Class Schedule

Week One:
T 17th: Introductions, history and projects The MAW Collective, Work & background: Jenny- collaborative micro and macro projection projects
Th 19th: Work presentation by class members: Show one work you made (or highlights) and an artist you like who uses projection, performance, installation, public or site specific media (10 minutes each, bring a flash drive)
Reading/Writing: Do it Together- the benefits of collaboration

Event Alerts!: Walker Art Museum Out There Festival, Art Shanty http://www.artshantyprojects.org/artists

Week Two
T 24th: Work presentation by class members, introduction to the tools of projection and the tools in the building.
Th 26th: Livedraw and projection setup- Sinan, Jenny

Event Alerts!: Bart Buch Puppet Salon and Social Hour Saturday https://www.facebook.com/events/232755536801397/
Powderhorn Park Art Sled Rally on the 28th 2:00 www.artsledrally.com

Week Three
T 31st: Practicalities and Collaborative Teams: What does it take to put a project together? How do you take advantage of member skills? Where can it go wrong? How can you create a constructive critical environment?
Daniel Dean, John Kim, Molly Reichert
*Quiz on the tools projection
Th 2nd: What it takes to set up a performance- site, gear, power sources, etc. Jenny and MAW collective members, finding a site. Winter Project Collaboration introduction & brainstorm
Reading/Writing: Site-specific art projects

Week Four
T 7th Discuss sites and form collaborative groups for Winter projects, visit/test possible sites, get permission and strategize. Jenny in Amarillo
Th 9th Steve Dietz; Opportunities beyond the Classroom: Northern Spark, Northern Lights, AOV grant.

Week Five
T 14th Talk further about collaborative groups, give feedback/tech support, begin project work, Collaborative Project work day
Th 16th Collaborative Project dress rehearsal day

Week Six
T 21st Winter Performance
Th 23rd Winter Performance
Reading/Writing: Post documentation of your project. Give critical feedback on projects- one paragraph on your own work pros and cons, one paragraph on another project, pros and cons

Event Alert! Northern Spark applications due on the 27th
http://northern.lights.mn/projects/northern-spark-2012/ns2012-project-call/

Week Seven
T 28th Public projection and physical theater. David Steinman, further hands-on work with Livedraw
Th 1st

Event Alert! March 3: AOV opens at Soap Factory with MAW members Drew Peterson, Aaron Westre and others

Week Eight
Tuesday 6th MAX introduction, Ben Moren,
Thursday 8th Some gadgets- Pbasket, Sbooth, Dcase and Artist on the Verge/Northern Lights project: Drew Anderson (possibly on site at the Soap Factory)
Reading/Writing: TBD

Week Nine
"Spring" break

Week Ten
T 20th Sound and MAX: Ryan Wurst
Th 22nd TBD

Week Eleven
T 27th Aaron Westre workshop; his work, MAW software and Unity software
Th 29th Possible visit to Maker space
Reading/Writing: Community/Activist Art

Week Twelve
T 3rd Writing grants and working with public programs: Angela Olson about Pillsbury House and her Northern Spark project (possibly at Pillsbury House)
Th 5th TBD
Reading/Writing Brainstorm at least five possible ideas for final project

Week Thirteen
T 10th Discuss final project ideas, critical feedback, talk about solo or collaboration, support team, equipment, etc. etc.
Th 12th Jenny at UGA, work day
Reading/Writing Final Proposal for project due on blog

Week Fourteen
T 17th TBD
Th 19th Work day

T 24th Work day
Th 26th Work day, MFA show opens

T 1st Projection Outings
Th 3rd Projection Outings

Finals Week: Projection Outings, final discussion/party

May: Art A Whirl May 18-20th
June: Northern Spark & EyeO Festival

References
MAW (Minneapolis Art on Wheels or More Art Wherever, Maybe After Work, Magic And Wizardry....the MAW collective)
http://themaw.org/
coming soon:
http://wp.themaw.org

Art for the People Art on Wheels as taught/invented by Ali Momeni
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ali/cola3950artforthepeople/