{"641609":{"#nid":"641609","#data":{"type":"event","title":"TECHnically Creative: Georgia Tech Alumni and the Arts with Mehwish Wasi","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMehwish Wasi\u0026nbsp;is an Atlanta bred and based contemporary abstract artist. A graduate of Georgia Tech and a software consultant by trade, Mehwish\u0026nbsp;finds art to be the creative outlet her brain craves. Sit with her as she chats about the joy she finds in creating abstract art because of the ability to experiment, to give up control, and to allow intuition guide her process. As a local Atlantan, Mehwish wants\u0026nbsp;her art to impact her community - she currently volunteers with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and donates 5% of the proceeds from her art to help local Georgians fight food insecurity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis conversation will be streamed on Georgia Tech Arts\u0026rsquo; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArtsAtTech\/live\u0022\u003EFacebook Live\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E page.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eXIwNfmL1JDAnFX\u0022\u003ERegister to submit a question in advance\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this series, Georgia Tech Arts hosts virtual conversations with Georgia Tech alumni working in the arts and creative fields. While many Yellow Jackets go into careers in line with what they studied at school, there are some who find themselves putting their degrees to use within creative industries. Learn how these Georgia Tech alumni intertwined their passions with their degrees to chart exciting career paths while leading and championing innovation. Visit our website to watch the videos from our previous conversations in the series!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMeet Mehwish Wasi, Georgia Tech graduate, software consultant and abstract artist.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A virtual conversation with Georgia Tech Alumni working in the arts.  "}],"uid":"34970","created_gmt":"2020-11-23 23:11:46","changed_gmt":"2020-12-03 21:27:15","author":"Elizabeth Geiger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-12-14T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2020-12-14T11:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-12-14T11:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-12-14 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-12-14 16:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-12-14 16:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"641852":{"id":"641852","type":"image","title":"TECHnically Creative: Georgia Tech Alumni and the Arts with Mehwish Wasi 12 14","body":null,"created":"1607030682","gmt_created":"2020-12-03 21:24:42","changed":"1607030754","gmt_changed":"2020-12-03 21:25:54","alt":"Technically Creative: Georgia Tech Alumni and the Arts with Mehwish Wasi on Georgia Tech Arts Facebook Live page. Monday, December 14 2020 at 11 am. A woman with long dark hair sits on stone steps running up against a stone wall She is wearing pale, sand-colored pants and a loose top. She is smiling at the camera.","file":{"fid":"243864","name":"Mehwish TC Mercury 800 x450 Dec 14.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mehwish%20TC%20Mercury%20800%20x450%20Dec%2014.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Mehwish%20TC%20Mercury%20800%20x450%20Dec%2014.png","mime":"image\/png","size":187255,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Mehwish%20TC%20Mercury%20800%20x450%20Dec%2014.png?itok=0VFHFyEj"}}},"media_ids":["641852"],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1577","name":"career"},{"id":"3798","name":"arts"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Einfo@arts.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}