present their own work for critique and get feedback from their peers. 

It is recommended that students sign up ahead of time to get familiar with the readings so that they can contribute to quality discussions and participate in critique sessions. 

Sign-up Form: http://goo.gl/forms/rs8YqkBhgy

Students are welcome to attend individual meetings though attending all or most meetings will result in a more comprehensive experience.

The class is held at Media Lab/room E15-207

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Kiarash Adl, kiarash@mit.edu

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Seminar & Critique

Jan/14

Wed

03:00PM-05:00PM

Media Lab/E15-207

Kiarash Adl

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Seminar & Critique

Jan/20

Tue

03:00PM-05:00PM

Media Lab/E15-207

Kiarash Adl

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Critique

Jan/23

Fri

03:00PM-06:00PM

Media Lab/E15-207

Kiarash Adl

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Trip to the Institute of Contemporary Ar

Jan/29

Thu

03:00PM-06:00PM

will be announced

Kiarash Adl

Kate Beattie, Ayako Letizia

	Jan/06	Tue	10:00AM-01:00PM	14-0513
	Jan/07	Wed	10:00AM-01:00PM	14-0513

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

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.

Prerequisite:  Manual Dexterity

Tuesday, January 6, 2015: Please register http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=847522

Wednesday, January 7, 2015: Please register http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=847524

Limited to 12 participants per day

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Rebecca Meyer, 617-253-5282, meyerrl@mit.edu

Mike Foster

Jan/22

Thu

12:00PM-01:00PM

9-255

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

This short session is designed to introduce some basic principles that beginning designers can follow. The principles are developed to serve a broad level, and help those designing posters, graphic logos and infographics, maps, and page layout. Amongst the principle include choosing colors, properly balancing items on your page, and staying on 'The Grid'.

Signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z0Q2wZxIeX_LVb067dI786wNQ4FcyUEE0G3pjN3vVkA/viewform

 

Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: Mike Foster, mjfoster@mit.edu

Mike Foster

Jan/26

Mon

01:00PM-03:00PM

9-255

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

This session is designed for beginning web site developers that are starting from scratch. The session will take beginning coders through all the steps, ranging from downloading a text editor to write your code in, setting up an HTML template, to using CSS to style your page, to loading jQuery to add interactivity. The end result will be a basic portfolio webpage you can use to showcase work and projects.

Signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y31FvKwnklzAfoA6WdQXthTbn_6K61CkvOmGEbwi0ys/viewform

Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: Mike Foster, mjfoster@mit.edu

Mike Foster

Jan/23

Fri

10:00AM-12:00PM

9-251

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Research Posters can be valuable in showcasing your project work and providing quick summaries of vast and large research projects. This session will walk through basics of creating a poster and focus on using the various features and beginner to intermediate level skills of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign used in conjunction with one another. The concepts of poster design will be manifested through learning the tools of the software.

Signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lpmyLyj0zfwuQxNKEuaZKGSctX726bHCr8KyKSKl6jo/viewform

Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: Mike Foster, mjfoster@mit.edu

Mike Foster

Jan/30

Fri

01:00PM-02:00PM

9-255

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

The web is becoming the prominent way readers interact with maps and spatial data, with rich, informative visualizations and interactive maps becoming a common way to display data and showcase information. This short session is designed to introduce web mapping with Leaflet, a popular open source Javascript mapping library. It will take beginners through converting and uploading a dataset, accessing the Leaflet library, mapping the dataset, and adding basic interaction, such as popups.

Signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lG9wPIs4F37p7v4tRyPt1wI3xO9YUxV9Hg_UxB2l1c0/viewform

Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: Mike Foster, mjfoster@mit.edu

Caitlin Mueller, Assistant Professor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This workshop explores the world of structural ice shells, inspired by Swiss engineer and designer Heinz Isler (1926-2009).  We will start by researching and designing ice/fabric forms and the methods for making them, and will then spend the second day building formwork and rigging systems.  On the final day, we will construct an outdoor landscape of frozen structures and share the work with friends and colleagues in a public exhibition.

Geared mainly toward undergraduates in courses 1 and 4 but open to all.

** Please sign up here to enroll. **

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Caitlin Mueller, Assistant Professor, 5-421, 617-324-6236, caitlinm@mit.edu

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Session 1 of 5

Jan/12

Mon

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

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Session 2 of 5

Jan/13

Tue

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

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Session 3 of 5

Jan/14

Wed

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

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Session 4 of 5

Jan/15

Thu

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

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Session 5 of 5

Jan/16

Fri

12:30PM-06:00PM

9-255 & outdoors TBD

Caitlin Mueller - Assistant Professor

Susan Cohen, Director, Council for the Arts at MIT

Jan/21

Wed

03:00PM-04:30PM

E15-359

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Informal discussion of the CAMIT Grants Program, including the application process and the types of projects eligible for funding.

Sponsor(s): Office of the Arts
Contact: Susan Cohen, E15-205, 617 253-4005, COHEN@MEDIA.MIT.EDU

Jana Dambrogio, Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator

Jan/27	Tue	01:00PM-04:00PM	(CANCELED)
Jan/28	Wed	10:00AM-01:00PM	(CANCELED)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

What did Queen Elizabeth I, her spymaster Sir Walsingham, MIT founder William Barton Rogers, and Russian WWII soldiers all have in common? They were letterlockers. They and many others throughout history folded and secured their letters shut without the use of an envelope.

Come spend some time in the MIT Libraries Wunsch Conservation lab with Jana Dambrogio, Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator and letterlocker-in-residence to learn how they did it.

Letterlocking refers to the process by which a substrate is folded and secured shut to function as its sending device before (and after) the invention of the envelope. It is part of a 10,000-year-old information security tradition, ranging from Mesopotamian clay bullae to Bitcoins.

If you identify yourself as an origami maker, paper engineer, letter-writer, secret keeper, or information security expert, this is the course for you.

27 Jan Tue 1PM-4PM 14-0513: Please register http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849537

28 Jan Wed 10AM-1PM 14-0513: Please register http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849598

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jana Dambrogio, 14-0513, 617-452-4064, jld@mit.edu

W. Craig Carter, Professor of Materials Science

Jan/15

Thu

06:00PM-08:00PM

4-270

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Limited to 115 participants
Prereq: None

What is the nature of creativity? What does a creative process in code look like? Just as an artist’s choice between physical mediums, like charcoal and oil paint, influences their final work, so does their choice between differing software systems. Through case studies and live experimentation, we will compare how our process changes depending on the design of particular pieces of software. We will look at Processing, Openframeworks, Nodebox, and others. We will learn how to assess and choose between different software systems when approaching a new creative project. Come explore how the design of programming languages & frameworks influences outcomes, both through conscious effort and happy accidents.

Andrew Ringler is a professional software developer and artist. He brings together performance, comedy, filmmaking, 2D arts, and code to create engaging experiences. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from McGill University and is now an MFA candidate at the Dynamic Media Institute of MassArt.

Enrollment Conditions: No enrollment limit.

Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: W. Craig Carter, 13-4053, 617-715-4295, ccarter@mit.edu

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

	Jan/06	Tue	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/13	Tue	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/20	Tue	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/27	Tue	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction

Students will learn about painting from observation as well as how to make successful creative choices.  During the workshop students will observe and abstract real objects through the medium of painting.  At the end of the four week term, students will have drawings, sketches and one final painting.

Materials list emailed to students prior to the first class.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Eleonora Lecei, Technical Instructor

	Jan/10	Sat	12:00PM-02:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/17	Sat	12:00PM-02:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/24	Sat	12:00PM-02:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/31	Sat	12:00PM-02:30PM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

An introduction to ancient pottery forms from around the world will have you inspired to make your very own coil formed pottery. Learn coiling techniques which allow you to construct both functional and sculptural forms like a tall vase or an impressive sculptural form. Surfaces can be incised, finished with slip decoration, burnished and glazed.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Carolyn Jundzilo-Comer

Jan/14

Wed

01:00PM-03:00PM

1-371

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 25 participants

Drawing Basics that will help you to draw anything.  Did you ever want to sketch something outdoors.  Or walk by an artist and see them drawing and want to try drawing too.  There are basic tools of drawing that will provide you with an approach to drawing that will give you the confidence to draw absolutely anything you see. If drawing seems out of reach to you, this workshop will show you how easy it can be with a few simple instructions on how to approach it.

Basic materials will be provided or bring your own.  Sessions will be January 14 from 1 P.M. to 3 P.M.

Class will be limited to 25. 

Sponsor(s): Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: Carolyn Jundzilo-Comer, 1-342, x3-3280, jundzilo@mit.edu

Theresa Mislick, Technical Instructor

	Jan/23	Fri	06:00PM-09:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/24	Sat	01:00PM-06:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/25	Sun	01:00PM-06:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/30	Fri	06:00PM-09:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/31	Sat	01:00PM-06:00PM	W20-425
	Feb/01	Sun	01:00PM-06:00PM	W20-425

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $135.00 for For technical instruction and materials

This six day intensive workshop is designed to introduce students to the beautiful and versatile world of gum bichromate printing.  One of the earliest photographic printing processes, gum printing utilizes a contact negative to produce delicate, painterly images that use watercolor paint as the pigment in their emulsions.  The basic process is simple and fun.  It is a great way to transform your digital or film images into permanent works of art.

Class will cover all aspects of the gum process: paper preparation, negative preparation and printing.  Students should bring three to five images or a selection of digital image files to the first class.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Prof. Michael Cima, Professor

Enrollment: Must attend lottery IN PERSON web.mit.edu/glasslab
Limited to 24 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
Fee: $30.00 for Compensates instructors who are unsalaried employees

Over 8 sessions in the MIT Glass Lab, students will learn some of the fundamentals of glass blowing during this IAP seminar. We will start with proper physical mechanics, first making solid glass objects, and then move on to the making of hollow, blown objects. Students will also be introduced to methods of adding color to clear glass in different ways. By the end of the seminar, everyone will have made several objects to treasure forever.

Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Michael Cima, 76-653G, (617) 253-6877, mjcima@mit.edu

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Instruction Session

	Jan/09	Fri	10:00AM-12:00PM	4-003
	Jan/16	Fri	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-003
	Jan/23	Fri	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003
	Jan/30	Fri	12:00PM-02:00PM	4-003

Peter Houk - Technical Instructor

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Practice Session

	Jan/12	Mon	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003
	Jan/13	Tue	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003
	Jan/14	Wed	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003
	Jan/20	Tue	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003
	Jan/21	Wed	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003
	Jan/26	Mon	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003
	Jan/27	Tue	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003
	Jan/28	Wed	04:00PM-06:00PM	4-003

Peter Houk - Technical Instructor

Darrell Finnegan, Technical Instructor

	Jan/06	Tue	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/13	Tue	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/20	Tue	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/27	Tue	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

This beginning 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!

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Eleonora Lecei, Technical Instructor

	Jan/09	Fri	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/16	Fri	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/23	Fri	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/30	Fri	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

This beginning level IAP session is designed as an introduction to basic wheel throwing techniques. Learn how to confidently center your clay and create functional ceramic vessels. Trimming on the wheel, basic glazing and firing techniques will also be covered.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Eleonora Lecei, Technical Instructor

	Jan/10	Sat	09:00AM-11:30AM	W20-431
	Jan/17	Sat	09:00AM-11:30AM	W20-431
	Jan/24	Sat	09:00AM-11:30AM	W20-431
	Jan/31	Sat	09:00AM-11:30AM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

This beginning level IAP session is designed as an introduction to basic wheel throwing techniques. Learn how to confidently center your clay and create functional ceramic vessels. Trimming on the wheel, basic glazing and firing techniques will also be covered.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Sara Gallegos, Coordinator of Student Engagement

Jan/21

Wed

02:00PM-05:30PM

E-19 319

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Limited to 24 participants

Tour of the LEED Platinum Certified Artists For Humanity EpiCenter to discover the energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. A discussion about LEED Certification provided by the USGBC will take place on campus prior to departure for the tour.  The tour will consist of learning about Artists For Humanity's youth arts enterprise that employes 250+ Boston teens in its creative studios, as well as, understanding the connection of the mission to issues of social and environmental sustainability.

Transporation to and from Artists For Humanity EpiCenter will be provided by MITEI.

Click here to sign up

Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Sara Gallegos, E19-341C, 617-452-3199, SGALLEGO@MIT.EDU

Pell Osborn

	Jan/06	Tue	03:00PM-04:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/13	Tue	03:00PM-04:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/20	Tue	03:00PM-04:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/27	Tue	03:00PM-04:30PM	W20-425

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $25.00 for Technical instruction and materials

The LineStorm Animation Digital FlipBook Project rekindles the thrill of discovery in the basics of animation. We create the moments in time and space when one image changes into the next, when animation happens. LineStorm concentrates on three fundamental phases of animation: (1) the intellectual phase, when animators consider the range of possibilities in developing frame-by-frame visuals; (2) the practical production phase, when we create the actual imagery; (3) the wrap-up phase, when animators wrestle with timelines, pipelines and deadlines to complete the project. We’ll have a great time exploring, through hands-on exercises, a wide array of animation tools and skills as we build a group hand-drawn animation project (topic to be decided) to which everyone will contribute sequences. The LineStorm approach works wonders: past projects in this class have won First Prize at the Cambridge Science Festival and at the Made-at-M.I.T. Media Spectacle! We’ll upload our final project to YouTube for the entire MIT community to enjoy.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Seth Avecilla, Fabrication Associate, Floor van de Velde

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/19
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Join us in MetaPiano where we will deconstruct, reconstruct, and build an entirely new sound sculpture from two vintage upright pianos to build a new sound sculpture. During four days, this hands-on class will build on students’ pre-existing skills and knowledge while introducing new fabrication skills.

Concepts and processes of sculptural form as related to sound and acoustics will be introduced through daily, short presentations and screenings. MetaPiano offers a chance to work collaboratively with students from different disciplines – artists, engineers, designers, etc. – to integrate kinetics, sculpture, and sound in an experiment that will result in a newly imagined, interactive sound sculpture.

This workshop is primarily geared towards students with art, architecture, design, or engineering backgrounds, however ALL are welcome!

The instructors:

Seth Avecilla teaches hands-on skills as Fabrication Associate at the Program in Art, Culture and Technology. His background includes mixed media sculpture, architectural-scale installations, and early stage prototyping.

South African artist Floor van de Velde creates installations and audio-visual environments that combine sound, video, electronics and light. A recent graduate from the Art, Culture, and Technology program at MIT, Floor currently teaches installation art at MassArt and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.

Email Seth Avecilla to register.

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Seth Avecilla, E14-251F, 617 258-0771, SETHCIM@MIT.EDU

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Jan/26

Mon

10:00AM-04:00PM

E14-251, wear shop clothes - nothing dangling, not precious

Seth Avecilla - Fabrication Associate, Floor van de Velde

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Jan/27

Tue

10:00AM-04:00PM

E14-251, wear shop clothes - nothing dangling, not precious

Seth Avecilla - Fabrication Associate, Floor van de Velde

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Jan/28

Wed

10:00AM-04:00PM

E14-251, wear shop clothes - nothing dangling, not precious

Seth Avecilla - Fabrication Associate, Floor van de Velde

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Jan/29

Thu

10:00AM-04:00PM

E14-251, wear shop clothes - nothing dangling, not precious

Seth Avecilla - Fabrication Associate, Floor van de Velde

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

	Jan/05	Mon	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/12	Mon	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/26	Mon	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the mug.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a mug fit for you, a family member or even a friend!  If you drink coffee or tea and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

	Jan/05	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/12	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/26	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the mug.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a mug fit for you, a family member or even a friend!  If you drink coffee or tea and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Martin Scoppa, SUTD/MIT Postdoctoral Fellow

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

In this two day workshop you will learn about measures of street connectivity and how they help us evaluate urban design proposals. Why would you want to join? Because designs that increase the quantity and quality of connections, i.e. the connectivity, of urban areas are associated with a number of potential benefits. Among them, congestion reduction by providing greater alternatives for traffic routing, and the encouraging of healthier alternatives to driving such as walking and biking by offering straighter paths to destinations. The metrics covered in this seminar could be thought of as an extension to the current connectivity standards adopted by the American Planning Association and several cities across the US. They allow us to more finely evaluate alternative design proposals, by checking connectivity variations within and between neighborhoods. So, how will you learn about this? Through short lectures and hands-on exercises using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ADnYiM_vmmPQRdvR7vrUOZu7W0fDVwmDyZiaiXVRMb0/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link

**NOTE: before the workshop begins, please download ESRI (ArcGIS) for Windows at https://ist.mit.edu/arcgis/10/win to your laptop.

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Martin Scoppa, 10-322, 617-253-2402, mdscoppa@mit.edu

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Intro and hands-on workshop

Jan/20

Tue

01:00PM-05:00PM

9-450B, Laptop required

Martin Scoppa - SUTD/MIT Postdoctoral Fellow

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Hands-on workshop

Jan/21

Wed

09:00AM-01:00PM

9-450B, Laptop required

Martin Scoppa - SUTD/MIT Postdoctoral Fellow

Theresa Mislick, Technical Instructor

	Jan/08	Thu	03:30PM-06:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/12	Mon	03:30PM-08:30PM	W20-425

Enrollment: TBD
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

Transfer your favorite digital images into art proper.  This two day workshop will teach students how to prepare digital transparencies and transfer their images onto a variety of media.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Theresa Mislick, Technical Instructor

	Jan/10	Sat	02:00PM-06:00PM	Location TBD
	Jan/17	Sat	02:00PM-06:00PM	Location TBD
	Jan/24	Sat	02:00PM-06:00PM	Location TBD

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for For technical instruction

This workshop aims to teach both a quick but powerful approach to enhancing existing digital images with photoshop, and taking images with use of photoshop-based tools in mind.  Students will both work on images they have already taken and will take new images to enhance during the workshop.

Bring your DSLR and images to the first class.  A limited number of cameras will be available for in-class use.  Open to all levels.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Kim Bokeh

	Jan/10	Sat	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-163
	Jan/11	Sun	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-163

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Learn how a camera works, what affects exposure, and the affects of lens choice on a photo.  One student will sit on a school surrounded by softboxes while another student takes the photo. Get a professional looking headshot to use for your resume or professional bio.

Includes he technical basics of photography: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length, flash sync speed, and white balance. The bulk of the course focuses on lighting techniques: light angle, shadow preservation, and image signal to noise ratio. Participation is encouraged. You will have a chance to take headshots of your classmates with a Nikon DSLR while other classmates adjust the lighting angle.

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Kim Bokeh, cktruong@gmail.com

Lawrence Goldblatt

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $10.00 for instructor time

• Offered in "studio" format, “Socretarian”-style.
• Participants each create "future" business scenario & confront challenges faced by stockholders/managers of small-med. sized firms; presentation to panel;
• Exercises cover basic legal principles, operational procedures, ethics conflicts, and personal & professional crisis. Examples:  financing affecting the space program, or what to do having received a Summons.  The exercises are drawn from real practice, and life.

A graduate and Masters degree recipient of Courses 4 & 11, presenter has owned his own business for almost 39 years. He Trademarked the National Architect Corporation in 2009. He has represented himself at local, state, and federal civil and appellate courts, currently docketed at the U.S. Supreme Court. He was the architect/planner for Kansas City’s first National Landmark, the Mutual Musicians Foundation, which lead to the creation of the Kansas City Historic Jazz District. He was architect for the first KC conversion of a warehouse to artists’ lofts, the first conversion of a school to housing, the first buildings in the renowned Crossroads district of Kansas City. He is architect/planner and co-developer of a six acre urban wildlife sanctuary and net zero energy development.

Geared toward UG/Grad students in architecture/city planning/real estate; equally valuable for engineering

Contact LawrenceGoldblatt@nationalarchitectcorporation.com

Sponsored by The National Architect Corporation.

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Lawrence Goldblatt, lawrenceGoldblatt@nationalarchitectcorproation.com

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So You Want to Own Your Own Firm: 1 of 2

	Jan/22	Thu	09:00AM-04:45PM	9-450B - via webcam, Must bring laptop equipped with webcam
	Jan/23	Fri	09:00AM-04:45PM	9-450B - via webcam, Must bring laptop equipped with webcam

Lawrence Goldblatt

Sheila Kennedy, AIA, Professor of the Practice, Dpt. of Architecture, Trygve Wastvedt, Teaching Fellow

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/01
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Tuesday and Thursday sessions required, Fridays are for optional team work time
Prereq: Knowledge of Rhino 4.0, design/computation experience

This short, immersive and interdisciplinary course teaches key principles of design, zero waste production and digital fabrication through focused exploration of formal opportunities provided by kerfing--selective, subtractive cuts. In the traditional kerfing process, practiced in the design of medieval wood musical instruments, flat boards and wood sheets are bent into curved forms by selectively extracting material from one side. Today, computation and parametric constraints may be applied to this process to create curved, structural beams or “bents” with very little material waste.

The MIT Soft Rocker, an outdoor rocking lounge, will be the departure point for a short, two-week design problem. Teams of two students will imagine, design, and fabricate multi-curved chassis forms for the Soft Rocker that are capable of supporting the weight of the team. As simple as the Soft Rocker seems, it embodies sophisticated design and structural challenges of centroidal stasis, balance, dynamic loading, and the definition of interdisciplinary principles of elegance in design, structure, and fabrication. Students will learn design and fabrication concepts with the potential to greatly expand the formal range, design applications and mass-customization of contemporary low-carbon wood construction. The class will utilize a Techno- Isel CNC router, located at the KVA Matx studio, where all necessary supplies, soft wood materials and tools will be provided. Join us!

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Architecture
Contact: Sheila Kennedy, 10-411M, (617) 324-6095, sheilak@mit.edu

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	Jan/06	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	KVA - 10 Farnham St., bring laptop loaded with Rhino 4.0
	Jan/08	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	KVA - 10 Farnham St.
	Jan/09	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	KVA - 10 Farnham St.
	Jan/13	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	KVA - 10 Farnham St.
	Jan/15	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	KVA - 10 Farnham St.
	Jan/16	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	KVA - 10 Farnham St.

Tuesday and Thursday sessions are required. 

Friday sessions are optional/flexible team work time.

All classes are located at KVA Matx Studio at 10 Farnham St., Boston, MA 02109

Please bring laptop loaded with Rhino 4.0

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

	Jan/07	Wed	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/14	Wed	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/21	Wed	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/28	Wed	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the bowl.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a bowl fit for you, a family member or even a friend!  If you like cereal, soups and salads and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

	Jan/07	Wed	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/14	Wed	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/21	Wed	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/28	Wed	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction and materials

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the bowl.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a bowl fit for you, a family member or even a friend!  If you like cereal, soups and salads and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Seth Riskin, Co-director, MIT Museum Studio, Allan Doyle, Co-Director, MIT Museum Studio

	Jan/08	Thu	11:00AM-12:00PM	10-150
	Jan/08	Thu	02:00PM-03:00PM	10-150

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

Did you create something really cool last semester? Would you like to turn it into a museum display or exhibit? Spend some time this IAP taking your project to the next level. Ahead of the MIT Museum’s next spring showcase of student work, the MIT Museum Studio at 10-150 is open for project development with MIT Museum staff guidance. Come learn about opportunities to show your work at the MIT Museum and Compton Gallery. Get experienced advice on developing, communicating and presenting your work, from engineering prototypes, to art and design projects. Come to one of two listed meetings (or contact) for intro and access to the open Studio through IAP.

See http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/student-inventions.html for an overview of the MIT Museum Showcase, along with articles in MIT News, Boston Magazine and the Boston Business Journal.

Contact: Seth Riskin, 10-150, 617 253 4405, riskin@mit.edu

Anicka Yi, MIT Visiting Artist, Tal Danino, Postdoctoral Fellow

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

MIT Visiting Artist Anicka Yi teams up with Postdoctoral Fellow Tal Danino to present their current work to engineer a collectively scented bacteria, created from the DNA of 100 women. Participants will learn about the art and the science behind the project.

Anicka Yi’s work explores scent and decay, creating a sensorial experience that disrupts our predominantly visual culture. At MIT, Ancika Yi is working with researchers to create new scents based on bacteria, new materials for creating installations, and is exploring the nature of collaboration between individuals and disciplines. Anicka’s work will be on view at the List Visual Art Center May 22 through July 26, 2015.

Tal Danino is postdoctoral fellow at MIT’s Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies, whose research explores the emerging frontier of combining biology and engineering. He is actively involved in developing science-based art and outreach programs that promote interest in science and cancer research to a general audience.

This course is open to the MIT community; graduate and undergraduate students will be given preference. 

Co-produced by the Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST), List Visual Art Center, and the MIT Museum Studio

Sponsor(s): Center for Art, Science and Technology
Contact: Meg Rotzel, E15-205, 617 253-2372, MROTZEL@MIT.EDU

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Art/Science of Bacteria Day 1

	Jan/20	Tue	02:00PM-05:00PM	10-150
	Jan/21	Wed	02:00PM-05:00PM	10-150

Anicka Yi - MIT Visiting Artist, Tal Danino - Postdoctoral Fellow

Reinhard Goethert, Professor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/12
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This workshop will challenge participants to brainstorm housing that can be expanded by families as they desire, when they desire, in a pay-as-go affordable approach. Two quick sketch designs are envisioned:  one a more ‘practical’ solution and one a sketch of ‘fantasy’ dreams. 

A former government project built in 1969 on the hillsides of Medellin, Colombia, will provide the reference base.  The initial 1-story complete house was modified by the families to be unrecognizable today — none of the original houses remain, but all have been expanded to 3-5 stories. See our drone flyover of the project today (2014) to see the growth:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx97p0N1uWo). Compare what you see with handouts of the original design and photographs from 1969.

Does it make sense to provide complete houses when they will be modified anyway? What is the appropriate minimum that the government should provide to low-income families which can be expanded toward a complete, ‘standard’ house?

For background information on incremental housing, see: http://web.mit.edu/incrementalhousing  

Sign-up here!

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Reinhard Goethert, 10-322, rkg@mit.edu

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	Jan/15	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	9-450B
	Jan/16	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	9-450B

Abigail Anderson - Architecture, UROP, Reinhard Goethert - Professor

Darrell Finnegan, Technical Instructor

	Jan/06	Tue	07:00PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/13	Tue	07:00PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/20	Tue	07:00PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/27	Tue	07:00PM-10:00PM	W20-431

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $100.00 for Technical instruction

Oval, wavy, stretched or crazy, the teapot is a wonderful subject that will show us a balance between functionality and creativity. In this 4 week intermediate and advanced level IAP workshop we will explore unusual forming techniques and surprising surface treatments that take us beyond the “round”. Would you like one lump or two?

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

Seth Riskin, Co-director, MIT Museum Studio

	Jan/14	Wed	01:00PM-04:00PM	10-150
	Jan/16	Fri	11:00AM-02:00PM	10-150

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

This talk-demo/workshop will explore how light behaves and how to control it through hands-on and eyes-on work. Light is the “substrate” of all the visual arts, architecture and design, and learning how to work with it is to have the power to shape space and time perception and the overall visual experience. We'll explore a range of principles and effects using a range of light sources (e. g., LED, incandescent, laser), optics and optical materials. Demos will lead to workshop/individual projects. Equipment will be provided. No experience necessary.

Contact: Seth Riskin, 10-150, 617 253 4405, riskin@mit.edu

Maria Thomas/Rick Roberts

Jan/06

Tue

02:00PM-04:00PM

E40-496

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Fee: $10.00 for Technical instruction and materials

This IAP, MIT welcomes the founders and masters of the worldwide phenomenon of Zentangle, Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts!

Zentangle is a fun, easy to learn and relaxing method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns with just pen and paper. Appropriate for any artistic skill level, Zentangle is a meditative art form which can benefit your creativity, self-esteem, confidence, well-being and focus. Come enjoy a couple of hours of right brain/left brain artful exercise and leave refreshed with samples of your beautiful work.

Register at arts.mit.edu/saa

This course is co-sponsored by the Student Art Association and Community Wellness at MIT Medical

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Pyron, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU