Workshops

In this two-part workshop, we will study neural networks, and how algorithms originally designed to allow computers to recognize the objects in photographs have been repurposed to instead create new images.

For everyone who wants to get a fast track start on working with TouchDesigner, this workshop will provide a good basis to gain an initial understanding on workflow, concepts and techniques while equipping attendees with the knowledge to start creating interactive/generative setups.

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!

Working collaboratively, workshop participants will learn how to use the various tools and assets within the game LittleBigPlanet for the Sony Playstation 3 to create their own audio visual instruments and prepare them for live performance.

In this workshop, we will utilize soldering and circuitry skills to build a miniature radio transmitter modelled after the famous schematic of radio artist and theorist Tetsuo Kogawa.

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.

Learn how to create coded animations and video effects that respond to their environments using two ubiquitous and open-source coding tools: Processing and Arduino.

Join Tess Sutherland as she teaches the ABC’s of algorithmic drawing and interactive animations.

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of electricity starting with Ohm’s Law, work your way up to building simple digital circuits with CMOS chips, transistors and LEDs, then learn how to interface these circuits with motors, sensors and other devices.

Emerging artist and environmental steward Paul Chartrand will lead participants through an introductory course to hydroponics and creating customized soil-less gardening systems for artistic and expressive applications.

This two part workshop intensive will provide a survey of textile and fiber materials and techniques, including water soluble fabrics, combining specific techniques with experimental approaches to making.

In this workshop, you will learn the ins and outs of the Max 7 visual programming environment as well as some universal concepts at the core of most programming languages (and electronics).

Learn some techniques for creating your own Machinima artworks with Clint Enns! Machinima is a genre of cinema in which video game footage is used to create movies or moving image art.

Join sound artist and sonic adventurer Dan Tapper for an exploration into sound and place.

Join sound artist and sonic adventurer Dan Tapper for an exploration into sound and place.

Get an introduction to the basic principles of machining with Naomi Dodds. Learn how to operate a milling machine and metal lathe to create a motor coupling with a shaft keyway.

This workshop, led by Maziar Ghaderi, is intended for artists interested in working with videos and projections for art installations of any size.

By the end of the workshop students will be able to make a Theremin-like instrument that can create sounds through bodily movement.

In this introductory, yet in-depth workshop, participants will explore the limitations of 3D Scanning and Printing vs good use cases, use of laser/turntable scanning, outline of post-processing using nextengine software, and post-process a model into a watertight mesh.

In this two-part series, participants will be introduced to creative coding, circuit construction, sensors and actuators.