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Art and Architecture

Introduction to Gum Bichromate Printing - soup to nuts
Sam Magee
Sun, Fri-Sat, Jan 27-29, 3-5, 10am-06:00pm, w20-429, some times vary, see arts.mit.

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Instructors: Thery Mislick, Graham Ramsay.

Attendance: required for entire workshop.
Preregistration: required (must register by Jan. 15).

This six day intensive workshop is designed to introduce students to the beautiful, dynamic, 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 of their emulsions. The basic process is quite simple and fun. Once learned, the process can be duplicated simply in a variety of environments without the requirement of a traditional darkroom. Gum printing also permits a high degree of artistic expression, as each practitioner can personalize his or her technique to best suit their needs.

see more at arts .mit.edu/saa

Meets 6 times:
Workshop dates and times:
Fri. 1/27 and 2/3, 5-8pm
Sat. 1/28 and 2/4, 10am-6pm
Sun. 1/29 and 2/5, 11am-6pm
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Art and Architecture Tour of the Boston Public Library
Cynthia Stewart
Sat Jan 21, 02-04:00pm, BPL

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2012
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Come tour the Boston Public Library (BPL) in Copley Square, one of America's architectural treasures. Designed by McKim, Mead and White and completed in 1895, the magnificent Renaissance Revival building marries art with architecture. In addition to mosaics, wall paintings, and murals, you'll see features made of 20 varieties of marble. On this special tour, you'll also learn about many connections between MIT and the BPL. Meet inside the Dartmouth St. entrance of the Boston Public Library at Copley Square.
Contact: Cynthia Stewart, 7-337, x3-4408, stewart@mit.edu
Sponsor: Architecture

Art, Architecture and Urbanism Workshop, Learning from the River
Gediminas Urbonas, Lily Tran, TA
Mon Jan 9 thru Fri Jan 13, 10am-04:00pm, E15-238a The Roth Rm

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 07-Jan-2012
Limited to 9 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none

For undergraduate and graduate students wishing to pursue further study in advanced areas of intersection between art, culture, technology, architecture, and urbanism not covered in regular subjects of instruction.

A starting point in this workshop is to consider the The Charles River Project (1972) by Gyorgi Kepes. Kepes was the founder of the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS). The Charles River Project was envisioned by Kepes as a means to explore new artistic ways of revitalizing the role of the Charles River.

This IAP workshop aims to produce artistic proposals that examine the history or current-day interventions in the river Charles and its biosphere--be they industrial, military, scientific, pedagogical or artistic.

The workshop will offer readings, film screenings, field trips and meetings with invited scholars, researchers and artists to support the development of the proposals.

At the conclusion of the workshop there will be a review with invited reviewers will take place in the CUBE (E15-001) on Friday, Jan 13.
Contact: Gediminas Urbonas, E15-238, 324-6471, urbonas@mit.edu
Sponsor: Architecture

Art, Architecture and Urbanism in Dialogue: Learning from the River Charles
Gediminas Urbonas, Lily Tran, TA
Mon Jan 9 thru Fri Jan 13, 10am-04:00pm, E15-238a The Roth Rm

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 07-Jan-2012
Limited to 9 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none

For students wishing to learn innovative and speculative forms of research and to produce artistic proposals that examine the history or current-day interventions in the river Charles and its biosphere--be they industrial, military, scientific, pedagogical or artistic.

A starting point in this workshop is to consider the The Charles River Project (1972) by Gyorgi Kepes, the founder of the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS).

Students will be asked to produce a developed proposal/model/prototype for a river structure or vehicle linking it to citizenship, quality of life or artistic fiction.

The workshop will offer readings, film screenings, field trips and meetings with invited scholars, researchers and artists to support the development of the proposals.

At the conclusion of the workshop there will be a review with invited reviewers will take place in the CUBE (E15-001) on Friday, Jan 13.

Web: vilma.cc/river
Contact: Gediminas Urbonas, E15-238, 324-6471, urbonas@mit.edu
Sponsor: Architecture

Basic Camera and Darkroom Techniques Section 1 Workshop
Sam Magee
Mon Jan 9 thru Thu Jan 12, 05:30-08:30pm, w20-429, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Learn the basics of photographing with a manual film 35mm camera. Learn your way around the darkroom: how to develop film and print photographs. Bring one roll of 'Ilford HP5 Plus 36 exposure' black and white film to first class. Limited number of cameras available for student use during class-time. Students supply film and paper. Non-class darkroom use included. Limited enrollment. Meets 4 times starting Mon., Jan. 9th.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Basic Camera and Darkroom Techniques Section 2 Workshop
Sam Magee
Fri Jan 13, Sat Jan 14, Sun Jan 15, 05:30-08:30pm, w20-429, some times vary, see arts.mit.

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Basic Camera and Darkroom Techniques Section 2 Workshop (see dates below). Learn the basics of photographing with a manual film 35mm camera. Learn your way around the darkroom: how to develop film and print photographs. Bring one roll of 'Ilford HP5 Plus 36 exposure' black and white film to first class. Cameras available for student use during class-time. Students supply film and paper. Non-class darkroom use included. Limited enrollment. Meets 3 times starting Fri., Jan. 13th. Workshop dates: Jan 13, 5:30pm-8:30pm; Jan 14, 12:00pm-4:30pm; Jan 15, 12:00pm-4:30pm.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Basics of 3-D Photography - Creating Analglyph/Stereoscopic Images
Sam Magee
Sat Jan 14, 01:30-05:00pm, w20-429, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Anaglyph or stereoscopic photography is a genre of photography that is used to create an illusion of 3-dimensional depth from the merging of two offset 2-dimensional images that are viewed simultaneously with each of the viewer’s eyes perceiving a slightly different perspective of the same objects. In this workshop, you will specifically be creating 3-D images that need to be viewed with the classic red and blue “3-D glasses,” which will provided for you. In this 1-part workshop, you’ll get a basic understanding of how to create anaglyph images and will generate your own photos to create them during classtime.

A large selection of stereoscopic images will be viewed to determine which techniques and approaches to creating the images resulted in successful 3-D effects. You’ll then take the photos you’ll need to ultimately generate your own 3-D photographs which we will process using the graphics program Photoshop.

At the conclusion of the workshop... see more at arts.mit.edu/saa
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Ceramica Botanica
Sam Magee
Tue Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 04-06:30pm, w20-431, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

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.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Chinese Painting: Orchid and Chrysanthemum
Sam Magee
Wed Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 07-09:30pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Orchid and Chrysanthemum are two of popular subject “Four Scholar Paintings”. The techniques are directly related to Chinese calligraphy. This course will introduce the basics of Chinese brush painting. Using freehand brushwork, the emphasis will be on expressiveness, individual interpretation and abstraction through exaggeration. Students will use ink, watercolor orgouache on rice paper to create wonderful visual effects.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Coptic Bookbinding Workshop
Sam Magee
Sat Jan 14, Sun Jan 15, 11am-01:30pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Come spend a winter weekend learning the craft of Coptic book binding. This gorgeous hand-sewn binding is perfect for journals, sketchbooks, scrapbooks, and art books. Students will create one hard cover book from start to finish using materials of their choosing. In addition to the basic supplies listed, students should feel free to bring photos, ribbons, decorative papers, and other embellishments in order to make each book a truly unique creation.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Getting a Grant from the Council for the Arts at MIT
Susan Cohen, Sam Magee
Mon Jan 23, 01-02:00pm, E15-283

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

An informal discussion of the process of applying for funding from the Council for the Arts at MIT.

Susan Cohen, Council Director, and Sam Magee, Coordinator of Student Arts Programs, will go through the entire application process, answer your questions, and offer advice on organizing arts events and exhibitions.

Current MIT students, faculty, and staff are eligible to apply for funding from the Council; award amounts range from fifty to ten thousand dollars.

We ask that all attendees read the Grants Guidelines prior to the session. See the url for more information.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/about/council/camit-grants/
Contact: Susan Cohen, E15-205, 253-4005, cohen@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of the Arts

Glass Mosaics
Sam Magee
Thu Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 07-09:00pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Glass Mosaics offers a lot of flexibility as an arts craft--it uses the wide range of colors and textures of stained glass and can be done on almost any surface, combined with the ease of cutting and gluing stained glass. Whether you have never taken any art classes or consider yourself an artist, you will find a creative project in this class during IAP--a wall hanging, a sun catcher, a vase, a box, or any object you would like to bring to decorate or revamp. Any questions, please send me a message.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

I Thought I Wanted to be an Architect
Zaurie Zimmerman
Signup by: 24-Jan-2012
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

This course will reveal a fascinating alternative career path available to those with an architectural or building-related engineering degree or experience in these fields. If a far more comprehensive role in the process of bringing buildings to life interests you, one that is exciting, rewarding, demanding and crucial to a building project's success, please come to one or both sessions.

Instructor holds BSAD and MArch degrees from MIT, is a registered architect and 25 year veteran of this profession.

Session One
Analysis of the key aspects of the roles of architect, owner and contractor in the planning, design and construction processes. Exploration of the interplay of forces in the quality/schedule/budget triangle and which elements are crucial to produce a successful projects. Introduction to development management, with a focus on sustainability, from the owner's perspective.

Session Two
Case studies of projects ranging from the mixed-use commercial development of Rowes Wharf, to projects developed on the campuses of non-profit institutions including an arts center, a technology building, a science lab, and the first building built on the Rose Kennedy Greenway demonstrating principles of successful project management.
Contact: Zaurie Zimmerman, 7-337, (781) 861-9922, zauriezim@aol.com
Sponsor: Architecture


Zaurie Zimmerman
Session One
Analysis of the key aspects of the roles of architect, owner and contractor in the planning, design and construction processes. Exploration of the interplay of forces in the quality/schedule/budget triangle and which elements are crucial to produce a successful projects. Introduction to development management, with a focus on sustainability, from the owner's perspective.
Wed Jan 25, 02-04:00pm, 7-338


Zaurie Zimmerman
Session Two
Case studies of projects ranging from the mixed-use commercial development of Rowes Wharf, to projects developed on the campuses of non-profit institutions including an arts center, a technology building, a science lab, and the first building built on the Rose Kennedy Greenway demonstrating principles of successful project management.
Wed Feb 1, 02-04:00pm, 7-338

Intro to Abstract Acrylic Painting
Sam Magee
Fri Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 05-07:30pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Learn the basics of abstract painting in acrylic.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Introduction to Abstract Painting
Sam Magee
Fri Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 04:30-07:30pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Introduction to abstract painting using acrylics. This class is for beginners and intermediate painters.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Introduction to Large Format Photography
Sam Magee
Tue Jan 17, Wed Jan 18, Thu Jan 19, 06-09:00pm, w20-429, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Instructors: Graham Gordon Ramsay and Biyeun Buczyk

SAA has one of the few facilities in the Greater Boston Area that offer traditional large format photography classes where students can explore the wonders of shooting big negatives. These negatives of will produce prints that are very large with sharp, crisp detail, very fine grain and an unsurpassable beauty in tonal range.

This three-day comprehensive workshop will offer a hands-on overview on the use of traditional large format 4x5 and 8x10 cameras. Workshop will include an introduction to the theory and practice of large format, basic camera operation, and in-class directed shooting. A guided session on large format film processing techniques also will be included. At the end of this workshop, each student will have produced several large format negatives suitable for traditional b&w printing, and/or alternative process contract printing.

This workshop acts as a companion class to any of the Alternative Process classes and workshops offered at SAA (Gum Bichromate Printing workshop offered during IAP, or Printing with Iron class offered in the Spring 2012—see course descriptions for more detailed information).

Previous photographic experience desirable. SAA will supply large format cameras and film for in-class use.

Contact Graham Ramsay (ramsay@mit.edu) if you have questions.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Introduction to Screen Printing
Sam Magee
Mon Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 05:30-07:15pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Introductory workshop in silk screening design and technique. Students will learn how to create their own prints from start to finish using the photo emulsion screen printing process. This workshop will focus on color and design theory, as well as contemporary uses for screen printing. All printing supplies will be included. Students must provide their own t-shirts, bags, paper or whatever else they wish to print on. Beginners preferred, all levels welcome. Please note that this four session course will meet from 5:30-8pm on 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, and 2/6.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Learn to Draw Anything you Want - A Crash Course
Carolyn Jundzilo-Comer
Thu Jan 19, 02-04:00pm, 1-371

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.

Learn the basic skills of drawing and you will be able to draw anything. This class takes the mystery out of drawing and simplifies the tools needed to gain skill in drawing. Students will be provided with simple materials, or may bring their own. This is the same class taught in Professor Einstein's Introduction to Design for Engineers.
Class will be limited to 25.
Contact: Carolyn Jundzilo-Comer, 1-342, x3-3280, jundzilo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Life Drawing
Sam Magee
Mon Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 07:30-10:30pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

This class will cover the basics of drawing the human form from the nude model. The basic materials will be charcoal and newsprint.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

LineStorm Animation
Sam Magee
Tue Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 04:30-07:30pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Brainstorm with a moving line, as you rediscover the thrill of traditional animation. Watch your artwork burst into action in this total immersion, hand-drawn animation class, led by award-winning animator Pell Osborn of MotionArt Studios. We follow the trail blazed by Disney, Warner Brothers and Fleischer Studios, then bring our organic, hand-drawn artwork into the digital realm for editing, looping and soundtrack sync. LineStormers design and animate individual sequences to create a group project, two to three minutes long, to which everyone contributes. The LineStorm approach works wonders:our IAP 2011 project, “Six Simple Machines,” won Best Animation of the Year at last spring’s annual MIT Media Spectacular at the Stata Center. “LineStorm is a tremendous program! Everyone loves it! - Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NYC “LineStorm is the best example of project-based learning we've ever seen!” - Project Zero, Harvard University No previous drafting experience necessary. All materials provided. Please note: four class meetings. Participants take home storyboards, artwork, and flipbooks of their own design.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

MFA Japanese Art Tour
Hiromu Nagahara
Wed Jan 11, 02-04:00pm, Museum of Fine Arts

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 10-Jan-2012
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event

Did you know that Boston is home to the largest collection of Japanese art outside of Japan? Join MIT Japan historian, Hiromu Nagahara, on a tour of the fascinating collection at MFA, including famous woodblock prints, Buddhist sculptures, and samurai swords. The tour will include a discussion of the artworks' significance as well as how they got to Boston in the first place.
\*Meet at 2pm inside MFA's Huntington Ave. entrance.
Contact: Hiromu Nagahara, E51-255G, (617) 324-4977, nagahara@mit.edu
Sponsor: History

MIT Living Labs: 3D Modelling, Computer Animation, Video Production
Kent Larson, Derek Ham, Tyrone Yang
Schedule: TBD
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2012
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Some previous experience in 3D modelling, computer animation

This class is a hands-on workshop for students who have some previous experience in 3D modelling, computer animation, storyboarding, video compositing, video editing and wish to improve their skills. The class will conducted through a tutorial / hands-on format, and students will work closely with the instructors to develop videos related to research on urban housing, mobility and energy systems. Examples of previous videos are posted here:

http://changingplaces.mit.edu/research/videos

Email the instructors with interest. Class meetings will be Monday and Friday Jan. 9 - Jan. 27, with work to be done by students independently outside of class. Meeting times will be determined at the introductory meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2:00 pm, in E15-368. Enrollment is limited, by permission of the instructors.

Contact: Derek Ham, dham@mit.edu and Tyrone Yang tyang@mit.edu
Contact: tyang@mit.edu, E15-368b, (617) 970-8108, tyang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Media Arts & Sciences

Monday Beginning Clay
Sam Magee
Mon Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 07:30-10:00pm, w20-431, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

This Basic Clay class may be geared toward those starting out in clay, however all skill levels are encouraged to join. Basic techniques including throwing on a wheel, slab work, coil building and pinch pots are covered and additional topics will be discussed based on individual needs and goals. Because of the short time frame of IAP the course will focus on producing mugs with the various techniques.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Mugs with Personality
Sam Magee
Sun Jan 15, 22, 29, Feb 5, 10am-12:30pm, w20-431, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Everyone needs a mug. Why not have one that is uniquely yours, one which reflect who you are! Students will work with hand building techniques to create mugs. Course will cover the basic clay working skills, decorating, and finishing. Come and express yourself.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Paper-Based Electronics for Creative Expression
Jie Qi
Mon Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, Sat Feb 4, 01-06:00pm, E14-548

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2012
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 10.00 for materials fee

Come learn materials and techniques for integrating electronics with the paper medium to create expressive, interactive electronic artworks.

Not sure what this means? Check out these links:
electronic pop-up book: http://hlt.media.mit.edu/?p=5
self-folding paper: http://hlt.media.mit.edu/?p=996

The workshops will cover techniques from adding light and sensing to your paper artwork, to using pre-programmed microcontrollers, to making paper move with shape-memory alloys.
Contact: Jie Qi, E14-548, jieqi@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Media Arts & Sciences

Public Art at MIT
Alise Upitis
Thu Jan 19, 06-07:30pm, Bartos Theatre

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

Did you know MIT boasts a public art collection that includes 60 works of art sited in buildings, labs, dorms, and outdoor spaces throughout campus? Have you ever wanted to know more about these works, many of which you might walk past every day? Join MIT List Visual Arts Center public art curator Alise Upitis for a talk on MIT’s public artworks, their history, and the culture encompassed through its public art collection. The talk will be followed by a reception in the atrium of E15 to experience some of the collections most seminal works.

As well as overseeing MIT’s public art collection, the List organizes internationally lauded temporary exhibitions on view in its gallery space on the first floor of E15. In addition the List is responsible for maintaining a collection of 2000 paintings, prints, and photographs which can be found in numerous labs, offices, and common spaces across campus. More than 500 prints and photographs are also loaned annually through the List’s popular Student Loan Art Program, through which MIT students can enter a lottery to borrow an artwork free-of-charge for their dorm or office for a year.
Web: http://listart.mit.edu
Contact: Alise Upitis, E15-109, (617) 253-9478, upitis@mit.edu
Sponsor: List Visual Arts

Thursday Beginning Wheel, section 1
Sam Magee
Thu Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 04-06:30pm, w20-431, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Discover the working properties of clay. Students will learn the basics of centering on the wheel for forming functional objects such as bowls and cups. Glazing basics will also be covered.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Thursday Beginning Wheel, section 2
Sam Magee
Thu Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 07-09:30pm, w20-431, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Discover the working properties of clay. Students will learn the basics of centering on the wheel for forming functional objects such as bowls and cups. Glazing basics will also be covered.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Totally Teapot
Sam Magee
Tue Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 07-10:00pm, w20-431, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Oval, wavy, stretched and crazy, the teapot is a wonderful subject that teaches us a balance between creativity and functionality. In this 4 week workshop we will explore unusual forming techniques and surprising surface treatments that take us beyond the "round". Would you like one lump or two?
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

VEGAS / VENICE: Cambridge-based Aerial Photographer Alex MacLean on their Beauty and Fragility from the Air
Alex MacLean Landslides Aerial Photography, Jolene de Verges
Thu Jan 26, 01-02:00pm, 4-237

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

In his new illustrated book, American pilot and photographer Alex MacLean devotes himself to two cities that have more in common than the first two letters of their names: Venice and (Las) Vegas. Both cities exist in a difficult natural environment: one in salt water and the other in the desert. It requires enormous energy resources to keep them alive in locations hostile to settlement. Both cities are mythical places and, by virtue of their architecture and histories, magnets for mass tourism from all over the world.
Alex MacLean is the first person to attempt a visual comparison between these cities from the air, a comparison that opens our eyes to their structural similarities. In his latest illustrated book, he produces pictures of immense aesthetic power. At the same time, they illustrate the fatal dangers to which both cities are exposed through uncontrolled land speculation, thoughtless leisure and consumer activities, and a profligate approach to natural resources.
Contact: Jolene de Verges, 7-238, x8-5593, jdeverge@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries

Watercolor
Sam Magee
Thu Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 04-06:30pm, w20-427, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Learn the basics of watercolor painting.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, w20-429, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association

Working with Light: A Hands-on Workshop
Seth Riskin, MIT Museum Studio
Tue Jan 17, Thu Jan 19, Tue Jan 24, Thu Jan 26, 01-04:00pm, N52-214

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2012
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

This workshop is about learning how to create with light. It's not a course in lighting or physics theory, but an opportunity for guided, hands-on and eyes-on exploration of light to gain direct experience of how it behaves and how to manipulate it for shaping perception in art, architecture and other fields of application.

A range of basic tools and materials will be explored, from light sources including LEDs and laser diodes, to optics and optical materials. Structured toward the completion of individual, or group projects (e. g., light sculpture, environment, installation, or performance), the workshop will culminate in a display at the MIT Museum.
Web: http://museumstudio.mit.edu
Contact: Seth Riskin, MIT Museum Studio, N52-, x3-4405, riskin@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Museum

iPhone Photography 101
Sam Magee
Sat Jan 21, 12-06:00pm, w20-429, see arts.mit.edu/saa

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2012
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: see arts.mit.edu/saa
Fee: 60.00 for instruction and materials, see arts.mit.edu/saa for more det

Improve your iPhone photographic skills! Using a variety of downloadable apps (including Best Camera, Hipstamatic, among others), this 1-day workshop will help you make images that are creative, fun, and artistic. Workshop will include directed shooting and critique culminating in a spontaneous photographic exhibition of the days work. Students must have their own iPhones and will be expected to download and pay for two or three applications (not totaling more than $10.) Class runs Saturday, January 21 from noon to 6pm.
Web: http://arts.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, x3-4004, sammagee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association


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