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There's still space available in Kacie Lees 3w2 and 3w3 summer neon classes. These are 3 week intensive courses and a great way to learn the basic skills necessary to make neon art. For 3w2 the deadline has been extended to June 12th.

04/29/2022

Shaping Light is a cross listed AIADO/ATS light fixture design class. For their final students are required to design a family of light fixtures, one of which has to be a working prototype and a minimum one rendering.

Prototype by Jin Pang

04/29/2022

Shaping Light is a cross listed AIADO/ATS light fixture design class. For their final students are required to design a family of light fixtures, one of which has to be a working prototype and a minimum one rendering.

Renderings by Sherrie Fay Lin

Photos from SAIC Light Lab's post 04/29/2022
10/03/2020

Artist Joe Gibson's beautiful piece "unity circles."

the "Biggs and Smalls" group show at Traver Gallery, Seattle.

Photo courtesy of Joe Gibson
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This post originally came from Neon Lighting Professional

Sp'2020_Shaping Light Online 06/01/2020

Luke Edward Boyce

Shaping Light is a light fixture design class. In normal times students fabricate a working prototype. Amazing work, hopefully we'll see these fabricated someday.

Sp'2020_Shaping Light Online 05/29/2020

Shaping Light is a light fixture design class. In normal times students fabricate a working prototype. Amazing work, hopefully we'll see these fabricated someday.

05/19/2020

Video study presented for Advanced Neon Techniques online final.

05/19/2020

Final proposal Advanced Neon Techniques

Sp'2020_Advanced Neon Techniques 05/19/2020

This is the online completion of the first time offered Advanced Neon Techniques. Since work couldn't be completed students were asked to imagine their work in a context post SAIC. This work will be completed when conditions allow and shown at 6018|North an Edgewater based experimental arts center.

The Path of Least Resistance: Lisa Schulte 03/31/2020

https://vimeo.com/296670438?ref=fb-v-share&fbclid=IwAR2P45kv08YO5m7AK9MnWMSBSzHwf4d1xU00Sfm5ETG26c7dOXHlgJ0AiEM

The Path of Least Resistance: Lisa Schulte This is "The Path of Least Resistance: Lisa Schulte" by wildGoats Creative on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

‘She Bends: Women in Neon’ breaking the bright glass ceiling with traveling exhibit headed to Loveland 02/01/2020

‘She Bends: Women in Neon’ breaking the bright glass ceiling with traveling exhibit headed to Loveland Almost 30 artists have come together for this traveling exhibit, showcasing their works in neon and plasma. There are no machines that create neon signs, each piece must be hand-blown, shaped, bomb…

Seattle’s Queen of Neon: Meet the designer of the city’s most iconic signs — from the Elephant Car Wash to Dick’s Drive-In 01/27/2020

https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/seattles-queen-of-neon/?fbclid=IwAR31rl-6lort1UnVtshu0ekK-AiG9Mpm-dMqFF93EJiLTLJT-Z7n3mBkrYY

Seattle’s Queen of Neon: Meet the designer of the city’s most iconic signs — from the Elephant Car Wash to Dick’s Drive-In A real-life Rosie the Riveter designed several of Seattle’s most revered signs, starting back in the 1940s. Her name was Beatrice Haverfield, and her creative work has helped shape Seattle’s metropolitan identity.

The Big Artist Opportunities List 01/14/2020

The Big Artist Opportunities List

- Assembled and maintained by Everest Pipkin
Thanks to him and other artists who share everything there!

The Big Artist Opportunities List Sheet1 The Big Artist Opportunities List,- Assembled and maintained by Everest Pipkin (with big big thanks to everyone who has sent me opportunities to add) Please share with your communities! Mostly residencies, some grant funding & galleries. International, but with a US-lens (where I...

01/14/2020

Seattle based artist Alleson Buchanan (Radiant Neon)'s Neon. Vegan food pyramid!

Fall '19 Neon Techniques 12/13/2019
Fall '19_Light Experiments_Final Critique 12/12/2019
Fall 2019 BFA Show 11/20/2019

Great neon work! 3 artists representing SAIC/ATS LightLab. Sirui Wu, Carolina Pereira De Almeida, Angelina Almukhametova

11/07/2019

This is the latest iteration of Bruce Nauman's 100 Live And Die in Jacob Fishman's studio. It's on its way to Tate London, Stediljik Amsterdam and LA County Art Museum.

Jacob is a friend and technical advisor to the co-op, co-author along with Morgan Crook of The Neon Engineers Notebook and of course the fabricator for Bruce Nauman's neon.

Fall'19 Light Experiments Midterm 11/07/2019

This is a group midterm. 3 student teams, team red, team green, each working with the same assigned form factor, a 4'x4' translucent white acrylic sheet. Any light media can be utilized.

Neon Renaissance: Social Media Shining New Light On Decades-Old Art Form 05/30/2019

Neon Renaissance: Social Media Shining New Light On Decades-Old Art Form The art of neon lights is still alive and well. You can call them glowing, luminous or even blazing, but you can’t call them in danger.

05/29/2019

Artist Tavares Strachan's Robert, 2018

Venice Biennale 2019: Darkness + Light - COOL HUNTING 05/29/2019

https://coolhunting.com/culture/venice-biennale-2019-darkness-light/

Venice Biennale 2019: Darkness + Light - COOL HUNTING This year’s theme for the 58th International Art Exhibition at this year’s Venice Biennale, “May you live in interesting times,” is oftentimes purported to be translated fro…

Tiza 05/06/2019

https://www.viceland.com/en_us/video/tiza/5caba3c7be40776527114571

Tiza Tiza creates an immersive neon infinity mirror experience in just 72 hours.

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