Tisch Open Arts

As tradition goes, Walter Murch was with Brane Živković's Open Arts class two weeks ago. The class met on Zoom to kick off the Portrait of an Artist: Walter Murch class to a great start during the first session.

Live Video Performance Art offered this Fall at Open Arts, NYU!

This course combines a history of video art and experimental film with practical training in the use of live video performance art technology. Students explore new ways to create and edit films and videos using VJ software, projections, and multi-channel video surfaces. Workshops demonstrate concepts and software that are integrated into the creative process of video performance art and video art installations.

instructor:
Max Nova

This video features work from the Spring 2020 Semester.
https://vimeo.com/446539117

LVPA Promo The students in Max Nova's Live Video and Performance Art created amazing work in the Spring 2020 semester, despite the fact that half the semester was held…

https://abc7ny.com/nyu-new-york-university-remote-learning-monsters/6330824/
Distinguished teacher Rob Benevides Special Effects Makeup Class !

Coronavirus News: Making monsters remotely at NYU The challenges of remote learning have never been more obvious than during the coronavirus pandemic, and the fate of millions of students remains uncertain as the start of the fall semester rapidly approaches.

Collaborative Arts Spring Showcase

Celebrating the first year of the Collaborative Arts BFA program!
This showcase features work made by Collaborative Arts students during this challenging spring semester.
This event will be held online.

Please RSVP if you would like to attend:
https://tisch.nyu.edu/open-arts/events/collaborativeartsspringshowcase

Fall 2020
Instructor: Brane Zivkovic
This course examines the artistic career and creative work of Walter Murch, Oscar-winning film
editor and sound designer, and the first and only artist to win Academy Awards for both film
editing and sound mixing on a single film (The English Patient, 1997). The class will provide an
unprecedented inside look into Mr. Murch's processes of sound designing, editing, mixing,
writing, and directing on such acclaimed and memorable films as THX 1138, American Graffiti,
The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, Return to Oz, The English Patient, Touch
of Evil, and Cold Mountain.

This past fall, The Open Arts program was pleased to announce the launch of the Collaborative Arts BFA degree! This multi-disciplinary degree combines arts practice, collaboration and entrepreneurship. For more information on the program and to keep up with all of its happenings, like our page! NYU Tisch Collaborative Arts and follow us on instagram !

NEW! Collaborative Arts BFA Degree at Tisch School of the Arts This is "NEW! Collaborative Arts BFA Degree at Tisch School of the Arts" by NYU Tisch Open Arts on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…

Welcome back to class and the start of the Spring Semester! on't be afraid to step outside the box and let your creativity bloom!

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Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

J-Term is in full swing so if you're in NYC, here are some events that will keep you warm this week!

Wednesday January 16th @ 2 PM: "Vote McGovern: Warhol and Politics" @ the Whitney
https://whitney.org/events/warhol-film-politics

Thursday January 17th @ 10:30 AM: "Trisha Brown Moving-
Image Installation" @ Museum of Modern Art
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/4776?locale=en -occurrences

Until January 21st: "The Poetry of Nature: Edo Paintings from the Fishbein-Bender Collection" @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2018/poetry-of-nature

Until January 27th: "Cinema Play House" Exhibition @ Museum of the Moving Image
http://www.movingimage.us/exhibitions/2018/09/15/detail/cinema-play-house/

"Vote McGovern": Warhol and Politics | Whitney Museum of American Art Films "Vote McGovern": Warhol and Politics Jan 16, 2018, 2 pm Jan 26, 2018, 7 pm Floor 3, Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theater The 1960s opened with the first ever televised presidential debate, between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. The event was disastrous for Nixon’s immediate pre...

From everyone here at Open Arts, we want to wish you all a Happy Holiday and wonderful New Year! See you in January!

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It's time for one last look at what's happening in the arts in NYC for the rest of the year!

Thursday December 20th @ 3 PM: "Half the Picture: A Feminist Look at the Collection" @ The Brooklyn Museum
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/half_the_picture

Saturday December 22nd @ 1 PM: "Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art, 1965-2018" @ The Whitney
https://www.whitney.org/events/programmed-tours

Wednesday December 26th from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM: "Trisha Brown Moving-Image Installation" @ Museum of Modern Art
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/4776?locale=en

Friday December 28th @ 7 PM: "Minding the Gap screening with director Bing Liu" @ Museum of the Moving Image
http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2018/12/28/detail/minding-the-gap

Brooklyn Museum: Half the Picture: A Feminist Look at the Collection The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City's second largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works.

A few weeks ago artist Darrell Martin stopped by Open Arts to teach students about Vogue! Take a look inside the class here!
https://tisch.nyu.edu/open-arts/news/darrell-martin-guest-lecture

Darrell Martin Gives Open Arts Students a Lesson on Vogue Darrell Martin from the documentary "Paris is Burning" stopped by an Open Arts class to teach students everything there is to know about voguing!

This week in the arts in NYC...

Wednesday December 12th @ 5:00 PM: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Early Screening @ Museum of the Moving Image
http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2018/12/12/detail/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse

Thursday December 13th @ 1:30 PM: "Simone Forti’s Dance
Constructions, December 2018" @ Museum of Modern Art
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/4783?locale=en

Friday December 14th @ 8 PM: "Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo" @ Joyce Theater
https://www.joyce.org/performances/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo

Museum of the Moving Image - Visit - Calendar - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Shout out to Open Arts professor Chitra Neogy on the release of her audiobook for "Blood Words A Warrior’s Walk"!
https://tisch.nyu.edu/film-tv/news/2018/ugftv-adjunct-chitra-neogy-audiobook-launch-

UGFTV Adjunct Chitra Neogy Audiobook Launch The audiobook of Adjucnt Chitra Neogy’s, Blood Words A Warrior’s Walk, will be launched at NYU bookstore on the evening of 11/28. The award-winning vignette of Blood Words - a “preview” proceeding the feature film based on the book - will also be premiered at the event.

What is the best/worst advice you've ever gotten as an artist? Check out this article to see the answers some artists had to share! Let's keep the discussion going: what is the worst/best advice you've received as an artist? Share in the comments below!
https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/27-artists-on-the-best-and-worst-advice-they-ever-got.html

Advice From 27 Artists, From Marina Abramovich to Mickalene Thomas, on Making It You’ve read Jerry Saltz’s story on being an artist. But what do successful artists themselves say?

Check out how this Open Arts class got the opportunity speak with 3 time Oscar winner, Walter Murch!
https://tisch.nyu.edu/open-arts/news/walter-murch-portrait-class-2018

Walter Murch Talks with Open Arts Students No where else in the world can you find the range of disciplines in one school. Over the last 50 years as we forged new programs, built our home in New York and expanded to our global academic centers, institutes emerged. Each are built with shared values, common goals, and a priority for putting st...

From everyone here at Open Arts, we'd like to wish you all a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

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Never be afraid to step out into the unknown. Take it from Lil Buck, a hip hop dancer raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Lil Buck began delving into the world of ballet at the age of 16 after being a hip hop dancer for quite some time and has since fused the two styles together. Check out this captivating video of Lil Buck dancing in an art museum on Paris!

https://hypebeast.com/2016/11/lil-buck-foundation-louis-vuitton-paris

Watch This Captivating Video of Lil Buck Dancing at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris A jookin' tour of Picassos and Matisses.

Welcome back to our weekly installment of This Week in the Arts in NYC where we show you some of the amazing events happening in and around the NYC area!

Wednesday November 14th @ 7:30 PM: "Twyla Tharp Dance" @ the Joyce in Chelsea
https://joyce.org/performances/twyla-tharp-dance

Thursday November 15th @ 1:30 PM: "Simone Forti’s Dance Constructions, November 2018" @ the Museum of Modern Art
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/4779?locale=en

Saturday November 17th @ 5:00 PM: "Infinite Football" screening @ the Museum of the Moving Image
http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2018/11/16/detail/infinite-football

Until January 6th: "Everything is Connected: Art and Conspiracy" @ the Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2018/everything-is-connected-art-and-conspiracy

Spring registration starts THIS WEEK!
Don't forget to sign up for some Open Arts courses to explore the artist in you!

Are there any similarities between Medieval times and subway break dancers? Turns out there's a lot more than you'd think! Check out this installation in the Met where subway break dancers collide with history to put on an incredible show!
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/nyregion/subway-dancers-metropolitan-museum-art.html

Subway Break Dancers, Clad in Armor, Go Medieval at the Met Museum Watch: The Met invited the break dancers to perform with the museum’s collection of breastplates, gauntlets, hoods and other heraldry live in its galleries.

Spring registration is approaching fast! Allow your creativity to bloom in an Open Arts course!

Happy Halloween!
Get into the spooky spirit by taking a look at the window display in front of 721 Broadway!
https://vimeo.com/297793201

SFX: Window of Horrors Work from Rob Benevides' Intro to Special Effects Makeup class on display this Halloween! Music “Bombastic” - Zenji © 2016 This work is licensed…

Reminder! Open arts adjunct professor Lizzie Olesker's new documentary "The Washing Society" will be screened at Anthology Film Archives on November 1st and 2nd as part of a special two night event! More information about the event is below!

http://tisch.nyu.edu/open-arts/news/the-washing-society-two-night-event

"The Washing Society" Two Night Event Open Arts adjunct professor Lizzie Olesker's new documentary "The Washing Society" which she co-directed with collaborator Lynne Sachs, is having a special two night event at Anthology Film Archives on November 1st and 2nd!

Learn to create. Learn to collaborate. Learn to lead.

Apply now and become the artist you never knew you could be!

NEW! Collaborative Arts BFA Degree at Tisch School of the Arts This is "NEW! Collaborative Arts BFA Degree at Tisch School of the Arts" by NYU Tisch Open Arts on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…

Check it out! Open arts adjunct professor Lizzie Olesker's new documentary "The Washing Society" will be screened at Anthology Film Archives on November 1st and 2nd as part of a special two night event! More information about the event is below!

http://tisch.nyu.edu/open-arts/news/the-washing-society-two-night-event

"The Washing Society" Two Night Event Open Arts adjunct professor Lizzie Olesker's new documentary "The Washing Society" which she co-directed with collaborator Lynne Sachs, is having a special two night event at Anthology Film Archives on November 1st and 2nd!

Check out this article about 13 artists and the advice they'd give to their younger selves as sprouting artists!

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-13-artists-advice-younger

13 Artists Give Advice to Their Younger Selves Artists from Laurie Anderson to Hank Willis Thomas reflect back on their lives and answer one simple question: What wisdom would you offer your younger self?

Collaborating across artistic disciplines? Co-authoring new works of art? If that excites you, the new BFA in Collaborative Arts may be the right fit for you! Learn how to apply now by following the link below!

http://tisch.nyu.edu/collaborative-arts/apply-to-collaborative-arts

Apply to Collaborative Arts There are two required components to complete your application. Applicants to the new BFA in Collaborative Arts must complete both the NYU Common Application as well as submit a creative portfolio.

Open Arts adjunct instructor Anthony Weintraub's new film Bel Canto is now available to watch! Check it out below!

http://tisch.nyu.edu/open-arts/news/anthony-weintraub-bel-canto

Anthony Weintraub's film Bel Canto Premieres Open Arts adjunct professor Anthony Weintraub's new film Bel Canto, which he co-produced and co-wrote, is now available to watch!

Are you an artist searching for a definition?
At Collaborative Arts, you have the chance to explore what art means to you!

Applications are now open for Collaborative Arts!

Apply and learn more below!
http://tisch.nyu.edu/collaborative-arts/apply-to-collaborative-arts

Apply to Collaborative Arts There are two required components to complete your application. Applicants to the new BFA in Collaborative Arts must complete both the NYU Common Application as well as submit a creative portfolio.

Shout out to Open Arts faculty member Danielle Russo on opening her new show "Sentinel" at the Brooklyn Historical Society in September! Learn more about the piece below!
http://tisch.nyu.edu/open-arts/news/danielle-russo-opens-show-brooklyn-historical-society

Danielle Russo Opens Show at Brooklyn Historical Society Open Arts faculty member Danielle Russo opened her new show "Sentinel" at the Brooklyn Historical Society this past Friday, September 14th!

More incredible news from the Open Arts faculty! Adjunct professor Sheldon Woodbury's works have been featured in various horror collections published for this year! Check them out below!
http://tisch.nyu.edu/open-arts/news/sheldon-woodbury-short-stories-published-2018

Sheldon Woodbury's work featured in Horror Collections Sheldon Woodbury has his short stories and a poem published in several publications!

CALLING ALL ARTISTS!

Are you looking to expand your artistic perspective?
Do you have a need to collaborate and create with fellow artists across disciplines?
Is the budding artist inside of you longing to explore the world?
The brand new Collaborative Arts BFA program will fulfill all corners of a young artist's road to becoming the creator and producer they were always meant to be!
Learn more about this exciting and new adventure that is waiting for you below!

http://tisch.nyu.edu/collaborative-arts/about-collaborative-arts0

About Collaborative Arts The core Collaborative Arts curriculum combines the investigative process and the creative process, requiring students to make art; undertake research; bridge subjects, ideas and disciplines; raise awareness; address problems; and activate their communities.

A big congratulations to Open Arts distinguished teacher Rob Benevides who has been appointed Area Head of Special Effects Makeup within the Tisch Undergraduate Film and Television department!

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Open Arts faculty member Joe Dorman will have his film "MOYNIHAN" premiere at the Film Formum on October 3rd! Following the screening there will be a Q&A with Joe Dorman and his co-creator Toby Perl Freilich! Fopr more information, follow the link below!

https://filmforum.org/film/moynihan

Film Forum · MOYNIHAN OCTOBER 3 – 16 2 WEEKS MOYNIHAN PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY JOSEPH DORMAN AND TOBY PERL FREILICH USA 2018 104 MINS. FIRST RUN FEATURES “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion – but not to his own facts.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003). His aristocratic demeanor and Harvard polish beli...