Pearl created a great machinima on the first week (April 1 – 7) at MU CAA-VUP. Features the architecture and some of the avatars who contributed to the virtual community. Nice shots of the collaborative compound done by Pearl, Art, Klaus and Mr. Kaplan. Thank you Pearl!
In case you missed it, CAA-VUP/MU2 is moving to Phase II on Tuesday May 25 at 11:00 pm SLT. Vanessa will be returning items that remain.
Read more here on thoughts and plans: http://vanessablaylock.com/blog/day-23/
Great Blog post with photos by Apmel.
Opening welcome by ETS and words of wisdom by RMarie.
https://apmel.blogspot.com/2017/04/upside-and-down-are-constructs-and.html
Hi All,
Things are coming along nicely at the Medici University College of Avatar Architecture and Virtual Urban Planning.
Here is the slurl in case you need it: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA1/172/145/21
Stop by and visit, feel free to join in.
Check out Vanessa’s blog: http://vanessablaylock.com/blog/
Thank you Vanessa.
You’re so right Elle! Thanks for your post. The work in these 1st 7 days @LEA1 is so exciting! I can’t wait to see what comes in the next 84 days!
Thanks to everyone who’s participated! And for anyone who hasn’t, come on down!
😀
Hi Izzy and thanks to you too! 🙂
Art Farm follow on activities:
Wanderlust Project, facilitated by serra Qendra, monthly group exhibits @Lollygagger Lane MOTEL gallery. Contact serra to participate, watch VB Friends for show opening announcements.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Agriopis/189/16/27
Monday Art Study Group, 6 pm SLT, informal text chat facilitated by Tiffany Mosienko. Location can change, check VB Friends weekly for notice with LM. Usually @ The Colony:Artist’s Riverfront
The March exhibition at the MOTEL gallery is Open. Find it at Lollygagger Lane – click the works to get Links to continue that exploration.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Agriopis/189/16/27
Art Chat is now on Mondays, 6 pm slt.
New machinima on last months of Art Farm by Pearl Grey. Thank you, Pearl!
Now completes Art Farm Fall Session 2. Thanks to all who participated in our successful session.
Special thanks to facilitators: Cake, serra and Trilby, to helpers RMarie and Pearl and to Van, Tiffany and Jessica for hosting events.
Awesome work everyone. Enjoy art and creativity in the new year!
Unsanctioned Art Galleries are open. Galleries are self-service, any medium. Space is available. This session we have two group galleries: Memories is for display of photos from MU/Art Farm sessions. Innovations is for new work you’d like to share. Feel free to add your work.
Van Caerndow’s Drinking and Drawing class is on Mondays 8 pm SLT @ his gallery.
The Wednesday Art Study Group meets on Wednesdays 6 pm SLT for one hour of informal text chat, led by Tiffany Mosienko.
The Giant Studio, SLollywood and Write the Plank sections are all open too. Check them out, a lot going on this session!
Pop Up Galleries Party, this Sunday Nov 8th starting at 9 am slt. Come share your art, process, gallery or just socialize. Low pressure. After sharing we will have a short discussion on approaches for the next session, so bring your thoughts and ideas. Then we’ll have music and dancing! All welcome, see you there!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA28/62/192/25
Great party Elle. A lot of people came showing support for continued Art Farm events. Great job this session everyone.
Nice blog posts with photos on Pop Up Galleries by Veyot! So many galleries it takes 2 posts. 😉
Don’t forget our Pop Up Galleries Party next Sunday, Nov 8th at 9 am SLT!!
I am planning a Pop Up Galleries Party at the end of the term, on Sunday Nov. 8th at 9 am SLT. Come talk about your work or process, show us your latest gallery or installation, or just socialize. Casual atmosphere, all Art Farmers, past MU-ers and friends are welcome.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA28/62/192/25
If there are issues with the time please let me know and I will try accommodate or perhaps add a second event. Hope to see you there.
IM: Elle Thorkveld
Sounds like fun!
Thank you for everything you’ve been putting into the Art Farm this round, Elle.
Thank you, Newton. 🙂
I’m looking forward to this and am enjoying the pop up galleries experience. Thanks for all you’ve done this session.
Awww, thank you Pearl! And thanks to you, Kimika and rmarie for your great help. And to all the wonderful artists at the galleries, thank you, excellent work! We couldn’t have got this far without you.
Have fun, Create! 🙂
Veyot posted a nice entry on her blog about her gallery at Art Farm:
Veyot’s View – My art gallery at LEA28 Edie’s Art Farm
Great video tour of Art Farm Fall Session 1 by Kimika Ying:
https://vimeo.com/141608579
Day 14 and Art Farm continues to grow! Come visit the Jolly Pirate for writing inspiration, including Isadora’s Meditation Mountain. Film machinima at the Cafe Society set. Visit our exciting Pop up galleries exhibits (a few galleries available). Camp and socialize at our Youth Hostel. Remember there’s Van Caerndow’s Drinking and Drawing class on Monday’s 8 pm SLT @ his gallery.
Thanks for making the video of our October Fall Session 1 Art Farm.
This is a great example of using the invisible flying cube machinima tool we can get a copy of at your space, Kimika.
Boardwalk Anomaly by Neeva Torok
Full details on our exciting new lands for Fall Session 1!
edies.farm/art-farm-fall-session-1
• Cafe Society – Media & Performance
• Self-Service Art Galleries – Exhibition
• Jolly Pirate Books ‘n Grog – Read like a pirate
• Youth Hostel – Global Culture
Art Farm Calendar
• Summer Session: August 1 – September 13
• Fall Session 1: September 26 – November 8
• Fall Session 2: November 21 – December 31
The Medici University Gallery of Art is pleased to announce its first exhibition at the Art Farm (LEA28).
“Touch Me – While I Hold My Breath” by Gwynie Beaumont, an installation of sculpture on the MUGA grounds and a retrospective of her photography in the gallery.
Opening show 1 PM SLT, August 15, 2015.
The show will run through August 22.
Due to real life, I won’t be able to attend, but the artist will be available to answer questions. I hope you all can attend.
The sculptures are really fun.
For the next show, I’d like to get everyone at the sim to contribute to an installation in the gallery. Make it a collaborative effort, the kind Edie envisioned. 😀
Gwynie’s been working really hard setting up and things are looking great. Please attend & make sure to touch the sculptures. 🙂
Congratulations Myra! Congratulations Gwynie!
So exciting!!
Show opening was great! I really enjoyed it. The display of the glyphs was very well done
Hi, everyone.
Emma Maybe made a graduation gift for everyone. I sent it out to the group in-world. If you missed it, just im me and I’ll give you a copy.
Everyone who had a studio at MU and many who didn’t, contributed to the success and wonder that was Medici University. In that spirit, this is a graduation gift for you all.
It’s an awesome gift, Emma’s awesome for making it, and you’re all awesome for taking part in MU.
Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for everything.
Myra
It’s gorgeous! Thanks for making it. I’m proud to have it on my mantle.
Thanks Emma and Myra. Congratulations all BAOCs! This is a lovely graduation present.
🙂
i guess there’s one person who i felt had to have a slightly different one.. she has it now and promised she wont eat it
sure and i forgot the pic
http://mediciuniversity.co.uk/talk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/EM_BBOCaward.png
How do i apply Edie? 🙂 🙂
Thanks to everyone who participated in practicing silent (and not so silent) tai chi at the Vashti 2 dojo. I know that some of you practiced at other times that were more convenient for you. The scheduled practice is well documented on the Flickr MU Documentation group. A special thanks to Izzy who made it possible for us to create this calm retreat.
MU was about collaboration, not competition, and every contribution was valuable. That being said, I’d like to acknowledge Elle Thorkveld for her recognition that taking care of our bodies, spirits and minds with various practices is important. Even though she was prolific in her expressions of creativity and participation, she also made time to diligently practice the art of tai chi at MU.
And that is why this fun little certificate of tai chi mastery.
Bravo, Elle! Thanks for recognizing Elle, Pearl!
I thought that quiet space added so much to the campus. Thanks so much Elle and Pearl. ❤️
Thanks Paypabak and Neeva for your kind words. Thank you so much Pearl, for the lovely certificate and for being the dojo master and participating diligently yourself! I’m going to miss the tai chi dojo.
I have a spot of land, very austere and quiet that I could set up for a Tai Chi Dojo once MU is gone. For MU alumni. What do you think?
Paypabak, that’s a really nice offer! I’d be interested, let’s see if anyone else would be.
This was really good, thank you Vanessa. Just listening to Micol speaking about all of the things she has done and is thinking about was transporting. She has great energy and the film festival series followed by her talk was a really solid learning experience. Moments like this really make MU what it is. Looking forward to seeing what Micol does in SL too. All the best, Newton
Hey Newton, thanks so much! It was great to have her visit campus! And your own contributions to MU were also transporting! Cafe Sophistry was a visionary and beautifully executed series of investigations and collaborations!
The Generatives, glitch, and gifs opening was held on Friday, June 5th. It was a nice event and there was a good turnout. The artists talked about their work and it was an opportunity for others on the campus and off to meet them.
Thank you everyone who helped with this event, loaned their work to the aspiring gallery, and attended this event. A special thanks to the artists – Pearl Grey, FeelsEmpty, Elle Thorkveld, and Michael Green – and to Oona for building the gallery.
The show will run through June 15. Please stop by if you haven’t had a chance to see the show. After that, I’ll try to do one last show, probably machinima.
Here are some pics from the event:
Artists and attendees at the opening.
Stepping on Feels’ art. It glitches!
Trilby at the opening
FeelsEmpty at the opening
Great article Myra 🙂 The show was a great success I think. I’ll be sad when June ends, I love MUGA a lot.
Great write up & love the pics, Myra. It was a fun opening, thanks to my fellow artists and all who attended for making it that way! And thank you to Myra for curating & facilitating this exhibit and to Oona for all her gallery building. Excellent work.
I recall participating on one of Feels Empty’s Step Art creations. Fun! Great exhibit.
thanks so much, everyone. It’s official, now. I want your movies. We’ll figure out how to upload and host them.
Great work Myra – congratulations on a strong gallery show. And congrats to all participants! Making MU vibrant…
Thank you so much, Marie. So many people made this happen – Elle, Feels, Oona, Michael, Pearl. I was thrilled it turned out as well as it did.
Emma being modest and Me dancing with joy to an Ithaca Audio live mashup as I present the 12th weekly BAOC Award to Emma!
Last week’s BAOC Award Winner, Alexandre Lois declined to award someone new, so I’ve restarted it today, appropriately enough on Emma’s return to campus! Emma has a brand new trophy, made of the finest plywood and sanded to a perfect .5 x .5 x .5 meters.
On campus Emma has been a true Big Avatar On Campus, always greeting and engaging so many people. Always taking an interest and sharing genuine concern for campus colleagues. Awesome as Emma’s on campus contributions have been, her extended vacation has almost been more remarkable. Off on a long 6-week, SL-free trip, she’s used Slack (and hacked poor Slackbot with Rick Astley!) to remain a vital part of our campus conversation. Emma’s desire to be a part of this community has transcended even 6 weeks off-world. You can’t ask for more than that. You can’t dream of more than that.
Welcome Home, Emma!
Congratulations!
Congratulations, Emma. It’s so good to have you back.
Congratulations, Emma! Welcome back.
Good to have you back Emma. Congratulations 🙂
Yay Emma! So glad you are back on campus again.
This week I’m passing the Big Avatar on Campus award on to Alexandre. Alexandre is one of MU’s greatest contributors and most prolific artists. He is active on the blog, on campus, and he is a very diverse and talented artist.
If I had to say one thing about his art – and there’s lots to say – I’d say his art always makes me think, it makes me reconsider the world through his eyes. I love that. And his music is cool.
Congratulations, Alexandre.
On a side note, I broke the award. I really couldn’t link my addition to it, but it’s on Alexandre’s studio, now. Sorry about that, Hope someone can fix it.
Congratulations Alexandre!
Myra, I very much agree, he is a diverse and talented artist who makes cool music and is always willing to share very novel and interesting information. Congratulations Alexandre!
Congratulations Alex! It’s been so great to have you be a part of the campus community. Thank you for your contributions in-world, here on MU/Talk, etc!
Great pick. Thank you Alexandre for your many contributions to our community.
Ooooh, my friends, you surprised me with this award. I did not expect. Thanks to all.
Some people have asked for information on Processing and Generative Art. FutureLearn is offering a class on Creative Coding starting on August 3rd.
I also put together some information on Generative Art, Artists & resources (primarily Processing) at GenCreate. It’s sort of minimalist, but might be helpful.
Thank you Elle. I’d like to eventually learn this too.
You’re welcome, Oona. What you are learning with building and scripting will help you with learning this.
Thanks Elle. You are always so wiling to share. I appreciate that a lot.
Thanks Neeva. 🙂
Tullia is the place this weekend!
Writer’s Lounge OPEN NOW @Tullia-4
KPO2.0 OPEN NOW @Tullia-6
Checkit!!!
The MU Gallery of Art is open and we want to show your art!
We’ve opened an art gallery on the ground floor of the new dance club. Please send me a work of your art – your writing, your photos, your towers, your devilish good looks. Anything. I’ll find a way of exhibiting it.
Myra,
Curator, The MU Gallery of Art
Hi Myra. I’m a 9 1/2 year old SLer, a rl and sl photographer. In 2008 I did an exhibit called Moon over Caledon and would like to exhibit the two pieces from that exhibit. One is called Men’s Discussion Group and the other is called Women Being Women. I’d love to show them in your gallery. Thanks so much for all your work!
HI, Poppy. Sure, contact me in-world. MU students have priority, but I should have room. And I think we have a spare studio spot if you want to join MU. : )
Thank you for your interest.
So excited for this opportunity to showcase the amazing art that MU Students are creating. Stop by often, as Myra changes out art, and donate often, I’m talking to every one of you and your amazing art, photography, mixed media, sculpture talent.
Passing along the BAOC award, I thank MU for this honor. I would like to give the award to Oona Nostra (msbluerasp) in recognition of her diligent pleasance at MU. And also her especially beautiful bio-prose mixed-media Flickr entries – a diary of the romantic existential, living on in perpetuity. It is always a pleasure to run into Oona on campus or to participate in a class with her. Thank you Oona!
Thank you Newton! That is the most amazing eloquent description ever! <3 <3 I can’t wait to pass on the honor to someone else. Thank you, truly I’m honored. 🙂
Great choice, Newton. Congratulations Oona!
Congratulations, Oona and thank you for your kindness.
Gratz, Oona. I love your work. So deserving of this and so much more.
It is hard to choose a new Big Avatar On Campus award winner from the many creative, involved individuals at MU, but one stood out to me and I select Newton. He has created an excellent series of classes with his Cafe Sophistry, which has already covered Gender and Virtuality and Time. Class sections start with an interesting philosophical discussion and end with the creation and display of art! In addition to facilitating the class, Newton has provided some delightful artistic entries and handled controversy in a graceful and thoughtful manner. I’m looking forward to the next section. Congratulations Newton!
the award is so big now haha – Newton deserves it!
Congrats Newton
Thanks for the opportunities and all the best to everyone at M.U. for a great Spring!
Happy to be recognised by you Elle. We ARE all having fun!
Well deserved choice by the lovely Elle and yayyy good job Newton!
🙂
You’ve earned it, Newton!
Yay congrats Newton! 🙂
Things have realigned and the CS Time Capsule Art Party can now happen at 8am SLT at Nostradamus 9. Just in case anyone did not receive this follow-up, I will still be hanging around Nostradamus 9 at 7amSLT making shady deals. But the official time of the Time Capsule Party will be 8am SLT. All the best – I think time had something to say about all of this!
Canary Beck reports that of the 1,308 blogs listed on Blogging Second Life, 87% or 1,136 of them are about fashion! Who needs 1,000 blogs about virtual fashion???
It’s time for an un-fashion revolt! Join us at Trashy.clothing!
Awesome. What does it entail? Revolt against the revolting.
Yes! Revolt against the revolting!
It really entails anything you want. It could be a humorous essay, some silly or fun fashion. Wearing demo stuff. Seriously making “recycled” fashions, or anything else that you think fits on an “un-fashion blog”
This sounds great! I can think of lots of things; just not sure where to post them but I guess we’ll find out.
Hi Pearl! I’ve added you as an author to Trashy.clothing!
I’ll send you login info on Slack. Post anything you like!
What the hell is un-fashion. You do realize that even un-fashion is fashion right? Oona does not like this post. 😛
Have you seen the cerulean sweater scene in The Devil Wears Prada?
What color is your sweater, Ryan? 😀
Yes Myra, I’ve seen the Cerulean sweater scene. But for the real scoop on Cerulean, watch Hennessy Youngman’s video on Post Structuralism. He covers Cerulean at 3:00
I love cerulean
LMAO @ Oona
I might like to contribute something at some point Ryan. Be it an essay or some other trash. Sounds like a fun project, and right up my street!
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Pearl Grey 16:55 on 26/04/2017 Permalink |
Thanks Elle! And thanks for the easily accessible, welcoming park space near the Compound and Ti’s meeting area.
Elle 19:17 on 26/04/2017 Permalink |
You’re welcome. 🙂
Vanessa 08:17 on 27/04/2017 Permalink |
Thanks Elle! Thanks Pearl! Thanks for the great work everyone! 🙂
Elle 04:09 on 28/04/2017 Permalink |
Thanks Vanessa!