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Artist stipends for Hacktory classes

This in from Vanja Buvac, one of the Hactory guys. The Hacktory is giving away two stipends for its new Intro to Interactive Art with Processing workshop and two stipends for the “Microcontroller Experiments for Artists and Makers” course, two classes that can help artists apply technology to their art work. The application requires a one-page concept proposal for a project that combines digital media with your current practice and a biography page including a summary of your most recent public performance or exhibition. More information is available here for all you creative tinkers–I mean thinkers–who like circuitry and think ... More » »

So you want to make a robot…

image of Chromelodeon, a Don Miller Nintendo-based fast-moving projected graphic, made for a concert in April at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. The musician is named Eddie. (downloaded from www.no-carrier.com/) There’s a special place–actually two of them in Philadelphia–where the techno-geek tinkerers and artists find common ground. That’s MakePhilly and The Hactory. They are the product of a network of people who who have an urge to solve technical problems–from harnessing LEDs to using robotics. This Sunday’s MakePhilly meeting just might be your cup of tea, when guest speaker Don Miller (aka NO CARRIER), will be sharing DIY info ... More » »