Agenda
Month 
Week 
Day May – September 2013
Date: May 25, 1-3pm
- Building your brand within the Etsy framework. How to differentiate your shop when all shops “look the same”
- Configuring and using seller tools (How to generate shipping labels from home and avoid the post office (and save money) and accept credit cards directly though Etsy.
- SEO- understanding how items show up in search on and off Etsy.
- Utilizing auxilary etsy tools and teams to build relationships within the community both on and offline.
- Finding and understanding the useful seller information that etsy provides via their blog and the forums.
- Leveraging the power of etsy and drawing visitors into your shop – creating cohesion and awesomeness.
The class will be taught by Danielle Spurge–owner, operator and chief executive crafter at The Merriweather Council – a very small business that specializes in custom hand embroidery. For 2.5 years she has been selling her creative products on Etsy.com and has maintained a bran presence and built a reputation within that community. She was recently trained at Etsy HQ to teach this Etsy 101 class which will empower artists to overcome intimidation and get started selling on Etsy.
Register online: http://shop.as220.org/products/etsy201
This lecture will look at a “mind game” created by Nick Smith, an independent videogame developer. The mind game is a kind of digitally-mediated procedure that, once learned, operates independently from digital technology. Is what we call “digital media” actually dependent on digital technology, or is it something else entirely?
Bio: Allen Riley is a filmmaker and teacher. He graduated from the New York State College of Ceramics in 2012 with a MFA in Electronic Integrated Arts.
AS220 Media Arts Lecture Series immediately follows the AS220 Industries Open House every first Tuesday of the month at The Mercantile Building on Lucie Way. Starting at 6pm, visit AS220 Industries– the Community Printshop, Labs, and Media Arts to find out more about workshops, resources, and membership (not to mention just having fun and hanging out). Visit as220.org/mediaarts to learn more about us.
Dates: 3 Mondays | June 10, 17, 24, 6-9pm
Dates: 3 Tuesdays | June 11, 18, 25 6-9pm
From silkcreen prints to vinyl decals to simple website wireframes, Illustrator contains a wide array of tools that will help you create compelling graphics and images. The class will cover everything that’s needed to start creating, from the fundamentals of pixels versus vectors to basic drawing and shape manipulation. By the end of the session, you’ll have an understanding of the basic toolkit and the ability to start building scalable graphics.
Register Online: shop.as220.org/products/intro-illustrator
Dates: 2 Wednesdays | June 12, 19 7-10pm
Learn your way around the Paul Krot Community Darkroom. From mixing chemicals to understanding enlargers, gain a hands on introduction to traditional black and white photo printing. The cost of the workshop includes a material fee of $20 consisting of two rolls of film, five sheets of RC paper, and chemistry.
Register online: http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-darkroom
Dates | 2 Thursdays, June 13, 20, 6-9pm
Come equipped with your DSLR camera and get set to learn it like the back of your hand! After this class you’ll feel confident using your DSLR, and finally get the pictures you desire. Complete with a weather permitting photo walk around downtown Providence! Instructor: Bryant Moscote
Register Online: http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-dslr
Dates: 3 Mondays | July 8, 15, 22 6-9pm
Learn digital editing and how to print edited photographic images using the newest Adobe Photoshop. Eight hours of personal lab time are included. We encourage you to bring your own files to work on during the workshop. You may use our media lab computers (brand new!) or bring your own laptop with Adobe Photoshop (Free 30-day trials are available online). This is a three-session workshop. Attendees will get 8 hours to use in the media lab outside of class. No experience is necessary but should be familiar with computers.
Dates | 2 Saturdays, July 13, 20, 11-2pm
Come equipped with your DSLR camera and get set to learn it like the back of your hand! After this class you’ll feel confident using your DSLR, and finally get the pictures you desire. Complete with a weather permitting photo walk around downtown Providence! Instructor: Bryant Moscote
Register Online: http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-dslr
Dates | 2 Saturdays, July 27 & Aug 1, 11-2pm
Register Online: http://shop.as220.org/products/architectural-photography
This class will help develop photographic techniques and compositions for architectural photography. Develop a good eye for taking architectural photographs – both in exterior and interior settings. This is a great workshop for those who are in a real estate business who want to step up their photography into their work. You’ll also like this workshop if you are a photo enthusiast who loves to go on adventures and take photos on their own but want a few extra tips on improving their technique.
We will go over:
- The basic properties of using a camera, including aperture, shutter speed, ISO, as well as image settings.
- How to create the composition of a building, including angle, location of shots, and arranging objects within a scene.
- Looking and using lighting conditions, both from the sun and interior lights.
- Post-production photoshop techniques, including levels, cropping, lens correction, and cloning.
Bio
Sophia Sobers is an interdisciplinary artist, photographer and designer. She has an MFA in Digital + Media from the Rhode Island School of Design and a background in Architecture from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Through this combination, she has widely used the camera to document architectural and atmospheric scenes. Her photographs have been used for architectural firms, university publications, and for local businesses. As an artist, her work has been presented at SIGGRAPH and has shown in Somerville, MA, Providence, RI, Brooklyn, NY, and Newark, NJ. She has published work in formZ Joint Study Journal, Three, and Photographers Forum. Currently Sophia is a freelance photographer and teaches various classes on “art + technology” , including workshops on Processing (a Java based language) and CNC Milling techniques for artists. Her artwork can be found at http://www.sophiasobers.net and photography at http://photo.sophiasobers.net .
Dates | 2 Saturdays, Sept 21, 28, 11-2pm
Come equipped with your DSLR camera and get set to learn it like the back of your hand! After this class you’ll feel confident using your DSLR, and finally get the pictures you desire. Complete with a weather permitting photo walk around downtown Providence! Instructor: Bryant Moscote
Register Online: http://shop.as220.org/products/intro-dslr
