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1/ Japanese Art for Artists: Three-Part Painting Workshop Series with Megumi Nagai
Three-part introductory series offers an opportunity for artists with an established painting practice to learn how to incorporate Japanese iconography and experiment with a combination of Japanese and Western painting styles. Led by artist Megumi Nagai.
When: Mondays, December 3, 10, 17, 6:30–9pm
Where: Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, NYC
Price: $220 Japan Society members, $225 general public

2/ New York State of Mind Exhibition, One Club Holiday Party & Annual General Meeting
Seventh-annual New York State of Mind Exhibition and Holiday Party. See the latest and greatest work from New York agencies and find out what your fellow creatives have been up to as we celebrate the end of another year in advertising. Meet One Club Board Members and spread some holiday cheer over cocktails, good food and great advertising.
When: Monday, December 3, 2012, 6:30–9:30pm
Where: Chashama, 210 E 43rd Street, NYC
Price: $10 donations at the door for Occupy Sandy, but will happily accept more

3/ Fame Fortune Fun Freedom: Why We Design
The secret to a lasting partnership? A balance of trust, mirrored ambitions, and a healthy “dialog” between two diametrically opposed personalities. It’s not always easy, but it works. For the past 35 years, Ken Carbone and Leslie Smolan have joined forces as the Carbone Smolan Agency, creating beautiful and smart design for their world class clientele. And they’ve lived to tell the tale. Moderated by Scott Stowell.
When: Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 6:30–8pm
Where: Bumble and bumble, 415 W. 13th Street, NYC
Price: $10 AIGA members, $30 general public

4/ The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Film screening of The Fabulous World of Jules Verne, 1958. Czechoslovakia. Written and directed by Karel Zeman. Based on The Deadly Invention by Jules Verne. Shot in a process called “Mystimation” that incorporates both live action and animation, Zeman’s work evokes Georges Méliès and anticipates the Quay Brothers. English dubbed. 82 min.
When: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 1:30pm
Where: Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, NYC
Price: Museum admission

5/ Escaping Hell: Jon Contino
Jon Contino has a journey to show you. One that starts as just some punk kid scribbling art on the back of notebooks, jackets or any flat surface he could find…to the work he didn’t want to tell friends he was working on, to design work for prominent companies such as Keebler and Dockers. Through his good experiences (and some bad ones) Jon will provide insight on what it took to get where he is now and how you can do it too.
When: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 6:30–8pm
Where: Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC
Price: $10 AIGA members, $30 general public

6/ The New Modernist Type & Sign Painters – TDC Holiday Party
Holiday party featuring the authors (Steven Heller & Gail Anderson /Faythe Levine & Sam Macon) of two new books on type and lettering: The New Modernist Type and Sign Painters. Lecture, drinks, book signing.
When: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 6:30–8:30pm
Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603, NYC
Price: Free TDC members, $15 students, $20 general public

7/ Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Join Robert A.M. Stern Architects at its office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at recent and upcoming projects. Robert A.M. Stern Architects is a 250-person firm of architects, interior designers, and supporting staff with international experience in residential, commercial, and institutional work.
When: Friday, December 7, 2012, 6:30–8:00pm
Where: Offices of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, 460 West 34th Street, NYC
Price: Free Architectural League members