I invite you to make your way soon to the Tech Lab in the Center for Creative Connections at the Dallas Museum of Art for a new experience with art and technology. On most days laptops await you and your students in an open lab setting. You can research one of the many artworks and artists viewed in the Museum galleries.
Workshops and special programs for all ages enliven the Tech Lab space on Thursday nights, Late Nights, and weekends. This past Saturday, the Booker T. Washington 
High School video club met with local painter and filmmaker, Trayc Claybrook. The task at hand? Make a one- minute movie using the theme “chairs”. Inspired by the design and film work of Charles and Ray Eames, the students ventured into the galleries for filming and initiated the editing process in the Lab. Other workshop topics for families, kids, teens, and adults include stop-motion animation, podcasting, graphic design with Photoshop Elements, mini-documentary, and photography. Workshops include time in the galleries connecting with works of art and time in the Tech Lab working creatively with technology tools to produce original work. Check the Web site for workshop listings — a new calendar will be posted soon!
Drop by the Lab on the second Thursday of every month and every Late Night for hands-on Open Lab sessions with Technology experts. Coming up at the November Late Night: University of North Texas art students present interactive art you can touch!
Nicole Stutzman
Director of Learning Partnerships with Schools and the Community
The people who run this lab are pretty cool in my book! I love attending on “Late nights”. 🙂