RISD STEAM Club at MIT Media Lab

This past Saturday marked the culmination of four weeks of Paper-Based Electronic Art Workshops run at RISD by High-Low Tech‘s very own Jie Qi. As part of her thesis project, Qi hosted these five-hour workshops on Saturdays and Mondays with RISD students and MIT students on each’s respective campus, sharing with them materials and techniques for integrating electronics with paper to create expressive and interactive artworks.

Catherine Schmidt, presenting her final work, a watercolor with integrated LED strip.

Qi taught students everything from how a basic circuit works to how to use shape-memory alloys. The RISD STEAM Club* made up the RISD portion of the workshops, then traveled to the MIT Media Lab to showcase final projects and engage in a discussion about their experience compared to the MIT students.

Conor Lynch, presenting his final poster crafted from thermochromatic ink.

Daniel Giuditta, showing his integration of electronics and a rolodex, an unsuspected alliance.

Sarah Pease and Catherine Schmidt, President and Vice-President of the RISD STEAM Club standing in front of HLT’s Interactive wall.

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* The RISD STEAM Club aims to engage students with the rising push to include art + design thinking into the traditional “STEM” model. By exposing students to local and online resources, hosting events, and building networks, the club encourages students to investigate the principles of STEAM in their own work. If you’re a students and are interested in getting involved, email Sarah Pease at spease[at]risd.edu

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Posted by Carly Ayres | Date Posted: 14 February, 2012

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