Hey guys! This event was designed for people like you (creative geeks) so I
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Please join us at FrayedWire, a one day event for people at the intersection
of art and technology
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WHAT: *FrayedWire: a one day mini conference: the Dream Art/Geek
Event*
http://frayedwire.com
WHEN: *Saturday, July 11th,* 9:00am to midnight
WHERE: Daytime at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Reception at 911
Media Arts Center
ADMISSION: 40$ if you buy tickets by April 29th:
http://frayedwire.eventbrite.com/
--*this is a not for profit event; $$ raised beyond
expenses will be donated to 911*
* --volunteer if you want to get in for free! email
shelly: [email protected]*
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Dorkbot is collaborating with 911 Media Arts Center, Youngstown, and
friends, to bring you FrayedWire: a one day mini conference designed to
inspire, educate, and build community for people at the intersection of art
and technology. FrayedWire is a mix of presentations, workshops, an open
lab space, open discussions, and an evening reception with "Strange Things"
artists' talks. More details below. See full speaker bios at
http://frayedwire.com/?page_id=53 or view our *tentative* schedule at
http://frayed-wire.pathable.com/meetings.
Our speaker schedule is full, however if you would like to participate as a
workshop organizer, or discussion leader, there is still space
available. Please complete our proposal for participation form by May 15th:
http://frayedwire.com/?page_id=15
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*Ward Cunningham, AboutUs.org (opening talk): Augmented Ways of Seeing*
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**In this talk, Ward will discuss how we may leverage technology to augment
the way we see and process the world in social media, science, and art,
drawing from his own experiences as an inventor, developer, and tinkerer.
Ward Cunningham is well known as the inventor of the first wiki and for his
contributions to the developing practice of object-oriented programming, the
variation called Extreme Programming.
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*Trimpin, Artist (closing talk): Inventions in Music and Kinetic Scuplture*
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**Trimpin is a Seattle, Washington-based kinetic sculptor, sound artist,
musician, and composer. Most of his pieces integrate both sculpture and
music in some way, and many make use of computers to play these
instruments. He will be talking about his history of work, exploring
inventions in music and kinetic sculpture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimpin
*Robin Oppenheimer, University of Washington: A Brief History of the 9
Evenings: the Theatre and Engineering Event that Started E.A.T.*
Learn about the early history of art and technology in this talk on the
inspiration for the Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) — a
non-profit organization established in 1967 to develop collaborations
between artists and engineers. Robin Oppenheimer is an internationally
recognized media arts consultant, historian, curator, writer, and educator
who has worked in the field since 1980. She is currently a professor at the
University of Washington.
*Jeff Brice, Cornish: Philosophy in Motion*
What is the relationship between language and our sense of self within our
associational communities? ‘Philosophy in Motion’ is Jeff's current body of
work that visualizes diagrammatic movements of conceptual sequences and
singular moments of conceptual framing. Jeff Brice is currently an Associate
Professor in the motion design concentration within the Design Department at
Cornish College of the Arts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimpin
*Susie Lee, Artist: Experiential Arts, Interstitial Moments*
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**Susie Lee’s work merges digital technologies with physical materials,
codifying phenomena into a system of experiential art. In particular, she
explore the interstitial moments between what we experience and what we
remember, what we hold on to and what we let go. Susie received her MFA at
the University of Washington and currently resides in Seattle. Susie is
represented by Lawrimore Project in Seattle and Galleria Tiziana Di Caro in
Italy. Learn more at: http://www.susiejlee.com/
*Sumit Basu, Microsoft Research: Technology Shaping Art*
Having worked on a variety of projects that use technology as an element for
auditory and visual artwork, I’ve been intrigued at the ways in which the
tools we use shape the art that we create. I’ll walk through several
examples from my own work to help us think about the effects that new
technologies have on the way we make – and the way we think. Sumit Basu is
a Researcher in the Knowledge Tools Group at Microsoft Research, Redmond. His
recent work includes Songsmith: a songwriting tool that takes melodies as
input and uses statistical modeling to help users develop accompaniments for
them. http://research.microsoft.com/~sumitb
*Robert Campbell, Cornish: Collaborative Video for Dance*
In this talk, Bob Campbell will describe recent work exploring collaborative
video for dance. Bob works as an installation artist, digital printmaker,
documentary filmmaker and video artist, and is also currently a Professor of
Video/Experimental Studio/and Digital Imaging at Cornish School of the Arts.
Since 1992 his collaborative video-for-dance work has premiered in On The
Boards’ New Performance Series, Northwest New Works Festival Series, and
Artist Access Series. His dance-on-video work has been presented in the
Dance on Camera Festival at New York’s Lincoln Center, and in Seattle’s New
Dance Cinema Festival.
****************WORKSHOPS**************************** Joshua Kopel,
KolaborationStudio: Intro to the Arduino
It’s the Year of the Arduino, with this small, easy to use microcontroller
appearing as the tool of choice in new media and electronic arts. Get a
brief intro to the Arduino in this hands-on workshop. Josh has been hacking
electronics since he first discovered BYTE magazine in the early 1980’s In
between then and now has acquired degrees in sculpture and metalsmithing,
and built a career developing web sites and flash applications. He currently
teaches Arduino classes at 911 Media Arts Center.
Joseph Gray, Grauwald Design: Augmented Sculpture
This workshop explores how audiovisual technology can be used to transform,
create, expand, amplify and interpret physical spaces. Joseph Gray earned a
BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 1999, focusing in video and
sculpture. Since then his work has primarily been seen as live video
accompaniment to musicians from the Seattle area, playing in various venues
in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Learn more at http://grauwald.com/
Christopher Prosser, Dorkbot: Basic Electronics for Artists
A crash course in basic electronics to get you started incorporating
electronics into your art. Chris Prosser received his BS in Computer
Science at UMASS Amherst. He currently works at Adobe Systems as an
Engineering Manager on Adobe After Effects. In his spare time he works on
kinetic sculpture exploring the relationship between people and their pets
and any other mad scientist ideas that come his way. Learn more at:
http://www.nart.org/
************OPEN LAB AND OPEN SPACE DISCUSSIONS********************* Open
Lab
The open lab is a space for you to share what you are doing, or work on
DIY/Maker projects over the course of the day. If you prefer a more
hands-on experience, come prepared with:
- Your latest cool project to demo or work-in-progress to share
- Your laptop
- Miscellaneous tools
- “Robot Vomit” for the junk exchange
You can make what you want of this space. There will be tables, power
strips, and some tools waiting for you!
Open Space Discussions
In the tradition of open space meetings, we have set aside a block of time
that is dedicated to participant-determined discussion sessions. You will
have a chance to propose a discussion section in the morning, and topics
will be chosen by popular vote.
Evening Reception and “Strange Things” Artists’ Short Presentations
Join us for an evening reception at 911 Media Arts Center, where you will
have the opportunity to see Dorkbot’s “People Doing Strange Things with
Electricity” art exhibit, and see short, five
minute, Ignite-style presentations from selected artists from the show.
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