Intro to Electronics for Artists (Weekend Intensive)

This weekend intensive takes place over two dates:

• Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 10 AM - 4 PM ET
• Sunday, November 24, 2024 from 10 AM - 4 PM ET

Back by popular demand! Learning the basics of electronics is vital for anyone looking to create interactive or new media work. This workshop, 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.

The workshop registration fee includes a $10 material fee. 

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS

• No previous knowledge required.
• Participants should bring a notebook, pens/pencils, eraser, ruler, and calculator. All other materials will be provided.
  
  

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Rob Cruickshank, InterAccess board member and our resident genius, is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist. He works in various media
including electronic and robotic installations, sound art, electroacoustic music, and photography, and has been exhibited in Toronto, and internationally. Rob has developed a number of workshops at InterAccess, providing an opportunity to learn electronics, and has assisted numerous artists with the technological challenges of realizing their works.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MEMBER PRICING
InterAccess Studio Members receive a 35% discount on all workshops. To activate Studio Member pricing, click "Use ticket access code" at checkout and enter your Member discount code.

EQUITY ACCESS PRICING
To reduce financial barriers, a pay-what-you-can (PWYC) discount is available for any community members that self-identify as part of an equity-seeking group, which includes (but is not limited to) disabled, Black, Indigenous, students, and newcomers. To request an Equity Access code to use for workshop registration, please email education@interaccess.org. To activate Equity Access pricing, click "Use ticket access code" at checkout and enter the Equity Access code.

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.

CANCELLATION AND RESCHEDULING POLICY
Please email education@interaccess.org to request a refund. We are unable to accommodate attendee cancellations or refunds less than 1 week prior to a workshop or event. InterAccess reserves the right to cancel or reschedule this workshop if necessary.

COVID-19 INFORMATION
For indoor events, InterAccess strongly encourages all attendees to wear masks/face-coverings to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission and to ensure the continued health and safety of staff, facilitators, and fellow attendees. We ask that staff and participants screen themselves for COVID-19 symptoms before visiting our space.