This summer create art with the visual programming language Pure Data while exploring Himalayan art and culture at the Rubin Museum, located in the heart of Chelsea.
- Study the math behind the “sacred geometry” of mandalas
- Meet like-minded teens who are passionate about art and its power to shape society
- Learn to code with professional graphics programs
No previous coding experience necessary!
Virtual Worlds is an interactive, hands-on program that teaches teens art making and coding skills while drawing connections to math and art history.
How To Apply – We are no longer accepting applications
Students in grades 9″“12 from NYC Title 1 Schools* are invited to apply to one of the Rubin’s nine-session, summer art-and-coding labs. Maximum capacity of fifteen students per lab.
July Lab (7/10″“7/28)
Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays, 2:00″“5:00 p.m.
August Lab (7/31″“8/18)
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 2:00″“5:00 p.m.
Questions? Contact Olivia Buscarino, Assistant Manager of School and Family Programs, by email (obuscarino@rubinmuseum.org)
*While all students are welcome to apply, preference will be given to teens enrolled in Department of Education Title 1 Schools
About the Instructor
Sofy Yuditskaya is a media artist and educator working with video, interactivity, projections, code, paper, and salvaged materials. Her work focuses on techno-occult rituals, street performance, and participatory art. Yuditskaya’s performances enact and reframe hegemonies. She works with materials that exemplify our deep entanglement with petro-culture.