This group is the forum for setting up meetings, sharing ideas, and having an online dialogue about the development of RYMAEC. We meet twice a year at the ICA, and we are made up of representatives from all settings which work with youth and media. This group is moderated by Joe Douillette at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Members can request to subscribe to this group.
Raw Art Works Real to Reel Filmschool Coordinator and Media Instructor
RAW ART WORKS is looking for a part-time Filmschool Coordinator and Media Instructor to assist in our Real to Reel Filmschool, working with teens, guest artists, relationship building, and all aspects of filmmaking. read more »
Web 2.0pen Mic - 3/4/10 - Recap and video
Featured speaker: Kara Oehler
Mapping Main Street
Greater Boston Issue at Youth Media Reporter
http://www.youthmediareporter.org
Web 2.0pen Mic Sign-up List
1. Dave Crusoe - http://www.boolify.org read more »
Your Voice as Art!
As part of the first digital media workshop on sound my class will participate in "Your Voice as Art" for "Through the Virtual Looking Glass", a connected set of international exhibitions in galleries in Boston and several countries outside the United States. This is an example of Mixed Reality art exhibition, including art in Second Life, a virtual 3D world. read more »
The Art History of Games
Last week I attended The Art History of Games symposium in Atlanta, GA, organized by Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta and Georgia Tech. Co-organizers Ian Bogost, John Sharp and Michael Nitsche helped kick off the event and their panel considered the concept of an art history of games. read more »
From Egypt to Virtual 3D: Afrofuturism in Virtual Worlds
**Just in time for Black History Month!**
This is my take on films such as Avatar 3D and perhaps a way to use popular culture to study history and heritage, e.g. Ancient Egypt. read more »
PBS Digital Nation: My Thoughts
^This is me/my avatar dancing with a student and a visiting visual artist in Second Life.
There has always been technological change (printing press, photography, film, etc.). I believe the recent PBS Frontline exposé Digital Nation, is attempting to address how technology is changing society, from passive consumers to active producers and continuous learners. read more »
MEDIA AS A LEARNING TOOL
My nephew Jake is high-functioning autistic. Having little real knowledge about autism, I was often taken aback when my sister, his mother, would talk about his progress in school. “He passed his test about Romeo and Juliet,†she once told me. read more »
Next steps?
In thinking about the last meeting we had, a lot of questions arose about our next steps in building the site. We would love to hear your insights!
Do we involve the larger group of youth organizations at this stage of development, answering these questions? Or do we create something, with the help of our teens, post it, and then modify? read more »
What FEATURES do we want on the site?
So the last time we met we spent a lot of time discussing how we envisioned the rymaec.org site functioning. We've tried to capture below the output of that meeting. Take some time to read it over and make comments. Are we missing anything? Any new insights? What long-term features do we want? Short-term? Have at it.
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