Call for Artists: Ontario Science Centre's Tech Art Fair

The Ontario Science Centre is looking for artists, artist collectives, innovative entrepreneurs and interdisciplinary makers who'd like to exhibit and sell their work at the Ontario Science Centre during Family Day Weekend. 

When: February 16-18th 2019.

Where: Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto

From installations to electronics to wearables to ceramics, they’re looking for unconventional art that connects to science and technology and provides an opportunity for interaction, collaboration and creation with their visitors.

The deadline to apply is January 14, 2019. For more information, please click HERE. This is a juried competition. 

Call for Participants: Art+Tech Jam

ChangeUp's Art+Tech Jam (September 21-23) will unite a diverse group of artists and technologists in an intensive, collaborative three-day creation period and culminating showcase (public exhibition and interdisciplinary rave). ChangeUp is currently accepting applicants from tech and arts/culture spaces of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. Limited spots available! More information here.

ChangeUp Art + Tech Jam

Location: Toronto Media Arts Centre, 32 Lisgar St, Toronto, ON.

Date: September 21-23, 2018.

Deadline to apply: September 14th 2018.

ChangeUp is building fluid, infinitely expansive networks between the wildly creative spheres of art and tech: increasing access and forging empowering spaces for creation and exchange.

Informed by punk, rave, and DIY approaches, open source software development, and decentralized platforms, ChangeUp mounts frameworks to support art-driven approaches to technological development, the co-opting of new technologies for cultural creation, and critical examination of an increasingly technological social and cultural reality.

Through its hackathons, incubators, symposia, concerts, and exhibitions, Changeup cultivates open, decentralized spaces for tech and arts communities to experiment and explore in collaboration, catalyzing groundbreaking developments and new approaches.

InterAccess Summer Workshop Series Announced

The InterAccess Studio is happy to announce a series of new media art workshops running from May to July in a wide variety of disciplines. Led by established and emerging new media artists, these workshops will introduce artists to a wide variety of practices. Click here for a full listing or to register.

Here is a selection of our favorites:

Solution Culture (Co-presented with Subtle Technologies)
Learn the basics of hydroponics and creating customized soil-less gardening systems for artistic and expressive applications.
Saturday, May 13, 1-4pm / Instructor: Paul Chartrand / More info

Sonic Geography
Explore sound and place by learning techniques for field recording. Then, bring field recordings back to the studio and learn how to manipulate them using interactive interfaces.
Saturday June 10, 12-4pm / Instructor: Dan Tapper / More info

Intro to 3D Printing
Learn how to use 3D printers safely and creatively in this introductory workshop.
Tuesday June 20, 7-10pm / Instructor: Amir Far / More info

Atari Punk Console
Make your own legendary DIY sound synthesizer! Learn about the 555 chip, practice your soldering and circuit building skills, and make some old school sounds with the Atari Punk Console!
Tuesday July 25, 7-8:30pm / Instructor: Gerald Grison / More info