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The Maryland Institute College of Art (足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯) recognizes the complex and evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in art and design. While maintaining our commitment to traditional artistic practices and creative expression, we acknowledge our responsibility to prepare our broader community for emerging technologies that impact the creative industries.

Description of AI Workshop Series

Course: AI for Creative Minds (non-credit, 8hrs). June 18 - July 9, 2025

In this hands-on 4-part workshop series for artists, designers, makers, and curious creatives, you'll explore the complete AI creative workflow through live demos, guided prompts, and downloadable templates. We ask AI to do things - This series is designed to equip you with practical, relevant, and innovative AI skills. You'll learn to speak the language of AI, building fluency in prompt-based creation and gaining confidence in using AI tools to enhance your artistic vision. The workshops will introduce you to AI models—what they are, how they work, and how to choose, run, or train them for your needs. You'll gain clarity on model capabilities and constraints, and begin experimenting with personalized or fine-tuned models. Additionally, you'll be empowered to build automations and agents that streamline and accelerate your creative processes. No coding experience or software purchases are required.

Objective: Introduce the full AI creative workflow, demystify common misconceptions, and provide structure for how AI fits into the modern creative toolkit. 

Content:

  • Overview of how we interact with AI as creatives
  • The "We Ask AI To Do Things" framework

  • Creative ideation using ChatGPT, Claude, MidJourney

  • Live demo: from idea → image → animation → sound Outcome: Students gain a shared vocabulary and mental model for understanding AI’s role in creative workflows.

Objective: Teach students how to speak the language of AI through structured, creative prompting. 

Content:

  • Prompt engineering fundamentals (prompt types, modifiers, chaining)
  • Multi-tool workflows: MidJourney → Runway → Suno → Descript
  • Style control and remixing outputs Outcome: Students will develop fluency in prompt-based creation and build confidence using AI tools to guide their artistic vision.

Objective: Help students understand what models are, how they work, and how to choose, run, or train models for their own use. 

Content:

  • Overview of open-source vs. proprietary models
  • Small vs. large models, local vs. cloud-based workflows
  • Using ComfyUI, Hugging Face, ElevenLabs for real applications Outcome: Students gain clarity on model capabilities and constraints and begin experimenting with personalized or fine-tuned models.

Objective: Empower students to build automations and agents that accelerate their creative processes. 

Content:

  • Blueprinting creative workflows
  • AI agents and when to use them
  • Automation tools like LangChain, Make, Replit, and Descript
  • Ethics and responsible automation (bias, copyright, accessibility) Outcome: Students will leave with an understanding of how to automate the right tasks, while keeping humans in the loop.

Alignment with 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯's Values

This workshop series adheres to 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯's institutional AI policy, which emphasizes that "AI should be used as a tool to expand, explore, and learn from—not used as a means to imitate or abbreviate educational and artistic experiences." 

The Office of Open Studies' AI Workshop Series represents 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯's commitment to:

  1. Providing educational opportunities that enable informed decision-making about AI tools
  2. Fostering critical engagement with emerging technologies
  3. Promoting ethical and responsible approaches to AI in creative practice
  4. Supporting professional development in response to industry changes 

Community Considerations

足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 acknowledges the valid concerns expressed by our community regarding AI in art and design, particularly:

  • The protection of artists' intellectual property rights

  • The preservation of authentic creative expression

  • The impact on employment in creative industries

  • The ethical implications of AI tool development and deployment

 Workshop Series Structure

The AI Workshop Series “AI for Creative Minds” is intentionally positioned within Open Studies to:

  • Provide optional, educational opportunities

  • Serve working professionals and community members seeking to understand AI's impact

  • Create a space for critical dialogue about AI's role in creative industries

Ethical Framework

The workshop series will:

  • Incorporate discussions of ethical considerations and responsible usage

  • Require proper attribution and documentation of AI tool usage

  • Address intellectual property concerns and artist rights

  • Examine bias in AI systems and potential mitigation strategies

  • Emphasize AI as a complementary tool rather than a replacement for human creativity

Commitment to Transparency

足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 will:

  • Regularly gather feedback from workshop participants

  • Monitor industry developments and ethical considerations

  • Update workshop and/or course content to reflect emerging best practices

Future Considerations

The Office of Open Studies will:

  • Continuously evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the workshop series

  • Adjust content based on community feedback and industry developments

  • Maintain alignment with 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯's broader educational mission

This statement will be reviewed and updated regularly to ensure alignment with 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯's values and community needs.

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