Brown Symposium a free symposium on Fine Art and 3D Printing at Southwestern University near Austin, Texas.
It is no wonder that the 2015 Brown Symposium “What Things May Come: 3D Printing in the Fine Arts and Sciences” February 26-27, 2015 intrigues Bridgette Mongeon author of the book 3D Technology in Fine Art and Craft: Exploring 3D Printing, Scanning, Sculpting and Milling. Bruce Beasley, Christian Levign, Mary Hale Visser, Robert Michael Smith are some of the pioneers who are participating in this 2 day symposium. They are also a few of the many artists featured in Bridgette Mongeon’s Book. Bruce’s work is one of the featured works on the cover of the book. 
The schedule of the symposium promises some intriguing dialogue.
Author Bridgette Mongeon was invited to a book signing during at the symposium; however, 3D Technology in Fine Art and Craft: Exploring 3D Printing, Scanning, Sculpting and Milling is not available for sale until the preorders available in March on Amazon and through Focal Press and the debut summer/fall of 2015.
If you are attending the symposium may see the author listening to the lectures and enjoying the work. If you are interested in gathring like minds and having a private-fire side chat with the author after the symposium or meeting for lunch contact her at the digitalsculpting.net website.
Art Opening Reception for “What Things May Come”
4:30pm – 6:00pm CST February 26
Fine Arts Gallery
Address and a map to Southwestern University North of Austin- 1001 E. University Avenue, Georgetown, TX 78626 (512) 863-6511
Schedule
Thursday February 26
| 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | 3D Printers Demonstrations in Caldwell-Carvey Foyer |
| 9 – 9:30 a.m. | Opening Statements by President Ed Burger and Professor Mary Visser |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Where Am I Going and What Am I Doing? — Bruce Beasley, a world-renowned monumental modernist sculptor whose work has been collected by more than 35 museums world wide, has produced computer-assisted sculptures of which their fine art legitimacy few dare question. Beasley’s international stature and sensitive investigations into the visual and emotional qualities of geometric form place him in the league of major modern masters like Henry Moore, Brancusi, Chillida, and David Smith. Beasley’s presentation will be on his recent research into 3D printing large-scale sculptures. brucebeasley.com/bathysphere/ |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Spark! Creation of a 3D Printing Company — Lisa H. Crump M.S. is the founder of Cairn Ventures, a company that invests in early stage, high-growth potential companies in the Midwest. She is a co-founder of Stratasys, Inc., a high tech manufacturer of 3D printers used for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing. Stratasys products are used in the medical, electronic, consumer products, education and aerospace industries to shorten the time to bring new products to market. Crump has served as Board Chair of MedModeler, LLC, a company that uses 3D printing with medical imaging modalities to enhance surgical outcomes. She has also served as a director, investor and adviser to multiple companies and organizations, and has been active in supporting community-based non-profits with a focus on engaging youth in the sciences and women entrepreneurs building scalable businesses. |
| noon – 1:10 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Regenerative Medicine: Current Concepts and Changing Trends — Anthony Atala M.D., Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the W.H. Boyce Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology at Wake Forest University. Dr. Atala is a practicing surgeon and a researcher in the area of regenerative medicine. He will speak about the state of bio printing in growing new human cells, tissues and organs. Dr. Atala has bio printed bladders and successfully used the recipients’ cells to grow their own bladders; thus, doing away with the need for repressing the immune system. |
| 2:40 – 3:10 p.m. | Break and Book Signing (books will be for sale at 8:30 a.m.) |
| 3:15 – 4:20 p.m. | 3D Printing: A Bridge to Unlimited Creativity — Professor Olaf Diegel of Lund University in Sweden, known for taking on challenges and printing impossible “things” from items used in health care to musical instruments. When asked why, he says, “One day, we could see people starting to get involved in the design of their own products so that the products suit their needs or personalities better.” Diegel is both an educator and a practitioner of green object design with an excellent research record of developing innovative solutions to engineering problems. |
| 4:20 – 4:30 p.m. | Professor Michael Cooper: Preview of Brown Symposium 2017 |
| 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Reception for “The Third International Digital Sculpture Art Exhibition: What Things May Come” — Co-Curators Mary Visser and Christian Lavigne. See more than 30 sculptural works from around the world. Gallery talk at 4:30 p.m. Exhibition runs February 4 – March 4, 2015. |
Friday February 27
| 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. | 3D Printers and Scanner Demonstrations in Caldwell-Carvey Foyer |
| 9 – 9:50 a.m. | Robert Michael Smith: In Search of the Lost Coord – Professor Robert Michael Smith of the New York Institute of Technology is a sculptor, 3D digital artist, and a professor of sculpture, 3D computer visualization/animation and philosophy of aesthetics at NYIT. Smith is also a member of the Board of Directors for the New York chapter of SIGGRAPH, and president of The Sculptors Guild. Smith will discuss his transition from making traditional sculpture to creating living sculptures by bio-printing sculptural forms using his body’s own cells. |
| 9:50 – 10:30 a.m. | What is Computer Sculpture? Its Mythological and Real Foundations — Christian Lavigne of Paris is the Director and President of Ars Mathematica. He co-founded Ars Mathematica with Alexandre Vitkine for the purpose of promoting digital sculpture worldwide. For more than 30 years he has used computers, NC devices and RP machines to create sculptural forms. He is internationally known as a pioneer in digital sculpture, and coined the words Robosculpture (1988) and Cybersculpture (1995). Lavigne’s sculptural works have appeared in exhibitions in Europe, North America, China, Australia, New Zealand and West Africa. |
| 10:35 – 10:50 a.m. | 15 minute Break |
| 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. | The Creative Mind: Six Pioneers from Around the World in Sculpture and 3D Printing — Professor Mary Visser. Artists from around the world: James Hutchinson, Mary Neubauer, Andrew Werby, Corinne Whitaker, and Alvin Sher discuss how 3D printing has impacted their creativity and artwork. |
| 11:55 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. | The Future of 3D Printing in the Fine Arts and Sciences: Panel Discussion — Bruce Beasley, Robert Michael Smith, Lisa H. Crump, Olaf Diegel, Christian Lavigne and Mary Visser discuss the issues that arise from this new technology and the future implications for artists, laymen, and scientists in 3D printing. |
During Brown Symposium XXXVII, there will be demonstrations of how this process works with on-site 3D printers, scanning systems and workshops.
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