Lean to Play Too at the Euphrat Museum of Art and Craft & Punishment at Evergreen Valley College are closing their doors. February 24th will be your last chance to see these two glorious exhibits. A big thankyou to everyone who came out and to everyone who made these shows possible. This chapter or our saga has come to an end but who knows… Goonies never say “Die”!
– John
Craft & Punishment
The Art and Craft in Game Design
Presented by Learn to Play
Craft & Punishment, a new show from the creators of Learn to Play, asks the questions: Is there a dialog between art and craft in game design? Where does such a distinction lead? Is digital pain the new pleasure?
Indi-game designer and critic, Anna Anthropy, creator of Mighty Jill Off, will be giving an artist talk as part of this evening’s reception
Exhibiting Artists:
Gaijin Games, Ian Bogost, Anna Anthropy, Jason Rohrer, Amon 26, Michael “Kayin” O’Reilly, Mark Essen, Paul Robertson, Arnt Jensen /w Playdead Games, Terry Cavanagh, Jonathan Blow, Jennifer Lau, Jonatan Söderström
Exhibition Dates
Jan 31 – Feb 24, 2011
Regular Gallery Hours
Mon -Thur, 10:30am – 2:30pm
Reception
Tue Feb 15, 5pm – 7:30pm
Evergreen Valley College Art Gallery
Visiting Artist: Anna Anthropy
Evergreen Valley College Art Gallery
3095 Yerba Buena Road
San Jose, CA
9:30 am, 10:30 am, Tuesday, Feb. 22
De Anza College, Admin 109, Administration Building* (center of campus)
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, CA (map)
Noted game developer Susana Ruiz and Take Action Games (TAG) create games as Finding Zoe, Darfur is Dying, and In the Balance, an ongoing trans-media project. TAG is also wrapping up a quiz-based game for the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
Ruiz and TAG worked with Toronto’s METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children) to create Finding Zoe. METRAC was interested in a game for youth, ages 8-14, addressing abusive dating relationships and gender stereotyping. TAG specializes in casual games for change, addressing social/political content, traversing the intersections of computational art, narrative, journalism, activism, ethics, history and documentary. Questions and discussion to follow.
Co-sponsors: Euphrat Museum of Art, CADRE Laboratory for New Media, De Anza College Sociology Department, Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations, De Anza Associated Student Body, Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grants, Arts Council Silicon Valley
*Possible Room Change (updates)
6:30 pm Wednesday, Feb. 16
De Anza College, Forum 1*, (next to Administration Building in the center campus)
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, CA (map)
Noted indie game developer Brenda Brathwaite takes on “Difficult History,” periods such as the Holocaust, Middle Passage, Trail of Tears, and the Irish experience.
With a focus on her provocative games, such as Train, Brathwaite challenges academic learning/knowing about difficult histories, pushing you to experience strong emotions then reflection, during game-play and long afterward. These artful games are intriguing and compelling complements to narrative, poetry, photography, video, and film. Questions and discussion to follow.
Co-sponsors: Euphrat Museum of Art, CADRE Laboratory for New Media, De Anza College Psychology Department, Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations, De Anza Associated Student Body, Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grants, Arts Council Silicon Valley
*Possible Room Change (updates)
Monday, February 14 · 9:00am – 12:00pm
De Anza College at room AT120*
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, CA
Conceptualist artist April Banks speaks about her art, including her provocative photographic series “We Love to Watch”, her installations, such as The Price of Rice (Let’s Talk of a System) and her activist cross-country travel blog.
For her photograph “Milk Bath”, Banks worked with DeQawn Mobley, a former collegiate and NFL player. Mobley is shown putting on his gear amid stereotypic symbols of… milk and watermelon. The photo calls attention to the commodified image of the hyper-masculine black athletic body as violent and sexual — a ubiquitous “game piece,” putting on his game face. Using the historically racially charged symbol of the watermelon, this work explores Mobley’s experience as a collegiate and NFL player and its well-debated parallels to the slave trade. Going beyond a first-person narrative, Banks and Mobley explore what it means to be reduced to a game time object on the field, watched and “loved” by millions.
Co-sponsors: Euphrat Museum of Art, CADRE Laboratory for New Media, De Anza College Art Department, Women’s History Month, Visiting Speakers Series, City of Cupertino, De Anza Associated Student Body, Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grants, Arts Council Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations, ZER01
*Possible Room Change (updates)
Learn to Play Too in conjunction with the San Jose State and Cogswell game development clubs host an afternoon of game design and critique.
Saturday Feb 12th at 1:30pm
Come build a community with fellow gaming enthusiasts.
We will be sharing and critiquing our favorite games. What’s your favorite game? What makes it so amazing?
EXTRA !! Xander will share special announcements about the formation of the De Anza Game Developers Club !!
It all takes place at the Euphrat Museum of Art on De Anza campus.
Saturday museum hours: 1pm to 4pm
Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, CA
Learn to Play Too and Sidescroller present an evening of techno music and video games to make you think.
Tuesday Feb. 8th, 6pm to 8pm.
* Live electronic music performance from Haptic Synapses
* Independent video games
* Enlightenment
* Learn to Play Game Challenge awards
It all takes place at the Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College campus
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd
Cupertino, CA