Image courtesy of Angelina Almanza.

InterAccess Winter 2025 Programming

January – March 2025
InterAccess, Toronto ON

Exhibitions

Angelina Almanza: Resonance
January 15 – February 15, 2025
Opening Reception: January 15, 2025 | 7 – 9pm

An emergent polyphonic experience, Resonance combines ‘listening’ with computational actions, bringing to light internal biases in dominant Western European sound. Almanza is the winner of the 2024 Media Arts Prize.

Beyond Optimization: ROB|ARCH Retrospective
March 5 – April 3, 2025
Closing Reception: April 2, 2025 | 7 – 9pm

A dive into the growing presence of robotics in art, research, design, and construction, and how it has changed the way we practice and think through our mechanical tools.

Image courtesy of Nara Wrigglesworth.

Events

Digital Sticker Book, Nara Wrigglesworth
February 5, 2025 | 6:30 – 8pm
Free, register here

A participatory workshop addressing digital imaging from the perspective of collection and remix, pushing beyond typical notions of moodboard style collages.

Para*-Narratives (*Beyond/Beside/Apart from), Alexandra V. Tarassova
February 6, 2025 | 6:30 – 8pm
Free, register here

Join Alexandra “Sasha” V. Tarassova as she reflects on her contributions to an exploration game — and how it introduced the overlooked artistry of paratext.

Live Reactive Euphoria, Wrynn Geswin
February 8, 2025 | 2 – 3:30pm
Free, register here

An interactive artist talk with Wrynn Geswin, exploring her artistic process and breaking down her multimodal projection mapping practice.

The Grand Hotel of Netherworld S1, Ziwei Zhao
February 13, 2025 | 6:30 – 8pm
Free, register here

Join Zhao Ziwei as he follows his workflow of integrating physical simulations within the realm of mixed reality 3D animation.

Winter Open HDMI
February 15, 2025 | 7 – 10pm
Free, Sign-up for artists TBA

After hours, InterAccess invites visual artists interested in live performance and audio-reactive visuals to plug into the immersive projection system in an open deck style.

Winter LGBTQ+ Mixer, McKenna Gray
February 20, 2025 | 6 – 9pm
Free, register here

Join host McKenna Gray for our seasonal mixer at the InterAccess studio. This gathering offers a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ community members to mingle, discuss your latest projects, and spark potential collaborations.

The InterAccess Time-knot: Should We Let Media Die?, Kit Haehnel
March 15, 2025 | 2 – 3:30pm
Free, register here

Join our resident archivist, Kit Haehnel, as she shares discoveries from her time with the InterAccess archive and argues for the ephemerality of media.

Open Studio
Most Wednesdays | 6 – 9pm
Free, no registration required

On Wednesday nights, the InterAccess studio is open to the public, offering casual co-working, thematic meetups and occasional events. See the full list of upcoming sessions on our Studio website.

Creative Code Toronto Meetups
January 22 & March 19, 2025 | 6 – 9pm
Free, no registration required

Join us for a bi-monthly meetup of creative coders during Open Studio, hosted by Creative Code Toronto.

Image courtesy of Tosca Terán.

Workshops

Intro to Arduino: Build a Jellyfish!, Tess Sutherland
January 25, 2025 | 1 – 5pm
$30 Members, $50 Non-members, register here

This beginner workshop will introduce participants to the wonderful world of Arduino and electronic art. Play around with circuitry and Arduino code to create movement and light with components.

Eurorack Synthesis with VCV Rack 2, Tosca Terán aka Nanotopia
March 1, 2025 | 12 – 4pm
$30 Members, $50 Non-members, register here

This hands-on workshop introduces electronic sound creation using VCV Rack 2, a Eurorack simulator. Learn how to navigate VCV rack, what a patch is, and build a simple patch from scratch.

Equity Access 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’s Education programming and Equity Access Pricing are made possible through the support of EQ Bank.

Founded in 1983, InterAccess is a non-profit gallery, educational facility, production studio, festival, and registered charity 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

For programming inquiries, contact: art@interaccess.org
For education and studio inquiries, contact education@interaccess.org

Hours
Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 6pm

Accessibility
We regret that 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.