Image courtesy of Hiba Ali

InterAccess is pleased to announce our upcoming season of workshops and community events, running October to December 2024. In-person workshops and events will take place in the InterAccess studio (950 Dupont Street, Toronto).

Visit our Workshops page for the most up to date information.

Online Workshop

Digital Dreamscapes (Series)
October 26 & November 2, 2024 | 3:30-6:30pm ET
Facilitated by Hiba Ali
Register here

Hiba Ali will lead a two-part online workshop series on worldbuilding and collage-making in New Art City and Blender. Guided through a lucid dreaming mediation, participants will be guided on ways to combine digital objects, architecture and sounds to create an immersive collage environment.

In-Person Workshops

Intro to Visualizing Sound with TouchDesigner
November 9, 2024 | 12-4pm ET
Facilitated by Kyle Duffield
Register here

Get started with TouchDesigner, a tool for developing interactive visuals for live performance and art installations. Learn the fundamentals to build audio responsive visuals, get familiar with the TouchDesigner interface and workflow, and connect it to your own setup.

Image courtesy of Kyle Duffield

Intro to Electronics for Artists (Weekend Intensive)
November 23 & 24, 2024 | 10am-4pm ET
Facilitated by Rob Cruickshank
Register here

Back by popular demand! Learning the basics of electronics is vital for anyone looking to create interactive or new media work. This weekend intensive, geared to artists, is for those new in electronics, or for those who need a refresher. You will learn the basics of electricity starting with Ohm’s Law and work your way up to building simple digital circuits with CMOS chips, transistors and LEDs. You will also learn how to interface these circuits with motors, sensors and other devices.

Anti-Making Making Club #1: Laser Cutting 101
December 7, 2024 | 1-5pm ET (TBC)
Facilitated by SHEEEPschool (Lily Jeon + Nam Hoang)
Register here

Curious to not only use digital fabrication techniques, but to actually understand & critique them? Want to learn the skills, but don’t see yourself fitting into the “maker” mold? Have reservations about how the ease of these technologies can result in wasteful frivolity?

Then please join us for Anti-Making Making Club #1: Laser Cutting 101! This is the first workshop of a series where SHEEEPschool gathers a community of creative critical thinkers and anti-maker-makers for collaborative learning, play, discussions, and making, as we try to unpack together how we might make things in a meaningful, anti-consumerist, good way. All levels of experience (none to expert) with laser cutting welcome.

Image courtesy of Tara Morris

Co-Creative Code: Human-AI Art Lab
December 14, 2024 | 1-4pm ET (TBC)
Facilitated by Tara Morris
Register here

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll combine human and computational expression, coding generative artworks in partnership with AI. Through this process, we’ll discuss and discover how Large Language Models (LLMs) can augment our creative workflow from ideation to execution. No advanced coding skills required—just bring your imagination and readiness to experiment!

Free Community Events

Open Studio
Most Wednesdays | 6-9pm ET | Free drop-in

On Wednesday evenings, our studio opens its doors to the public. Come join the InterAccess community for a mix of casual coworking and thematic sessions. Open Studio is always free and open to the general public, no registration required.

You can find details on upcoming Open Studio sessions on our Studio page.

Fall LGBTQ+ Mixer
November 13, 2024 | 6-9pm ET | Free, RSVP
Register here

Join us for a casual social mixer at the InterAccess studio, hosted by Shaughn Martel. This seasonal gathering offers a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ community members to connect, mingle, discuss your latest projects, and spark potential collaborations. Light refreshments will be served.

Creative Code Toronto Meetup
November 20, 2024 | 6-9pm ET | Free drop-in

Join Creative Code Toronto for a meetup of creative coders! This is a space to get to know each other and see what’s going on in the community. Creative coding refers to anything with an artistic component that uses code as a medium. We welcome artists who use code (for visuals, audio, poetry, or whatever else), designers, animators, toolmakers, researchers, or just enjoyers and people looking to learn more!

Equity Access & Member Pricing
To reduce financial barriers, pay-what-you-can workshop pricing is available for any community members that self-identify as part of an equity-seeking group. To request an Equity Access code to use for workshop registration, please email education@interaccess.org.

InterAccess Studio Members also receive a discounted rate on workshops, in addition to other great benefits. Learn more and apply to become a member.

InterAccess’s Fall 2024 Education Programming is made possible through the support of EQ Bank.

Founded in 1983, InterAccess is a non-profit gallery, educational facility, production studio, and festival dedicated to emerging practices in art and technology. Our programs support art forms that integrate technology, fostering and supporting the full cycle of art and artistic practice through education, production, and exhibition. InterAccess is regarded as a preeminent Canadian arts and technology centre.

Contact
950 Dupont St., Unit 1
Toronto ON M6H 1Z2
interaccess.org
info@interaccess.org

Instagram @InterAccessTO

Send questions regarding education programming to: education@interaccess.org

Accessibility Information
We regret InterAccess does not have barrier-free access; we are currently working to improve the accessibility of all facilities. There are five steps up with handrails to the main entrance which has an automatic (push button) door. Inside all facilities are on the same level, including a single-user accessible washroom.