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Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes // A compilation of unorthodox prompts to provoke ideas
A co-authored workbook of prompts by students in Michelle Illuminato and Michelle Swinehart’s CORE Ideation Fall 2020 class.
Download: web version | printable version
FALL FORWARD 2020 EXHIBITION EVENT
FALL 2020 VIRTUAL CELEBRATION!
Join us for a live ceremony, screenings of student work, virtual hangouts and other fascinating CORE community art events!
Join CORE, the first-year program of the School of Art + Design for a celebration of student work at our virtual event, Fall Forward. It's the end of the term and the CORE Art department wants to celebrate with you! We have an amazing line-up of creative ways to experience the thoughtful artworks that students created during the term.
- Attend the ZOOM opening at 12:30!
- Check out the schedule below with links to the events happening. Students will be sharing live video and artworks, organizing discussion groups, and even a drop in to ‘introduce your pet’ group. (Which funny enough is a side benefit to learning-teaching remotely!)
TO JOIN OUR ZOOM CELEBRATION
ON WEDNESDAY, DEC 2, 2020
FROM 12:30 – 1:45
(link will be activated on date and time specified above)
FALL FORWARD
SCHEDULE OF LIVE EVENTS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2, 2020
12:30 - 12:45 | A Warm Welcome For All To Join Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/92050984850 |
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12:45 - 1:00 | A Showcase of Surface Work Parmesan! A virtual exhibition tour featuring works by Core Program students in Surface. Join us for this visual feast of artworks created in the Fall of 2020. Made by and for the PSU community and beyond. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/88597136988 | 3d Works Hosted by Space 102 This term students in SPACE used our present reality to create Pandemic Crankies, Dexterity Games inspired by patterns of movement and Outside Together Apart that took us outside to playfully create in nature. You'll see a mix of that work here. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/99594287761 | Animation Shorts Join the CORE Art Time 103 class in a screening of their Animation class projects. Watch these wonderful shorts using a variety of animation techniques including claymation, cut paper and digital processes. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/82041300375 |
1:00 - 1:15 | Taking a Virtual Walk Together Take a leisurely stroll with Digital Tools students on Google streets throughout the world. This project was informed by their virtual research conducted during the term. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/86913317438 | Ideation WORKBOOK 38 Ideas for getting ideas! Ideation students will be sharing prompts from their co-created workbook.Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/84858840820 | Virtual Pictionary Hosted by Cameron Wilhite Get your doodle skills moving, join your fellow cohorts in this fast paced live version of Pictionary. Hosted by student Cameron Wilhite. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/85902954366 |
1:15 - 1:30 | Time 103 Video Screening Join us for a screening of student video projects made during our Time 103 class. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/81419738266 | Best Work Hosted by Kameron Koslowski Join student Kameron Koslowski for a virtual show and tell of the best work you have ever made. In this casual hangout all doodles, illustrations, videos, sculptures or other types of work are welcome. Come share your work. Link below: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/82041300375 | Sip and Chill, a Break From 2020 Hosted by George Bryant, Hannah King A chill space with mellow music and snacks and m(c)ocktails. Bring some comfort food and drink and take a break. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/83437712745 |
1:30 - 1:45 | A Continued Viewing of 3d Works Hosted by Space 102 This term students in SPACE used our present reality to create Pandemic Crankies, Dexterity Games inspired by patterns of movement and Outside Together Apart that took us outside to playfully create in nature. You'll see a mix of that work here. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/99594287761 | Surface Work Parmesan! Continued A virtual exhibition tour featuring works by Core Program students in Surface. Join us for this visual feast of artworks created in the Fall of 2020. Made by and for the PSU community and beyond. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/88597136988 | Pet Project Want to meet fellow furry friends, join this zoom to have a virtual hangout with your fellow peers and their pets. All animals are welcome. If you don't have a pet but need some good vibes and animals help with that come on in as well. Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/87934009769 |
INTERESTED IN WHAT HAPPENS DURING COLAB?
JOIN US FOR SOME CREATIVE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
What happens when you embark on creative research? Students embarked on their experimental research by writing up a list of the most compelling questions they could gather, from 104 queries, students narrowed their focus onto 8 pivotal topics. Some questions are funny, some explorative, and some pragmatic all of which will be addressed at our coLAB 8 Questions Event.
In doing this research students came up with some pretty amazing ways to explore, you are welcome to join in on the experience by clicking below.
TO JOIN OUR 8 QUESTIONS EVENT
ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2, 2020
FROM 9:00 - 11:30
CLICK HERE!
8 QUESTIONS
Question # 1
How to Maintain Motivation?
This presentation will consist of interviews conducted with different artists and psychologists. We will also show documentation of us testing different methods of trying to inspire or maintain motivation and after the video, we will have a brief discussion of our experiences.
Hosted by: Amanda McInnis, Kapua Jinbo, George Bryant, Ananya Maganty, Mackenzie Norman
Question # 2
Why do birds look like that?
Presenting a short documentary from the esteemed bird society, regarding the age-old question, “Why do birds look like that?”
Hosted by: Kameron Koslowski, Jadan Edmunds, Aidan Flynn, Alex Plouf, Benen Falkner
Question # 3
What is the difference between Influenced Art vs Plagiarism?
Join us for a slideshow presentation, with directed questions to the audience. Students will end their presentation with thoughts on the topic.
Hosted by: Tina Vuong, Cameron Wilhite, Connor McCleary, Elizabeth Perez Barrera, Ian Hurn, Nadia Belov, Richard Bousquet
Question # 4:
The CoLaborative; How do you keep creating despite a lack of inspiration?
Join us for an animated podcast addressing the question: How do you keep creating despite lack of inspiration? We have a great conversation scheduled - along with an interview from a special guest - that we’re excited to share with everyone!
Hosted by: Nissa Allen, Skyler Rider, Audrey Byerly, Agusto Peig, Kristen Poore, Ma’Dayza Miller, Carrie Tilton-Jones
Question # 5:
How to price your art?
Join us for a quick game of Art based JEOPARDY! Test your knowledge and try to win a large sum of fake money. Here we take you through five interesting categories including but not limited to: famous paintings, sales, costs of production and more!
Hosted by: Travis D'Amico, Leila Dessouky, Alec Allen, Elias Taylor, Astrid Luong
Question # 6
Is there bad art?
Join for an interactive presentation with Pear Deck, where we will explore what constitutes bad art, and ask you the participants what you think as well!
Hosted by: Hannah King, Lucca Jenkins-Law, Gianna Shafer, Anna Walker, Ryan Grizzle, Shawn Sommer, Alex Naranjo-Robles
Question # 7
How do you make money through art without selling your soul?
Join us for an exploration of the question made by participating artists in book format.
Hosted by: Blair Vandervoort, Lily Armstrong, Reina Schmidt, Ayla Welch, Antonio Gonzalez, Elle Kilgore
Question # 8
Are ghosts real?
Join us for a Documentary Film exploring with us the adventures we take on while trying to prove if ghosts are real. This documentary will also cover personal stories of ghost experiences.
Hosted by: Robert Groff, Kailash Cain, Logan Demarais, Mae Lummis, Sierra Kelly, Georgia Feld-Danea, Ella Delaney, Samantha Brothen, Kinsey Rasch.
A SPECIAL THANKS
TO ALL WHO MADE THIS
POSSIBLE
A special thanks to all the students involved, it takes a lot to stay active and connected in this virtual time, we want to give thanks to all the students who helped to make this event happen.
Surface 101: Audrey Byerly, Dynah Catimbang, Travis D’Amico, Ella Delaney, Clarity Edie-Carlson, Jadan Edmunds, Georgia Feld-Denae, Aidan Flynn, Delaney Gillette, Antonio Gonzalez, Nina Gulbranson, Astrid Luong, Alex Naranjo-Robles, Gianna Shafer, Shawn Sommer, Carrie Tilton-Jones, Blair Vandervoort, Tina Vuong
Space 102: Alec Allen, Nissa Allen, Richard Bousquet, Samantha Brothen, George Bryant, Kailash Cain, Benen Falkner, Kapua Jinbo, Sierrah Kelly, Hannah King, Agusto Peig, Alex Plouf, Kristen Poore, Kinsey Rasch, Skyler Rider, Elias Taylor, Anna Walker, Ayla Welch
Time 103: Amanda McInnis, Brie Leboeuf, Cameron Wilhite, Connor McCleary, Elizabeth Perez Barrera, Elle Kilgore, Ian Hurn, Kameron Koslowski, Leila Dessouky, Lily Armstrong, Logan Demarais, Lucca Jenkins-Law, Ma’Dayza Miller, Mae Lummis, Makayla Aldrich, Nadia Belov, Reina Schmid, Robert Groff, Ryan Grizzle
Digital Tools 104: Nissa Allen, Mara Baker, Nadia Belov, Georgia Bryant, Dynah Catimbang, Aidan Flynn, Kapua Jinbo, Francie Lefebvre, Sade Moore, Nayomi Morita, Agusto, Katharine Grace Piwonka, Alex Plouf, John Rau, Alana Vang, Ayla W, Zoë Whiteman
Ideation 105: Alec Allen, LU Bonilla, Becky Cheifetz, Rae Damienne, Leila Dessouky, Alex Folino, Ryan Grizzle, Mae Lummis, Autumn Mccollum, Amanda McInnis, Maria Mejia, Nayomi Morita, Emily Richardson, Skyler Rider, Lo Stratford, Roksana Tahmaseb, Tina Vuong, Zoe Whiteman
A very special thanks to our highly committed and creative faculty members, for without them none of this would be possible!
Amanda Evans, Brittney Connelly, Michelle Illuminato, Katherine Spinella, & Michelle Swinehart
