Message Board Topic: Seeing "Art"

We often forget that we are surrounded by art. The cereal box from your breakfast - art. The clothes in your closet - art. The design on your textbook or backpack - art. We are literally surrounded with people's creations.

List 10 examples of art around you right now.

Message Board Topic: Tuesday, March 20 at 2:20 in room 1202

Tuesday, March 20 is Art Club.

What would make you want to join Art Club?

Should we have an Art Club? Why or why not?

If you were to join it - what would you like to do in Art Club?

Why do students join clubs? Why don't then join clubs?

Message Board: New Calendar

Our New Calendar for Weekly Blogging:

Mon:    "Topic of the Day" (will be shared in class or posted to the blog)
Tues:    Message Board Topic (access http://theimageforum2009.blogspot.com/ )
Wed:    Critique Me (as it has always been)
Thurs:   Critique You
Fri:       Your Choice (suggestions include an Art in the News, Art in Review, Reflection Post, Personal
            Journal Post or anything you would like to share that is school appropriate)

Please indicate that you have read this post by simply replying: "I have read this post"

Message Board Topic: Your Choice

If you could choose the blogging for the week, what would the schedule look like:

Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri

Message Board Topic: Art School

What are the benefits of attending an art college? What are the downsides? Are you interested in attending an art college? Why or why not? What will be your major (even if you are not entering an art school)?

We have seen several presentations this year from schools - which ones impacted you the most? Why?

Message Board Topic: Smart Fabric

E-textiles, also known as electronic textiles or smart textiles, are fabrics that enable computing, digital components, and electronics to be embedded in them. Some are meant as fads (like incorporating LED lights in a sweater) where others are revolutionizing how we view "fabric." Some can control the temperature of the clothing, some are water resistant, and some are called "whereable computers."

Here are two sites which explore this idea:



http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/smart-fabrics-transistors-from-cotton/

http://www.ccm.ece.vt.edu/etextiles/

What are the implications of this technology? What could we use an e-fabric or e-textile for? What do you predict "they" will be able to do with this tech? How about in the fashion industry or other arts - where might we see this used?

Message Board Topic: Project Suggestions

As we enter the second semester, what sort of projects would you like to do? What types of digital media would you like to explore?

If you could do anything you want (school appropriate) what would you want to do?