<p><span lang="EN-US"><font size="4">WORKSHOP: Ecology and new media art, creative media, 8-13 june, Birka folkhögskola, Sweden</font><br>
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Take your opportunity to follow a unique and free of cost workshop in the early
summer at Birka folkhögskola. (supported by the Krokoms kommun and in
partnership with Birka folkhögskola/Landstinget Jämtland, Sweden)<br><br>Registration
info:<br><font size="4">Please
register by mail at <a href="mailto:upgrade@likenow.org" target="_blank">upgrade@likenow.org</a> </font><br><font size="4">deadline 25th may 2009 (limited 12 places)</font><br></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Contents:<br>The
workshop is dealing with the topics of ecology and the new media art/sound art,
and the participants will be working with solar powered installations of small
art, sound gardens with mixed contents of plants, electronics and what the
workshop participants will find possible. The different installations will
together form a bigger collective installation that will be exhibited to the
public at the end of the workshop, saturday the 13th june.<br>
The workshop is led by french new media artist Nathalie Fougeras together with
the sound artist Björn Eriksson, who together initiated and manages the Upgrade
projects in Sweden.<br><br>Environment:<br>
The workshop takes place in the north of Sweden in a grandieuse landscape in
the nearness of the high mountain and the wild nature, but also close to the
Östersund city at the Birka folkhögskola just near the big lake Storsjön.
Östersund has good travel communications with fast train from Stockholm. The
workshop and living is free of charge, a room for each participant. The food is
at your charge.<br>Come follow
a week of curious art making and exploring of new fields. The workshop is open
to all interested in different ages and regardless of the individual technical
skills. The workshop group solves together with the workshop leaders the
technical problems that might arise and therefore noone that feels curiosity
about this should hesitate in applying.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">The
workshop is free of costs, including the living at Birka during this 1 week and
for all participants (except food).</span></p><p>Like Now!, <a href="http://www.likenow.org/blog/" target="_blank">http://www.likenow.org/blog/</a></p><p>Birka, <a href="http://www.birka.fhsk.se/kortakurser/sommarkurser2009.4.50676ea81112ced188d80008689.html" target="_blank">http://www.birka.fhsk.se/kortakurser/sommarkurser2009.4.50676ea81112ced188d80008689.html</a></p>
<p>Ostersund airport: <a href="http://www.europe-airports.com/sweden/show-airport.php?code=OSD" target="_blank">http://www.europe-airports.com/sweden/show-airport.php?code=OSD</a></p>