Sustainability Fair

Julie Voelker-Morris
Hi All ~ Here’s an event of possible interest to some of your term projects. Or for those of you working on your Event Specialist Achievement. We look forward to your reports.
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Have you ever thought “wow, I’m using pretty unsustainable practices” or “I wonder how to get involved in saving the planet?“
Then don’t miss out on the annual University of Oregon…..
SUSTAINABILITY FAIR! 
It is on Tuesday, February 3rd from 11-4 in the EMU Ballroom.
Hosted by the Student Sustainability Coalition.
There will be tons of free giveaways, local food samples, activities, a raffle including a pound of local honey, a pound of local hazelnut butter, a DivaCup, koozies, t-shirts, organic coffee and more!
Student groups, academic departments, community organizations and MORE all in one room!
Find awesome volunteer and internship opportunities and learn about how you can get involved in sustainability both on campus and in the community!
Some campus groups that will be there are:
– Climate Justice League
– Zero Waste
– OSPIRG
– Coalition Against Environmental Racism
– UO UNICEF
– Envision Environmental Journalism
– AND MORE!
Some community organizations that will be there are:
– Friends of Trees
– Eugene Beyond Toxics
– Cosmos Creations
– Eugene Park Stewards
-Global Delights
– FOOD For Lane County
– AND MORE!
UO Urban Farm will be providing tree grafting lessons
UO Study Abroad will provide information on sustainability and environmentally-focused study abroad opportunities
There will be a PHOTOBOOTH, a CLOTHING SWAP
and so many more cool activities
Don’t miss out!
Here is the Facebook event:
 
Hope to see you there!
From, 
the University of Oregon Student Sustainability Coalition

Day 8 Follow-up

Julie Voelker-Morris

Albert Einstein laughing“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”-Albert Einstein

Greetings Art & Science Researchers!

Today we took in quite a bit of information about potential sources for supporting research information, including extensive searching of imagery. Mar, the Art Librarian who joined us today, has provided this excellent resource page (which she will likely add a few additional items to as well) just for our class: http://library.uoregon.edu/guides/art/aad199-ams. She is also available to meet with you one-on-one to assist with your individual project. Just contact her at margp@uoregon.edu.

Reminders for next week:

Monday: 1-2p.m. Join the class at Pegasus Pizza to socialize. Robert & I are buying.

Tuesday: Arrive to class prepared to discuss what stories your particular artist explores.

Thursday: Present creative display 1, your draft display/process of research visualization. Show us your initial brainstorming, sketching, planning, developing ideas for display of research about your selected artist, science, and problem for the term. Bring all items to class that you need to share.

Due week 6: Report 3

Always: Continue working on research of sources, ideas, etc. regarding your artist for your project.

Best,

Julie & Robert

The power of art and images can be cute and fun!

And note how art and the artistic voice and narrative can have meanings maybe not totally obvious on the surface, and yes can be still fun but also can be serious reflections on who we are too!

Day 7 Follow-up

Julie Voelker-Morris

Greetings, Art & Science Lovers!

D values for fractalsI hope you had as much fun listening to Richard Taylor speak as Robert & I did this morning. What an interesting trajectory his life has taken all due to an interest in Jackson Pollock that developed at the age of 10! His continuing research and practice are based on this 40 year interest. You can learn more here: http://pages.uoregon.edu/msiuo/taylor/human_response/Pollock%28FractalExpressionism2003%29.pdf and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnj-UoAKnUQ. For those of you unable to join us at class today, I particularly recommend watching his TedTalk via the YouTube link.

A reminder to complete your next Journal entry (#9) that addresses what you learning from Dr. Taylor and from visiting the CAMCOR labs. In particular, talk about how you will/are considering applying these ideas and experiences to your term project. Due no later than 10a.m. Thursday.

For Thursday, please remember to bring your laptops/tablets for our session with Mar Gonzales-Palacio, Art Librarian, regarding researching artists and art. It will be a very informative session!

Also, another reminder to continue developing and creating ideas for display of research (Creative Display 1). Working a little bit on this each day will take you far toward a strong mockup of your intended creative work for the rest of the term. Draft Due and Presented in Week 5.

Finally, there’s an upcoming event that may be of interest to some of you (or all of you since it offers FREE LUNCH!). The basic information is here:

YOUR PATH TO AN ARTS JOB
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 11:30 – 1:00 P.M.
LAWRENCE HALL 249

Best,
Julie & Robert

Jackson Pollock's Blue poles [Number 11, 1952] 1952

Blue poles [Number 11, 1952] 1952 , Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956), enamel and aluminium paint with glass on canvas, OT 367, 212.1 (h) x 488.9 (w) cm, Purchased 1973, NGA 1974.264
© Jackson Pollock. Licensed by ARS & VISCOPY, Australia

Day 6 Follow-up

Julie Voelker-Morris

Greetings, Art & Science Lovers!

What a great session with Lisa Freinkel yesterday. I think each of you took away something of value and interest to your own awareness of self, understanding of the importance of mindfulness, tools for working toward mindfulness, or a way in which to develop your project or understand research bias. I look forward to hearing what you took away as you write Journal 7 (your response to Lisa’s visit). Learn more about upcoming events on the UO campus related to mindfulness at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/resources/guest-speaker-resources/professor-lisa-freinkel/

A reminder that this coming Tuesday, January 27, we will hear from Richard Taylor, Physics professor, and tour the CAMCOR labs. Let’s meet in the courtyard between Huestis and Deschutes halls and across from Carson (see map.uoregon.edu). This should be a great session to hear more about fractals, interconnections between the arts and sciences, and Jackson Pollock’s work. To prepare for this session, please read and respond (Journal 8) to the article by deCosta at http://scalar.usc.edu/anvc/feminist-anti-mooc/da-costa-reaching-the-limit

I have attempted to send you a link to a Google Calendar for our course that will outline upcoming due dates/course schedule and how it looks more visually than the textual example on the course site provides. It currently lists activities through next week only. If this the calendar is not working/functioning properly, please let us know.

Finally, we want to let you know about an upcoming event that may be of interest to some of you (or all of you since it offers FREE lunch!). A flyer is attached here (Your Path to an Arts Job flyer) and the basic information is here:

Your Path to an Arts Job
Friday, January 30, 11:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Lawrence Hall 249

Best,
Julie & Robert

Day 5 Follow-up

Julie Voelker-Morris

Hi everyone,

What an interesting day 5 we had for class today!

We enjoyed hearing your perspectives on the text, _The Emotional Life of Your Brain_. Remember, if you haven’t read it yet, please prepare for Thursday’s class session by reading the sections outlined on our course blog at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/the-emotional-life-of-your-brain/. There are also some great videos posted there that can assist your thinking about the topics addressed in the book.

You should have received your scoring sheet for weeks 1 & 2 via email this afternoon.

Report 1 was returned in class. Please make certain to pick up yours as our comments will aid you in furthering your writing throughout the term.

Attached is a copy of the visual depiction worksheet of the elements and principles of design.principlesofdesign Elements of Design

Here are upcoming assignments outlined on the course schedule (https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/course-schedule/):

1) Post questions for guest on Thursday regarding The Emotional Life of Your Brain and it’s application to research, creativity, art, and science. (Journal #6) Due no later than 8p.m. Wednesday.

  • “The Introduction”: pp. xi-xx
  • “The Attention Dimension”: pp. 59-65
  • “The Brain Basis of Emotional Style” (Chapter 4): pp. 67-81
  • “The Attentive Brain”: pp. 86-90
  • “Self Awareness” and “Attention”: pp 234-242

2) Continue working on research of sources, ideas, etc. regarding the artist for your project.

3) Begin developing and creating ideas for display of research (Creative Display 1). Draft Due and Presented in Week 5. We will be discussing this further in class but the outline of the assignment is available to you already at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/resources/assignment-resources/creative-display-1/

We will be working to develop a grid/calendar that will hopefully provide a visual picture of due dates for the course.

A few suggestions arising from the class:

  1. a) Watch the film, Lucy
  2. b) Learn more about the newly discovered river dolphin: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0262407914601688

As always, please let us know if you have questions.

Julie & Robert