Mini Assignment #1: Learning to Love You More

Due: Monday, January 26th 

(must be emailed to Alicia by noon!)   

Your first assignment is intended to instigate a discussion about what is and what is not art (in your opinion). The aim of this class is to show you that art can be almost anything, but it always begins with an idea, and ideas usually come from being able to look at the world in a new way.    

For this assignment, you should visit the website learningtoloveyoumore.com, which was created by artists Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July. It was created to guide people through the process of turning everyday experiences into memorable art projects. It contains a list of assignments that anyone can complete and submit to their website via email.   

Your job is to read through the list of assignments and choose 1-3 that you find interesting and would like to “accept”. Note: it’s very important that you find those assignments interesting, and think they would be fun to do! You will be required to explain your choices in class on Monday. Some of the assignments are easy, like “take a flash photo under your bed”, and some are more involved, like “reenact a scene from a movie that made you cry”. Completing the assignments should take approximately two hours, so it’s up to you to decide how you would like to fill that time. 

Once you’ve completed your assignments, follow the website’s instructions for how to submit them via email.   Your emails submitting your assignments to learningtoloveyoumore.com should be copied to Alicia at AE1@alfred.edu. Alicia needs to receive your email by noon on Monday, in order to prepare for sharing and discussing them in class that evening.