{"id":23602,"date":"2016-02-04T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T15:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=23602"},"modified":"2016-02-04T15:01:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T15:01:38","slug":"connecting-making-the-arts-and-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/connecting-making-the-arts-and-washington-dc","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Making, the Arts, and Washington, DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday night, the U.S. House of Representatives\u2019 Rayburn House Office Building was teeming with makers and artists showing off their stuff.\u00a0 The Congressional Maker Caucus<\/a> and the National Endowment for the Arts<\/a>\u2019 Making in the Arts exhibition shined a spotlight on the deep connections between making and arts for policymakers in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

As you would expect from an event that brought together the maker and arts community, 3D printing was well represented.\u00a0 There was a sculpture generated by facial expressions:<\/p>\n

\"MiA1\"<\/p>\n

And 3D printed shoes:<\/p>\n

\"MiA3\"<\/p>\n

Along with 3D printed jewelry, organic sculpture, and all sorts of other models.\u00a0 Naturally, making in the arts is more than 3D printing, and there were teams that create making opportunities<\/a> for kids in their community and the New Craft Artists in Action<\/a> showing off their basketball net crochet community engagement project:<\/p>\n

\"MiA4\"<\/p>\n

These events are important because they bring the vibrant art and maker community directly to policymakers. \u00a0While these projects might seem well known to the Shapeways community, for many Members of Congress this sort of event is their first introduction to what is happening in this world.\u00a0 As we’re sure you probably also know, it is one thing to talk about making but quite another to show it to someone.<\/p>\n

That is why Shapeways supported this event and are happy to be able to work with the Maker Caucus to help bring this world to Washington. \u00a0It is also gratifying to know that Making in the Arts is not an isolated event in the world of Washington, DC.\u00a0 3D\/DC and the Capitol Hill Maker Faire also help build bridges between making, arts, and policy. \u00a0So if you are in the Washington, DC area \u2013 or want an excuse to go there \u2013 keep your eyes peeled for their 2016 dates!<\/p>\n

Images courtesy of Courtney Duffy.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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