MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2015 Activities by Sponsor - Seth D. Riskin

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That Project Belongs in a Museum!

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

Add to Calendar Jan/08 Thu 11:00AM-12:00PM 10-150
Add to Calendar 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


Working with Light

Seth Riskin, Co-director, MIT Museum Studio

Add to Calendar Jan/14 Wed 01:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Add to Calendar 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