MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2017 Activities by Category - Art and Architecture

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"Eye Eye" Workshop and Demo

Mauricio Cordero

Jan/12 Thu 06:00PM-08:00PM 8-119

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

Learn how to draw the eye and why you couldn’t do it before.

The eyes represent unique challenges to both the beginning and intermediate artist. By approaching drawing and observation through a different lens, we will overcome many of these obstacles. This course focuses on underlying structure and the process of observation, rather than relying on anatomical instruction. Learn how to translate the eye that you see onto paper using pencil and graphite.


This workshop will meet once and consists of:
Drawing demonstration with a step-by-step explanationDrawing tools and material demonstrationDrawing the hand from observationIndividual feedback from the instructor Activity leader & contact person: Mauricio Cordero

Date(s) and Time(s): Thursday January 12, from 6-8pm
Limited Enrollment: 15 participants $10 materials fee, online payment reserves a spot - http://mauriciocordero.com/instruction/#pay

Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Mauricio Cordero, mcordero@mit.edu


"Hands On" Workshop and Demo

Mauricio Cordero

Jan/26 Thu 06:00PM-08:00PM 4-145

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25
Limited to 15 participants
Fee: $10.00 for materials fee

Learn how to draw the hand and why you couldn’t do it before.

The hands represent unique challenges to both the beginning and intermediate artist. By approaching drawing and observation through a different lens, we will overcome many of these obstacles. This course focuses on underlying structure and the process of observation, rather than relying on anatomical instruction. Learn how to translate the hand that you see onto paper using pencil and graphite.

This workshop will meet once and consists of:

    • Drawing demonstration with a step-by-step explanation
    • Drawing tools and material demonstration
    • Drawing the hand from observation
    • Individual feedback from the instructor

Online payment of the enrollment fee reserves a spot: http://mauriciocordero.com/instruction/#pay

 

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Mauricio Cordero, mcordero@mit.edu


"The Codex and Its Variations": Artists' Books @ MIT

Anna Boutin, Art & Architecture Librarian

Jan/25 Wed 01:00PM-02:00PM 14N-112

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

Curious about what an artists’ book is exactly? Wondering what makes it different than the other books that the Libraries has? Whether you’ve heard about them before or not, this session will go over current discussions on what exactly makes and artists’ book, and will include an interactive experience with some of the dynamic books in MIT Libraries own collections!

Please Register Here.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Anna Boutin, 7-238, 617-324-6600, boutin@mit.edu


AI, Mass Automation, and the Evolution of Human Dignity

Andrew Kortina, Co-Founder, Fin and Venmo

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/29
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Civilizations from the ancient Greeks to our own have looked at work as one of the primary sources of meaning and dignity in life. Perhaps it has been useful evolutionarily to esteem work over hedonism, but if we imagine a world of super-technology, where there is no need for most humans to work to provide for the survival of the species, how will our concepts of human dignity shift?

In this class, we'll consider various perspectives on this question, and the class will culminate in an essay, story, or video that explores the future of dignity in a (perhaps dystopian) world of abundance.

Introduction:

Video Essay: Humans Need Not Apply

Essay: Free Will, Technodeterminism, and Panache 

Essay: "They Say the #1 Killer of Old People is Retirement."

Classical Perspectives:

Excerpts from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Plato's Apology

Work, Art, Play:

Film: Jiro Dreams of Sushi 

The Tibetan Sand Mandala

Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus

Alan Watts, Play and Dance

Full syllabus, prep questions, and signup here:

http://kortina.net/ai-mass-automation-and-the-evolution-of-human-dignity/

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Andrew Kortina, andrew.kortina@gmail.com


Jan/12 Thu 12:00PM-02:00PM 4-153
Jan/13 Fri 12:00PM-02:00PM 4-153

Andrew Kortina - Co-Founder, Fin and Venmo


Art and Politics

Ben Armstrong

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

Artists are political actors. Critics and collectors might focus on the aesthetic beauty or dollar value of a piece, but social scientists can explore the role that artists and their work play in shaping political, social and economic life. The questions for these seminars are: how can art influence politics? What makes a piece of art politically important? Why is some art influential and others not?

These sessions are open to anyone interested in the topic but if anyone wants to attend all sessions and complete the work, this is also available as a for credit 3 unit IAP class (17.S916)  Contact the activity leader, Benjamin Armstrong via email (armst@mit.edu) and he will send you a syllabus.

Sponsor(s): Political Science
Contact: Ben Armstrong, armst@mit.edu


Does Hamilton Matter?

Jan/17 Tue 10:00AM-12:00PM E53-485

The Road from Art to Political Impact

Jan/19 Thu 10:00AM-11:00AM E53-485

Murals, Graffiti, Fine Art, Song, Anthem

Jan/24 Tue 10:00AM-11:00AM E53-485

Photography

Jan/26 Thu 10:00AM-11:00AM E53-485

Film

Jan/31 Tue 10:00AM-12:00PM E53-485

Presentations

Feb/02 Thu 10:00AM-12:00PM E53-485

Bamboo Bicycle Frame Making Workshop

David Wang, Founder of Bamboo Bicycles Beijing

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None!

Workshop Overview

In the workshop everyone will make four bamboo bicycle frames and participate in a discusison about how the experience of building a bicycle and the bamboo bicycle itself might be used in different contexts. 

The workshop is broken down into three super fun stages: 1) Prepare and design your frame, 2) build the frame, 3) install bike components and go for a ride!

Please note that we have a maximum of 12 people in the workshop, but will build only 4 frames in each workshop. So, it might be best to do this with a friend so you can share the frame!

Photos from the 2016 Class!

What is a bamboo bicycle?

A bamboo bicycle is just another bicycle. However, we believe it’s special because making a bamboo frame is an accessible and fun experience regardless of ones skill level. In addition to this bamboo frames are: 1) light (~1.7kg); 2) vibration dampening; and 3) simply beautiful. The first bamboo bicycles was made in the 1890s, and in the past 10 years more and more people have been exploring how to use this material to make unique and personalized bicycles.

About the instructor

The course instructor, David Wang, has taught over 400 people to make their own bamboo bicycles in 2-day workshops in Beijing (Bamboo Bicycles Beijing). After arriving at MIT as a student in Urban Studies and MIT Sloan, David is excited to work across the MIT community to explore the potential of bamboo bicycles as method for building community and empowering young people.

SIGN UP

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center, Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: David Wang, 617 895-8280, DWANG8@MIT.EDU


Bamboo Bike Workshop!

Jan/17 Tue 09:00AM-05:00PM MIT IDC, wear clothes that can get dirty; bring music!
Jan/18 Wed 09:00AM-05:00PM MIT IDC, wear clothes that can get dirty; bring music!
Jan/19 Thu 09:00AM-01:00PM MIT IDC, wear clothes that can get dirty; bring music!
Jan/20 Fri 09:00AM-01:00PM MIT IDC, bring a helmet!

We will make 4 bamboo bike frames. It will consist of a two intensive build days, a detailing/personalization half day, and a half day to install components and RIDE!!!

 

David Wang - Founder of Bamboo Bicycles Beijing, Candy Yang - Assistant, Prima Li - Community Leader from Beijing


Beginning Oil Painting Workshop A

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $105.00 for materials and firing fees.

If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper

Over the course of 4 weeks students will learn the beginning processes of creating an oil painting. Skills such as selecting successful imagery for a the canvas, determining aspects of a strong composition, underpainting, creating strong color palettes, and the basics of color mixing will be covered.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/10 Tue 05:30PM-08:00PM W20-425
Jan/17 Tue 05:30PM-08:00PM W20-425
Jan/24 Tue 05:30PM-08:00PM W20-425
Jan/31 Tue 05:30PM-08:00PM W20-425

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor


Beginning Oil Painting Workshop B

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $105.00 for art supplies.

If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper

Over the course of 4 weeks students will learn the beginning processes of creating an oil painting. Skills such as selecting successful imagery for a the canvas, determining aspects of a strong composition, underpainting, creating strong color palettes, and the basics of color mixing will be covered.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/11 Wed 05:30PM-08:00PM W20-425
Jan/18 Wed 05:30PM-08:00PM W20-425
Jan/25 Wed 05:30PM-08:00PM W20-425
Feb/01 Wed 05:30PM-08:00PM W20-425

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor


Building Spooky Action

Seth Riskin, Manager, MIT Museum Studio

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

This workshop will focus on the final design and construction of three interactive exhibits for a new MIT Museum exhibition on the Cosmic Bell Experiment. The Cosmic Bell Experiment takes a novel approach to the testing of quantum entanglement and aims at closing one of the last remaining loopholes in quantum physics. Imagined and prototyped by a researcher and two students last fall, the interactive exhibits concern quantum entanglement, superpositon and light cones.

This IAP, student teams will take the projects to the next level, ready for exhibiton at the MIT Museum. The project work will concern light and optics, electronics, mechanical movement and the overall challenge of bringing quantum theoretical ideas into perceptible forms (experience in these areas is not required).

Once a week, the teams will meet at the MIT Museum Studio 10-150 for a check-in on progress and to coordinate efforts toward the exhibition opening in February.

Contact: Seth Riskin, 10-150 MIT Museum Studio, 617 324 6868, RISKIN@MIT.EDU


Ceramica Botanica

Darrell Finnegan, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

In this intermediate to advanced mixed level course, nature is a wonderful source of inspiration. Both wheel thrown and hand-built vessels will be stretched, altered and manipulated in various ways with a nature theme. Exploring numerous surface techniques, we will transform your vessel into a functional form or sculptural object. Think large leaf platters, perhaps plump peach pitchers or over-sized sculptural pears. This workshop will involve both wheel work and handbuilding techniques.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/10 Tue 04:00PM-06:30PM W20-431
Jan/17 Tue 04:00PM-06:30PM W20-431
Jan/24 Tue 04:00PM-06:30PM W20-431
Jan/31 Tue 04:00PM-06:30PM W20-431

Darrell Finnegan - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor


Collaborative Sculpture: The Politics of Collective and Social Artistic Practice

Nathan Thomas Wilson, Artist and Educator, Jaishri Abichandani, Artist, Founder of South Asian Women's Creative Collective

Jan/09 Mon 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook
Jan/10 Tue 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook
Jan/11 Wed 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook
Jan/12 Thu 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook
Jan/13 Fri 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook
Jan/17 Tue 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook
Jan/18 Wed 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook
Jan/19 Thu 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook
Jan/20 Fri 01:00PM-05:00PM W20-425, bring laptop and/or sketchbook

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: interest in sculpture and collaboration

Part contemporary theory seminar, part studio art class, this course will serve as an introduction to the politics of collaborative and social practices in contemporary visual arts. Class participants will organize artist collectives, and plan and execute site-specific sculptural installations informed by lectures and discussions. Each collective will address specific issues relevant to the wider community, with site-specific installation as their entry point. The installations will be rendered with the objective of igniting a critically self-reflexive dialog with an engaged community that encourages viewer participation. The collectives will be responsible for sourcing all installation materials. While participants are encouraged to use recycled and found materials, they may obtain materials by any means. Lectures by Jaishri Abichandani (founder, South Asian Women’s Creative Collective http://www.sawcc.org, New York and London) and Nathan Thomas Wilson (Co-founder, Kali Yuga Zoo Brigade artist collective, Philadelphia) will address the politics of authorship, place, commodification, art institutions, legibility of art, audience, and social interaction, as they relate to artistic practice in the context of late capitalism. Additionally, we’ll examine the parallels and discrepancies between contemporary collaborative art practices and MIT’s Hacking Culture.

For additional info and to sign up, visit: 

http://arts.mit.edu/saa-classes/

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Student Art Association
Contact: Nathan Thomas Wilson, nathanthomaswilson@gmail.com


Composite Forms

Darrell Finnegan, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

This four week workshop will focus composite forms;  forms created from the combining of two or more wheel thrown parts.  Learn the ‘how to’s’ of making a graceful compote or multi-sectioned vase.  Intermediate wheel skills are a prerequisite.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/12 Thu 04:00PM-06:30PM W20-431
Jan/19 Thu 04:00PM-06:30PM W20-431
Jan/26 Thu 04:00PM-06:30PM W20-431
Feb/02 Thu 04:00PM-06:30PM W20-431

Darrell Finnegan - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor


CREATING AXONOGRAPHY: From 2D to spatial sensory exhibition design

Chaewon Ahn, PhD Student, Bumjin Kim, Adjunct Faculty, Yihyun Lim, Senior Research Associate, MIT Mobile Experience Lab, Joshua Choi, AR/VR developer

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: 2D illustration (Illustrator, Photoshop, Rhino) required, 3D

Axonography is a group that depicts the world through axonometric drawings. This drawing technique enables an exploration of the multiple layers that compose our daily life by depicting a decomposition of everyday objects and repeated activities. Axonography aims to express individual’s unique ways of seeing and expressing through a transformation of mundane subjects into a creative art work.

During IAP workshop class in January 2017, students will explore artistic interpretation and representation of everyday life through architectural drawing techniques and experiment various methods to exhibit their drawings. We intend to incorporate the result of the class to be part of an exhibition we are planning at the Wolk gallery in fall 2017.

** Please contact Chaewon Ahn, chaewon_@mit.edu, to enroll. Enrollment limited to 12.

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Chaewon Ahn, (857) 225-7878, CHAEWON_@MIT.EDU


Jan/10 Tue 02:00PM-05:00PM tbd, Please bring your own laptop
Jan/12 Thu 02:00PM-05:00PM tbd, Please bring your own laptop
Jan/17 Tue 02:00PM-05:00PM tbd, Please bring your own laptop
Jan/19 Thu 02:00PM-05:00PM tbd, Please bring your own laptop
Jan/24 Tue 02:00PM-05:00PM tbd, Please bring your own laptop
Jan/26 Thu 02:00PM-05:00PM tbd, Please bring your own laptop

Chaewon Ahn - PhD Student, Bumjin Kim - Adjunct Faculty, Yihyun Lim - Senior Research Associate, MIT Mobile Experience Lab, Joshua Choi - AR/VR developer


Developing Brain-Computer Interfaces for Art and Well-Being

Grace Leslie, Visiting Scientist, MIT Media Lab

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None required, but cognitive science or programming helpful

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, design of real-time generative media feedback, and applications of BCI for healthy and physically or neurologically disabled users. Students from complementary disciplines will be assigned to groups of 3 for hands-on development projects working towards the creation of a new BCI concept. Projects will be completed using Max/MSP and Jitter using custom software frameworks developed for the class; hacking and contribution will be encouraged!

 

There are no specific prerequisites, but students with experience in one of the following areas are encouraged to apply: cognitive science, computer programming for digital media, real-time digital music or video software.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Contact: Grace Leslie, gleslie@mit.edu


Jan/09 Mon 09:00AM-12:00PM E15-341 (TBC), bring laptop w/Bluetooth.
Jan/11 Wed 09:00AM-12:00PM E15-341 (TBC), bring laptop w/Bluetooth.
Jan/13 Fri 09:00AM-12:00PM E15-341 (TBC), bring laptop w/Bluetooth.
Jan/18 Wed 09:00AM-12:00PM E15-341 (TBC), bring laptop w/Bluetooth.
Jan/20 Fri 09:00AM-12:00PM E15-341 (TBC), bring laptop w/Bluetooth.

Helpful to download Max/MSP 30-day trial and try it out before class starts.


Digital to Analog B&W Photography

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for darkroom chemistry.

The intersection of the digital and analog photographic processes offers an interesting space for visual and conceptual investigation. During this 4 week workshop students will create analog photographs from digital imagery using several types of “non-traditional” negatives (such as transparency, and contact prints).

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

 

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


Jan/11 Wed 08:00PM-10:30PM W20-425
Jan/18 Wed 08:00PM-10:30PM W20-425
Jan/25 Wed 08:00PM-10:30PM W20-425
Feb/01 Wed 08:00PM-10:30PM W20-425

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor


Glass + Light

Seth Riskin, Manager, MIT Museum Studio

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

A collaboration between the MIT Glass Lab and the MIT Museum Studio, this workshop will focus on exploring a range of interactions of glass and light for the development of a "light mural" to be installed in the Compton Gallery and Glass Lab windows. Varied light sources (e.g., incandescent, LED, low-power laser) will be projected through glass compositions, forms and colors. We'll cultivate techniques for "painting" with light, shadow and color on rear-projection surfaces. Demos and project work taking place in both the Glass Lab and MIT Museum Studio will include glassblowing, the creation of custom light and movement devices, exhibit design and installation.

Contact: Seth Riskin, 10-150 MIT Museum Studio, 617 342 6868, RISKIN@MIT.EDU


Glass + Light

Jan/09 Mon 02:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Jan/12 Thu 02:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Jan/19 Thu 02:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Jan/23 Mon 02:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Jan/26 Thu 02:00PM-04:00PM 10-150

Hacking the Holodeck: An Introduction to Touch and Virtual Reality

Marcelo Coelho, Lecturer, Architecture, Daniel Leithinger, CDO/Co-Founder, Lumii

Jan/09 Mon 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed
Jan/10 Tue 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed
Jan/11 Wed 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed
Jan/12 Thu 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed
Jan/13 Fri 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed
Jan/17 Tue 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed
Jan/18 Wed 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed
Jan/19 Thu 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed
Jan/20 Fri 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: see description

In 1965, Ivan Sutherland proposed the vision of an “Ultimate Display”: a room that could render data so realistically that it would allow users to interact with information as if it were a real, physical object. Since then, the idea of such an environment has become increasingly popular and has captured people’s imagination through the Star Trek Holodeck, The Matrix, and most recently, Westworld.

In this course, students will learn how to build immersive computer interfaces that allow us to feel and touch data in real life. Building on the rich history of Virtual and Augmented Reality at MIT (and beyond), we will explore the state of the art in shape changing displays, soft robotics, haptic interfaces, and wearables, while combining them with virtual reality interfaces such as the HTC Vive and Google Cardboard.

Through this hybrid lecture and studio workshop students will learn how to create physical user interfaces and haptics for virtual reality. Hands-on experience with common VR devices and prototyping tools such as Unity and Arduino will introduce students to current state of the art research and provide a platform for development and experimentation.   

Should have either a working knowledge of programming, electronics, or 3D modelling. Experience with Unity and Arduino is a bonus. Students will work in small cross-disciplinary groups and will be provided with a basic software toolchain and hardware on which to develop their projects.

May be offered for credit. TBD

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Architecture
Contact: Marcelo Coelho, email@cmarcelo.com


Handset Printing at the Beaver Press Print Shop

Jeffrey Ravel, Professor and Head of History, Anne McCants, Professor of History and Director of Concourse

Jan/18 Wed 01:00PM-04:00PM Barker Library, Signup; link below.
Jan/19 Thu 01:00PM-04:00PM Barker Library, Signup; link below.
Jan/20 Fri 01:00PM-04:00PM Barker Library, Signup; link below.
Jan/25 Wed 01:00PM-04:00PM Barker Library, Signup; link below.
Jan/26 Thu 01:00PM-04:00PM Barker Library, Signup; link below.
Jan/27 Fri 01:00PM-04:00PM Barker Library, Signup; link below.
Feb/02 Thu 01:00PM-04:00PM Barker Library, Signup; link below.

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

Have you ever wanted to set type the way Johannes Gutenberg and Benjamin Franklin did?  Print your own political pamphlets and broadsides?  Design greeting cards and announcements?  Now you can do these things and more at The Beaver Press Print Shop, MIT's own handset printing press, located in Barker Library.  The press was built in 21H.343 during Spring 2016; learn more here and here.  We will be holding open printing hours during the last two weeks of IAP.  Space is limited, so please sign up here.

Sponsor(s): Concourse, History
Contact: Jeffrey Ravel, E51-255C, 617 253-4451, RAVEL@MIT.EDU


Idle Idols: Small Ceramic Figures

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor, Student Art Association

Jan/09 Mon 09:00AM-12:00PM W20-431, Dress in comfortable clothes that can get dirty
Jan/11 Wed 09:00AM-12:00PM W20-431, Dress in comfortable clothes that can get dirty
Jan/18 Wed 09:00AM-12:00PM W20-431, Dress in comfortable clothes that can get dirty

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 18 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

Construct a miniature of your favorite character or creature using a variety of hand-building techniques. This class is for the creative person, as you are only limited by your imagination!
 
Class one- 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.    
 
Class two-Discussion of the chemistry of glazing, underglazing and chemical washes and the way that each reacts with cone 6 clay bodies in the electric kiln.  Students will glaze their pieces.  If time permits, the instructor will give a wheel throwing demonstration and students will be allowed to experiment on the potter’s wheel.    
 
Class three-Finished pieces are taken 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.  

Email stacyp@mit.edu by Jan. 5 to sign up.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy DeBartolo, stacyp@mit.edu


Interpreting a Still Life

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $105.00 for art supplies.

“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.” Alberto Giacometti

Students will learn about drawing and painting from observation while focusing on making successful creative choices. During this workshop students will observe real objects, and learn to translate the physical world to the representational via drawing and painting. Precursory sketches and a final mixed media piece will be created. Students will look to Wayne ThiebaudGiorgio MorandiPaul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse for inspiration.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/10 Tue 08:00PM-10:30PM W20-425
Jan/17 Tue 08:00PM-10:30PM W20-425
Jan/24 Tue 08:00PM-10:30PM W20-425
Jan/31 Tue 08:00PM-10:30PM W20-425

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor


Introduction to Design Visualization

Namju Lee, Director and founder of NJSTUDIO

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: The earlier sessions are prerequisites for later sessions.
Prereq: Rhhino3d, Grasshopper, 3ds max

 

This course will cover the basic and advanced techniques needed for visualization of design as a form of video and images structured around an experiment of visualizing
design (architectural, urban, landscape) using modern CAD(Computer Aided Design)software(Rhino, 3ds max, aftereffect, Unity), the class aims to offer students hands-on skills in these aspects:
 
· 3D modeling, mapping, rendering for image
 
· animation, effecting for video
 
· advanced skill (scripting and automation for optimized representation process)

·interactive and immersive Representation for environment and data visualization
 
During the course, the aim is both to understand  the process of design representation in digital media, and to produce a video as a final assignment based on the sample work.    

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VeLfmt2N-0

Contact: Namju Lee, (617) 860-7084, nlee1@gsd.harvard.edu


Session 01

Jan/30 Mon 06:00PM-09:00PM 5-231, Bring laptop with software installed

Namju Lee - Director and founder of NJSTUDIO, Namju Lee - Director and founder of NJSTUDIO


Session 02

Jan/31 Tue 06:00PM-09:00PM 5-231, laptop with software installed

Namju Lee - Director and founder of NJSTUDIO, Namju Lee - Director and founder of NJSTUDIO


Session 03

Feb/01 Wed 06:00PM-09:00PM 5-231, laptop with software installed

Namju Lee - Director and founder of NJSTUDIO, Namju Lee - Director and founder of NJSTUDIO


Introduction to Gum Bichromate Printing

Thery Mislick, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $135.00 for materials and darkroom chemistry.

Experience the joy of one of the earliest photographic printing processes while working from your own digital and/or analog images.   This  intensive workshop is designed to introduce students to the beautiful and versatile world of gum bichromate printing. Gum printing utilizes a contact negative and non-silver emulsion to produce delicate, painterly images that permit a high degree of artistic expression. The basic process is simple and fun. 

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/20 Fri 06:00PM-09:00PM W20-425
Jan/21 Sat 01:00PM-06:00PM W20-425
Jan/22 Sun 01:00PM-06:00PM W20-425
Jan/27 Fri 06:00PM-09:00PM W20-425
Jan/28 Sat 01:00PM-06:00PM W20-425
Jan/29 Sun 01:00PM-06:00PM W20-425

Thery Mislick - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor


Making Impressions with Light: From Stonehenge to Vermeer to Fiber-Optic Art

Svetlana Boriskina, Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

Jan/09 Mon 01:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Jan/10 Tue 01:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Jan/11 Wed 01:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Jan/12 Thu 01:00PM-04:00PM 10-150
Jan/13 Fri 01:00PM-04:00PM 10-150

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/15
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

Have you ever wondered how some of the great artists of the past achieved photographic quality of their paintings? Would you like to learn how you could do unique interior decorations with sunlight, design art and fashion accessories with fiber optics, and create color without pigments or dyes? Interested in learning about light art treasures of the greater Boston area? This class will offer insight into some basic optical techniques of bending, splitting and trapping light to create visual arts and utilize sunlight for natural lighting and interior decoration.
 
In the lectures, we will take a virtual tour through various geographic locations, cultures, and industries to learn how humankind has made impressions with light over the course of history, and will discuss new emerging trends in this constantly evolving field. Hands-on activities offered during each session will give you a chance to become artists and to paint and decorate with sunlight, nanoparticles and optical fibers. The projects will include constructing a camera obscura likely used by such old masters as Vermeer, making stained-glass windows with metal nanoparticles, decorating with optical fibers and light-emitting diodes, and so much more. All the materials will be provided.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Contact: Svetlana Boriskina, sborisk@mit.edu


Making to Think: Leadership through Art Making

Abby Berenson, Associate Director, MIT Leadership Center

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 22 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This IAP workshop models distilled skillsets, toolkits and visioning from art-making practices for effectively arriving at unanticipated outcomes as well as strategic methods for iteration and disruption that can be integrated into corporate and engineering innovation structures. A sequence from rolling up your sleeves for hands-on exercises anchored in drawing to unpacking art giants from Jackson Pollock to David Hockney and unique touring of an art museum, this session practices techniques for challenging assumptions and rethinking observational strategies that directly apply to leadership across fields arriving at solution-oriented results.

 

Objectives:

Learn to see through ‘Making to Think’ strategies that provide transformational leadership

Show how ‘Art, the Verb’ is central to leadership practices across enterprises and levels

Demonstrate that creativity is not the gift of an elite few but a practiced skillset

Demonstrate and practice observational dynamics through art-making

Focus on observing one’s self as key to developing both personal leadership and generating disruptive models

 

Register here:  https://survey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8jGZDkRsfidcEcd by Monday, January 9th.

Sponsor(s): MIT Leadership Center, Sloan School of Management
Contact: Abby Berenson, E52-254, 617 324-3794, BERENSON@MIT.EDU


Jan/11 Wed 09:00AM-04:00PM Stratton: Mezzanine

Day 1

Aithan Shapira, MFA, PhD - Visiting Faculty, SMFA, Elysa Fenenbock - Designer-in-Residence at Google, Inc


Jan/12 Thu 09:00AM-04:00PM Stratton: Mezzanine

Day 2

Aithan Shapira, MFA, PhD - Visiting Faculty, SMFA, Elysa Fenenbock - Designer-in-Residence at Google, Inc


Jan/13 Fri 09:00AM-12:00PM Stratton: Mezzanine

Day 3 (1/2 day)

Aithan Shapira, MFA, PhD - Visiting Faculty, SMFA, Elysa Fenenbock - Designer-in-Residence at Google, Inc


Mapping History

Nil Tuzcu, Research Fellow

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/18
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Mapping History workshop will introduce digital tools and workflows for visualizing  and interpreting historical data, and presenting historical information with online maps.

Today, visual and digital tools are increasingly being used in the social sciences and humanities for translating historical documents into datasets that can be digitally manipulated and recombined. Mapping is an effective tool for reconstructing the past, which reveals the spatial relationships that stimulated cultural, social and political change over time. Students will learn basics of QGIS and web mapping with Leaflet JS.

This two-day workshop will cover :

Georeferencing historical maps

Creating vector files with QGIS (for example, tracing an old rail system)

Introducing the time factor into digital workflow

Creating multilayer historical web maps and developing a tool for comparing different layers.

 

Contact: Nil Tuzcu, 9-514, 617 253-4510, TUZCU@MIT.EDU


Mapping History Session-1

Jan/19 Thu 05:00PM-07:00PM TBD, Bring your laptop

Nil Tuzcu - Research Fellow


Mapping History Session-2

Jan/20 Fri 05:00PM-07:00PM TBD, Bring your laptop

Nil Tuzcu - Research Fellow


Mapping with Adobe CC - Leveraging Illustrator and Photoshop

Mike Foster, Cartographer/GIS Specialist

Jan/17 Tue 02:00PM-03:30PM 9-554

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Limited to 15 participants
Prereq: None

Many designers and mapmakers prefer to work in graphics software, such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, when completing rich graphics such as illustrative maps, plans, and charts. This session will introduce how you can use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for mapping. Working in conjunction with GIS software, we will go work with some simple data, then outline the workflow to properly get your data into Adobe so you can edit it and add graphic flair, then show some Adobe cartography tricks. Brought to you by DUSPviz.

 

Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/moz9tuIsBZauxor33

Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: Michael Foster, 9-522, 617 324-8234, MJFOSTER@MIT.EDU


Mars Settlement Series

Bruce Mackenzie, Mars Foundation

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

A series of presentations about living on Mars and
how to economically build an early human
settlement on Mars, emphasizing use of local materials.

 

30 January

Overview of Hillside Mars Settlement 

This “Hillside Settlement” proposal by the Mars Foundation would build
a permanent settlement on Mars, constructed by 12 people from local
materials such as fiberglass and masonry. Preliminary mass and cost
estimates show that we may be able to establish a permanent, growing
settlement for the same launch cost as a program of round-trip
exploratory missions. Members of National Space Society are invited.


Feb.   1st,  2017


Mars Settlement, a Minimum One-Way Program     


Proposal for a very small, relatively inexpensive manufacturing base
for Mars. It starts with just 2 people, and can grow into a permanent
human settlement; a draft design in progress by the Mars Foundation.



Feb.  3rd

Discussion on Improving the Mars One Plan

We will discuss the "Mars One" plan to send people to Mars,
and how to improve it, or rework it.

Sponsor(s): Astropreneurship and Space Industry Club, Students for Exploration and Development of Space
Contact: Bruce Mackenzie, 781-249-5437, BMackenzie@alum.mit.edu


Mars Settlement Series

Jan/11 Wed 12:00PM-01:00PM E51-149
Jan/12 Thu 07:00PM-09:00PM E62-221
Jan/23 Mon 12:00PM-01:00PM 2-146
Jan/25 Wed 12:00PM-01:00PM 2-146
Jan/27 Fri 12:00PM-01:00PM 2-146
Jan/30 Mon 12:00PM-01:00PM 2-146
Feb/01 Wed 12:00PM-01:00PM 2-146
Feb/03 Fri 12:00PM-01:00PM 2-146

A series of lectures on various aspects of settling Mars.

Bruce Mackenzie - Mars Foundation


Micro Drone Vehicle Racing and Course Design : Build, Fly, and Pop Up Infrastructure Design

Jose Gomez-Marquez, Little Devices Lab

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10
Attendance: 1st and 2nd class mandatory (safety + drone intro) email instructor
Prereq: None

BUILD A DRONE // BUILD A DRONE RACECOURSE

Class is full.

Students will learn how to design, build and assemble their own FPV racing drone and work in teams to create a life size drone racing course. Advanced topics such as racing flight behavior, pop up architectural and infrastructure design, and sensor systems will be explored. The instructors will be drone racing professionals and MIT researchers.

In 2014, hobbyists in France decided to attach front-facing cameras and LEDs to their fast-flying drones, racing them “Star Wars-style” through the forest earning them more then 3M YouTube views. Drone racing has since expanded globally and is now featured in mainstream sports on ESPN. The nascent sport still offers plenty of opportunity for vehicle & course design innovation.

Students will learn how to build, fly, and race their own mini FPV racing drone, and work in teams to design, build and test a 1:1 scale drone racing course using 3-D printed components, architectural design, and sensor systems for pilot feedback.

Learn about the different obstacle courses that drone pilots before us have built, then improve upon and build your own. We will explore how different geometries, materials, and arrangements of obstacles affects the performance of a track. Each team’s racecourse will then be tested using biometrics as a measure of course capacity.

No prior flying experience is necessary. Basic safety training session is required. For more information, reach jfgm@mit.edu

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center
Contact: Jose Gomez-Marquez, N52-373G, 617.674.7516, JFGM@MIT.EDU


Class 1

Jan/17 Tue 03:00PM-05:00PM N52-373G
Jan/18 Wed 03:00PM-05:00PM N52-373G
Jan/20 Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM N52-373G
Jan/23 Mon 03:00PM-05:00PM N52-373G
Jan/25 Wed 03:00PM-05:00PM N25-373G
Jan/27 Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM N52-373G

Mighty Mugs A

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/09 Mon 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431
Jan/23 Mon 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431
Jan/30 Mon 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431

There is one additional class meeting on February 6, 2017.

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor


Mighty Mugs B

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/09 Mon 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/23 Mon 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/30 Mon 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431

There is one additional class meeting on February 6, 2017.

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor


Mighty Mugs C

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/13 Fri 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/20 Fri 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/27 Fri 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431
Feb/03 Fri 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor


MIT Heavy Metal 101

Joe Diaz

Jan/09 Mon 05:30PM-06:30PM 4-149
Jan/12 Thu 05:30PM-06:30PM 4-149
Jan/17 Tue 05:30PM-06:30PM 4-149
Jan/19 Thu 05:30PM-06:30PM 4-149
Jan/23 Mon 05:30PM-06:30PM 4-149
Jan/26 Thu 05:30PM-06:30PM 4-149
Jan/30 Mon 05:30PM-06:30PM 4-149
Feb/02 Thu 05:30PM-06:30PM 4-149

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

Not Metallurgy! This veteran crash-course returns this year and will have you head banging, air guitaring, and devil horn raising in no time! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Heavy Metal, including why Metallica tries too hard to be cool, why ballads never were, and why Lemmy IS God (RIP). We'll watch some video clips, look at metal culture, and listen to some SCREAMING HEAVY METAL! This is guaranteed to be the most BRUTAL class ever offered at MIT!

Anyone is welcome to join, but seating is limited. Learn more about this series at metal.mit.edu. 

Heavy Metal 101: Music and Culture
Monday January 9, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/381868062193692/

MIT Heavy Metal 101 Presents Tim Ma
Thursday January 12, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/1030816180397964/

History of Heavy Metal: Part I
Tuesday January 17, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/1397456733621726/

MIT Heavy Metal 101 Presents Paul Buckley and Haydee Irizarry
Thursday January 19, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/229502777499197/

History of Heavy Metal: Part II
Monday January 23, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/229502777499197/

MIT Heavy Metal 101 Presents Görebläster Körpse-härvest Lunden
Thursday January 26, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/359969591050346/

History of Heavy Metal: Part III
Monday January 30, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/300431100359140/

MIT Heavy Metal 101 Presents Matt Zappa
Thursday February 2, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/956956114403824/

Contact: Joe Diaz, JDIAZ@MIT.EDU


Painting with Data. Introduction to Real-Time, Multidimensional Spatial Analysis through Voxels with an Open-Source Web Application

Carlos Sandoval Olascoaga, Ph.D. Candidate in Architectural Computation

Feb/01 Wed 03:00PM-06:00PM 9-450B, Please bring your own laptop

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: Knowledge of GIS is a plus

Ever wanted to speculate about causal relationships with spatial datasets on the fly? Or build multivariate spatial and map algebra models iteratively, while getting immediate feedback? Interested in building 3D and 4D geospatial models to compute with?

Students learn to build exploratory geospatial models on-the-fly and methods for creating, and operating with multi-dimensional models via a web application developed by the instructor and a group of MIT researchers that allows the user to build 3D and 4D geospatial models.

Painting with Data, is an open-source web-application that utilizes voxels to visually compute with geospatial information ‘on-the-fly’, interactively receiving visual and functional feedback when manipulating geospatial datasets, allowing the creation and manipulation of spatial models such as map algebra iteratively. The tool also introduces a visual programming language, and allows easy, intuitive, and ‘on-the-fly’ functional geospatial computing, extending its representational and analytical modeling capacities. Its technological and theoretical features propose a hybrid approach to urban computing, combining functional and representational modeling.

There will be an intro to conventional model-making in GIS and finally to Painting with Data, as an alternative tool for spatial mapping and modeling. * Please contact instructor Carlos Sandoval Olascoaga, to enroll by Jan 20. Lim. to 25

Sponsored by the Dept. of Architecture and the Civic Data Design Lab

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Carlos Sandoval Olascoaga, csandova@mit.edu


Space Frontiers Lecture Series

Ariel Ekblaw

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

  

With humanity at the cusp of interplanetary civilization, what are the technologies, products and laws that will engage and empower us in this exploratory period? Will space be hackable? Can space be playful? How might we design our interplanetary lives? 

Join us at the MIT Media Lab for a three-part lecture series on emerging (outer)Space Frontiers

All sessions take place in E14-244, 4-5pm. 

 

1/24: "Space Law" with guest lecturer Andy Sellars (Director of the BU Tech & Cyberlaw clinic)

 

1/26: "Space Architecture" with guest lecturers Vera Mulyani (Mars City Design) & James Wolff (Deep Space Industries)

 

2/2: "Space Bio" with Lisa Nip and John Min (researchers at the Media Lab, exploring astrobio and tardigrades)

 

 

Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Ariel Ekblaw, SpaceFrontiersIAP@MEDIA.MIT.EDU


Spatial Data Tasting Menu: A quick dive into map-making tools for designers and planners

Wenfei Xu, Research Associate, Michael Foster, GIS Specialist

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

This is a workshop on the fundamental techniques and skills necessary for intelligent map-making and is intended to be a fast-paced, pragmatic approach to geography.  We will learn about the fundamental skills needed to create a static map from scratch in QGIS.  Building from an understanding of the GIS platform, spatial data and data formats, and cartographic standards and practices, we will then go through spatial analytic techniques that allow us to express meaningful ideas, find spatial connections, and create decision-making tools through data.    

 

The course will concentrate on the question of building vacancy and underutilization as it relates to the availability of institutional and private amenities in cities across China.  No prior knowledge of GIS is necessary.

 

Please sign up for the workshop here: https://goo.gl/forms/wjsRg1avZ5uiEE1s2

 

Instructors: Wenfei Xu and Michael Foster

Dates: January 23 - 27 daily, 2-5pm

Location: 9-554

 

 

Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: Wenfei Xu, 10-463, 312 307-3656, WENFEIXU@MIT.EDU


Day 1

Jan/23 Mon 02:00PM-04:30PM 9-554
Jan/24 Tue 02:00PM-04:30PM 9-554
Jan/25 Wed 02:00PM-04:30PM 9-554
Jan/26 Thu 02:00PM-04:30PM 9-554
Jan/27 Fri 02:00PM-04:30PM 9-554

Wenfei Xu - Research Associate


Super Bowls A

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/11 Wed 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431
Jan/18 Wed 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431
Jan/25 Wed 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431
Feb/01 Wed 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor


Super Bowls B

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/11 Wed 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/18 Wed 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/25 Wed 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431
Feb/01 Wed 07:30PM-10:00PM W20-431

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor


Super Bowls C

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/13 Fri 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431
Jan/20 Fri 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431
Jan/27 Fri 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431
Feb/03 Fri 04:30PM-07:00PM W20-431

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor


The Japanese Tea Ceremony

Kyoko Wada

Jan/28 Sat 02:00PM-03:00PM W20 306

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Join us for a Japanese tea ceremony performed by Mrs. Kyoko Wada, who has been studying the Japanese Tea Ceremony for more than 30 years. She will share "the happiness of the tea ceremony" with you and invite you to take this opportunity to leave your worries and problems at the door. Be transported to Japan by the calligraphy, ceramics, flowers, lacquer, and incense. Experience the four elements of the "way of tea:" harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility. Imagine how they can bring harmony into our daily interactions. Take the first step of what can become a lifetime of study and meditation. No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below) Signup by: 28-Jan-2017 Contact: Kyoko Wada, iap.chado@gmail.com

Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Kyoko Wada, 20 Chimneys - W20-306, iap.chado@gmail.com


Totally Teapots A

Darrell Finnegan, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/10 Tue 07:00PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/17 Tue 07:00PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/24 Tue 07:00PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/31 Tue 07:00PM-10:00PM W20-431

Darrell Finnegan - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor


Totally Teapots B

Darrell Finnegan, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

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 online at arts.mit.edu/saa

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


Jan/12 Thu 07:00PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/19 Thu 07:00PM-10:00PM W20-431
Jan/26 Thu 07:00PM-10:00PM W20-431
Feb/02 Thu 07:00PM-10:00PM W20-431

Darrell Finnegan - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor


Transformative Appetite

Wen Wang, Research Scientist, Lining Yao, Research Assistant, Teng Zhang, Assistant Professor, Syracuse, Chin-Yi Cheng, Research Assistant, Daniel Levine, Research Assistant

Jan/09 Mon 02:00PM-05:00PM E15-341
Jan/10 Tue 02:00PM-05:00PM E15-341
Jan/11 Wed 02:00PM-05:00PM E15-341
Jan/12 Thu 02:00PM-05:00PM E15-341
Jan/13 Fri 01:00PM-05:00PM E15-341
Jan/17 Tue 01:00PM-05:00PM E14-240
Jan/18 Wed 01:00PM-05:00PM E14-240
Jan/19 Thu 01:00PM-05:00PM E14-240
Jan/19 Thu 05:30PM-06:30PM Media Lab
Jan/19 Thu 06:30PM-09:00PM Media Lab

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/31
Limited to 25 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Passion for digital design and food. No specific major.

This course teaches the theory, design, and fabrication of shape-transforming food by hydration or dehydration processes during making, cooking and eating. It is based on recent research by the Tangible Media Group at the MIT Media Lab, which explores edible, composite-structured food. The course will include lectures and hands-on design workshops as well as a final exhibition highlighting group projects.

Course Activities:

During lectures, students will learn about design concepts related to transformative materials as well as the underlying principles of materials science and mechanical engineering. Students will also learn to use Rhino and Grasshopper software for 3-D design and some basics of the hardware (3D food printer system).

 In the design workshop, the classroom will become a food lab. Students will work with both physical edible material toolkits as well as a digital software simulation toolkit. Concepts of future food will be explored, and students will transform their edible ideas into reality under the instruction of a team of experts that includes a chef, food texture expert, material scientist, designer, software architect, and mechanical engineer! 

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Media Arts and Sciences, Chemical Engineering
Contact: Wen Wang, wwen@mit.edu