HOW TO REGISTER
Registration begins May 4 for current UO students; May 9 for non-UO students.
Design Camp registration open now.
Current UO and Community Education Program (CEP) students, as well as faculty and staff members can register through DuckWeb at duckweb.uoregon.edu.
Community members who have not taken a UO course in the last year should call UO Continuing Education for registration assistance, 1 (800) 824-2714.
Design Camp registration open now. Register for Design Camp using the links below.
Architecture Camp
http://center.uoregon.edu/courses/course_desc.php?CourseKey=569430
Product Design Camp
http://center.uoregon.edu/courses/course_desc.php?CourseKey=569433
Digital Arts Camp
http://center.uoregon.edu/courses/course_desc.php?CourseKey=569435
For general information:
A&AA in Portland
(503) 412-3718
aaapdx@uoregon.edu
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ART + DESIGN WORKSHOPS
JUNE–JULY 2009
Experience the beautifully renovated spaces within the White Stag Block in Portland while engaging with university faculty members and local artists in these one-week art and design workshops. Workshops have no prerequisites and community members are encouraged to register. Students earn three upper-division college studio credits.
All workshops meet from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cost: $650 each.
Exploding Cinema: New Directions in Time, Space, and Place
Carl Diehl
June 15–19
New and expanded modes of cinematic practice including live video performance, recombinant animation, and mobile cinema will be explored through short projects, screenings, and discussion. Carl Diehl is based in Portland, Oregon, where he teaches digital art and histories of experimental cinema.
Urban Survival Project
John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong
June 22–26
Using scavenged materials and simple construction techniques, students will design and build temporary portable shelters suitable for the urban homeless population in Portland. John Arndt and Wonhe Jeong run Studio Gorm and design furniture, objects, and interiors. They teach in the product design program at the University of Oregon.
Physical Computing for Beginners (Cancelled)
Craig Hickman
July 6–10
This course will introduce participants to the basics of using microcontrollers, sensors, and displays in an art context. No electronics or programming experience is necessary. Craig Hickman is an artist and professor of art at the University of Oregon. He is the designer of the groundbreaking interface, “KidPix”.
Artist Collaborations with Urban Wildlife (Cancelled)
Paula Rebsom
July 13–17
Students will complete projects in a variety of media that address issues of urban wildlife in Portland. Beginning and advanced students are welcome from all disciplines. Paula Rebsom’s work takes many forms including sculpture and prop construction, costume making, wildlife interventions, performance, photography, and video.
Made in Oregon (Cancelled)
Brian Gillis
July 20–24
By touring a range of Portland-based manufacturers, students will learn about industrial processes and resources and respond by conceptualizing projects that use the techniques observed. Brian Gillis is an assistant professor of art at the University of Oregon.
Wanderlust: Portland
Kathleen Murney
July 27–31
Rediscover Portland through “walk-and-shoot” assignments. With emphasis on camera techniques, this course promotes photographic exploration through the act of wandering. Digital camera required. When she is not making photograms or rock climbing, Kathleen Murney enjoys traveling and teaching photography.
Register online at http://duckweb.uoregon.edu
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ARCHITECTURE SUMMER SESSION
CITIES WITHOUT CITIES
JUNE 22–AUGUST 14, 2009
The international architecture summer session in Portland will take up the concept of “cities without cities,” or Zwischenstadt, developed by Thomas Sieverts who published a book in English on the subject in 2000. One of the main points of the book is to understand, respect, and work with the large part of the anonymous surrounding city, the city of sprawl or the marginal city, in contrast to the more clearly understood and accepted inner city.
Summer tuition is based on the academic level and credits of the courses.
Professionals and qualified students enrolled in architecture programs outside of the UO can apply to the Portland summer session and will be admitted on a space-available basis. Please complete the registration eligibility form at uosummer.uoregon.edu.
ARCH 401 Research: The PUARL
The Portland Urban Architecture Research Lab (PUARL) is a Portland-based research laboratory asking questions about Portland’s urban environment and urbanism globally. Students can participate in actual ongoing research projects. Current projects include the Portland Urban Block Atlas and the Tigard Corridor Project. (Independent study)
ARCH 408/508 Workshop: Walking the Fringe City
Walking and discovering the fringe city along the city boundary and discovering intervention possibilities will be the first assignment of the studio and class.
ARCH 409 Practicum
Practicum gives students the opportunity to combine academic work and professional experience in one of Portland’s renowned architecture firms or in the Portland Urban Architecture Research Lab (PUARL). (Independent study)
ARCH 423/523 Media for Design Development
This media course will support the studio efforts. Digital media will include Sketch-up and Photoshop programs; hand media will include ink drawings and watercolors. Graphic work on mapping the fringe city, and graphic design for the individual studio projects will be part of the media course.
ARCH 484/584 Architectural Design
The summer studio will focus on projects in the Zwischenstadt, fringe city or marginal zones of the city. These may include projects around transit stations, or projects such as refugee camps or transitional farm worker housing, and still other new projects that can be found and invented in this new city, such as projects of infrastructure including water treatment facilities and recycling facilities as well as projects along the City of Tigard, Oregon, Highway 99W corridor.
ARCH 601 Research. The PUARL
See description for ARCH 401 (Independent Study)
ARCH 607 Seminar: Theory
The architecture theory course on cities without cities will examine the marginal city around the traditional city that will include several exploratory walking tours through these areas. We will walk the Portland urban boundary and the Portland metropolitan urban growth boundary in search of the new urban landscape, architecture, and the city.
ARCH 609 Practicum
See description for ARCH 409. (Independent study)
Register online at http://duckweb.uoregon.edu
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FAB LABS
JUNE 23–AUGUST 13, 2009
The Fab Labs are a chance for community members and students to take advantage of the specialized equipment housed in the White Stag Block. Sessions combine a brief lecture and discussion with technical demonstrations and open work sessions. Participants will complete one fabrication project of their conception using the techniques and principles covered in the workshop. Fab Labs are taught by John Leahy, shop manager.
Laser Cutting
Tuesday-Thursday, June 23, 25, 30, and July 2, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
1 credit, $250, includes some materials.
Lectures and readings present an overview of Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) cutting and some of its typical applications. Participants will learn how to process vector and raster files for laser cutting and laser engraving a variety of materials. Must have access to a computer.
CAD-CAM Fundamentals
Tuesday-Thursday, July 7, 9, 14, and 16, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
1 credit, $250, includes some materials
This workshop provides an introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD-CAM) as a tool for artistic and design practices. It provides an overview of digital modeling for the purpose of rapid prototyping and CNC production. It also serves as a primer for additional workshops in additive and subtractive fabrication (below). Must have access to a computer.
Additive Fabrication
Tuesday-Thursday, July 21, 23, 28, and 30, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
1 credit, $250, includes some materials
Lectures and readings present an overview of rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing. Participants will learn how to process CAD files using a 3-D printer. Must have access to a computer.
Subtractive Fabrication
Tuesday-Thursday, August 4, 6, 11, and 13, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
1 credit, $250, includes some materials
Lectures and readings present an overview of subtractive fabrication. Participants will learn how to process CAD files using a CNC milling machine. Must have access to a computer.
Register online at http://duckweb.uoregon.edu
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DESIGN CAMP FOR
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
AUGUST 3–7, 2009
Classes meet from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cost: $800 (noncredit) includes lunch and materials. For more information and registration, contact UO continuing education office at (800) 824-2714, or email ctrinfo@uoregon.edu
Scholarships
Scholarship funding is available for students wishing to attend Design Camp. Nine $100 scholarships and six $800 (full tuition) scholarships are available. To apply for a scholarship please email your answers to the following questions to kpoulsen@uoregon.edu by Monday, June 15th at 5pm. Answers to questions 2, 3 and 4 should not exceed 150 words each.
Please provide your name, birth date and contact information in your email.
- Are you applying for Architecture, Digital Art, or Product Design Camp?
- What do you hope to gain from attending Design Camp?
- We are interested in building a diverse population of design professionals and wish to have students from many ethnic, cultural and financial backgrounds attend Design Camp. Please tell us about yourself and how you would bring diversity to the program.
- Please write a statement explaining your need for financial support to attend Design Camp.
- Is your family is eligible for the following? 1) Free or reduced lunch at school; 2) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); 3) Food Stamps.
- Did either of your parents attend college?
The deadline for submission is Monday, June 15th at 5pm. Recipients will be notified Monday, June 22nd. If you have any questions, please send an email to kpoulsen@uoregon.edu or call 503-412-3718
Register using the links below:
Architecture Camp
http://center.uoregon.edu/courses/course_desc.php?CourseKey=569430
Product Design Camp
http://center.uoregon.edu/courses/course_desc.php?CourseKey=569433
Digital Arts Camp
http://center.uoregon.edu/courses/course_desc.php?CourseKey=569435
What do designers do all day? Design Camp is an intensive one-week experience geared toward high school students interested in the design professions. Separate tracks are offered in architecture, digital arts, and product design. Local design professionals and faculty members lead the design studios and current university design students serve as camp counselors. The camp takes place at the university’s new White Stag Block in Old Town Portland, which is easily accessible via Portland’s public transportation system. Field trips to local design firms complement the studio experience. Each student will emerge with a greater understanding of the field they’re interested in, along with exposure to some of the tools and techniques of the trade.
Architecture
The Design Camp Architecture session gives students interested in urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design a chance to explore Portland’s exciting architecture scene. Workshops, lectures, demonstrations, visits to design firms, and on-site study of exemplary buildings, gardens, and urban districts complement daily design studio activities.
Digital Arts
Digital Arts encompasses a wide range of media practices, including graphic design, web design, programming, device hacking, and animation. Students enrolled in the Design Camp Digital Arts session will gain exposure to how all of these digital technologies come together to create culture, from advertising to museum displays. Hands-on studio time and an introduction to the critique process will be augmented by field trips to some of Portland’s acclaimed design firms.
Product Design
Do you want to reinvent the world when you grow up? The Product Design session of Design Camp can get you started. This is a one-week session for students to explore creating new products through a sustainable, manufacturable, useful, beautiful, desire-inducing creative process. Each day will include lectures, drawing, and building in a studio setting and critique of the work produced that day. Special tours of some of Portland’s world-renowned design firms will be included. At the end of the week you will have created a new product in your vision of how the world should be.
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TIME BASED ART FESTIVAL (TBA:09)
SEPTEMBER 3-13, 2009
The Time Based Art (TBA:09) Festival offers morning workshops, daytime installations, noontime lectures, afternoon salons, evening performances and outdoor happenings. Events take place at diverse venues throughout Portland, transportation between most venues is free on TriMet buses, Max Light Rail trains and Portland Streetcars.
This course provides students with an opportunity to receive credit while experiencing and responding to contemporary work in visual art, film, video, dance, theater and performance from an international perspective. All course content and materials are delivered online - computer access is required. Participation includes attending a number of TBA events, responding to online topics with blog entries and online discussion. Course fees include the cost of attendance at all assigned events.
The course begins September 3 with a group meeting at the White Stag before attending the opening evening event for the festival. After this initial meeting and introduction students will be on their own for all events and fulfilling course requirements via an online course system. The course is 3 credits and costs $700.
For additional information please contact Kartz Ucci at ucci@uoregon.edu
Register online at http://duckweb.uoregon.edu. Community members who have not taken a UO course in the last year should call UO Continuing Education for registration assistance, 1 (800) 824-2714.
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