Artforming Summer/Build

Artforming's Summer/Build is an experiential learning opportunity for students and working professionals, of art and design, sharing a passion for translating ideas. Coupling the acts of thinking and making you will explore, express and translate spatial thinking into built form. Summer/Build strives to consider the relationships between art, architecture and landscape through a combination of emerging technologies and engagement with materials and assemblies. Program Details Summer/Build will run from August 5th through August 15th and will be structured as an intensive two-phase workshop at the Windhover Center for the Performing Arts (windhover.org) located in Rockport, Massachusetts. The workshop will run with a minimum enrollment of 10 and a maximum enrollment of 15. Participants will stay over at Windhover in the provided lodgings for the duration of the workshop. Phase One will involve a collaborative design exercise explored through digital processes and one to one scale experimentation. Phase Two will involve translating design thinking into built form and resulting in a temporary site specific installation. Prior experience with building or Rhino/Grasshopper is welcomed but by no means required. Work produced throughout the workshop will be shared and documented with a broader goal of exhibition and publication. Documentation will be made available to all participants following the conclusion of the workshop. Program Costs Tuition is $2,500.00 and includes lodging for the 11 days, local transportation, breakfast/lunch, construction/fabrication expenses, and a celebration gala. Participants will be responsible for transportation to and from Rockport, dinner and any additional meals, bedding, and laptop/software. Additional Information Please visit Artforming’s website (artforming.org) for additional information and examples of work designed and fabricated by the Artforming collaborative. For further information or if interested in a Summer/Build application please contact Program Director, {encode="[email protected]" title="Rob Trumbour"} or visit the Summer/Build website. Artforming Mission Statement Artforming is a Boston-based collective of artists, educators and design professionals. Our mission is rooted in the conception, fabrication, and installation of multi-sensory public art and architecture intended to foster individual contemplation and open public dialog. Our interests focus the work on site-specific installations that are imbued with fundamental principles of architecture and art. Research and the resulting built work centers on environments, emerging technologies and the intersection of art and science. http://artforming-summerbuild.com