Workshops
May 4 2019 to May 11 2019
Intro to Arduino for Artists
Discover Arduino and how to use it for creative projects with electronics. Whether you are interested in robotics, sound, light art, or just plain old tinkering, this workshop by Rob Cruickshank is a great place to start developing your artistic ideas.
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May 14 2019 to May 21 2019
Let's Move it with Motors!
Want to learn how to use motors in your art practice? Join us to explore the fundamental concepts of AC and DC and the mechanics associated with motors.
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May 28 2019
Caffeinated Robots: Combining JavaScript and Robots
Explore the world of JavaScript and what it can do. Learn how to combine Node.js, Johnny-five, and Arduino to create a morse code machine!
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Jun 1 2019 to Jun 15 2019
Intro to Projection Mapping with TouchDesigner
Join us for an introduction to the TouchDesigner interface to learn standard techniques of projection mapping to turn objects and spaces into display surfaces for video projection.
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Jun 4 2019 to Jun 11 2019
Building Interactivity: An Introduction to Unity and Biosignals
Learn how to use the game engine Unity to construct an interactive digital experience with real-time biofeedback from the user.
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Jun 22 2019 to Jun 26 2019
Touch, Sound, Pulse: DIY Vibrotactile Systems
Artists have been using “Vibrotactility” to combine visual, audio, and tactile elements into a highly sensorial art practice. Join us for an introduction to building your own wearable and handheld vibrotactile system!
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Jun 25 2019 to Jul 2 2019
Slime Mold as Capacitive Storytelling
Slime mold is a beautiful living monoculture. Due to its tendency to grow in the pattern of nodes and branches, new media bio-artists have been using it as a medium to represent everything from the functionality of the Internet to diaspora migration patterns of the human race.
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Jun 29 2019
Build your own experimental noise synthesizer
In this hands on workshop, you will learn how to build your own experimental noise synthesizer - the Fort Processor! All the necessary components in kit format will be provided, as well as guidance to build your device from scratch.
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Jul 6 2019 to Jul 20 2019
PUFF! Create Inflatable Forms
Are you interested in experimenting with the inflated form? Join us for a three-session masterclass taught by renowned installation artist Marcia Huyer and learn how to create your own large-scale inflatable sculpture from scratch. The workshop will finish with a collaborative outdoors presentation.
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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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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.
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Oct 30 - Nov 6, 2018
Drawing with Code
Join Tess Sutherland as she teaches the ABC’s of algorithmic drawing and interactive animations using Processing, a very friendly programming environment built for artists and designers.
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Oct 23, 2018
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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Sep 18 - 25, 2018
Intro to Electronics for Artists
Are you interested in creating interactive, new media work or simply need a refresher on electronics? Join Gerald Grison for a two-part introductory workshop on the basics of electronic arts.
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Aug 9, 2018
Optosonics Workshop
Join Vienna-based artists noid and Klaus Filip for a free hands-on lecture and workshop about the history and technology of optical sound.
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Jul 14, 2018
Intro to Reality Capture for Virtual Places
This is an introductory workshop to the concepts, techniques and production pipelines involved in the creation of alternative virtual places (AR/VR) through the capturing and transformation of reality. The principles and basic techniques of photogrammetry, photorealistic texturing, volumetric video and theory of spatial audio capture will be covered, and an overview on how to quickly bring them all together into a game engine in order to build virtual spaces (AR/VR). A basic knowledge of 3D asset production, image processing and game engine development (Unity) are recommended.
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Jul 3 - 21, 2018
Large Scale Projection Mapping with TouchDesigner
Organised as a 3 part workshop, this series will introduce participants already familiar with the TouchDesigner interface to standard techniques of projection mapping and give everyone the chance to apply the acquired knowledge at the Big on Bloor Festival by throwing some light onto the façade of the Kent School. While the first session will be an introduction to all the tools available in TouchDesigner for mapping surfaces and buildings, the second part of the workshop will be spent in teams exploring and developing ideas for the final night.
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Jun 5 - 12, 2018
Scavenge, Fold, Manipulate: Sampling the Ghost in the Machine
Tasman Richardson presents a beginner’s guide to forming abstract expressions with various analog glitches in this two day workshop. Using examples from his personal practice, Tasman will explain his concept of The New Flesh, and teach participants his 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.