Got some Freetime on your hands ? Harvestworks will start a new row of classes in May. To sign up, or if you have questions call Hans Tammen at 212-431-1130 ext 130. You can also conveniently sign up HERE , where you will also find the schedule for the upcoming months. Membership is $75/yr, and you can pay for the membership when you sign up for the class. MAX/MSP INTRODUCTION Zachary Seldess Section C: Tuesdays, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2009 (12hrs) 6:30pm - 9:30pm - $430/$490 BLENDER - A FREE AND OPEN SOURCE 3D DESIGN AND ANIMATION PLATFORM Luke Schantz Section B: Sat and Sun, May 9, 10, 2009 (12hrs) noon - 6pm - $350 (one price) INTRODUCTION TO PROTOOLS 8 Gisburg Section C: Thursdays May 7, 14 and 21 (9hrs) 6:30-9:30pm - $325/$385 Full course descriptions below.

MAX/MSP INTRODUCTION Zachary Seldess Section C: Tuesdays, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2009 (12hrs) 6:30pm - 9:30pm - $430/$490 Max/MSP is a graphical programming language very well suited for any audio application that goes far beyond the traditional options of off-the-shelf software. Max users are people who want to do things that go beyond the limitations of normal software. Max is a visual programming language -- you connect objects together with patch cords to design what you want. Harvestworks teaches Max for 20 years, and this 12hr introductory course includes basic programming with Max, MIDI, control, user interfaces, timing objects, and scaling/mapping numbers. BLENDER - A FREE AND OPEN SOURCE 3D DESIGN AND ANIMATION PLATFORM Luke Schantz Section B: Sat and Sun, May 9, 10, 2009 (12hrs) noon - 6pm - $350 (one price) Luke Schantz is giving a 12hr workshop on 3D design and animation at Harvestworks. The workshop is focused on getting you familiar with the exciting open source software application Blender 3D. Blender is bridging the gap between open source software and content. The software application is available at no cost, and your 3D models can be imported into Jitter for live realtime video processing. Why Blender 3D? 3D design and animation is not just for architects, engineers and Hollywood studios. Artists and Designers of all sorts can incorporate 3D design into their work-flow. Blender is an incredibly flexible application that you can use for a wide variety of purposes; Creating 2D / 3D Graphics, 3D Animation, Simulating Physics, Interactive 3D programs and Game Design. FINAL CUT PRO INTRODUCTION Lauren Petty Section C: Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20, 2009 (9hrs) 6:30pm - 9:30pm - $325/$385 This class will introduce you to the basics of desktop editing using Apple's Final Cut Pro Studio. Lauren Petty is a video artist, editor and teacher and is a graduate of NYU's Gallatin school where she received an MA in Video Art & Performance. She is currently the Chief Video Engineer at Harvestworks and has worked on projects with various artists such as Cai Guo-Qiang, Richard Foreman, Christian Marclay, and Ellen Harvey. She teaches video editing at the New School and has been a guest lecturer at Bard College. INTRODUCTION TO PROTOOLS 8 Gisburg Section C: Thursdays May 7, 14 and 21 (9hrs) 6:30-9:30pm - $325/$385 This hands-on class explores the basics of sound editing using Digidesigns' ProTools 8. Gisburg is a well-known instructor and audio engineer, who edited sound and music on films by John Torturro, Woody Allen, Ethan Coen, or Rob Marshall, working at New York's premier recording studios such as Sound One - Todd A.O., Goldcrest Post, or C.5.inc. As a composer, her own music is documented on 3 CDs on John Zorn's label Tzadik and as collaborator on many other CDs. She recently did the sound design for Deborah Kampeier's film HOUNDDOG. -- Harvestworks is a non-profit arts center in Lower Manhattan. Private funding for our programs has been provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Jerome Foundation, the Mary Flagler Charitable Trust, the New York State Music Fund, the James E. Robison Foundation, New York Community Trust, the Carnegie Corporation, the Aaron Copland Fund, the Greenwall Foundation, the Edwards Foundation Arts Fund, the Trust for Mutual Understanding, Materials for the Arts, the Experimental TV Center and mediaThe foundation Inc. Public Support is provided by New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs. Thanks to our Friends Circle, Cycling74, Digidesign, Inc. and NHT Pro.

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