[microsound-announce] Workshops at Kinetica Art Fair later this week

[Ryan Jordan]

Hi,



I'm running some circuit building workshops this Friday until Sunday as part of OpenLab's workshop series at Kinetica Art Fair.
Please forward to anyone who may be interested.



Cheers.



R.


http://ryanjordan.org/

"these practitioners practice dark hypnosis 
  in psychoactive hyperventilation clubs"





The Art of Soldering (1 hr sessions, every hour. Thursday-Sunday.  Advance booking not necessary).

Drop into one of our hourly soldering sessions and learn how to make
music out of simple electronic circuitry. We provide all the
electronics, parts and guidance you need to learn basic soldering while
building a sound and light toy.

Level: Ages 9 and up, all skill levels (because: soldering irons are too hot for small fingers.)

Cost: £12 for individuals, £16 for families (includes kit of parts to make an sound making instrument for you to take home)




Synth Sounds of Circuits (2 hr sessions, 12:00 & 18:00, Friday-Sunday. Advance booking recommended)

Using basic circuitry, we will create some sound-making machines to
impress your friends and astound your enemies. Does not involve
soldering. We provide an exploratory kit of electronic parts, sensors
and expert guidance. You provide both yourself and your creativity.
Result: sonic cacophony for people of all abilities.

Level: All ages and skills (warning: Small parts are suitable for younger kids who might eat them.)

Cost: £18 for individuals, £24 for families (includes kit of sound-making electronics for you to take home)




Interactive Lighting with DMX and Arduino (2 hr session, 15:00, Friday-Sunday. Advance booking recommended)

Fancy sending ripples of light shimmering through your bedroom, or
building an stylishly interactive chandelier to impress dinner guests?
Do all that and more using the DMX Arduino shield from this workshop
and an open source Arduino device, combined with some off-the-shelf
lighting fixtures. Good for designers, architects, VJs, and others who
appreciate some responsive lighting.

Level: Ages 15 and up. Some basic familiarity with programming required.

Cost: £32 (includes special DMX Arduino shield kit for you to take home)

Requires: a laptop with Arduino downloaded (http://arduino.cc).  Arduino Uno kits recommended.




Experts’ Surgery (Saturday Night Event)

Do you have an idea for an interactive art project, but need some
guidance as to how to pull it off? Are you immobilised by all of the
options and technical possibilities? Propose a project to us for a
chance to participate in a very small group session with our panel of
top interactive artists. We pick a selection of the best proposals and
invite their authors to come present their projects to our experts for
some personal assistance.

Cost: £10 entry fee to submit a proposal, free to watch the event.

To book: email reserve at openlabworkshops.org




 		 	   		  
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