Session One – 1:00 – 1:50
To learn about the presenters, click on presenter bios.
| TITLE | MEDIA | DESCRIPTION | PRESENTER |
| Analog and Digital had a baby and they called it FUN! | For students interested in all forms of artistic media. | What happens when you combine digital techniques with analog (real life) events? The answer is all sorts of unusual, weird and fun experiments from the twisty world of Harvard University’s Media Designer – Marshall Lambert! | Marshall Lambert |
Making Vaporwave, Ambient and other indie electronic music in Ableton Live | Electronic Music – Hands-on workshop. | Will Kuhn is a master of the art of electronic music. This session will focus on new forms of electronic music. | Will Kuhn |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Headshot Workflow | Motion Graphics | Award winning motion graphics artist Padraic Driscoll breaks down of the creative process and technology behind the creation of the Pittsburgh Penguins player headshots. | Padraic Driscoll – Motion Designer for the Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Sound Story: Communication Principles and Tools for Storytelling in a Mediated Age. | Audio documentaryHands on workshop. | Storytelling techniques using audio recording devices. | Jeff Pfister and Ryan McCullough |
| 3D animation with Lightwave | Animation – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Students will participate in the making of simple 3D animations. | Christian Lee |
| Stop-n-Go Animation | Hands on workshop. | A stop motion workshop using rod puppets, a metronome, go pro cameras and a computer with adobe media encoder. | Tom Estlack |
| Create a Magazine Cover | Hands on workshop. | Use Photoshop to create a fictitious magazine cover that you can post to social media at the end of the session. | Moon Jung Kang |
| Blood and Gore | Theater Design – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Learn how to create realistic injuries using stage makeup. | Meta Lasch and West Liberty theater students |
| The Art of Set Design | Theater Design – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Learn artistic techniques that are used in professional set design. | Meta Lasch and West Liberty theater students |
| Mixed Media Workshop | Mixed Media – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Award winning assemblage artist Robert Villamagna encourages you to get your hands messy as he leads the class in the construction of a mixed media project. | Robert Villamagna |
| Digital image making with the I-Pad | Digital Imaging – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Participants will be introduced to image making apps for the IPad while they rapidly create and upload images and animations. | Brian Fencl and West Liberty University Art Students |
| Printmaking fundamentals – Part One of Two | Printmaking – All ability levels. Hands on workshop. | Learn the fundamentals of printing. This is a two part workshop. You must sign up for both sessions. | Martyna Matusiak |
| Encouraging Creativity | For teachers. | Creating a culture of creativity in the classroom. | Bill Baronak |
Session Two – 2:00 – 2:50
| TITLE | MEDIA | DESCRIPTION | PRESENTER |
| Harvard’s metaLAB: as weird and as great as you think it would be. | For students interested in all forms of artistic media. | Harvard University’s Media Designer Marshall Lambert gives an insiders look at what happens in the experimental design lab of one of America’s most prestigious universities. | Marshall Lambert |
DJ’ing and live EDM performance using Ableton Live | Electronic Music Performance Hands-on workshop | Will Kuhn will demonstrate techniques for a successful live DJ performance. | Will Kuhn |
| Finding a Career in the Arts – Motion Graphics | Motion Graphics | Pittsburgh Penguins motion designer Padraic Driscoll explains pathways to a career in design and art making. | Padraic Driscoll – Motion Designer for the Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 3D animation with Lightwave | Animation – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Students will participate in the making of simple 3D animations. | Christian Lee |
| Stop-n-Go Animation | Hands on workshop. | A stop motion workshop using rod puppets, a metronome, go pro cameras and a computer with adobe media encoder. | Tom Estlack |
| Video Editing Using Adobe Premiere | Hands on workshop. | Use Adobe Premiere to import, edit, and add effects to video clips. | Jared Thompson |
| Blood and Gore | Theater Design – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Learn how to create realistic injuries using stage makeup. | Meta Lasch and West Liberty theater students |
| The Art of Set Design | Theater Design – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Learn artistic techniques that are used in professional set design. | Meta Lasch and West Liberty theater students |
| Mixed Media Workshop | Mixed Media – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Award winning assemblage artist Robert Villamagna encourages you to get your hands messy as he leads the class in the construction of a mixed media project. | Robert Villamagna |
| Digital image making with the I-Pad | Digital Imaging – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Participants will be introduced to image making apps for the IPad while they rapidly create and upload images and animations. | Brian Fencl and West Liberty University Art Students |
| Using Social Media and Video Games Guilt Free | Gamers and social media users! | Love using Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Are you an avid video game player? Are you tired of defending yourself for daily using these things? Then this session is for you. Find out how to convince others that these are “healthy obsessions” and never feel guilty about using them ever again. | Mike King and West Liberty University students. |
| Printmaking fundamentals – Part Two of Two | Printmaking – All ability levels – Hands on workshop. | Learn the fundamentals of printing. This is a two part workshop. You must sign up for both sessions. | Martyna Matusiak |
| Encouraging Creativity | For teachers. | Creating a culture of creativity in the classroom. | Bill Baronak |
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