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February & March workshops at co:Lab & InterAccess

Bio-Data Touchpads @I/A

Tuesday, March 3rd 6PM-10PM $95 for members of I/A $125 for non-members, includes materials fee.

  Tosca Teran will lead a workshop on how to build customized touchpads that can trigger sounds, samples, and sequencers, collect bio-data, be used with analog or digital synthesizers, and so much more. With this device, you can start listening to your BioData!

Create…

I am currently enrolled in a Video Mapping with Isadora workshop. Saturday, Nov 11 we spent the entire afternoon with Maz, aka Maziar Ghaderi aka Maziart.ca fully immersed, split into teams we had to map ready-made objects, and experiment with effects, sound, mouse controls, and essentially memorize steps taken towards successful outcomes. The ultimate challenge being to work with an artist…

I would like to take this opportunity to discuss the importance of workshops for members of the artistic community.

One of my favourite things about working for InterAccess is being a part of an organisation that’s dedicated to facilitating a wide range of on-site workshops. Our educational coordinator works tirelessly in order to produce year-round programming that focuses on a wide variety of artistic skills: machining, electronics, communication technologies, 3D printing etc.

Different workshops tend to attract different artists, and a general assumption may be that artists come in, learn a skill, leave, and apply it to their own art. This assessment is technically true but doesn’t take into consideration the broader social benefits of facilitating and developing artistic communities.

By accommodating a constant schedule of workshops in a comfortable environment (InterAccess’s workshop), InterAccess has managed to develop a community of like-minded artists who regularly meet to develop and exchange information and ideas. These workshops have turned into a much more important long-term community development program that accommodates the technical and creative needs of participants; the facilitation of such a community creates a free flowing network of ideas that inevitably leads to collaboration, group exhibitions, and creative partnerships.