Ben Chang, The Antechambre, 2021. Image by Ben Chang.

InterAccess is excited to announce the beginning of our Fall Season of educational and studio programming, running between October and December 2022. Led by instructors who are experts in their respective fields, these events will introduce a wide variety of practices, tools, and new ideas/ways of thinking.

Events are programmed with a hybrid approach taking place either in the InterAccess Studio (950 Dupont St.) or online via Zoom.

Visit our Workshops and Events pages for the most up to date information on Fall season programming.

WORKSHOPS

Ben Chang, Hyperbolic Cave, 2021. Image by Ben Chang.

Virtual Architecture – 3D Modelling to Filmmaking
Saturday, October 15 & 22 | 12-3pm ET
Online via Zoom
Two-Sessions
$40 Member | $60 Regular (Non-Member) | $80 Regular + Donation
Register Here

Join artist Ben Chang in this two-part 3D digital workshop. We will explore cinematic filmmaking with virtual architecture as a digital cinematic set using Rhino 3D and Unreal Engine 4.

Benjamin Chang is a 3D artist and architectural designer working with digital media, spatial perception, geometry, and ritual practices as storytelling devices that question our innate ontological dilemmas. Deeply invested in the social and philosophical vision of Cosmopolitanism, his practice aims to dissolve the culturally imposed boundaries embedded in the superstructure of materialism. Perplexed by the representations of reality, he is on a journey to catalog the matrix. Chang holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Design from OCAD University, and is currently practicing architecture in Ontario.

Matt Nish-Lapidus, Love Letters, 2022. Image by Matt Nish-Lapidus.

Experimental PCB’s for Artists
Saturday, November 26 | 1-4pm ET
In-person at InterAccess (950 Dupont St., Unit 1)
One-Session
$20 Member | $30 Regular (Non-Member) | $40 Regular + Donation
Register Here

Join artist Matt Nish-Lapidus to explore the creative potential of custom circuit board design. This intermediate workshop will explore translating a simple circuit from a breadboard to a full printed circuit board layout using the free KiCAD software. By the end of the workshop you will have a working PCB design that is ready for production, and the skills to integrate custom PCB’s into your own practice.

Matt Nish-Lapidus makes software, sounds, objects, and texts probing the myth that computers need to be useful rather than beautiful. He holds a H.BFA in New Media from Toronto Metropolitan University and a Master of Visual Studies in Studio Art from The University of Toronto. Matt’s interests lie in the poetics of computation and its proclivity to create meaningful relations through iteration and recombination, as well as how computation can be a source of identity and resistance. You can find Matt online and away-from-keyboard under various aliases and collaborations including emenel, and New Tendencies, må, and <blink>.

Marcella Moliner, H.O.M.E, 2022. Image by Marcella Moliner.

Intro to a version of 3D “experimental animation”
Saturday, November 5 & 12 | 1-4pm ET
In-person at InterAccess (950 Dupont St., Unit 1)
Two-Sessions
$40 Member | $60 Regular (Non-Member) | $80 Regular + Donation
Registration will be announced soon

Join artist Marcella Moliner for an intro to experimental approaches to 3D animation.

Marcella Moliner is a Toronto-Based bilingual new media artist who hails from the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She thrives on creating experimental animations surrounding narratives that decipher her convoluted emotions. Following foundational training in Graphic Design at Dawson College, her undergraduate degree in Integrated Media: Expanded Animation at OCAD University fostered an interest in interdisciplinary research-creation methodologies, including traditional studio art practice, 3D animation and emerging digital techniques like rapid-prototyping, motion capture and photogrammetry.

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT

LGBTQ+ Mixer
Thursday, November 3 | 6-9pm ET
In-person at InterAccess (950 Dupont St., Unit 1)
FREE
Register Here

Calling all members of our community who identify as LGBTQ+! As a new addition to our programming, InterAccess will be hosting a LGBTQ+ Mixer in our studio space once per season. Come out for refreshments, networking, work showcases, presentations, and to socialize with our community! This event for LGBTQ+ folks to gather and learn about the work they’re creating in our community and beyond.

STUDIO UPDATES

Changes to Our Workshop Pricing Model
For our Fall season InterAccess is moving back to a paid ticketing model, including more accessible options.

InterAccess endeavours to reduce barriers for artists, educators, and community members who wish to attend its workshops. This includes providing accommodation support related to general accessibility, offering a flexible pricing model, and hosting both in-person and online workshops.

For a full breakdown of our new ticketing model click here.

*New* Equipment Rental Program
InterAccess is excited to announce the launch of our Equipment Rental Program. This program makes designated equipment from the InterAccess studio available to rent for personal projects, exhibitions, workshops, and more.

A reduced rental rate is in place for all Studio Members.

To view our rental equipment inventory and fee breakdown click here.

Accessibility Information
We regret that at this time InterAccess does not have barrier-free access; we are currently working to improve the accessibility of all facilities.

There are five steps up to our main entrance, with automatic doors. Once inside all facilities are on the same level, and there is an accessible single-user washroom inside the unit.

About InterAccess
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.

950 Dupont Street, Unit 1
Toronto ON M6H 1Z2
interaccess.org
info@interaccess.org
+1 416.532.0597

Studio: 24/7 access available
Open Studio: Wednesday 6pm – 9pm for everyone
Gallery: Tuesday to Saturday 11am – 6pm / Open until 8pm every Wednesday Admission is always free

For media inquiries, publicity images, and more information, please contact:
Tristan Sauer, Education and Studio Coordinator
416.532.0597
education@interaccess.org

Image descriptions:
1) A colourful room with three arched doorways. In front sits three 3D checkered shape. A sphere, cube, and hyberbaloid. Two jesters stand to the sides praying.
2) A red room seen through a circular opening. It contains many hyperbaloid columns and white rimmed openings that give a sense of infinity.
3) A black keyboard with white keycaps sits on a pink bubble wrap package The keyboard only contains the keys to spell very slowly spoken.
4) A dark scene depicting a woman in a car in a forest with neon images in the background. A large curved structures sit to the left.