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Student Loans, Debt, and the Arts: A Introduction to Strategies for the Uninformed Professional Student

Proposed by mark edward grimm

In this workshop we will cover financial strategies, problems and debt related issues due to excessive educational goals in the arts contributing to personal financial crisis. We will learn to fill out paperwork associated with cutting student loan and credit debt and learn some ways to build new credit. We will also discuss how artists can manage their education in ways that minimize debt and strengthen credit.

Materials needed:         A #2 pencil.

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Pd (aka Pure Data)

Proposed by mark edward grimm

Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.) originally developed by Miller Puckette and company at IRCAM.

This workshop is an introduction to the basic concepts of puredata and some simple implementations for artists to get started in programming interactive audio/visual applications.

Workshop participants must accompany themselves with a laptop of their choice. All operating systems are acceptable.

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Thinking Outside the Box

Proposed by Jeffrey Letterly

The whole premise of it would be “thinking outside of the box.”  I have a list of exercises/assignments/challenges that I have been compiling for a few years.  They are in different art disciplines and my hope would be to take an exercise and try it in different disciplines, even combining two or more of them.  I think this would be a series of workshops, that is, more than one.  That way there could be an assignment that would last more than the allotted workshop time.

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Art Theory 101

Fundamental texts and contemporary theory and philosophy: I’m working on a list. Send me any suggestions.

If possible, readings will be made available online. Photocopies will be available for lending.

Sign up for the group here: http://connect.theasintheas.org/groups/art-theory-101

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After Institutional Critique

Proposed by Joanna Spitzner

Reading group that will read:

If possible, readings will be scanned and made available online. Photocopies will be available for lending.

Sign up for the group here: http://connect.theasintheas.org/groups/after-insitutional-critique

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Brunch with Alexis Bhagat

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Title: Brunch with Alexis Bhagat
Location: Headquarters: 1003 E Fayette Street, Apt 10
http://www.nadalex.net/
Description: Lex is in town putting on ((audience)) at the Red House and at Red House Art Radio. He’s always doing interesting things, from making sound works to creating publications (such as an atlas of radical cartography, with Lize Mogel). Come have brunch and some conversation!
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2009-09-20
End Time: 1:00

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Art and Social Movements

Proposed by Joanna Spitzner

Reading group that will draw form these books

If possible, readings will be scanned and made available online. Photocopies will be available for lending.

Sign up for the group here: http://connect.theasintheas.org/groups/art-and-social-movements

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Ghosts/Marx

Proposed by Joanna Spitzner

Reading group, to read:

If possible, readings will be scanned and made available online. Photocopies will be available for lending.

for more info:

[wikipedia entry on Specters of Marx]

excerpt: http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/derrida2.htm

sign up for the group here: http://connect.theasintheas.org/groups/ghostsmarx

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Critique Groups

Depending on the number of people interested, we will form as many groups as needed.

Sign up for the group here: http://connect.theasintheas.org/groups/critique-group

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List of proposals

Here’s a list of proposals. Email me if you’re interested in any, and also if you’re able to lead any.

  • Talk on commodification/commercialization of art
  • 23-Hour Crit (based on Seven Days in the Art World)
  • Study group for Notary Public test
  • Art and literature reading group (novels, movies, about art/artists)
  • Critique group for project “A Nice Try: Social Calling Card Experiment,” Juan Juarez’ 2D class project
  • Game: “Draw Yourself As”
  • Compile an event calendar for CNY that compiles everything
  • Square Dancing
  • Ghosts, Ursula Belsky
  • Reading Group: Speculative Realism
  • Create an underground archive
  • Course on drinking
  • Lecture on organ donations
  • Work with others in creating a local currency for Syracuse
  • Dollar Store cultural investigations
  • Host portfolio websites
  • Lecture/course: How to be a professional artist
  • Democratic Production
  • Obsolete technology group
  • Define “Art”
  • Nap time
  • Course: Sequential Art

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