Artscilab UTD

🎉 That’s a wrap on an incredible Fall 2025 at the ArtSciLab ! 🎉
 
This semester has been a whirlwind of creative collisions ✨, interdisciplinary breakthroughs 🤝, and community-driven innovation 🚀. From the classroom to the gallery, we’ve pushed the boundaries of where art and science meet.
 
Here are some of our favorite highlights:
• Creative Deep Dives 🛠️: In September, we partnered with the UTD Translation Center for an eye-opening Audiovisual Translation workshop with Katrina Leonoudakis! 🎬🍿
• Interdisciplinary Events 🎤: We hosted 5 inspiring “Watering Hole” sessions and partnered with the Crow Museum for a powerful seminar on Mapping Identity in the Asian Diaspora. 🌏📍
• Research & AI 🤖: From “Make AI with Purpose” crowdfunding to hosting Sigma Xi’s “Frontiers of Research” conversations, we are shaping the future of ethical innovation.
• Art in Action 🖼️: We honored the history of the Art Barn at the Founders Exhibition and explored imagined worlds in Eze Ogbonnaya’s “Aethers” exhibition. 🌌
• New Connections 📡: We officially launched our monthly newsletter, the ArtSci Wire! ✉️
A massive thank you to our collaborators, guest speakers, and the industry leaders who joined us this fall. Your guidance makes this lab a true hub for ingenuity. 🙌
 
Lastly, a heartfelt congratulations to our graduating lab members: Omer Ahmed, Jaszmine DeFranco, and Eze Ogbonnaya. 🎓 You’ve left an indelible mark on the lab, and we can’t wait to see your future endeavors! 🚀
 
Swipe through to see our Fall 2025 journey! ➡️ See you in the Spring for Experimental Publishing & Emergence Studies (ATCM 6327)! 🌿✨
 
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Aethers is a celebration of creative discovery — a moment where imagination, worldbuilding, and illustration finally meet. This exhibition represents the universes, characters, and stories that have lived quietly in the corners of my mind, now brought to life through art.

It’s the culmination of everything I love about visual storytelling, and my hope is that it inspires others to tap into their own well of creativity — the one that connects us all to the Aethers.

🗓 December 15–20
📍 ATC Gallery (3.102),

Come explore the worlds within.

🎮🎥🎨 Calling all creatives!
Join us for the final ArtSciLab Bass School at UT Dallas Watering Hole of the semester — where animation, games, photography, film, and visual art collide in one inspiring session.

Featuring:
📸 Marilyn Waligore – Photomontage & invented worlds
🎬 Tod Polson – How TV pitch packages sell studio projects
🎥 Brian Fridge – View Finder

📅 Dec 4 | 4–6 PM
📍 ATC 3.209
💻 Can’t be there in person? Join online: linktr.ee/utdartscilab

Come spark new ideas, meet fellow creatives, and close out the semester with inspiration! ✨

🎨💡 Watering Hole Seminar: Where Art Meets Data 💡🎨

Join us for an inspiring session that bridges creativity and analytics!
✨ Lorraine Tady — Associate Professor of Instruction, Visual Arts
"Sparkline: Edward Tufte’s influence on my Octagon Vibration Series"

🤖 Hasnain Munir — MS Business Analytics & AI;
"Comparing man-made art with AI"

📅 Thursday, November 13th
🕓 4–6 PM
📍 ATC 3.209

Discover how imagination drives insight across disciplines, from art to data and everything in between.

Don't miss our SPECIAL EDITION Watering Hole Seminar next Thursday! 🏝️

Join us on October 30th for insights from leading health professionals like Laura Roth (AstraZeneca), Hasan Naqvi (AstraZeneca), and Murtaza Dabawala (MA Health Tech)!

🗓️ Oct. 30, 2025 | 4 - 6 PM
📍 ATC 3.209
✨ See you there!

Discover how artists and scholars explore migration, identity, and belonging through storytelling and data visualization!
Join us for Mapping Identity in the Asian Diaspora 🏛️🎨⛩️— part of the Watering Hole Seminar Series.

🗓️ Nov 6, 2025 | 3:30–5:30 PM
📍 UT Dallas Crow Museum of Asian Art – Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum

📸 by Amira Photography

✨ Calling all Comets! ✨

Looking for a course that bridges art, science, and innovation? 🌍✨
Enroll in ATCM 6327: Experimental Publishing – Emergence Studies for Spring 2026!

📚 Open to ALL majors (grad + undergrad)
💡 Explore how patterns emerge across nature, tech, and society — from AI and neuroscience to storytelling and systems-thinking.

🔍 Dive into topics like:
• Game theory & social dynamics
• Tech futures & consciousness
• Earth systems & human evolution

🌐 Build real-world skills in data, design, and creative problem solving — with guest lectures, interdisciplinary projects, and hands-on experience.

🗓️ How to register:
Grad students → Enroll via Galaxy (ATCM 6327-501)
Undergrads → Contact Dr. Malina (ATC 3.209) for approval

Join us Thursday, Oct. 16 | 4–6 PM | ATC 3.209 for an exciting ArtSciLab Bass School at UT Dallas seminar featuring:

👨‍💻 Moiz Bootwala – Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Los Angeles
🧠 Mustafa Bootwala – Professional Engineer & Owner, TMM Consultants PLLC, Houston
📊 Abbas Bootwala – Masters in Business Analytics & AI, UT Dallas

💡 Discover how technology, data, and creativity come together to shape the future of innovation, business, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Can’t make it in person?
✨ Join online: linktr.ee/utdartscilab

🚨 Mark your calendars, Comets! 🚨

We’re teaming up with the school to celebrate Founders Exhibition Year 2: The ArtBarn 🎨✨

📅 Oct. 6–10
📍 ATC Gallery (ATC 3.102)
🕘 Open daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Stop by between 12–2 p.m. to hear from faculty as they drop in and share reflections on the history and impact of The ArtBarn. 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫

🌟 Come explore a vibrant showcase of faculty + student work, event footage, and reflections on the roots of UT Dallas’ Visual Arts Program. Don’t miss this chance to see where creativity and history collide! 💡

From Netflix to Crunchyroll—Katrina Leonoudakis has helped bring stories to life across languages! Her talk at was packed with insights, laughs, and a whole lot of linguistic magic ✨📺