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SUMMARY:Gray Area: Building Tomorrow: Reimagining Housing in Conditions of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Over the next several decades\, climate change will become more extreme. To cope with changes in the environment\, people will need to build differently. At the same time\, the comforts of home will grow more important. Architecture will have to adapt to a new reality without becoming alienating.\nCombining the sciences and the arts\, this hands-on workshop explores future climates in terms of geographically-based climate analogs\, helping you to reimagine home by learning from housing in places that currently have the climate you’re likely to encounter in the future. Over the course of three hours\, you’ll discover how different architectural traditions contend with extreme weather. Using this knowledge\, as well as simple materials such as cardboard and masking tape\, you’ll develop creative ways in which to apply traditional ecological knowledge from elsewhere to make your home environment sustainable.\nCourse Logistics\nDates: Sunday\, May 4\, 2025\nTimes: 1–4PM PT\nLocation: Gray Area / Grand Theater\n2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA 94110\nCost: $75\nScholarship: We also offer Diversity Scholarships.\nApply by April 28\, 2025.\nExperience Level: Beginner\nRequirements:\n• No additional tools required\nAdditional Information:\n• No refunds or exchanges\n• View our FAQ here\n• Contact learn@grayarea.org with any questions\nWorkshop Outline\nPart I: Make a cardboard model of your home\nPart II: Analyze climate conditions in your house or apartment\nPart III: Learn about traditional housing in locations that currently have the climate you’ll experience in future decades\nPart IV: Remodel your house or apartment based on passive climate control systems used in the traditional architecture of analogue locations\nPart V: Share your reimagined home with fellow participants\nAccessibility Update:\nPlease note that this workshop will be held in the upstairs Gray Area classroom\, which is not ADA accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience and encourage those impacted to contact us for assistance. Thank you for your understanding.\nEnroll: https://grayarea.org/course/building-tomorrow-reimagining-housing-in-conditions-of-climate-change/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Galería de la Raza and Gray Area presents Por la Raza
DESCRIPTION:Por la Raza invited the intergenerational community of San Francisco out to Gray Area for a free musical show of some of the city’s best emerging bands. The line up includes San Francisco artists Mamboleo\, Grupo 415\, Amanda Magaña\, and La Doña. This show is the presentation of work done by Cecilia Peña-Govea aka La Doña through the ReGen Artist Fund in working with young performers throughout the Bay Area\, specifically in the Mission and Bayview Districts. \nCome enjoy music with the whole family at this all-ages event! Tickets are offered on a $0-$25 scale with school-aged people encouraged to attend for free. Please do not reserve more than one ticket per person in your party so we can keep tickets available to all.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-galeria-de-la-raza-and-gray-area-presents-por-la-raza/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area: Breadboarding Modular Synthesizers Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this hands-on DIY Breadboarding Modular Synthesizers Workshop\, you’ll learn how to design your own modular synthesizer from scratch. Using basic electronic oscillators\, integrated circuits\, and discrete components\, you’ll explore the fundamental principles of sound synthesis. We’ll create and arrange melodic and rhythmic patterns\, building musical sounds from the ground up.\nOver the course of two days\, we will focus on two circuit typologies: square wave oscillators for synthesizing pitched instruments and sine wave oscillators for emulating percussive sounds. After learning how to build these circuits out on breadboards\, we’ll explore two ways of interacting with our circuits – one a button-based system for actuating sounds\, and another an automated circuit for sequencing them.\nBy the end of the workshop\, you will have built your own unique\, playable instrument capable of generating synth melodies and sequencing drum patterns in real-time.\nNo previous experience is necessary and all materials are provided for you in this workshop.\nCourse Logistics\nDates: Saturday\, April 26 & Sunday\, April 27\, 2025\nTimes: 1–4PM PT\nLocation: Gray Area / Grand Theater\n2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA 94110\nCost: $250\nExperience Level: Beginner\nRequirements:\n• No additional tools required\nAdditional Information:\n• No refunds or exchanges\n• View our FAQ here\n• Contact learn@grayarea.org with any questions \nEnroll and more info: https://grayarea.org/course/breadboarding-modular-synthesizers-2025/
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-breadboarding-modular-synthesizers-workshop/2025-04-27/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area: Breadboarding Modular Synthesizers Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this hands-on DIY Breadboarding Modular Synthesizers Workshop\, you’ll learn how to design your own modular synthesizer from scratch. Using basic electronic oscillators\, integrated circuits\, and discrete components\, you’ll explore the fundamental principles of sound synthesis. We’ll create and arrange melodic and rhythmic patterns\, building musical sounds from the ground up.\nOver the course of two days\, we will focus on two circuit typologies: square wave oscillators for synthesizing pitched instruments and sine wave oscillators for emulating percussive sounds. After learning how to build these circuits out on breadboards\, we’ll explore two ways of interacting with our circuits – one a button-based system for actuating sounds\, and another an automated circuit for sequencing them.\nBy the end of the workshop\, you will have built your own unique\, playable instrument capable of generating synth melodies and sequencing drum patterns in real-time.\nNo previous experience is necessary and all materials are provided for you in this workshop.\nCourse Logistics\nDates: Saturday\, April 26 & Sunday\, April 27\, 2025\nTimes: 1–4PM PT\nLocation: Gray Area / Grand Theater\n2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA 94110\nCost: $250\nExperience Level: Beginner\nRequirements:\n• No additional tools required\nAdditional Information:\n• No refunds or exchanges\n• View our FAQ here\n• Contact learn@grayarea.org with any questions \nEnroll and more info: https://grayarea.org/course/breadboarding-modular-synthesizers-2025/
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-breadboarding-modular-synthesizers-workshop/2025-04-26/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) April 2025
DESCRIPTION:An ephemeral night of digital art awaits! Dreamed up by net-art visionary Rafaël Rozendaal\, BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) is a one-night-only exhibition and playground for artists to showcase their work.\nBYOBs are immersive\, spontaneous\, and always surprising. BYOB is an exploration of the medium of projection\, and a venue for inspiration. It’s a rare treat for anyone who is interested in video art\, generative art\, video hardware\, or just a fun night out.\nFor this event\, numerous artists will be featured\, showcasing a diverse array of artworks.\nExhibiting Artists\nVidit Bhargava\nelum.photo\nKhenu Singh\nVizlicious\nfabric_of_little_wings\nConnie Liu\nand more….\nGet Tickets: https://grayarea.org/event/byob-april-24-2025/
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-byob-bring-your-own-beamer-april-2025/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Jan Jelinek and Andrew Pekler
DESCRIPTION:Gray Area presents Jan Jelinek and Andrew Pekler for a show that explores the contours of avant-jazz and leftfield ambient music. \nAbout the Artists \nJan Jelinek\nJelinek’s works deal with the transformation of sounds\, translating source materials from popular music into abstract\, reduced textures. Bypassing traditional musical instruments\, he constructs collages using tiny sound fragments from a wide variety of recording devices: tape recorders\, digital samplers\, media players and the like. The recordings are processed into repetitive loops that boil the original down to its essentials\, the source material becoming indecipherable in most cases.\nHe began releasing his work in 1998\, initially under the pseudonyms Farben and Gramm. In 2000\, his sound collages played in the Young Media Pavilion at the EXPO2000 world’s fair in Hannover. Over the following years\, he worked with artists like Sarah Morris and the German writer Thomas Meinecke\, collaborated with the Japanese improvisation ensemble Computer Soup and the Australian jazz trio Triosk\, and created audio-visual performances with video artist Karl Kliem at venues including the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In 2007\, with Andrew Pekler and Hanno Leichtmann\, he founded the improvisation trio Groupshow that refuses any repertoire and any limitation on performance duration.\nIn 2008\, Jelinek established the Faitiche label as a platform for his own experiments\, for joint projects\, and for work by musician friends. The releases include collaborations with the vibraphonist Masayoshi Fujita\, Japanese sound artist Asuna\, Frank Bretschneider (Beispiel) and the work of fictional sound researcher Ursula Bogner\, whose scores\, drawings and writings have been presented and performed around the world. Since 2012\, Jelinek has been writing and producing experimental radio pieces for state broadcaster SWR that deal with fictional identities and soundscapes. Many of his radio plays have been honoured with awards. The theme of fictional and multiple identities runs through the whole of the Faitiche catalogue. Under the pseudonym Gesellschaft zur Emanzipation des Samples (GES)\, as Ursula Bogner\, or using his own name\, Jelinek’s oeuvre ranges from field recording collage to electroacoustic music to minimalistic drone. What these various works all have in common is improvised live processing of previously collected sound material. In his current live performances\, Jan Jelinek weaves diverse sound materials into Ecstatic Sound Collages\, as he calls it himself. \nAndrew Pekler\nAndrew Pekler was born in 1973 in Samarkand\, Uzbekistan. His family immigrated to the United States in 1980. He has resided in Germany since 1995.\nAndrew Pekler works with sampling and synthesis to produce texturally rich and sensually evocative sound compositions. Since 2002 he has released solo and collaborative musical works for labels includung Faitiche\, Kranky\, Shelter Press\, and Senufo Editions.\nPekler has also produced a number of video and installation works – always in combination with sound. Together with cultural anthropologist Kiwi Stefanie Menrath he developed PhantomIslands – A SonicAtlas\, an interactive online map that charts the sounds and histories of a number of islands that were once found on nautical maps but have since disappeared.\nIn addition to his studio productions\, Andrew Pekler has composed music for theater productions\, dance performances\, sound installations\, film soundtracks\, and fashion shows. He has presented his music in numerous performances throughout Europe\, North and South America\, East Asia and Australia. \nChris Otchy\nChris Otchy is an electronic music producer known for his atmospheric sound design\, blending elements of ambient\, deep techno\, and experimental synthesis. Drawing inspiration from film scores\, nature\, and the pioneering work of electronic musi legends\, he crafts evolving compositions that blur the line between organic and synthetic. His work features modular synthesis\, field recordings\, and hypnotic rhythms creating a cinematic\, immersive experience. Chris’s journey began in New York City in the early 2000s\, playing keyboards with various synthpop and indie bands. After an extended period exploring other interests\, he returned to music in 2016\, relocating to San Francisco and shifting his focus to abstract instrumental and contemplative sounds. He’s since composed for short films\, moder dance\, and live visual performances\, collaborating with artists worldwide. His releases on labels such as Constellation Tatsu and Deep Electronics continue to explore the boundaries of electronic music.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-jan-jelinek-and-andrew-pekler/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Simulation Sessions - April 2025 with Chaim Gingold
DESCRIPTION:Join the Simulation Sessions community for a conversation with Chaim Gingold\, author of Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine. \nMonday\, April 21\, 2025 \n6PM – 9PM (drop by anytime!) \nOpen to all\, regardless of experience / skill level. \nEach session begins with a lightning talk or workshop and is followed by hacking\, hanging\, and peer-to-peer skill-sharing. \nFree RSVP \nBring your computer and current works-in-progress. \nSeated program \nView our FAQ page for more info\, or contact us at info@grayarea.org with any accommodation requests.\nAbout Simulation Sessions \nSimulation Sessions is a free monthly event series facilitated by the World Engines Lab\, incubated at Gray Area. In response to the growing prevalence and sophistication of virtual simulations and environments\, these sessions seek to sustain a local community of 3D designers\, artists\, and technologists\, facilitate peer teaching and learning\, and spark dialogue about the social\, cultural\, and political dimensions of building digital worlds. \nAll\, regardless of skill or experience level\, are welcome to attend and bring their current projects (in any 3D platform\, including Unreal\, Unity\, Godot\, Three.js\, Babylon.js\, Rhino\, Blender\, Houdini\, Spline\, Womp\, TouchDesigner\, Custom 3DAI tools\, and more). \nEach session begins promptly at 6pm with a brief talk or mini-workshop led by a member of the community. At 6:30pm\, participants are invited to work on projects\, seek technical advice\, mingle\, and meet others engaged in the practice of building simulations. Feel free to arrive at any time between 6:00 and 9:00pm. \nThis Month’s Speaker\nChaim Gingold \nChaim Gingold is the author of Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine (MIT Press)\, which Stewart Brand called “one of the best origin stories ever told and the best account I’ve seen of how innovation actually occurs in computerdom.” Gingold began his design career apprenticed to Will Wright on Spore\, where his chief accomplishment was designing the critically acclaimed Spore Creature Creator. His projects\, like Earth: A Primer\, a science book made of interactive toys\, have been featured by Wired\, CNN\, and the New York Times.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-simulation-sessions-april-2025-with-chaim-gingold/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: SPECULATIONS ON CAPTURE | Film Screening - Morehshin Allahyari in Conversation with Usha Iyer
DESCRIPTION:Gray Area is pleased to present Speculations on Capture (2024)\, a new film by Bay Area based Iranian-Kurdish artist Morehshin Allahyari. \nSPECULATIONS ON CAPTURE | Film Screening\nw/ Morehshin Allahyari in Conversation with Usha Iyer \n– Doors: 7PM\n– Intro talk: 7:30PM\n– Film screening: 7:45PM (35 mins)\n– Conversation + Q&A: 8:20 – 8:50PM\n– Cocktail hour: 8:50 – 9:30PM \nAll ages \nSeated \nView our FAQ page for more info\, or contact us at info@grayarea.org with any accommodation requests.\nAbout the Event \nOriginally commissioned by the UK’s Victoria & Albert Museum\, Speculations on Capture continues Morehshin Allahyari’s practice of using 3D simulation\, digital fabrication\, archival methods\, and storytelling as tools to deconstruct Western technological colonialism. \nFollowing the screening\, Stanford professor Usha Iyer will join Allahyari for a rich discussion on the film\, history\, and myth-making\, and the power of media to refigure imperialist legacies\, followed by a Q&A with the audience. After the program\, stick around for a cocktail hour with the speakers. \nSpeculations on Capture and the associated program are presented with support from the San Francisco Arts Commission as part of the Shaping Legacy initiative: a multi-year equity-focused commitment to critically examine the monuments and memorials in San Francisco’s Civic Art Collection.\nAbout Speculations on Capture \nThe V&A houses one of the largest collections of Islamic art in the world\, with over 19\,000 objects spanning the 7th to the early 20th century. Allahyari’s poetic film explores the histories of astronomical instruments crafted in Iran and Pakistan\, now held within the museum’s collection. Dating from the 1200s to the 1700s\, each object was digitally reconstructed in 3D for this project and appears in the film alongside archival documents and historical photographs. The museum’s records\, capturing only fragments of these objects’ narratives\, document their arrival between 1865 and 1930\, yet provide little insight into how their displacement affected their places of origin and the people connected to them. Their journeys reflect the colonial histories that have shaped Western museum collections. \nBorn and raised in Tehran\, Allahyari extends these incomplete narratives\, merging historical facts with speculative fiction to imagine lost encounters\, diverted knowledge\, and inaccessible cultural histories. Her work disrupts conventional museum frameworks\, challenging the power dynamics of institutional collections while re-establishing connections between objects and their original histories\, cultures\, and communities. By transcending the limitations of archives\, Allahyari envisions alternative pasts and possible futures for these artefacts. \nAllahyari has been instrumental in conceptualising the term “digital colonialism\,” describing how technological tools can perpetuate colonial power structures. She reinterprets the act of scanning as an embodied\, performative gesture with open-ended political implications\, proposing\, “Put it to use. Let it colonize the colonizers.” In her work\, Allahyari engages with replicas of Middle Eastern cultural artefacts\, narrating their long histories as symbols and relics while simultaneously performing ritualised 3D scans of each object. She explores how digital reconstruction can function as a means of reclaiming narratives\, revealing technology’s capacity to either erase or preserve cultural memory.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-speculations-on-capture-film-screening-morehshin-allahyari-in-conversation-with-usha-iyer/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: TouchDesigner 101: Creating Interactive Installations and Generative Art
DESCRIPTION:Over the last several years\, TouchDesigner has risen to prominence as a leading software tool used to create immersive experiences\, interactive installations\, performance tools for lighting/live shows\, and generative visuals. \nThis intensive course focuses on an interactive installation and generative art perspective\, and will cover methods of visual experimentation and project building for installations. Over the course of 12 weeks participants will learn TouchDesigner from the ground up\, starting with foundational skills including the basics of the interface\, node-based programming techniques\, and best practices for development and organization. Once the foundations have been covered\, participants will take a deeper dive into textures\, 3D geometry (including procedural techniques and particles)\, rendering\, UI building\, utilizing Python within the software\, and more. \nThe workshop is a great way for new users of TouchDesigner to build a foundational knowledge of the software and to start experimenting with the same techniques that are used by experienced developers and artists alike. \nOver the course of the program\, students will learn the technical skills and gain the creative inspiration to create an interactive artwork in a final public showcase attended by the creative community\, industry\, and museum professionals.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-touchdesigner-101-creating-interactive-installations-and-generative-art/2025-04-19/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: TouchDesigner 101: Creating Interactive Installations and Generative Art
DESCRIPTION:Over the last several years\, TouchDesigner has risen to prominence as a leading software tool used to create immersive experiences\, interactive installations\, performance tools for lighting/live shows\, and generative visuals. \nThis intensive course focuses on an interactive installation and generative art perspective\, and will cover methods of visual experimentation and project building for installations. Over the course of 12 weeks participants will learn TouchDesigner from the ground up\, starting with foundational skills including the basics of the interface\, node-based programming techniques\, and best practices for development and organization. Once the foundations have been covered\, participants will take a deeper dive into textures\, 3D geometry (including procedural techniques and particles)\, rendering\, UI building\, utilizing Python within the software\, and more. \nThe workshop is a great way for new users of TouchDesigner to build a foundational knowledge of the software and to start experimenting with the same techniques that are used by experienced developers and artists alike. \nOver the course of the program\, students will learn the technical skills and gain the creative inspiration to create an interactive artwork in a final public showcase attended by the creative community\, industry\, and museum professionals.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-touchdesigner-101-creating-interactive-installations-and-generative-art/2025-04-12/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Recombinant Media Labs and Gray Area present The Turntable Trio
DESCRIPTION:Pioneers of New Turntablism\, Maria Chávez\, Evicshen (aka Victoria Shen) and Mariam Rezaei come together in this historical\, head-scrambling\, boundary-shattering trio. \nMaria Chávez + Victoria Shen + Mariam Rezaei\naka The Turntable Trio \nwith Las Sucias \nSaturday\, April 5\, 2025 \nDoors: 8PM \nAll Ages \nStanding performance \nAbout The Turntable Trio \nPioneers of New Turntablism\, Maria Chávez\, Evicshen (aka Victoria Shen) and Mariam Rezaei come together in this historical\, head-scrambling\, boundary-shattering trio. The group weave together elements of musique concrète\, free improvisation\, noise\, techno and hip-hop with instrument building and modification. Each artist has a wildly different approach to turntablism. Techniques deployed to create their dizzying sets include scratching\, beat-juggling\, sampling and looping\, while the technologies include double-needle-head shells and acrylic needle nails. The trio’s compositional aesthetics combine sound sculpture\, maximalism/minimalism and sonic destruction. Together\, they show that New Turntablism is beyond technique\, genre or compositional theory; it’s about the unknown. This important project represents the first time three female turntablists of colour have come together in this way.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-recombinant-media-labs-and-gray-area-present-the-turntable-trio/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: TouchDesigner 101: Creating Interactive Installations and Generative Art
DESCRIPTION:Over the last several years\, TouchDesigner has risen to prominence as a leading software tool used to create immersive experiences\, interactive installations\, performance tools for lighting/live shows\, and generative visuals. \nThis intensive course focuses on an interactive installation and generative art perspective\, and will cover methods of visual experimentation and project building for installations. Over the course of 12 weeks participants will learn TouchDesigner from the ground up\, starting with foundational skills including the basics of the interface\, node-based programming techniques\, and best practices for development and organization. Once the foundations have been covered\, participants will take a deeper dive into textures\, 3D geometry (including procedural techniques and particles)\, rendering\, UI building\, utilizing Python within the software\, and more. \nThe workshop is a great way for new users of TouchDesigner to build a foundational knowledge of the software and to start experimenting with the same techniques that are used by experienced developers and artists alike. \nOver the course of the program\, students will learn the technical skills and gain the creative inspiration to create an interactive artwork in a final public showcase attended by the creative community\, industry\, and museum professionals.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-touchdesigner-101-creating-interactive-installations-and-generative-art/2025-04-05/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Andrew McLuhan teaches Understanding Media Intensive: Part two
DESCRIPTION:Join a group of like-minded people from around the world for the newest cohort of Understanding Media Intensive: Part Two\, the second of a three-part intensive survey of Marshall McLuhan‘s major 1964 work Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man\, taught by Andrew McLuhan\, Director of The McLuhan Institute. Over 13 weeks we will cover chapters 8-20 – part one covered background and chapters 1–8. UMI: Part Three (spring or fall 2025) will cover the concluding chapters 21–33. \nIf you’re interested in how technology shapes us individually and socially\, if you’re interested in the pioneering work of Marshall McLuhan\, if you’ve tried to read Understanding Media but had a hard time with it\, if you’d like to immerse yourself in a deep study of this 1964 guidebook and explore how to use it to make sense of the contemporary world\, this course is for you. Course participants join in from around the world in a small group from a variety of backgrounds from students to teachers\, artists to CEO’s\, people in technology\, marketing\, from all walks of life come together to explore and make sense. \nIn an age where our media environment conditions and structures our reality in increasingly potent ways\, Understanding Media provides important foundational knowledge on how our cultural traumas and tropes are embodied in technologies. This course will provide lecture and discussion on Part Two of the book\, which puts forth a set of tools for exploring human technologies and innovations as a means to regain agency in the midst of our increasingly disorienting online lives. \nInstructor Andrew McLuhan reads each chapter aloud\, with personal anecdotes and other sources (books\, essays\, letters\, documents) to add context and comprehension. Discussion and optional creative assignments provide another valuable resource to help students absorb the material and apply it today. Live students are able to engage in discussion and ask questions while an Audit option is available at a lower cost for those unable to attend synchronously. \nLectures will include explorations and explanations of never-before-seen author annotations\, historical documents\, and personal accounts. This course picks up at the beginning of Part Two of Understanding Media starting with Chapter 8 – The Spoken Word: Flower of Evil? and will conclude with Chapter 19 – Wheel\, Bicycle\, and Airplane. A scrapbook of materials around the publication of the book in 1964 compiled by Marshall’s wife Corinne McLuhan\, containing reviews and interviews\, will add further context to how the book was received and provide insight into the material under discussion. \nClasses average 2-3 hours and will be streamed live on Tuesdays from January 7\, 2025 – April 1\, 2025\, starting at 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EDT\, and ending no later than 8:00pm PST / 11:00pm EDT.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-andrew-mcluhan-teaches-understanding-media-intensive-part-two-2/2025-04-01/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Weirding AI: Fine tuning and RAG for Poets & Artists
DESCRIPTION:This 2-day workshop invites participants to explore the intersection of AI-generated poetry and queer poetics\, crafting their own fine-tuned\, AI-driven poetic voices. Rather than simply prompting a language model\, participants will engage in the deeper creative act of designing the datasets that shape AI’s expressive potential—curating its tone\, constraints\, and poetic identity. \nWe’ll examine AI as an uncanny poetic collaborator\, situating our work within a lineage of algorithmic writing that spans Markov chains\, Oulipo constraints\, and contemporary LLMs. Through hands-on experimentation\, we’ll move beyond surface-level AI generation to explore fine-tuning and dataset curation as a form of authorship\, uncovering how AI can serve as an extension of poetic intention\, surprise\, and enchantment.\nConcepts We’ll Explore: \n    AI & Divination: Generative text as a form of oracular revelation (Tarot\, automatic writing\, AI as an unpredictable mirror)\n    The Psychedelics of AI: The uncanny\, the surreal\, and the queerness of probabilistic meaning\n    Poetic Constraint vs. AI Uncanniness: What happens when we design the constraints rather than just generate text?\n    Performance\, Theatricality & AI: What does it mean to create an AI with a persona? How do we perform with machines?\n    Fine-Tuning vs. Prompt Engineering: The difference between curating a dataset vs. writing good prompts \n This workshop is for poets\, artists\, and technologists eager to experiment with AI not just as a tool\, but as a co-creator—one that challenges\, surprises\, and extends our sense of poetic authorship.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-weirding-ai-fine-tuning-and-rag-for-poets-artists/2025-03-30/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: DJ Dials x THROTTLE present FJAAK
DESCRIPTION:21+ / ALL SALES FINAL / Tickets are tranferable VIA Tixel. \nFJAAK\, the Berlin-based duo of hardware heads\, have been constantly making a name for themselves over the last half a decade. Having grown up together in Spandau on the outskirts of Berlin\, Felix Wagner and Aaron Röbig began quite early to create all different kinds of music before ending up taking on the city’s heritage – techno – to make it their own \nTHROTTLE: The highly acclaimed event series debuted in 2024 and has already featured official SF debuts and return appearances by artists like Nico Moreno\, Oguz\, Tommy Four Seven\, ØTTA\, Lilly Palmer\, Kobosil\, Trym\, Partiboi69 & Kettama (Ketboi69).
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-dj-dials-x-throttle-present-fjaak/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Weirding AI: Fine tuning and RAG for Poets & Artists
DESCRIPTION:This 2-day workshop invites participants to explore the intersection of AI-generated poetry and queer poetics\, crafting their own fine-tuned\, AI-driven poetic voices. Rather than simply prompting a language model\, participants will engage in the deeper creative act of designing the datasets that shape AI’s expressive potential—curating its tone\, constraints\, and poetic identity. \nWe’ll examine AI as an uncanny poetic collaborator\, situating our work within a lineage of algorithmic writing that spans Markov chains\, Oulipo constraints\, and contemporary LLMs. Through hands-on experimentation\, we’ll move beyond surface-level AI generation to explore fine-tuning and dataset curation as a form of authorship\, uncovering how AI can serve as an extension of poetic intention\, surprise\, and enchantment.\nConcepts We’ll Explore: \n    AI & Divination: Generative text as a form of oracular revelation (Tarot\, automatic writing\, AI as an unpredictable mirror)\n    The Psychedelics of AI: The uncanny\, the surreal\, and the queerness of probabilistic meaning\n    Poetic Constraint vs. AI Uncanniness: What happens when we design the constraints rather than just generate text?\n    Performance\, Theatricality & AI: What does it mean to create an AI with a persona? How do we perform with machines?\n    Fine-Tuning vs. Prompt Engineering: The difference between curating a dataset vs. writing good prompts \n This workshop is for poets\, artists\, and technologists eager to experiment with AI not just as a tool\, but as a co-creator—one that challenges\, surprises\, and extends our sense of poetic authorship.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-weirding-ai-fine-tuning-and-rag-for-poets-artists/2025-03-29/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: TouchDesigner 101: Creating Interactive Installations and Generative Art
DESCRIPTION:Over the last several years\, TouchDesigner has risen to prominence as a leading software tool used to create immersive experiences\, interactive installations\, performance tools for lighting/live shows\, and generative visuals. \nThis intensive course focuses on an interactive installation and generative art perspective\, and will cover methods of visual experimentation and project building for installations. Over the course of 12 weeks participants will learn TouchDesigner from the ground up\, starting with foundational skills including the basics of the interface\, node-based programming techniques\, and best practices for development and organization. Once the foundations have been covered\, participants will take a deeper dive into textures\, 3D geometry (including procedural techniques and particles)\, rendering\, UI building\, utilizing Python within the software\, and more. \nThe workshop is a great way for new users of TouchDesigner to build a foundational knowledge of the software and to start experimenting with the same techniques that are used by experienced developers and artists alike. \nOver the course of the program\, students will learn the technical skills and gain the creative inspiration to create an interactive artwork in a final public showcase attended by the creative community\, industry\, and museum professionals.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-touchdesigner-101-creating-interactive-installations-and-generative-art/2025-03-29/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Andrew McLuhan teaches Understanding Media Intensive: Part two
DESCRIPTION:Join a group of like-minded people from around the world for the newest cohort of Understanding Media Intensive: Part Two\, the second of a three-part intensive survey of Marshall McLuhan‘s major 1964 work Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man\, taught by Andrew McLuhan\, Director of The McLuhan Institute. Over 13 weeks we will cover chapters 8-20 – part one covered background and chapters 1–8. UMI: Part Three (spring or fall 2025) will cover the concluding chapters 21–33. \nIf you’re interested in how technology shapes us individually and socially\, if you’re interested in the pioneering work of Marshall McLuhan\, if you’ve tried to read Understanding Media but had a hard time with it\, if you’d like to immerse yourself in a deep study of this 1964 guidebook and explore how to use it to make sense of the contemporary world\, this course is for you. Course participants join in from around the world in a small group from a variety of backgrounds from students to teachers\, artists to CEO’s\, people in technology\, marketing\, from all walks of life come together to explore and make sense. \nIn an age where our media environment conditions and structures our reality in increasingly potent ways\, Understanding Media provides important foundational knowledge on how our cultural traumas and tropes are embodied in technologies. This course will provide lecture and discussion on Part Two of the book\, which puts forth a set of tools for exploring human technologies and innovations as a means to regain agency in the midst of our increasingly disorienting online lives. \nInstructor Andrew McLuhan reads each chapter aloud\, with personal anecdotes and other sources (books\, essays\, letters\, documents) to add context and comprehension. Discussion and optional creative assignments provide another valuable resource to help students absorb the material and apply it today. Live students are able to engage in discussion and ask questions while an Audit option is available at a lower cost for those unable to attend synchronously. \nLectures will include explorations and explanations of never-before-seen author annotations\, historical documents\, and personal accounts. This course picks up at the beginning of Part Two of Understanding Media starting with Chapter 8 – The Spoken Word: Flower of Evil? and will conclude with Chapter 19 – Wheel\, Bicycle\, and Airplane. A scrapbook of materials around the publication of the book in 1964 compiled by Marshall’s wife Corinne McLuhan\, containing reviews and interviews\, will add further context to how the book was received and provide insight into the material under discussion. \nClasses average 2-3 hours and will be streamed live on Tuesdays from January 7\, 2025 – April 1\, 2025\, starting at 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EDT\, and ending no later than 8:00pm PST / 11:00pm EDT.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-andrew-mcluhan-teaches-understanding-media-intensive-part-two-2/2025-03-25/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Michael Rother plays NEU! & Harmonia & Solo Works
DESCRIPTION:(((folkYEAH!))) Presents\nMICHAEL ROTHER Plays NEU! & Harmonia & Solo Works \nplus:: Isaiah Mitchell & Adam MacDougall \nGray Area \nSan Francisco\, CA \nMonday\, March 24\, 2025 \nDoors 7pm / Show 8pm \nAll Ages \nAll Sales Final.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-michael-rother-plays-neu-harmonia-solo-works/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: TouchDesigner 101: Creating Interactive Installations and Generative Art
DESCRIPTION:Over the last several years\, TouchDesigner has risen to prominence as a leading software tool used to create immersive experiences\, interactive installations\, performance tools for lighting/live shows\, and generative visuals. \nThis intensive course focuses on an interactive installation and generative art perspective\, and will cover methods of visual experimentation and project building for installations. Over the course of 12 weeks participants will learn TouchDesigner from the ground up\, starting with foundational skills including the basics of the interface\, node-based programming techniques\, and best practices for development and organization. Once the foundations have been covered\, participants will take a deeper dive into textures\, 3D geometry (including procedural techniques and particles)\, rendering\, UI building\, utilizing Python within the software\, and more. \nThe workshop is a great way for new users of TouchDesigner to build a foundational knowledge of the software and to start experimenting with the same techniques that are used by experienced developers and artists alike. \nOver the course of the program\, students will learn the technical skills and gain the creative inspiration to create an interactive artwork in a final public showcase attended by the creative community\, industry\, and museum professionals.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-touchdesigner-101-creating-interactive-installations-and-generative-art/2025-03-22/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater:  Hybrid Choreographies: A Creative Motion Capture Showcase
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Qualisys and Cie Gilles Jobin\, Gray Area will be turning the Grand Theater into a motion capture performance lab for one week\, demonstrating the creative potential of using real-time movement tracking to produce hybrid dance pieces. Delta_Ark\, an artist spearheading the World Engines Lab with Gray Area\, will join Kinetech Arts for a micro-residency focused on developing a piece integrating motion capture\, movement\, and real-time simulation. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, March 19 as Delta_Ark and Kinetech Dance debut their performance-in-progress in this special showcase event. \nThe evening will also feature a real-time performance by lead dance artist Susana Panadés Diaz\, renowned choreographer Gilles Jobin\, and technologist Adryan Barilliet\, with special guest artist Zelia ZZ Tan. Following the performance\, the artists will discuss the concept of “creative mocap” and how Qualisys technology is applied in live performance setups\, offering unique insights into the artistic and technological process.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-hybrid-choreographies-a-creative-motion-capture-showcase/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250318T180000
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater:  Artist Talk & Happy Hour: Mélanie Courtinat
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the evening of March 18th at Gray Area as we welcome Mélanie Courtinat\, whose interactive game work The Siren is currently on view in the Gray Area Gallery. Turning preconceived notions of video games on their head\, Courtinat’s work questions the player’s role in virtual environments—often involving high fidelity graphics rendered by simulation engines. Courtinat will give a short overview of her work\, followed by a guided playthrough of The Siren and a Q&A with the audience moderated by associate curator Wade Wallerstein.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-artist-talk-happy-hour-melanie-courtinat/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Andrew McLuhan teaches Understanding Media Intensive: Part two
DESCRIPTION:Join a group of like-minded people from around the world for the newest cohort of Understanding Media Intensive: Part Two\, the second of a three-part intensive survey of Marshall McLuhan‘s major 1964 work Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man\, taught by Andrew McLuhan\, Director of The McLuhan Institute. Over 13 weeks we will cover chapters 8-20 – part one covered background and chapters 1–8. UMI: Part Three (spring or fall 2025) will cover the concluding chapters 21–33. \nIf you’re interested in how technology shapes us individually and socially\, if you’re interested in the pioneering work of Marshall McLuhan\, if you’ve tried to read Understanding Media but had a hard time with it\, if you’d like to immerse yourself in a deep study of this 1964 guidebook and explore how to use it to make sense of the contemporary world\, this course is for you. Course participants join in from around the world in a small group from a variety of backgrounds from students to teachers\, artists to CEO’s\, people in technology\, marketing\, from all walks of life come together to explore and make sense. \nIn an age where our media environment conditions and structures our reality in increasingly potent ways\, Understanding Media provides important foundational knowledge on how our cultural traumas and tropes are embodied in technologies. This course will provide lecture and discussion on Part Two of the book\, which puts forth a set of tools for exploring human technologies and innovations as a means to regain agency in the midst of our increasingly disorienting online lives. \nInstructor Andrew McLuhan reads each chapter aloud\, with personal anecdotes and other sources (books\, essays\, letters\, documents) to add context and comprehension. Discussion and optional creative assignments provide another valuable resource to help students absorb the material and apply it today. Live students are able to engage in discussion and ask questions while an Audit option is available at a lower cost for those unable to attend synchronously. \nLectures will include explorations and explanations of never-before-seen author annotations\, historical documents\, and personal accounts. This course picks up at the beginning of Part Two of Understanding Media starting with Chapter 8 – The Spoken Word: Flower of Evil? and will conclude with Chapter 19 – Wheel\, Bicycle\, and Airplane. A scrapbook of materials around the publication of the book in 1964 compiled by Marshall’s wife Corinne McLuhan\, containing reviews and interviews\, will add further context to how the book was received and provide insight into the material under discussion. \nClasses average 2-3 hours and will be streamed live on Tuesdays from January 7\, 2025 – April 1\, 2025\, starting at 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EDT\, and ending no later than 8:00pm PST / 11:00pm EDT.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-andrew-mcluhan-teaches-understanding-media-intensive-part-two-2/2025-03-18/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: How to Build a Sustainable Economic Model in Contemporary Digital Art
DESCRIPTION:In a rapidly evolving digital art landscape\, balancing creative ambition with financial sustainability is a crucial challenge. Led by award-winning artist and art director Mélanie Courtinat\, this workshop explores strategies for building viable economic models as a digital artist through diverse revenue streams. Through examples in their own practice\, the artist will discuss funding opportunities\, collaborations\, pricing strategies\, and alternative revenue streams. \nParticipants will gain insight into how to identify and prepare grant applications that align with their artistic goals and how to budget for digital production. Strategies discussed in the workshop will include how artists can develop collaborations to build their network\, experiment with new tools\, and expand their portfolio. The artist will also explain how to negotiate fees\, set a freelance rate\, structure payments\, and establish clear boundaries with clients to prevent scope creep in commissions and collaborations. The workshop will conclude with practical exercises where participants can develop financial strategies and an action plan for their own freelance and artistic practice.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-how-to-build-a-sustainable-economic-model-in-contemporary-digital-art/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater:  Beyond Play: A French-American Community Event on the Future of Video Games
DESCRIPTION:San Francisco’s Gray Area will soon host Beyond Play\, the first-ever French-American community event dedicated to fostering collaboration\, reflection\, and artistic dialogue in the video game industry. \nOrganized by Villa Albertine\, in San Francisco’s Gray Area\,  in partnership with Institut français\, La Région Occitanie\, Game France\, Game for changer\, and  Gray Area\, Beyond Play is the French-American community event during GDC dedicated to fostering collaboration\, reflection\, and artistic dialogue in the video game industry. This exclusive event will bring together industry leaders\, creatives\, and professionals for an evening of insightful discussions\, networking\, and artistic exploration. \nTaking place on March 16\, 2025\, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gray Area in the Mission District of San Francisco\, Beyond Play aims to engage the American professional community and gaming enthusiasts in meaningful exchanges. Attendees must RSVP. Please use the registration button to the left to RSVP. \nThe event will kick off with an Intellectual Property Marketplace\, offering a unique opportunity for American publishers to meet with five leading French studios from the Game Changer delegation. This session will facilitate transatlantic collaboration and open doors for new business opportunities. \nFollowing the marketplace\, a series of expert-led discussions will highlight the dynamic interplay between France and the United States in the gaming sector. \nThe first panel will explore the unique strengths of the French and American gaming industries\, their evolving collaboration\, and their impact on the global gaming landscape. Panelists will examine cultural and technological exchanges\, the growing interest of IP owners in expanding franchises across different media\, and new opportunities to engage diverse audiences worldwide. \nThe second panel will focus on the significance of art\, artificial intelligence\, and impact-driven games\, examining how video games transcend entertainment to shape storytelling\, social change\, and cultural expression. \nProgram Schedule: \n5:00 PM – 6:30 PM – French-American Panel Discussions: \nPanel 1: From League of Legends to Arcane: Adapting an Iconic IP for the Screen \nModerated by Diana de Sousa Pires\, Promotion and Support Manager for Video Game and XR Projects\, CNC with Fabrice Condominas Executive Producer\, MMO @ Riot Games \nThis firechat with Riot Games will shed light on crossover IPs and the pivotal role played by the French industry in this domain. It will explore how Riot’s League of Legends franchise was successfully brought to screen as the globally acclaimed animated series Arcane\, made by the French studio Fortiche Production. The discussion will highlight the dynamic collaboration between France and the U.S\, as well as the growing interest among IP owners in expanding their franchises across different media\, unlocking new opportunities to reach and engage diverse audiences worldwide. \nPanel 2 : The Importance of Art\, AI and Impact in Video Games    \nModerated by Zoe McCloskey\, Adjunct Professor\, Game Arts Program\, CCA  \nSpeakers: Kristine Severson\, Senior Director\, Funding and Partnerships at Games for Change; Nicolas Brière\, Old Skull Games; and Mélanie Courtinat\, New Media Artist\, Presentation of The Siren\, recipient of the French Immersion Grant \nThe Importance of Art and Impact in Video Games emphasizes how art in video games goes beyond mere visual appeal\, especially with the inclusion of AI-driven designs and interactive elements. It serves as a vital tool in enriching storytelling\, evoking emotions\, and providing cultural context. Art also influences social change\, shaping generational experiences\, while offering innovative forms of interactive expression\, education\, community engagement\, and soft power. With AI enhancing dynamic environments and characters\, it becomes an essential part of the gaming experience\, shaping how players connect with the game and its world.   \n6:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Cocktail and Networking Session \nAs a special highlight\, The Siren\, an innovative video game installation by French artist Mélanie Courtinat\, will be presented. This immersive work challenges traditional gaming conventions\, inviting audiences to reflect on their engagement with digital art and interactive experiences. \nBeyond Play is part of the Game Changer program\, an initiative developed by Villa Albertine in collaboration with the Institut Français\, La Région Occitanie\, and Games for Change. This program provides representatives from five selected French studios with a 10-day immersion in the American gaming industry\, covering topics such as artificial intelligence\, fundraising\, adaptation\, marketing\, press relations\, impact games\, community engagement\, legal contracts\, and pitching. \nDuring their stay from March 11 to 19\, 2025\, the selected representatives will participate in exclusive workshops and masterclasses led by U.S. gaming experts. They will also visit major industry players such as Riot Games\, Ubisoft\, Survios\, Twitch\, PlayStation\, and CAA. The program includes two key networking events: a reception at the French Consulate in Los Angeles on March 13 and Beyond Play in San Francisco on March 16\, coinciding with the Game Developers Conference (GDC). Delegates will also receive accreditation and access to the GDC\, ensuring unparalleled exposure to the American gaming ecosystem. \nGray Area\, the venue for Beyond Play\, is a nonprofit cultural incubator in San Francisco dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Since 2008\, it has established itself as a unique hub for critically engaging with technology and culture\, empowering creative practitioners to drive social impact through groundbreaking work. \nWith an emphasis on cross-cultural exchange\, technological innovation\, and artistic exploration\, Beyond Play promises to be a landmark event for professionals and creatives looking to shape the future of the gaming industry. \nRSVP here to secure your spot at this exclusive symposium.\nhttps://vip.villa-albertine.org/_e8494
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-beyond-play-a-french-american-community-event-on-the-future-of-video-games/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: TouchDesigner 101: Creating Interactive Installations and Generative Art
DESCRIPTION:Over the last several years\, TouchDesigner has risen to prominence as a leading software tool used to create immersive experiences\, interactive installations\, performance tools for lighting/live shows\, and generative visuals. \nThis intensive course focuses on an interactive installation and generative art perspective\, and will cover methods of visual experimentation and project building for installations. Over the course of 12 weeks participants will learn TouchDesigner from the ground up\, starting with foundational skills including the basics of the interface\, node-based programming techniques\, and best practices for development and organization. Once the foundations have been covered\, participants will take a deeper dive into textures\, 3D geometry (including procedural techniques and particles)\, rendering\, UI building\, utilizing Python within the software\, and more. \nThe workshop is a great way for new users of TouchDesigner to build a foundational knowledge of the software and to start experimenting with the same techniques that are used by experienced developers and artists alike. \nOver the course of the program\, students will learn the technical skills and gain the creative inspiration to create an interactive artwork in a final public showcase attended by the creative community\, industry\, and museum professionals.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-touchdesigner-101-creating-interactive-installations-and-generative-art/2025-03-15/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater:  BYOB: Bring Your Own Beamer
DESCRIPTION:An ephemeral night of digital art awaits! Dreamed up by net-art visionary Rafaël Rozendaal\, BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) is a one-night-only exhibition and playground for artists to showcase their work.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-byob-bring-your-own-beamer-2/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Andrew McLuhan teaches Understanding Media Intensive: Part two
DESCRIPTION:Join a group of like-minded people from around the world for the newest cohort of Understanding Media Intensive: Part Two\, the second of a three-part intensive survey of Marshall McLuhan‘s major 1964 work Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man\, taught by Andrew McLuhan\, Director of The McLuhan Institute. Over 13 weeks we will cover chapters 8-20 – part one covered background and chapters 1–8. UMI: Part Three (spring or fall 2025) will cover the concluding chapters 21–33. \nIf you’re interested in how technology shapes us individually and socially\, if you’re interested in the pioneering work of Marshall McLuhan\, if you’ve tried to read Understanding Media but had a hard time with it\, if you’d like to immerse yourself in a deep study of this 1964 guidebook and explore how to use it to make sense of the contemporary world\, this course is for you. Course participants join in from around the world in a small group from a variety of backgrounds from students to teachers\, artists to CEO’s\, people in technology\, marketing\, from all walks of life come together to explore and make sense. \nIn an age where our media environment conditions and structures our reality in increasingly potent ways\, Understanding Media provides important foundational knowledge on how our cultural traumas and tropes are embodied in technologies. This course will provide lecture and discussion on Part Two of the book\, which puts forth a set of tools for exploring human technologies and innovations as a means to regain agency in the midst of our increasingly disorienting online lives. \nInstructor Andrew McLuhan reads each chapter aloud\, with personal anecdotes and other sources (books\, essays\, letters\, documents) to add context and comprehension. Discussion and optional creative assignments provide another valuable resource to help students absorb the material and apply it today. Live students are able to engage in discussion and ask questions while an Audit option is available at a lower cost for those unable to attend synchronously. \nLectures will include explorations and explanations of never-before-seen author annotations\, historical documents\, and personal accounts. This course picks up at the beginning of Part Two of Understanding Media starting with Chapter 8 – The Spoken Word: Flower of Evil? and will conclude with Chapter 19 – Wheel\, Bicycle\, and Airplane. A scrapbook of materials around the publication of the book in 1964 compiled by Marshall’s wife Corinne McLuhan\, containing reviews and interviews\, will add further context to how the book was received and provide insight into the material under discussion. \nClasses average 2-3 hours and will be streamed live on Tuesdays from January 7\, 2025 – April 1\, 2025\, starting at 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EDT\, and ending no later than 8:00pm PST / 11:00pm EDT.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-andrew-mcluhan-teaches-understanding-media-intensive-part-two-2/2025-03-11/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: TouchDesigner 101: Creating Interactive Installations and Generative Art
DESCRIPTION:Over the last several years\, TouchDesigner has risen to prominence as a leading software tool used to create immersive experiences\, interactive installations\, performance tools for lighting/live shows\, and generative visuals. \nThis intensive course focuses on an interactive installation and generative art perspective\, and will cover methods of visual experimentation and project building for installations. Over the course of 12 weeks participants will learn TouchDesigner from the ground up\, starting with foundational skills including the basics of the interface\, node-based programming techniques\, and best practices for development and organization. Once the foundations have been covered\, participants will take a deeper dive into textures\, 3D geometry (including procedural techniques and particles)\, rendering\, UI building\, utilizing Python within the software\, and more. \nThe workshop is a great way for new users of TouchDesigner to build a foundational knowledge of the software and to start experimenting with the same techniques that are used by experienced developers and artists alike. \nOver the course of the program\, students will learn the technical skills and gain the creative inspiration to create an interactive artwork in a final public showcase attended by the creative community\, industry\, and museum professionals.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-touchdesigner-101-creating-interactive-installations-and-generative-art/2025-03-09/
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SUMMARY:Gray Area Grand Theater: Andrew McLuhan teaches Understanding Media Intensive: Part two
DESCRIPTION:Join a group of like-minded people from around the world for the newest cohort of Understanding Media Intensive: Part Two\, the second of a three-part intensive survey of Marshall McLuhan‘s major 1964 work Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man\, taught by Andrew McLuhan\, Director of The McLuhan Institute. Over 13 weeks we will cover chapters 8-20 – part one covered background and chapters 1–8. UMI: Part Three (spring or fall 2025) will cover the concluding chapters 21–33. \nIf you’re interested in how technology shapes us individually and socially\, if you’re interested in the pioneering work of Marshall McLuhan\, if you’ve tried to read Understanding Media but had a hard time with it\, if you’d like to immerse yourself in a deep study of this 1964 guidebook and explore how to use it to make sense of the contemporary world\, this course is for you. Course participants join in from around the world in a small group from a variety of backgrounds from students to teachers\, artists to CEO’s\, people in technology\, marketing\, from all walks of life come together to explore and make sense. \nIn an age where our media environment conditions and structures our reality in increasingly potent ways\, Understanding Media provides important foundational knowledge on how our cultural traumas and tropes are embodied in technologies. This course will provide lecture and discussion on Part Two of the book\, which puts forth a set of tools for exploring human technologies and innovations as a means to regain agency in the midst of our increasingly disorienting online lives. \nInstructor Andrew McLuhan reads each chapter aloud\, with personal anecdotes and other sources (books\, essays\, letters\, documents) to add context and comprehension. Discussion and optional creative assignments provide another valuable resource to help students absorb the material and apply it today. Live students are able to engage in discussion and ask questions while an Audit option is available at a lower cost for those unable to attend synchronously. \nLectures will include explorations and explanations of never-before-seen author annotations\, historical documents\, and personal accounts. This course picks up at the beginning of Part Two of Understanding Media starting with Chapter 8 – The Spoken Word: Flower of Evil? and will conclude with Chapter 19 – Wheel\, Bicycle\, and Airplane. A scrapbook of materials around the publication of the book in 1964 compiled by Marshall’s wife Corinne McLuhan\, containing reviews and interviews\, will add further context to how the book was received and provide insight into the material under discussion. \nClasses average 2-3 hours and will be streamed live on Tuesdays from January 7\, 2025 – April 1\, 2025\, starting at 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EDT\, and ending no later than 8:00pm PST / 11:00pm EDT.
URL:https://missionlocal.org/event/gray-area-grand-theater-andrew-mcluhan-teaches-understanding-media-intensive-part-two-2/2025-03-04/
LOCATION:Gray Area Grand Theater\, 2665 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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