Unravel the Code is a multidisciplinary program that draws upon traditional crafts to explore emerging technologies of making. Students from MICA (USA), Willem de Kooning Academie (NL), and St. Lucas School of Arts Antwerp (BE), following related coursework, meet to collaborate on a high-intensity workshop that opens new understandings of contemporary modalities through creative recontextualization of new and old technologies, sharing methodologies and experiences. Themes include art and innovation, international collaboration, and integrative learning; artistic disciplines include art, design, craft, fashion, electronics, and digital fabrication. Learn more at UNRVL.net
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About Foundation Curriculum Research Initiative Series 2022
Join the Foundation Department for a series of learning opportunities with the goal of introducing other AICAD institution’s curricula. As movements in globalization and innovation continue to change, the Foundation Department placed efforts into ensuring teaching and learning processes adapt to students' needs. These events are part of the Foundation Department's continuing curriculum development activities to examine directions in higher education that will prepare us to better serve students' educational essentials. This program includes lectures from Annet Couwenberg (Maryland Institute College of Art, MICA), James Elkins (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, SAIC), and Karen Sullivan (Ringling College).
About Annet Couwenberg
Born in the Netherlands, Annet received a MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI and one from Syracuse University, NY. Telos Art Publishing published a monograph in 2003. Annet received a Smithsonian Artist and Research Fellowship in 2014, and has exhibited nationally and internationally, including Gyeonggi MOMA in Ansan; HOMA Museum in Seoul, Korea; Museum of Arts and Design in NYC; Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts; 28th Street Studio, NYC; Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD; City Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AK; and Textile Museum, Tilburg, NL. Annet has been reviewed in Le Monde, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Baltimore Sun, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Philadelphia Inquirer, Fiberarts, Surface Design, Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, and Sculpture Magazine.
Learn more about Annet at www.annetcouwenberg.com.
