{"id":28248,"date":"2016-11-29T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=28248"},"modified":"2017-05-01T13:20:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T17:20:26","slug":"hacking-arts-conference-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/hacking-arts-conference-2016","title":{"rendered":"Hacking Arts Conference 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Shapeways sponsored the <a href=\"http:\/\/hackingarts.com\/#ha2016\" target=\"_blank\">Hacking Arts Conference<\/a> at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">MIT Media Lab<\/a>, the three-day conference brings together students and professionals from technology and the arts to discuss interdisciplinary creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Shapeways&#8217; Community team was there to greet panel goers and give them a chance to get their hands on some of the 3D printed materials and products available in the marketplace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28308\" alt=\"IMG_6623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6623-712x534.jpg\" width=\"712\" height=\"534\" data-wp-pid=\"28308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6623-712x534.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6623-625x468.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6623-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6623.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The conference also included a hackathon and <a href=\"http:\/\/hackingarts.com\/performances\/\" target=\"_blank\">some amazing performances<\/a>. Below is a moment from audio\/visual artists the Holladay Brothers during the opening ceremonies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BM_67JyBinp\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">#hackingart2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A video posted by Andrew Thomas (@andrew.s.thomas) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-11-19T16:40:01+00:00\">Nov 19, 2016 at 8:40am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Hacking Arts Conference was also a great opportunity to see old friends. Artist and Shapeways Shop Owner <a href=\"www.shapeways.com\/shops\/bathsheba\" target=\"_blank\">Bathsheba Grossman<\/a> came by to play with some of her math-inspired Klein Bottle openers, printed in a variety of materials.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28306\" alt=\"IMG_6655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6655-712x534.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"534\" data-wp-pid=\"28306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6655-712x534.png 712w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6655-625x468.png 625w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6655-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6655-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_6655.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a great time talking to hackers, artists, and lifelong learners at the Hacking Arts Conference. Are you a student combining design and technology? You <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/education\" target=\"_blank\">can sign up for our education program here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Shapeways sponsored the Hacking Arts Conference at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 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