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2011 MIAD Halloween Party at Discovery World

aboyes — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:07:01 +0000

Our annual Halloween party for MIAD students and faculty will go down Friday, October 28th from 6-11PM at Discovery World! Every year we expand things a bit more, and this year we’ve expanded things even more than a bit more.

For one the Collaborative Mural Project has gone modular. There will be a stack of cut and primed wood panels ready for color available on a first come first serve basis for anyone who would like to contribute. Over the course of the evening as these panels are completed they will be mounted on a wall in the main exhibit area (just outside the Print and Publishing lab). We will have various cans of paint and brushes available, however it is recommended that you bring your own supplies.

MIAD’s student government will once again generously put up $200 in prizes for a costume contest. The Kohl’s Design it! Lab at Discovery World will be holding an open costume design workshop with all sorts of materials and equipment to help make winners out of all of us. Whether you’re starting from scratch, in need of somewhere to build, or require some last minute repairs before the contest, the folks in the Kohl’s Design It! Lab will have glue guns, laser cutters, and vacuum formers on the ready.

Food! Pizza Shuttle will be delivering many pizzas, and Discovery World will provide cold soda and water in a cooler in the Print lab.

Dancing! A DJ will have loud jams for you to get down to.

Exhibits! The Techno Jungle, Les Paul House of Sound, Energy, Bucyrus Mining, and Milwaukee Muscle exhibits at Discovery World will be open for exploration.

There is more in the works including Performers!, but in the spirit of Halloween further things will be remain a surprise.

Getting here: Discovery World is located on Milwaukee’s Lake front between the Art Museum and Sumemrfest grounds. There will be shuttles from the dorms, free parking along Harbor Drive ($7 event parking in DW’s garage), and plenty of bike space if your costume is bike-friendly.

Admission: FREE admission for MIAD students and faculty with student/faculty ID. NO admission for general public. You may bring a guest or two as long as they are accompanied by a student or faculty member.

This is an event for MIAD to celebrate an excellent partnership with Discovery World. Please enjoy!

Questions/comments: Contact Alex at diy@discoveryworld.org

Thank you

aboyes — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:14:20 +0000

Many thanks to all who attended the Fall 2010 Collaborative Mural Design night / MIAD Halloween party. We’re working on a time-lapse of the mural’s creation so stay tuned!

Photos by Chris Winters

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Fall 2010 Collaborative Mural Design Night / MIAD Halloween Party

aboyes — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:05:23 +0000

Friday, October 22nd 6 – 11pm at Discovery World

Collaborative Mural Design Night is back! Thanks to an excellent first event, we’re getting out the primer for another evening of creative celebration at Discovery World.

General Info

Admission is free and limited to MIAD students and faculty, plus their guests. Present your student/faculty ID at the door for entry.
Parking in the underground garage is free throughout the evening
Discovery World is located on Milwaukee’s lakefront between the Summerfest grounds and the Milwaukee Art Museum (<10 minute walk from MIAD)
Directions: http://good.ly/msk8

Mural Painting

A large, primed white wall in our Print & Publishing lab (same wall as last time)
Artists are free to create whatever they wish so long is it does not interfere with the work of others.
Space available on a first come first serve basis
Various colors of acrylic/latex interior paint and brushes will be available, however bringing your own supplies is highly recommended
No oils or spray paint please
Lasercutters will be available for creating stencils as well as a power painter for applying paint
Screens will be available for vertical screen printing
There will be a camera capturing time-lapse video of the mural’s creation to immortalize the process

Costume Contest

The annual MIAD costume contest will be happening
$500 in prizes, and judging by you!
More info to come in the River Rat Review newsletter

Circuit Bending

Open circuit bending workshop from 6-10pm
We picked up a case of 30 second voice recorder toys that are quite bend-friendly
Equipment and seating is limited. Advanced reservations are recommended and can be made by contacting diy@discoveryworld.org

Labs Orientation

Get to know our Prototyping lab, Print & Publishing lab, and Audio Recording studio
Technicians will be on hand to answer questions and explain lab capabilities

Food and drink

Pizza by Pizza Shuttle
Soda, water, and snacks

Music

Dj sets by the Flannel McOld Face duo
They’re putting together a night of jams for you to get down to

Exhibits

The Technology Building will be open throughout the evening
Exhibits include: The Les Paul House of Sound, Techno Jungle, Energy and Ingenuity, and Milwaukee Muscle

Send any questions/comments/suggestions to diy@discoveryworld.org

Time-lapse from the Winter 2010 Mural:

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Collaborative Mural Design Night photos

aboyes — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:30:22 +0000

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A hearty Thank You goes out to the students of MIAD for an injection of color and inspiration into our Print and Publishing Lab. The success of this event means there will definitely be more of such artistic gatherings at Discovery World in the near future. We have a few concepts in mind but would love to hear your suggestions! (diy@discoveryworld.org)