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Registration Fee: $50 Non-Member | $30 Member

This beginner workshop will introduce participants to the wonderful world of Arduino and electronic art. Arduino is an open source microcontroller and programming environment designed for use by artists, designers, and hobbyists. Participants will play around with circuitry and Arduino code to create movement and light with their components.

No coding or electronics experience needed. 

Upon completion of the workshop participants will have meshed their new circuit and code skills with found objects to create a living sculpture inspired by jellyfish.

Workshop Requirements

• Laptop
• USB-A to USB-C dongle
• Arduino IDE

Materials including an Arduino Uno and components will be provided for use during the workshop; participants may purchase them to take home at-cost.

About the Facilitator

Tess Sutherland (she/her) is an educator who is passionate about building and sustaining resilient communities. She has taught thousands of learners and educators of all ages how to code creatively, build machines with empathy, develop thoughtful technology, and create imaginative art. Tess is the Community Delivery Manager at Ampere and in her role she travels coast to coast to coast from Nisga’a to Naujaat to Nain learning and playing. 

InterAccess’s 2025 Education Programming is made possible through the support of EQ Bank.

Accessibility Information: We regret that at this time InterAccess does not have barrier-free access; we are currently working to improve the accessibility of all facilities.

There are five steps up to our main entrance, with automatic doors. Once inside all facilities are on the same level, and there is an accessible single-user washroom inside the unit.

Questions? If you have any questions about the workshop or special requirements, please contact us at education@interaccess.org.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: We are unable to guarantee attendee cancellations or refunds less than 1 week prior to a workshop or event. InterAccess reserves the right to cancel or reschedule this workshop if necessary. Please email education@interaccess.org to request a refund.