IAP 2015 Activities by Category - Visual Arts and Design

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

Esther D. Shilcrat, Former MIT Fellow and former Simmons CS Professor

	Jan/13	Tue	02:00PM-04:00PM	14-0637
	Jan/15	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	14-0637

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 14 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

If you have ever used a calculator even for simple computations, you are already a programmer! In this class we will show
how to translate you've already been doing - using memory, giving input, getting output, into small programs in the JavaScript language. To make it more visual, and more fun, we will work in small teams to use our new knowledge to create graphic displays

Great for those with no programming experience and especially those who are put off by what they thing programming is like.  Both students and non-students are welcome to attend.

Please bring a calculator or a smart phone and some blank paper and a pen or pencil.

 

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Women's and Gender Studies
Contact: Esther D. Shilcrat, estherds@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

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

Daniel Dardani

Jan/13

Tue

12:00PM-01:45PM

3-133

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Ever wanted to pen a novel or code a video game?

Maybe you are an artist or an architect?

Copyright issues affect musicians, photographers, and software developers alike. As such, copyrights offer a unique and fun look at the protection of your works of authorship whether created at MIT or elsewhere.

Join Daniel Dardani, Technology Licensing Officer and IP Coordinator of MIT’s Game Lab for an overview of Copyright law and issues, including its history, use, and relevance to the MIT Community as one form of intellectual property. Daniel will explore the nature of originality, doctrine of fair use, how copyrights function in the digital age, and more. All are welcomed. Please register at: http://tlo.mit.edu/iapevents”, or email kmkhalil@mit.edu 

 The event is Co-Sponsored by the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 

Sponsor(s): Technology Licensing Office
Contact: Katrina Khalil-Iannetti, NE18-501, 617 253-6966, KMKHALIL@MIT.EDU

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

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

Grace Leslie, Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT Media Lab

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This project-based course will provide students with a basic understanding of neurofeedback and brain-computer interface systems using EEG (electroencephalography).  Lectures will cover the design of brain-computer interface (BCI) systems, an introduction to EEG sensing and analysis, and creative and assistive applications of BCI, including a historical overview of systems designed by doctors, scientists, musicians, and artists. Students from complementary disciplines will be assigned to small groups for hands-on development projects working towards the creation of a new BCI concept using a commercially available dry-electrode EEG. Students with experience in cognitive science, computer programming, and/or real-time digital music or video software are encouraged to join.

 

Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences, MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Contact: Grace Leslie, E14-348D, 617 452-5736, GLESLIE@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/07	Wed	09:00AM-12:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/09	Fri	09:00AM-12:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/12	Mon	09:00AM-12:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/14	Wed	09:00AM-12:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/16	Fri	09:00AM-12:00PM	E15-341
	Jan/21	Wed	09:00AM-12:00PM	E15-341

Grace Leslie - Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT Media Lab

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

Markus Buehler, Department Head, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jan/21

Wed

01:00PM-03:00PM

3-370

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Artist Joan Levy Hepburn & Musician Joe Bouchard

Abstract: Joan Levy Hepburn and Joe Bouchard will present painting, color and music, and will discuss the universal forms that can be applied to design and inventions in other fields of study. Merging painting, music and science, Joan formed her own color theory with influences from mentorships with Willem de Kooning and Dave Van Ronk and her work in color separation. With American folk singer Dave Van Ronk in Greenwich Village, Joan developed a structure of color based on the trichromatic color sensors in human eyes and applied it to the Circle of 5ths. Joan has been using this color wheel ever since, combining light with pigment theory. This way of using color instills the painting with life; instead of being a "picture" of Nature, the painting becomes a new reality and part of Nature. This seminar will be organized around a projection of images and sound, including a showing of an image of a Cezanne still-life painting, as well as a discussion around the question: In what ways does an artist see and find new hybrid forms through drawings that connect to universal structures? Also of interest is how Cezanne integrated drawing with the geometry of his palette to create a physical reality on canvas. Joe will play sounds and compositions that demonstrate how color and musical structures relate, with references to formal music theory and his intuitive compositions throughout his career as a rock star.

 

Sponsor(s): Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: Kelsey Damrad, 1-290, 617-324-7567, kdamrad@mit.edu

Dr. Gideon Goldin, UX Architect, Tamr, and Junjay Tan, S.M. '09 Mech.E./TPP, Field Engineer, Tamr

Jan/16

Fri

09:30AM-12:00PM

, Room 33-116

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Prereq: None, open to all.

The visual presentation of data is an essential skill in both academia and industry. While the fundamentals of data visualization have remained relatively stable, the tools and techniques in use today have changed greatly, allowing people to create interactive visualizations more quickly (for better and worse!).

This 2.5 hour session (1 hour discussion, 1.5 hour hands-on)--geared towards beginners and people with basic knowledge of data visualization--aims to help you create better data visualizations faster by explaining the fundamental principles behind good design, while providing you with hands-on experience using industry-standard tools. We aim to answer some of the when’s, why’s, and how’s of data vis, pulling insights from graphic design to cognitive science, as well as our experience at various data-focused startups. Please bring your laptop! (Windows or Mac is preferred due to some of the software we will be running.)

Advance sign-up is not required, but it will be helpful to the presenters. Please sign up at:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1x3GtBRMv5hWcYZXxWz1GKvXjqOMsmcAe5j0gW-22o0A/viewform?usp=send_form.

Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Marie Stuppard, 33-202B, 617 253-2279, MAS@MIT.EDU

Tara Fadenrecht, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
Sign-up by 01/02
Limited to 6 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

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 as stenciling, 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. Please visit http://metalslab.mit.edu/ for more info.

Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Tara Fadenrecht, 4-415, 312-320-3547, tfade@mit.edu

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Enameling Course

	Jan/05	Mon	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-131B, ENAMELING COURSE WILL MEET TWICE A WEEK FOR 4WEEKS
	Jan/06	Tue	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-131B, ENAMELING COURSE WILL MEET TWICE A WEEK FOR 4WEEKS
	Jan/12	Mon	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-131B, ENAMELING COURSE WILL MEET TWICE A WEEK FOR 4WEEKS
	Jan/13	Tue	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-131B, ENAMELING COURSE WILL MEET TWICE A WEEK FOR 4WEEKS
	Jan/20	Tue	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-131B, ENAMELING COURSE WILL MEET TWICE A WEEK FOR 4WEEKS
	Jan/26	Mon	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-131B, ENAMELING COURSE WILL MEET TWICE A WEEK FOR 4WEEKS
	Jan/27	Tue	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-131B, ENAMELING COURSE WILL MEET TWICE A WEEK FOR 4WEEKS

Tara Fadenrecht - Technical Instructor

Marianna Novellino, Graduate Student, Julia Somerdi, Graduate Student

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/01
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

Are you exasperated by the process of finding a workable outfit for interviews? Figuring out what exactly 'business casual' means? What the best 'cocktail attire' is for your body type? 

Would you like to know exactly how to find clothes that work with your figure, your personal style, and the different spheres in your life? 

This workshop is designed for you! Our goal is to help women in STEM  be smarter about style and gain confidence in their ability to take control of their wardrobes, without all the stress and worry.  We are preparing this session for women interested in learning how to put together outfits that work for their different life styles, present and future, with guidance from fashion advisors and students in apparel design from top tier schools.

We will have sessions with our fashion advisor about the basics of fashion and tricks about working with 'realistic bodies' instead of what we most often see in the fashion 'industry'. Then we will give you the opportunity to put these guidelines into practice and become experts about fashion for yourselves.  The students from design school will help us understand their theory for design and we will teach them how we, as end users, experience wearing their designs and how we could improve the fashion standards of design to be Smarter! 

It will be difficult and challenging on many levels, but we hope you are ready and willing to become the first class of MIT Fashion Smarts!

Sponsor(s): Women's and Gender Studies
Contact: Marianna Novellino, (857) 209-6808, MNOVELLI@MIT.EDU

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Intro to Fashion Workshop and Agenda

Jan/08

Thu

05:00PM-06:30PM

Introductions

Present workshop goals, objectives, and agenda

Q/A

Marianna Novellino - Graduate Student, Julia Somerdi - Graduate Student

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Closet Smarts Presentation

Jan/09

Fri

03:00PM-05:00PM

Closet Smarts, by Emily Neill

- Fashion that works for you and your body (not the other way around!)

- (The Skeletons in) Your closet - what to keep, what to toss, how to craft an outfit from what is there

- Fashion Versus Style - Developing personal style and the best possible version of you 

 

Marianna Novellino - Graduate Student, Emily Neill - Women and Gender Studies

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Your Closet Smarts experience

Jan/15

Thu

05:00PM-06:30PM

Review of assigments from Class 2 

- Bring your style to class session

- What did you learn from your closet inventory?

- What would you change in your styles after this exercise?

Julia Somerdin - Graduate Student, Emily Neill - Women and Gender Studies

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Designers Session

Jan/16

Fri

03:00PM-05:00PM

Fashion - from conception to realization

- Presentation from fashion designer students

- Interactive session with class

- Comments about session and lessons learned

Marianna Novellino - Graduate Student, Julia Somerdin - Graduate Student

Hiroko Matsuyama

Jan/27

Tue

02:00PM-03:30PM

E40-496 (Pye Rm)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Fee: $10.00 for Materials (due at time of registration)

Create your own flower arrangement with Hiroko Matsuyama, instructor from the Ohara school of Ikebana, in an IAP course on this ancient Japanese art.

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Japan Program
Contact: Christine Pilcavage, csp18@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

Tara Fadenrecht, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
Sign-up by 01/02
Limited to 6 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

In this introductory course, students will create wearable art such as pendants and bracelets. Through the jewelry design process, which includes sawing, piercing, forming, and finishing, students will become comfortable with both hand and power tools. Fabrication techniques including cold connections and soldering will be covered as well. Please visit http://metalslab.mit.edu/ fpr more info.

Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Tara Fadenrecht, 4-415, 312-320-3547, tfade@mit.edu

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Intro to Jewelry Sessions

	Jan/06	Tue	11:00AM-01:00PM	4 - 131B, Jewelry course will meet twice a week for 4weeks.
	Jan/07	Wed	11:00AM-01:00PM	4 - 131B, Jewelry course will meet twice a week for 4weeks.
	Jan/13	Tue	11:00AM-01:00PM	4 - 131B, Jewelry course will meet twice a week for 4weeks.
	Jan/14	Wed	11:00AM-01:00PM	4 - 131B, Jewelry course will meet twice a week for 4weeks.
	Jan/20	Tue	11:00AM-01:00PM	4 - 131B, Jewelry course will meet twice a week for 4weeks.
	Jan/21	Wed	11:00AM-01:00PM	4 - 131B, Jewelry course will meet twice a week for 4weeks.
	Jan/27	Tue	11:00AM-01:00PM	4 - 131B, Jewelry course will meet twice a week for 4weeks.
	Jan/28	Wed	11:00AM-01:00PM	4 - 131B, Jewelry course will meet twice a week for 4weeks.

Tara Fadenrecht - Technical Instructor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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