The 2012-2013 AIGA/NY season is here!

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September 10–September 22, 2012

1/ Breakfast Club September: Keeping it Brief
Sarah Williams, Creative Partner at Beardwood&Co, will discuss navigating the path of the written brief.
When: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 8:00–9:30am
Where: General Assembly, 902 Broadway, 4th Floor, NYC
Price: $5 AIGA members

2/ Elegantissima: Louise Fili in conversation with Paula Scher
Celebrate the release of Elegantissima, The Design & Typography of Louise Fili, with an intimate conversation between Louise and Paula Scher, following by book signing.
When: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 6:30–8:30pm
Where: Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC
Price: Free TDC members, $15 students, $20 general public

3/ Any Chump Can Buy a Mac and a Tablesaw
Spend an evening with Jeffrey Hatfield and Peter Brown, of The Guild, a design+build collective, as they share how it all started and the road they built for themselves. Learn what it means to work in a collaborative environment, the joys and challenges of bringing together so many varied talents and what they’re building for the future.
When: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 6:30–8:00pm
Where: Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC
Price: $20 AIGA members, $10 AIGA student members, $30 general public

4/ Ghostly International: Of Art and Artifice
Ghostly International Editions, a collective of some of North America’s best designers and artists. Of Art and Artifice is a comprehensive state of the union, a peek into what’s next after 13 years of creativity from Ghostly International, creating an essential selection of work from the Ghostly family into a never-before-seen collection.
When: September 13-16, 2012
Where: Art Directors Club, 106 West 29 Street, NYC
Price: $20-$35 Day Pass, $50 Weekend Pass, $75 VIP Weekend Pass

5/ Air Force Art Program: Illustrating on a Mission
A panel discussion will be led by Victor Juhasz, along with illustrators Jeff Fisher, Stephen Gardner, Melanie Reim, Joel Iskowitz and John Witt and will focus on the challenges of capturing action in real time and how these reportage artists adapt to their circumstances.
When: Saturday, September 15, 2012 2:00-4:00pm
Where: Art Directors Club, 106 West 29 Street, NYC
Price: $10 SI members, $7 students, $15 general public

6/ StartUP
StartUP is a showcase of those bold creative directors who took the leap, and became entrepreneurs.
When: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 6:00–9:00pm
Where: Art Directors Club, 106 West 29 Street, NYC
Price: $20 ADC members, $35 general public

7/ Josef Albers: At Home and At Work
Nicholas Fox Weber, who knew and worked with Josef Albers in the last years of the artist’s life, will speak about how Albers worked and provide a personal glimpse into the life of the passionate, funny, original, crusty, and ferociously independent man who changed the way people look at color. This lecture coincides with the exhibition Josef Albers in America: Painting on Paper.
When: Friday, September 21, 2012, 6:30pm
Where: The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, NYC
Price: Free and open to the public

8/ Russia Rising: Votes for Freedom
30 artists and designers challenge the 2011 and 2012 Russian Elections.
When: Ongoing through September 22, 2012
Where: School of Visual Arts Westside Gallery, 141 West 21 Street, NYC
Price: Free and open to the public