Workshops
Mar 26 2019
Atari Punk Console
Want to make your own DIY sound synthesizer? Join us to learn about the 555 chip, practice your soldering and circuit building skills, and make some old school sounds with the Atari Punk Console!
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Apr 6 2019 to Apr 13 2019
Lightning in a Bottle: Mixed Reality Animation
In this advanced workshop with Nick Fox-Gieg, learn how to use 6DoF ("six degrees of freedom") controllers – wands you can move in 3D space – to integrate volumetric drawing and modeling experiments into game engines and 3D animation packages.
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Apr 9 2019 to Apr 16 2019
Scavenge, Fold, Manipulate: Sampling the Ghost in the Machine
Tasman Richardson will teach the methods for seeking, capturing and sorting glitches from CRT rescanning, Atari voltage manipulation, and cross wiring video to audio channels for applications in installation art, live visualizations, audio/video compositions, and more.
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Apr 20 2019
Javascript DigiPet
Join us for an introduction to javascript datatypes and methods. In this workshop participants will learn how to use javascript intervals to create a digital pet that eats and digest food, gives compliments, tells jokes, and occasionally catches food poisoning. How long can your keep yours alive?
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Apr 23 2019 to Apr 30 2019
Building Soft Circuits & Sensors
Join us to learn the basics of sewing with conductive thread, how to build a circuit, and the tools and techniques you can use to start building interactive projects with soft sensors!
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Current workshop
Mar 23 - 30, 2019
Bio-Sonifications: Non-Human Collaborations
Collaborate sonically with the non-human organisms around you and learn how to build a Nanotopian MIDI Bio-sonification Module. Listen to the sounds of the organisms around you (such as your plants!), how it responds to your presence, and see how it really feels!
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Past workshop
Mar 12 - 19, 2019
Intro to 3D Printing for Artists
Do you want to get started with 3D printing? Learn how to make and prepare simple 3D models, perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting, and consider how to approach your own project ideas.
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Past workshop
Feb 7, 2019
Interactive Writing with Texture: Valentine's Edition!
Calling game developers, writers, poets, translators, graphic novelists, and written word enthusiasts: How do you write for interactivity? In this workshop Jim Munroe will explore the tools available for interactive writing.
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Past workshop
Feb 5 - 12, 2019
Making Art with Electronics
Do you want to learn to make interactive work, sound art, electronic music, kinetic sculptures, robots, wearable technology, and more? Join us to learn the basics of simple circuits, logic gates, and electronic components, developed specifically for artists making art.
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Past workshop
Feb 2, 2019
Binary Solo: Intro to Creative Tech
Discover how binary code works, and take a deeper look at the political implications of using digits to store and transmit messages for people!
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Past workshop
Jan 15 - 22, 2019
The Art of Data Sonification
Learn how to turn data into sound! Dan Tapper will teach participants how to apply different data sonification techniques, collect and produce a variety of sonifications, and how to creatively use these sonifications in their own work.
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Past workshop
Nov 13 - 20, 2018
Intro to Pure Data
Learn the Basics of Pure Data (Pd), a free Open Source environment specifically designed for artists, musicians and other creators. Learn how to make simple reactive video artworks, and how to connect your pieces to the real world by connecting Pure Data to an Arduino.
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Past workshop
Nov 10 - 17, 2018
Intro to Unity for Artists
Want to create games, VR experiences, animations, and interactive installations? This workshop will teach you how to work with the powerful and ubiquitous game engine Unity, and how to incorporate new coding techniques into your own art practice.
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Past workshop
Nov 3, 2018
Bluetooth Sonification with GeneraBLE
Create generative art from ambient Bluetooth signals with a Raspberry Pi 3! Learn the steps to install an open source GeneraBLE software and ZynAddSubFX synth, which turn your Pi into a hackable and extensible generative art platform.