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{% for testimonial in site.data.testimonials %} diff --git a/codeecologies.md b/codeecologies.md index aa140991..ce14e4a7 100644 --- a/codeecologies.md +++ b/codeecologies.md @@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ layout: codeecologies ![](/static/img/participate/codeecologies.jpg ) -- December 15, 2018. 1~6pm +- December 15, 2018. 1~6pm - School for Poetic Computation and the Michelson Studio, 155 Bank St, NYC -- Free event. +- Free event. - Real Time Captioning, disability and access needs will be supported -- A portion of the event will be live-streamed and open for remote participation - +- A portion of the event will be live-streamed and open for remote participation + Code Ecologies is an open forum to explore the environmental impact of computation. This public event is organized by a group of faculty and alumni from the School for Poetic Computation who are passionate about environmental justice. Through presentations and discussions, we will explore the negative influence of computational technologies and network infrastructure on the natural environment, and the precarious conditions they create for the habitat we share among various species. -“Digital” is falsely seen as virtual or non physical, when in fact “cloud computing” doesn't happen in the clouds -- there are massive data centers, cooling facilities, fiber optic cables, mineral extraction, electronic waste, and other physical infrastructures. On the other side of the arms race for smarter and faster AI, there's a lack of understanding and accountability -- individual or organizational -- for how our use of machine learning, blockchain or 'whatever new' impacts the Earth. Tech companies offer forgiveness and even encouragement for misusing and abusing electronic devices, for example on Black Friday. Online services and apps create an illusion of seamless interaction between computational devices and data which evaporate into thin air after their life cycles. None of this make-believe is true. We need to challenge the disparity between the conveniences of smart devices, and our complicity with destructive technology, as users and creators. +“Digital” is falsely seen as virtual or non physical, when in fact “cloud computing” doesn't happen in the clouds -- there are massive data centers, cooling facilities, fiber optic cables, mineral extraction, electronic waste, and other physical infrastructures. On the other side of the arms race for smarter and faster AI, there's a lack of understanding and accountability -- individual or organizational -- for how our use of machine learning, blockchain or 'whatever new' impacts the Earth. Tech companies offer forgiveness and even encouragement for misusing and abusing electronic devices, for example on Black Friday. Online services and apps create an illusion of seamless interaction between computational devices and data which evaporate into thin air after their life cycles. None of this make-believe is true. We need to challenge the disparity between the conveniences of smart devices, and our complicity with destructive technology, as users and creators. + +At the School for Poetic Computation, we approach code from artistic, poetic, critical and philosophical perspectives. Considering how poetry explores the transformative qualities of the language and computation enables transfer of information at scale, we hope to bring together activists, poets, scientists, artists and community members to discuss "What should we do about it?" -At the School for Poetic Computation, we approach code from artistic, poetic, critical and philosophical perspectives. Considering how poetry explores the transformative qualities of the language and computation enables transfer of information at scale, we hope to bring together activists, poets, scientists, artists and community members to discuss "What should we do about it?" - -Image by Sonia Boller. +Image by Sonia Boller. @@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ Video by Achim Koh Editing by Mathieu Blanchette -### Co-organizers +### Co-organizers -[Taeyoon Choi](http://taeyoonchoi.com) is an artist, a co-founder of School for Poetic Computation, 2017-2018 fellow at Data and Society. Taeyoon is researching distributed network with a critical perspective towards technology, ethics, justice and sensitivity to the concept of personhood. +[Taeyoon Choi](http://taeyoonchoi.com) is an artist, a co-founder of School for Poetic Computation, 2017-2018 fellow at Data and Society. Taeyoon is researching distributed network with a critical perspective towards technology, ethics, justice and sensitivity to the concept of personhood. [Nabil Hassein](https://nabilhassein.github.io/) has worked professionally as a software developer and a public school teacher, and has also done grassroots political organizing in New York City, primarily for police and prison abolition. [Sonia Boller](https://soniaboller.herokuapp.com/) is passionate about creating immersive, interactive experiences. She worked with non-profit organizations to help them manage and visualize their data, and loves the idea of making complex data simpler through visualizations. -### Speakers and facilitators +### Speakers and facilitators [Ingrid Burrington](http://lifewinning.com/) writes, makes maps, and tells jokes about places, politics, and the feelings people have about both. She’s the author of Networks of New York An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet Infrastructure. Her work has been supported by Eyebeam, Data & Society, and the Center for Land Use Interpretation. @@ -44,53 +44,53 @@ Editing by Mathieu Blanchette [Elizabeth Guffey](https://www.purchase.edu/live/profiles/498-elizabeth-guffey) works at the intersection of art, design and disability studies. Her book Designing Disability: Symbols, Space and Society (Bloomsbury) that designs like the International Symbol of Access or “wheelchair symbol” can alter the environment, making people more disabled or less, depending on the design’s planning and use. She is also Founding Editor of the academic journal Design and Culture. Guffey currently heads the MA in Modern and Contemporary Art, Criticism and Theory at the State University of New York, Purchase College. -[Odile Joannette](http://www.wapikoni.ca/home) is the executive director of Wapikoni Mobile. She has been an advocate for Indigenous rights for close to 20 years, striving to improve the quality of life of Aboriginal people. She serves on the Order of Montreal's Board and has been handpicked to be one of 15 members of Montreal's Table on Diversity, Inclusion and the Fight Against Discrimination. She is a founding member and administrator of both DestiNATIONS: Carrefour International of Indigenous Arts and Cultures, and the Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy NETWORK. +[Odile Joannette](http://www.wapikoni.ca/home) is the executive director of Wapikoni Mobile. She has been an advocate for Indigenous rights for close to 20 years, striving to improve the quality of life of Aboriginal people. She serves on the Order of Montreal's Board and has been handpicked to be one of 15 members of Montreal's Table on Diversity, Inclusion and the Fight Against Discrimination. She is a founding member and administrator of both DestiNATIONS: Carrefour International of Indigenous Arts and Cultures, and the Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy NETWORK. -Ian Fried has been in the field of science and sustainability education for the last 5 years. He currently works at [BioBus](http://www.biobus.org/), a non-profit that promotes science education in New York City through their two mobile laboratories. He taught in public, charter and private schools in NYC and North India. After being back in the US, he decided he was going to try to send Zero Waste to landfills in his everyday life. +Ian Fried has been in the field of science and sustainability education for the last 5 years. He currently works at [BioBus](http://www.biobus.org/), a non-profit that promotes science education in New York City through their two mobile laboratories. He taught in public, charter and private schools in NYC and North India. After being back in the US, he decided he was going to try to send Zero Waste to landfills in his everyday life. [Ed Bear](http://www.exitrip.org/Main.html) is a performing artist and engineer. His work with robotics, sound, video, transmission and collective improvisation investigates the questionable calibration of perception. As an educator and designer committed to an open source world, he researches and practices material reuse and as a civil responsibility. -[Anne Pasek](https://twitter.com/aepasek) is a doctoral student of media studies. Her research tracks changing relations to carbon across media, historical periods, and contemporary scales & sites across the globe. Her wider interests include social reproduction feminism, STS, and both old & new materialisms. +[Anne Pasek](https://twitter.com/aepasek) is a doctoral student of media studies. Her research tracks changing relations to carbon across media, historical periods, and contemporary scales & sites across the globe. Her wider interests include social reproduction feminism, STS, and both old & new materialisms. -[Ritwick Ghosh](https://ritwickghosh.com/) is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Environmental Studies in New York University (NYU). Ritwick studies how public and private institutions harness the power of information to both advance, resist, and perform economically rational environmental policy strategies. +[Ritwick Ghosh](https://ritwickghosh.com/) is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Environmental Studies in New York University (NYU). Ritwick studies how public and private institutions harness the power of information to both advance, resist, and perform economically rational environmental policy strategies. [Brian House](http://brianhouse.net) is an artist who investigates more-than-human temporalities. He recently completed a PhD in Computer Music and Multimedia at Brown University and is currently a Mellon Associate Research Scholar at Columbia University's Center for Spatial Research. - + [Evan Tachovsky](https://etachov.io/) is a data scientist and program officer at the Rockefeller Foundation. Evan builds and adapts computational, organizational, and financial machines to reduce inequity. -[Cori Kresge](http://www.cornfielddance.org/about/collaborators/view/Cori-Kresge/) is a NYC based dancer, collaborator, writer, and teacher. Kresge graduated from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in dance and the Dean's Award. In 2016 Kresge staged Cunningham's Field Dances, an improvisational score, on students of CNDC, Angers, France. She has also been a member of José Navas/Compagnie Flak, and Stephen Petronio Company. Kresge currently collaborates and performs with various artists including Rashaun Mitchell+Silas Riener, Liz Magic Laser, Rebecca Lazier and more. +[Cori Kresge](http://www.cornfielddance.org/about/collaborators/view/Cori-Kresge/) is a NYC based dancer, collaborator, writer, and teacher. Kresge graduated from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in dance and the Dean's Award. In 2016 Kresge staged Cunningham's Field Dances, an improvisational score, on students of CNDC, Angers, France. She has also been a member of José Navas/Compagnie Flak, and Stephen Petronio Company. Kresge currently collaborates and performs with various artists including Rashaun Mitchell+Silas Riener, Liz Magic Laser, Rebecca Lazier and more. + +### How can I participate? -### How can I participate? - Free event. Registration is full with a [waitlist](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/code-ecologies-tickets-52863504164), Limited seating If you'd like to volunteer on 12/14 or 12/15, we are looking for help with note-taking, installation and facilitation. Please contact Sonia Boller at (soniaboller@gmail.com) ### Is the event accessible? -We will provide Real Time Captioning and support participants disability and access based on needs. If you have any access needs, please describe on the registration form. +We will provide Real Time Captioning and support participants disability and access based on needs. If you have any access needs, please describe on the registration form. If you want to participate remotely via shared documents, chat channel and video, please contact the organizers via Nabil Hassein at (nabil.hassein@gmail.com) -### Suggested readings +### Suggested readings -- [Computing, Climate Change, and All Our Relationships](https://www.deconstructconf.com/2018/nabil-hassein-computing-climate-change-and-all-our-relationships) by Nabil Hassein -- [Your Data Is Dirty: The Carbon Price of Cloud Computing](http://time.com/46777/your-data-is-dirty-the-carbon-price-of-cloud-computing/) - Bryan Walsh +- [Computing, Climate Change, and All Our Relationships](https://www.deconstructconf.com/2018/nabil-hassein-computing-climate-change-and-all-our-relationships) by Nabil Hassein +- [Your Data Is Dirty: The Carbon Price of Cloud Computing](http://time.com/46777/your-data-is-dirty-the-carbon-price-of-cloud-computing/) - Bryan Walsh - [Tossed aside in the 'White Gold' rush](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/tossed-aside-in-the-lithium-rush/?noredirect=on) - Todd C. Frankel and Peter Whoriskey - [On the Rare Earth Frontier](http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Klinger_berkeley_0028E_15409.pdf) - Julie Michelle Klinger -- [Neodymium. Magnets: How Do They Work?](https://popula.com/2018/07/30/neodymium/) - Ingrid Burrington -- [Terraforms or how to talk about the weather](http://dingdingding.org/issue-2/terraforms-or-how-to-talk-about-the-weather/) - Ingrid Burrington +- [Neodymium. Magnets: How Do They Work?](https://popula.com/2018/07/30/neodymium/) - Ingrid Burrington +- [Terraforms or how to talk about the weather](http://dingdingding.org/issue-2/terraforms-or-how-to-talk-about-the-weather/) - Ingrid Burrington - [Handmade Computer and The Toaster Project](http://taeyoonchoi.com/poetic-computation/thomas-thwaites-and-taeyoon-choi/) - Thomas Thwaites and Taeyoon Choi -- [The Year in Weather](https://www.artforum.com/print/201710/the-year-in-weather-72467) - Keller Easterling +- [The Year in Weather](https://www.artforum.com/print/201710/the-year-in-weather-72467) - Keller Easterling - [Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected?](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/are-disability-rights-and-animal-rights-connected) - Joshua Rothman -- [Park MacArthur](https://bombmagazine.org/articles/park-mcarthur/) - Jennifer Burris -- [Ethics and Archiving the Web](http://distributedweb.care/posts/eaw/) - Distributed Web of Care +- [Park MacArthur](https://bombmagazine.org/articles/park-mcarthur/) - Jennifer Burris +- [Ethics and Archiving the Web](http://distributedweb.care/posts/eaw/) - Distributed Web of Care - [The Environment is Not a System](http://www.aprja.net/the-environment-is-not-a-system/) - Tega Brain - [Survival of the Richest](https://medium.com/s/futurehuman/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1) – Douglas Rushkoff Special selection of films from [Wapikoni](http://www.wapikoni.ca) -- [FINDING THE LIGHT (TROUVER LA LUMIÈRE)](http://www.wapikoni.ca/films/finding-the-light) +- [FINDING THE LIGHT (TROUVER LA LUMIÈRE)](http://www.wapikoni.ca/films/finding-the-light) - [NUHE NENË BOGHÍLNÍH (PROTECTING OUR HOMELAND)](http://www.wapikoni.ca/movies/nuhe-nene-boghilnih-protecting-our-homeland) - [AIRSTRIP - UPROOTING A NATION](http://www.wapikoni.ca/movies/airstrip) - [ONICKAKW - WAKE UP!](http://www.wapikoni.ca/movies/onickakw) @@ -108,31 +108,28 @@ Special selection of films from [Wapikoni](http://www.wapikoni.ca) A portion of the presentations will be live-streamed and recorded. Please follow [SFPC YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsN_2oYnbLo). -Video, photo and text documentation will be published after the event. +Video, photo and text documentation will be published after the event. ### Where is SFPC? -We are located in 155 Bank street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists Community in the West Village, New York City. The event is happening at SFPC and Michelson Studio on the top floor of SFPC. Detailed instruction will be provided upon registration. +We are located at 155 Bank Street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists' Community in Manhattan's West Village, New York City. The event is happening at SFPC and Michelson Studio on the top floor of SFPC. Detailed instructions will be provided upon registration. ### Social media -Please use #codeecologies hashtag. +Please use #codeecologies hashtag. ### Contact Us -Feel free to contact Taeyoon Choi (taeyoon@sfpc.io) for any questions, interview inquiries, [press release](https://github.com/SFPC/sfpc.github.io/blob/master/static/img/press/codeecologies.pdf) and sponsorship opportunities. +Feel free to contact Taeyoon Choi (taeyoon@sfpc.io) for any questions, interview inquiries, [press release](https://github.com/SFPC/sfpc.github.io/blob/master/static/img/press/codeecologies.pdf) and sponsorship opportunities. ### Donation Please support this event by making a donation. [Paypal](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=ihPzc3jTMzWmjszitiF6nVxDftt35fW_fXVjvwKLUL134hgHOJfcP9V1iaZrOooH-J3Cl0&country.x=US&locale.x=US) and cash donation will be accepted at the registration. -### Special thanks +### Special thanks -This event is made possible through the generous support from the [Shuttleworth Foundation](https://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/) Flash Grant, Astra Taylor, friends and volunteers of SFPC community. +This event is made possible through the generous support from the [Shuttleworth Foundation](https://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/) Flash Grant, Astra Taylor, friends and volunteers of SFPC community. ![](/static/img/participate/shuttleworth.jpg ) - - - diff --git a/codenarratives.md b/codenarratives.md index 67d40d2f..ba3b57b8 100644 --- a/codenarratives.md +++ b/codenarratives.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SFPC's Summer Intensive: Code Narratives will explore the practice of generative - [Hannah Davis](http://www.hannahishere.com/) (*1 Class*) - programmer/data scientist/musician, creator of [Transprose](http://www.musicfromtext.com/), a literature-to-music translation project - [Zach Lieberman](http://thesystemis.com/) (*Lecture*) - SFPC co-founder, [OpenFrameworks](http://openframeworks.cc/) co-creator - [Taeyoon Choi](http://taeyoonchoi.com/) (*1 Class*) - SFPC co-founder, artist -- More teachers and speakers to be announced! +- More teachers and speakers to be announced! ### What will happen in these two weeks? @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ You can apply to this session [**here.**](https://goo.gl/forms/dqGHGq6mijVgLzis2 We accept up to 15 students on a rolling basis. We will respond to your application within ~1 week of submission. Rolling admissions means there are fewer and fewer slots the longer you wait, so if you’re interested in the program get your application in early! ### How much is tuition? -$1,500 USD for the 2-week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of living, including housing and meals (recent alumni report this to be in the range of $800 - $1400). Upon payment, your space in the class will be reserved. SFPC tuition goes directly to paying for the teachers, organizers, materials and space that make sessions like this possible. Unfortunately, due to small size of the overall budget, we can't provide scholarship for intensive program. In the past, students were able to get help from their employer or school to cover the cost. Upon acceptance, SFPC can provide an invitation letter for you. +$1,500 USD for the 2-week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of living, including housing and meals (recent alumni report this to be in the range of $800 - $1400). Upon payment, your space in the class will be reserved. SFPC tuition goes directly to paying for the teachers, organizers, materials and space that make sessions like this possible. Unfortunately, due to small size of the overall budget, we can't provide scholarship for intensive program. In the past, students were able to get help from their employer or school to cover the cost. Upon acceptance, SFPC can provide an invitation letter for you. ### What if I can’t go, can I get a refund? @@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ $1,500 USD for the 2-week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of - B.Y.O.Laptop (Mac / PC / Linux) ### Where is SFPC? -We are located in 155 Bank street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists Community in the West Village, New York City. +We are located at 155 Bank Street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists' Community in Manhattan's West Village, New York City. ### Contact Us Feel free to contact lead organizer Todd Anderson ([toddwords@gmail.com](mailto:toddwords@gmail.com)) with any questions about the Code Narratives session, or [info@sfpc.io](mailto:info@sfpc.io) for any general questions about the school. -Image credits: Allison Parrish, Ross Goodwin, Todd Anderson +Image credits: Allison Parrish, Ross Goodwin, Todd Anderson diff --git a/codepaper.md b/codepaper.md index 8090ee33..9ce19427 100644 --- a/codepaper.md +++ b/codepaper.md @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ When we fold, we imbue an inert material with pattern, structure, animation, fun Lead by paper engineer and designer Kelli Anderson and origami artist and developer Robby Kraft, SFPC's two-week session will explore the wide variety of ways that a piece of paper can produce function. ![](/static/img/codepaper/camera.jpg) -Kelli Anderson - This Book is a Camera +Kelli Anderson - This Book is a Camera ### Course objectives include: @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ space filling origami by Robby, rendered in [Origami Simulator](http://apps.aman ### Where is SFPC? -We are located in 155 Bank street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists Community in the West Village, New York City. +We are located at 155 Bank Street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists' Community in Manhattan's West Village, New York City. ### Contact Us diff --git a/codesocieties-winter-19.md b/codesocieties-winter-19.md index dca45aa9..8c6f71a4 100644 --- a/codesocieties-winter-19.md +++ b/codesocieties-winter-19.md @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Student’s should expect to develop several small scores or sketch pieces that - [**Taeyoon Choi**](http://taeyoonchoi.com/) (*1 Class, Session Advisor*) - Taeyoon is an artist, a co-founder of School for Poetic Computation, a former fellow at Data and Society and an adjunct professor at NYU ITP. In 2018, Taeyoon is working on [Distributed Web of Care](http://taeyoonchoi.com/soft-care/distributed-web-of-care/) and ongoing research with a critical perspective towards technology, ethics, justice and sensitivity to the concept of personhood. - [**Everest Pipkin**](http://www.decontextualize.com/) (*1 Class*) - Everest is a drawing, language and software artist whose work follows landscape as complicated by the advent of digital space. They produce intimate work with large data sets. - [**Dan Taeyoung**](http://www.dantaeyoung.com/) (*1 Class*) - Dan is a designer, researcher, and a teacher. He is interested in how cooperative practices and spatial environments change the way we think, collaborate, and learn with each other. He teaches at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. -- [**Nora Khan**](http://www.noranahidkhan.com/) (*1 Class*) - Nora Khan is a writer. Her criticism focuses on digital visual culture, the philosophy of emerging technology, and experimental art and music practices that make arguments through software. She is on the Digital and Media faculty at Rhode Island School of Design, where she teaches several courses: critical theory and artistic research, critical writing about art and technology, and history of media art. She is a longtime editor at Rhizome, an editor of Prototype, a book for Google’s Artist and Machine Intelligence group, and has published in *4Columns, Rhizome, Art in America, Flash Art, Mousse, California Sunday, Spike Art, The Village Voice, Glass Bead*, and many other places. +- [**Nora Khan**](http://www.noranahidkhan.com/) (*1 Class*) - Nora Khan is a writer. Her criticism focuses on digital visual culture, the philosophy of emerging technology, and experimental art and music practices that make arguments through software. She is on the Digital and Media faculty at Rhode Island School of Design, where she teaches several courses: critical theory and artistic research, critical writing about art and technology, and history of media art. She is a longtime editor at Rhizome, an editor of Prototype, a book for Google’s Artist and Machine Intelligence group, and has published in *4Columns, Rhizome, Art in America, Flash Art, Mousse, California Sunday, Spike Art, The Village Voice, Glass Bead*, and many other places. - **FlucT** (*1 Class*) - FlucT is the collaborative work of two artists, Sigrid Lauren and Monica Mirabile, who address issues in the capital obedience of American culture through choreography and performance. Creating original narrative soundscapes linking a manipulated pop music psychosis with violently intimate dance, their composition is a projection driven to expose the psychology of this social paradigm. FlucT’s work has been widely reviewed and they founded Otion Front Studio, a performance/dance space in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. [Sigrid Lauren](http://www.sigridlauren.com/fluct/) & [Monica Mirabile](http://www.monicamirabile.com/fluct-1/) - [**BuFu**](http://www.bufubyusforus.com/) (*1 Class*) - Bufu is a collaborative living archive centered around (pan)black and (pan)asian cultural and political relationships. We, the founders of this project, are a collective of queer, femme and non-binary, black and east-asian artists and organizers. Our goal is to facilitate a global conversation on the relationship between black and asian diasporas, with an emphasis on building solidarity, de-centering whiteness, and resurfacing our deeply interconnected and complicated histories. We attempt to achieve this through our collaborative programming, our visual archives, and through building long-term partnerships with collectives, organizations, and individuals. @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ We accept up to 18 students on a rolling basis. We will respond to your applicat ### How competitive is the admissions? -SFPC admissions is highly competitive. Every session, we receive up to 80 applicants and select 18. We focus on creating diversity among our student body. We work with a group of alumni and teachers to review and select students based on their work samples and essays. +SFPC admissions is highly competitive. Every session, we receive up to 80 applicants and select 18. We focus on creating diversity among our student body. We work with a group of alumni and teachers to review and select students based on their work samples and essays. ### How much is tuition? $3,000 USD for the 3-week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of living, including housing and meals (recent alumni report this to be in the range of $800 - $1400). Upon acceptance, payment of full tuition, your space in the class will be reserved. SFPC tuition goes directly to paying for the teachers, organizers, materials and space that make sessions like this possible. @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ $3,000 USD for the 3-week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of We are completely self-funded, which dramatically limits our ability to offer scholarships. In Code Societies, we are offering three work-study opportunity to a qualified applicant who would be expected to work 5 hrs/week in exchange for a 50% reduction of tuition. We’re particularly looking out for women, people of color, disabled person, people under-represented in the field of art + technology, and those with financial need. -Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application separately from the general admissions applications, since we have little flexibility regarding scholarships. This is for people who absolutely need assistance to participate in SFPC. Occasionally, students have received support from cultural foundations, schools or current employers and we are happy to provide supporting materials as proof of acceptance. +Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application separately from the general admissions applications, since we have little flexibility regarding scholarships. This is for people who absolutely need assistance to participate in SFPC. Occasionally, students have received support from cultural foundations, schools or current employers and we are happy to provide supporting materials as proof of acceptance. ### Cancellation and refund policy @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application ### Where is SFPC? -We are located in 155 Bank street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists Community in the West Village, New York City. +We are located at 155 Bank Street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists' Community in Manhattan's West Village, New York City. ### Contact Us diff --git a/codesocieties.md b/codesocieties.md index 3535be1e..7dcf068d 100644 --- a/codesocieties.md +++ b/codesocieties.md @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ We accept up to 18 students on a rolling basis. We will respond to your applicat ### How competitive is the admissions? -SFPC admissions is highly competitive. Every session, we receive up to 80 applicants and select 18. We focus on creating diversity among our student body. We work with a group of alumni and teachers to review and select students based on their work samples and essays. +SFPC admissions is highly competitive. Every session, we receive up to 80 applicants and select 18. We focus on creating diversity among our student body. We work with a group of alumni and teachers to review and select students based on their work samples and essays. ### How much is tuition? $2,500 USD for the 3-week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of living, including housing and meals (recent alumni report this to be in the range of $800 - $1400). Upon acceptance, payment of full tuition, your space in the class will be reserved. SFPC tuition goes directly to paying for the teachers, organizers, materials and space that make sessions like this possible. @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $2,500 USD for the 3-week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of We are completely self-funded, which dramatically limits our ability to offer scholarships. In Code Societies, we are offering two work-study opportunity to a qualified applicant who would be expected to work 5 hrs/week in exchange for a 50% reduction of tuition. We’re particularly looking out for women, people of color, disabled person, people under-represented in the field of art + technology, and those with financial need. -Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application separately from the general admissions applications, since we have little flexibility regarding scholarships. This is for people who absolutely need assistance to participate in SFPC. Occasionally, students have received support from cultural foundations, schools or current employers and we are happy to provide supporting materials as proof of acceptance. +Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application separately from the general admissions applications, since we have little flexibility regarding scholarships. This is for people who absolutely need assistance to participate in SFPC. Occasionally, students have received support from cultural foundations, schools or current employers and we are happy to provide supporting materials as proof of acceptance. ### Cancellation and refund policy @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application ### Where is SFPC? -We are located in 155 Bank street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists Community in the West Village, New York City. +We are located at 155 Bank Street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists' Community in Manhattan's West Village, New York City. ### Contact Us diff --git a/codewords.md.md b/codewords.md similarity index 97% rename from codewords.md.md rename to codewords.md index 058d5de4..721fd4ed 100644 --- a/codewords.md.md +++ b/codewords.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ slides: ## Call for Students: Code Words - One-Week Session, Sunday July 29 - Friday August 3, 2018 - @ SFPC, 155 Bank street, West Village, NYC -- July 29, Brunch and kick off, 1~5pm +- July 29, Brunch and kick off, 1~5pm - July 30 - August 3, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, Evening Classes **Applications have closed** @@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ The main outcome will be experience with literary arts, with other ways that lan - [Final Presentation Video](https://medium.com/sfpc/sfpc-code-words-final-presentations-8-3-18-1d3be87c5858) ### Who are the teachers? - + - Nick Montfort. (1 Class + critique, lead organizer) - Nick programs computational poetry and other types of creative computing, from very small Commodore 64 BASIC and assembly pieces to computer-generated books. His practices involve constrained writing, collaboration, concrete poetry, and certain other conceptualisms. His books of poetry include *The Truelist* (Counterpath); *Sliders* (Bad Quarto); *Autopia* (Troll Thread); with collaborators, *2x6* (Les Figues); *#!* (Counterpath), and *Riddle & Bind* (Spineless Books). He has done more than fifty digital projects including *The Deletionist* (with Amaranth Borsuk and Jesper Juul), *Sea and Spar Between* (with Stephanie Strickland), and *Taroko Gorge.* Nick edits the Counterpath series of computer-generated books Using Electricity. He has taught at SFPC three times before, is professor of digital media at MIT, and lives in New York and Boston. - Lillian-Yvonne Bertram. (1 Class + critique) - Lillian is a poet, also working in visual media, whose work concerns the malleability of language and forms. She teaches in the MFA creative writing program at UMass Boston. -- Milton Läufer. (1 Class + critique) - Milton develops text generators, ranging from small-scale programs through two novel generators, one that generates Spanish novels and one that works in English. He is from Argentina and earned an MFA at NYU. +- Milton Läufer. (1 Class + critique) - Milton develops text generators, ranging from small-scale programs through two novel generators, one that generates Spanish novels and one that works in English. He is from Argentina and earned an MFA at NYU. - Stephanie Strickland. (1 Class + critique) - Stephanie is a poet who works in and across print and electronic literature, frequently in collaboration. Her publications include eight print books of poetry, some of them directly connected to digital projects. @@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ The session will kick off with a group brunch on Sunday 1-5pm. Classes are held Students will have full access to the space for the week of the session to work on projects between classes and mentors will be readily available for technical, conceptual, and artistic guidance. -### How do I apply? +### How do I apply? **Applications have closed**. We accept up to 15 students on a rolling basis. We will respond to your application within 3 weeks of submission. Rolling admissions means there are fewer and fewer slots the longer you wait, so if you’re interested in the program get your application in early! ### How competitive is the admissions process? -SFPC admissions is highly competitive. We expect to receive as many as 80 applicants for 15 slots. We focus on creating diversity among our student body. We work with a group of alumni and teachers to review and select students based on their work samples and essays. +SFPC admissions is highly competitive. We expect to receive as many as 80 applicants for 15 slots. We focus on creating diversity among our student body. We work with a group of alumni and teachers to review and select students based on their work samples and essays. ### How much is tuition? $1000 USD for the One-Week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of living, including housing and meals. Upon acceptance, payment of full tuition, your space in the class will be reserved. SFPC tuition goes directly to paying for the teachers, organizers, materials and space that make sessions like this possible. @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ $1000 USD for the One-Week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of We are completely self-funded, which dramatically limits our ability to offer scholarships. In Code Words, we are offering one work-study opportunity to a qualified applicant who would be expected to work 5 hrs/week in exchange for a 50% reduction of tuition. We’re particularly looking out for women, people of color, people with disabilities, people under-represented in the field of art + technology, and those with financial need. -Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application separately from the general admissions applications, since we have little flexibility regarding scholarships. This is for people who absolutely need assistance to participate in SFPC. Occasionally, students have received support from cultural foundations, schools or current employers and we are happy to provide supporting materials as proof of acceptance. +Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application separately from the general admissions applications, since we have little flexibility regarding scholarships. This is for people who absolutely need assistance to participate in SFPC. Occasionally, students have received support from cultural foundations, schools or current employers and we are happy to provide supporting materials as proof of acceptance. ### Cancellation and refund policy @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application ### Where is SFPC? -We are located in 155 Bank street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists Community in the West Village, New York City. +We are located at 155 Bank Street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists' Community in Manhattan's West Village, New York City. ### Contact Us diff --git a/detroit.md b/detroit.md index 702a2be0..bae7939c 100644 --- a/detroit.md +++ b/detroit.md @@ -12,24 +12,24 @@ slides: *** -## Poetic Computation: Detroit 2019 +## Poetic Computation: Detroit 2019 -- 1 week session: August 19-25, 2019. +- 1 week session: August 19-25, 2019. - Location: Talking Dolls, 17471 Van Dyke St, Detroit, MI 48234 -- Fee: Sliding scale $0~500. +- Fee: Sliding scale $0~500. - **Apply [here](https://airtable.com/shrwis42pddecU2gA) by July 1, 2019.** -Please join School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) in partnership with the [Talking Dolls](http://talkingdollsdetroit.com/) for a summer session in Detroit, Michigan. Daily classes range from computational poetry, building electronics, critical theory and the history of the manufacturing industry in Detroit. There are lectures, student-led skill sharing sessions and workshops with visiting artists, walking tours, field trips to community spaces and family dinners. Together we will uncover how coding is more than what happens behind your screen. +Please join the School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) in partnership with the [Talking Dolls](http://talkingdollsdetroit.com/) for a summer session in Detroit, Michigan. Daily classes range from computational poetry, building electronics, critical theory and the history of the manufacturing industry in Detroit. There are lectures, student-led skill sharing sessions and workshops with visiting artists, walking tours, field trips to community spaces and family dinners. Together we will uncover how coding is more than what happens behind your screen. -We are specifically looking for Detroit-based practitioners including artists, designers, activists and educators. We will prioritize applicants who are underrepresented in art and tech spaces, including but not limited to, people who identify as Queer and Trans people of color (QTPOC) and/or Disabled, Deaf or Hard of Hearing (HoH). Students of all levels of coding experiences are welcome! We encourage patience to learn the fundamentals. We encourage you to be willing to to reconsider your relationship to technology, habits and the larger environment. We are supported by Detroit-based organizations including the [Detroit Community Technology Project](https://www.alliedmedia.org/dctp) and the [Room Project](https://www.roomproject.org/). +We are specifically looking for Detroit-based practitioners including artists, designers, activists and educators. We will prioritize applicants who are underrepresented in art and tech spaces, including but not limited to, people who identify as Queer and Trans people of color (QTPOC) and/or Disabled, Deaf or Hard of Hearing (HoH). Students of all levels of coding experiences are welcome! We encourage patience to learn the fundamentals. We encourage you to be willing to to reconsider your relationship to technology, habits and the larger environment. We are supported by Detroit-based organizations including the [Detroit Community Technology Project](https://www.alliedmedia.org/dctp) and the [Room Project](https://www.roomproject.org/). ![](/static/img/detroit/roomproject1.jpg) -Poetic Computation Workshop at the Room Project, Detroit, 2019. +Poetic Computation Workshop at the Room Project, Detroit, 2019. -### What will happen during the week? +### What will happen during the week? -Classes are held in the evenings with workshops and field trips in the afternoon throughout Sunday-Saturday from 1-9:30pm. We will program in family dinners and relaxation time. The session will end with a student showcase and party on a Saturday afternoon in August, where students can invite their family and friends to see presentations of their favorite class projects. +Classes are held in the evenings with workshops and field trips in the afternoon throughout Sunday-Saturday from 1–9:30pm. We will program in family dinners and relaxation time. The session will end with a student showcase and party on a Saturday afternoon in August, where students can invite their family and friends to see presentations of their favorite class projects. Students will have access to the tools and materials for the week of the session to work on projects. Mentors will be readily available for technical, conceptual, and artistic guidance. @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SFPC organizers and Talking Dolls, Detroit, 2019. -### What are SFPC classes like? +### What are SFPC classes like? Video by Spring 2018 student Nitcha Fame Tothong. @@ -46,77 +46,77 @@ Video by Spring 2018 student Nitcha Fame Tothong. Check out more weekly video recaps of past classes [here](https://vimeo.com/user50134452), our [blog](https://medium.com/sfpc) and [Instagram](https://instagram.com/sfpc_nyc). ![](/static/img/participate/totallyrad.jpg) -Poetic Science Fair, community program at the Silent Barn, 2015. +Poetic Science Fair, community program at the Silent Barn, 2015. ![](/static/img/detroit/galen.jpg) -Project by Fall 2018 student Galen Macdonald, 2018. +Project by Fall 2018 student Galen Macdonald, 2018. ![](/static/img/detroit/neta.jpg) -Project by Fall 2018 student Neta Bomani, 2018. +Project by Fall 2018 student Neta Bomani, 2018. ![](/static/img/detroit/yelli.jpg) -Project by Spring 2018 student Sean Catangui, 2018. +Project by Spring 2018 student Sean Catangui, 2018. ![](/static/img/detroit/nabil.jpg) -Project by Spring 2018 student Nabil Hassein, 2018 +Project by Spring 2018 student Nabil Hassein, 2018 -### How does the application process work? +### How does the application process work? **Apply [here](https://airtable.com/shrwis42pddecU2gA) by July 1, 2019.** -We accept up to 15 students based on their application and video interview. Our program is inclusive of beginners with no prior experience with art or technology. SFPC and Detroit-based partners will select students with clear intention for joining the camp, and those who have a plan to share the knowledge with their community. Application Deadline is July 1. We will respond to your application by July 15. We anticipate the admission will be highly competitive. We encourage you to apply early! +We accept up to 15 students based on their application and video interview. Our program is inclusive of beginners with no prior experience with art or technology. SFPC and Detroit-based partners will select students with clear intentions for joining the camp, and those who have a plan to share the knowledge with their community. Application Deadline is July 1. We will respond to your application by July 15. We anticipate the admission will be highly competitive. We encourage you to apply early! SFPC is committed to building a safe environment free of discrimination and harassment. No form of harassment will be tolerated. Harassment includes, but is not limited to verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, skill level, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion. - + All application decisions at SFPC are based on educational needs, accessibility needs and individual needs and qualifications, without hegemonic regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status. SFPC does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. SFPC encourages applicants of all ages, disabilities and educational backgrounds. ### Why are we running the session in Detroit? -We respect the complex and rich history of Detroit as a city of resilient creatives. We are inspired by Detroit-based artists and collectives such as [Complex Movements](https://emergencemedia.org/pages/complex-movements), an artist collective supporting the transformation of communities by exploring the connections of complex science and social justice movements through multimedia interactive performance work. We are inspired by the acclaimed [Allied Media Conference](https://www.alliedmedia.org/amc) for DIY media makers and activists. We are inspired by [Raven Stubbs](https://www.ravenstubbs.com/), whose project at Recess Art involved a “workshop series and ethnodramaturgical project exploring the role of class within contemporary Black life and community.” +We respect the complex and rich history of Detroit as a city of resilient creatives. We are inspired by Detroit-based artists and collectives such as [Complex Movements](https://emergencemedia.org/pages/complex-movements), an artist collective supporting the transformation of communities by exploring the connections of complex science and social justice movements through multimedia interactive performance work. We are inspired by the acclaimed [Allied Media Conference](https://www.alliedmedia.org/amc) for DIY media makers and activists. We are inspired by [Raven Stubbs](https://www.ravenstubbs.com/), whose project at Recess Art involved a “workshop series and ethnodramaturgical project exploring the role of class within contemporary Black life and community.” -We are learning about the challenges of outsiders approaching cities like Detroit. In [Transplant exploits: Detroit’s savior complex](http://arts.black/2016/04/transplant-exploits-detroits-savior-complex/), [Taylor Renee Aldridge](https://www.taylorrenee.info/) wrote, “I urge you to consider the lives that have been lived here. The trauma experienced in these lives. Loss of homes, jobs, and other prized possessions. Consider these narratives as you aim to locate remedies for innovation. We, as Detroiters, welcome change but not at the expense of exploiting our own narratives and spaces for your personal gain." Read more about our intentions in our [blog post](https://medium.com/sfpc/poetic-computation-detroit-b748b765afbb). +We are learning about the challenges of outsiders approaching cities like Detroit. In [Transplant exploits: Detroit’s savior complex](http://arts.black/2016/04/transplant-exploits-detroits-savior-complex/), [Taylor Renee Aldridge](https://www.taylorrenee.info/) wrote, “I urge you to consider the lives that have been lived here. The trauma experienced in these lives. Loss of homes, jobs, and other prized possessions. Consider these narratives as you aim to locate remedies for innovation. We, as Detroiters, welcome change but not at the expense of exploiting our own narratives and spaces for your personal gain." Read more about our intentions in our [blog post](https://medium.com/sfpc/poetic-computation-detroit-b748b765afbb). ### How much is tuition? -Tuition is $0-500 on a sliding scale. If you make more than the Detroit median income of $27,838, according to the U.S. Census in 2018, please let us know how much you are willing to pay. No prospective students will be turned away for lack of funds. SFPC tuition goes directly to paying for the teachers, organizers, materials and space that make sessions like this possible. +Tuition is $0-500 on a sliding scale. If you make more than the Detroit median income of $27,838, according to the U.S. Census in 2018, please let us know how much you are willing to pay. No prospective students will be turned away for lack of funds. SFPC tuition goes directly to paying for the teachers, organizers, materials and space that make sessions like this possible. ### What is expected of me? - Participate in all classes and thoughtfully engage with your classmates and teachers. -- Adhere to the SFPC Code of Conduct. -- Participate in the Student Showcase. +- Adhere to the SFPC Code of Conduct. +- Participate in the Student Showcase. - We are looking for autodidacts from all backgrounds who are curious, generous and open. -- We welcome students with a broad array of technical experiences–no coding experience is required, but a basic comfort level with technology is preferred. +- We welcome students with a broad array of technical experiences—no coding experience is required, but a basic comfort level with technology is preferred. - If you can, please bring your own laptop (Mac/PC/Linux). Some laptops will be provided for students in need. ### Where is the session located? -The session will be hosted at Talking Dolls, an experimental studio on the east side at 17471 Van Dyke St, Detroit, MI 48234. +The session will be hosted at Talking Dolls, an experimental studio on the east side at 17471 Van Dyke St, Detroit, MI 48234. -### Organizers +### Organizers ![](/static/img/detroit/teachers.jpg) -*SFPC Teachers: American Artist, Sam Lavigne, Lauren Gardner, Nabil Hassein, Taeyoon Choi, April Soetarman* +*SFPC Teachers: American Artist, Sam Lavigne, Lauren Gardner, Nabil Hassein, Taeyoon Choi, April Soetarman* -Poetic Computation: Detroit is organized by Taeyoon Choi, Lauren Gardner, Melanie Hoff, Neta Bomani with SFPC teachers and alums. Detroit-based partners and collaborators include the Detroit Community Technology Project, the Talking Dolls, the Work Department and more. +Poetic Computation: Detroit is organized by Taeyoon Choi, Lauren Gardner, Melanie Hoff, and Neta Bomani, with SFPC teachers and alumni. Detroit-based partners and collaborators include the Detroit Community Technology Project, the Talking Dolls, the Work Department and more. -Co-organizers -- [Taeyoon Choi](https://taeyoonchoi.com) -- [Lauren Gardner](https://poohead.com) +Co-organizers +- [Taeyoon Choi](https://taeyoonchoi.com) +- [Lauren Gardner](https://poohead.com) - [Melanie Hoff](https://melanie-hoff.com) -- [Neta Bomani](https://netabomani.com) +- [Neta Bomani](https://netabomani.com) -Teachers -- [American Artist](https://americanartist.us) -- [Ann Haeyoung](https://a-tbd.com/) -- [Colin Wong](https://www.colinwangdesign.com) -- [Nabil Hassein](http://nabilhassein.github.io/about) -- More Detroit-based teachers to be announced soon. +Teachers +- [American Artist](https://americanartist.us) +- [Ann Haeyoung](https://a-tbd.com/) +- [Colin Wong](https://www.colinwangdesign.com) +- [Nabil Hassein](http://nabilhassein.github.io/about) +- More Detroit-based teachers to be announced soon. ![](/static/img/detroit/mocad.jpg) Study Group, Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead at MOCAD, 2019. @@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ Study Group, Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead at MOCAD, 2019. ### Support -Poetic Computation: Detroit is supported by the [Knight Foundation](https://knightfoundation.org). +Poetic Computation: Detroit is supported by the [Knight Foundation](https://knightfoundation.org). -Slideshow photographs by Russel Stewart. +Slideshow photographs by Russel Stewart. ### Contact us diff --git a/fall2016.md b/fall2016.md index f0af80a5..4bb1a742 100644 --- a/fall2016.md +++ b/fall2016.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ --- title: Fall 2016 layout: participate +location: westbeth +contact: sfpc slides: - "/static/img/participate/door.jpg" @@ -20,13 +22,13 @@ slides: *** -### Fall 2016 Immersive -- Ten-Weeks Session: Oct. 10th - Dec. 16th, 2016 -- @ SFPC, 155 Bank street, West Village, NYC +### Fall 2016 Immersive +- Ten-Week Session: October 10th – December 16th, 2016 +- Location: SFPC, 155 Bank Street, West Village, NYC Join SFPC's main program for ten weeks in New York City. Daily classes that range from programming, electronics, and the history and theory of art and technology. There are student-led skill sharing sessions, lectures and workshops with visiting artists, visits to institutions, schools, art spaces and dinners with special guests. -We will select up to 12 participants for the session. Classes vary in length and are usually held Monday-Friday between 10am and 5pm. +We will select up to 12 participants for the session. Classes vary in length and are usually held Monday-Friday between 10am and 5pm. Students have full access to the space to work on projects between classes with teachers and mentors readily available for technical, conceptual, and artistic guidance. Peer to peer collaboration is highly encouraged among participant. We celebrate with a final student showcase where students get to share their projects with the larger SFPC community. @@ -38,36 +40,36 @@ Students have full access to the space to work on projects between classes with We have not finalized the classes for the Fall session but they are typically structured around the following concepts: - **Computation and artistic practice** — Algorithmic processes and concepts have been manifest in art and design throughout the twentieth century. How can we explore the influence of algorithms in practice and develop new approaches and techniques for utilizing them? What is the fundamental nature of computation and how can we work with it in a lyrical, expressive manner? How can code make things move in compelling and lifelike ways through animation and interaction? -- **Pedagogy, strategies for learning and teaching** — How do you learn new things? What sorts of environments and communities foster a nurturing space and an ongoing practice of learning? +- **Pedagogy, strategies for learning and teaching** — How do you learn new things? What sorts of environments and communities foster a nurturing space and an ongoing practice of learning? - **Language design as creative practice** — Every programming language has specific parameters and demands certain processes in its use, we consider the subtle differences and approaches that have shaped various languages throughout history. This area focuses also on ways to design programming languages from scratch and asks how can language design open up new ways of thinking, making and building software? How can we build better tools and with that, better possibilities for ourselves? - **Electronics and physical computing** — What are the fundamental building blocks for electronic computer? How do transistors, resistors and capacitors work? How can we use binary logic gates to create adding and remembering machines? How does CPU work? How have micro-controllers made physical computing more accessible? - **Theory and philosophy for technology** — With contemporary society and our collective future irrevocably changed by ubiquitous technology, what critical questions can we, the makers, artists and technologists pose to society? What can we learn from the history of technology and how can we draft the future we like to see? -- **Urban space and architecture** - We will explore playful intervention in the public space. What are interesting ways of connecting spaces? skateboarding? +- **Urban space and architecture** - We will explore playful intervention in the public space. What are interesting ways of connecting spaces? skateboarding? - **Building the commons** — The degree of access to artistic computational tools is largely a product of race, gender, sexuality, geography, and class. How can we use our skills and resources to bridge these divides? This area focuses on developing teaching tools, systems, and approaches to help bring poetic computation to diverse communities. - + The idea behind these interconnected topics is to build on SFPC’s core curriculum by exploring common ground where we can take the ideas developed in our classroom into the streets and studio. We see them as platforms to help promote fearless prototyping, asking difficult questions, and creating projects that embody issues that are not yet commonly addressed in the art / tech world. ### Who are the teachers? Specific teachers and visiting artists will be announced soon but here are a few folks who work with us: [Zachary Lieberman](http://thesystemis.com/), [Taeyoon Choi](http://taeyoonchoi.com/), [Allison Parrish](http://www.decontextualize.com/), [Nick Montfort](http://nickm.com), [Caitlin Morris](http://www.caitlinmorris.net/) and [Ramsey Nasser](http://nas.sr/), [Sam Lavigne](http://lav.io), [Ingrid Burrington](http://lifewinning.com/), [Todd Anderson](http://hotwriting.net/) and others. -Fall 2016 will be organized by SFPC Team: [Lauren Gardner](http://laurengardner.com/), Taeyoon Choi and Zachary Lieberman. Additional support will be provided by the SFPC Steering Committee: [Ida Benedetto](http://uncommonplaces.com/), [Tega Brain](http://tegabrain.com/) and [Amit Pitaru](http://pitaru.com/). +Fall 2016 will be organized by SFPC Team: [Lauren Gardner](http://laurengardner.com/), Taeyoon Choi and Zachary Lieberman. Additional support will be provided by the SFPC Steering Committee: [Ida Benedetto](http://uncommonplaces.com/), [Tega Brain](http://tegabrain.com/) and [Amit Pitaru](http://pitaru.com/). ### Deadline to apply -The deadline for the Fall 2016 intensive session is August 20th and we will respond to all applications by end of August. +The deadline for the Fall 2016 intensive session is August 20th and we will respond to all applications by end of August. In the past, we’ve received 50+ strong applications, and this time will likely be competitive as well. We will select participants based on a work sample, application form and a short video introduction. We expect to notify the applicants by the end of March. Participants are expected to plan their travel and find accommodation. ### How much is tuition? -$5,500 USD for the 10 week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of living, including housing and meals (recent alumni report this to be in the range of $4,000 - $7,000). +$5,500 USD for the 10 week program. You’ll also need to cover your own cost of living, including housing and meals (recent alumni report this to be in the range of $4,000 - $7,000). We are committed to being fully transparent about how we make and spend money. In the spirit of radical openness and generosity, on which the school was founded, we [open-source our finances on Github](http://github.com/sfpc/finance-and-administration). There, you can read financial reports and download raw statements. ### Do you offer scholarships? -We are completely self-funded, which dramatically limits our ability to offer scholarships. In Fall 2016, we are offering one work-study opportunity to a qualified applicant who would be expected to work 5 hrs/week in exchange for a 50% reduction of tuition.  We’re particularly looking out for women, people of color, people under-represented in the field of art + technology, and those with financial need. +We are completely self-funded, which dramatically limits our ability to offer scholarships. In Fall 2016, we are offering one work-study opportunity to a qualified applicant who would be expected to work 5 hrs/week in exchange for a 50% reduction of tuition.  We’re particularly looking out for women, people of color, people under-represented in the field of art + technology, and those with financial need. Please note that if you apply for work study, we will consider your application separately from the general admissions applications, since we have little flexibility regarding scholarships.This is for people who absolutely need assistance to participate in SFPC. @@ -75,13 +77,6 @@ Occasionally, students have received support from cultural foundations or curren ### What is expected of me? -Acceptance into the session is an invitation to join the SFPC community. Full-time participation during the ten weeks is mandatory. This also means you come prepared to all of the classes, do the homework, and engage with the community. We expect our students to be in the school between 10am~5pm, Monday to Friday. Read our Participate page for more information. - -It’s also expected that you work openly – sharing what you learn along the way and collaborate with your peers. The success of the session for the group is dependent on engaged participation throughout the term. By participating you will be actively shaping an emerging culture of open source and transparent education. - -### Where is SFPC? -We are located in 155 Bank street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists Community in the West Village, New York City. - - +Acceptance into the session is an invitation to join the SFPC community. Full-time participation during the ten weeks is mandatory. This also means you come prepared to all of the classes, do the homework, and engage with the community. We expect our students to be in the school between 10am–5pm, Monday to Friday. Read our Participate page for more information. -Feel free to reach out to us if you have questions about the school: [info@sfpc.io](mailto:info@sfpc.io) \ No newline at end of file +It’s also expected that you work openly – sharing what you learn along the way and collaborating with your peers. The success of the session for the group is dependent on engaged participation throughout the term. By participating you will be actively shaping an emerging culture of open source and transparent education. diff --git a/fall2017.md b/fall2017.md index 3c294ecc..b630d552 100644 --- a/fall2017.md +++ b/fall2017.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ --- title: Fall 2017 layout: participate +location: westbeth +contact: sfpc slides: - "/static/img/participate/bagels.jpg" @@ -22,18 +24,18 @@ slides: *** -### Fall 2017 Immersive -- Ten-Weeks Session: September. 11th – November. 17th, 2017 -- Location: SFPC, 155 Bank street, West Village, NYC +### Fall 2017 Immersive +- Ten-Week Session: September 11th – November 17th, 2017 +- Location: SFPC, 155 Bank Street, West Village, NYC Join SFPC's main program for ten weeks in New York City. Daily classes range from programming, electronics, and the history and theory of art and technology. Students have full access to the space to work on projects. Teachers and mentors are readily available for technical, conceptual, and artistic guidance. Peer to peer collaboration is highly encouraged among students. We will select up to 15 students for the session. Classes are usually held Monday-Thursday between 10am and 1pm. Students are expected to participate full-time. There are student-led skill sharing sessions, lectures and workshops with visiting artists, field trips to institutions, schools, art spaces and dinners with special guests. This year we are adding an optional Onboarding week at the beginning of the session for students who are new to code or feel like they need additional time to focus on coding before the full session starts. -We kick off the program with SFPC Salon, an evening of talks and performances by leading practitioners in the field. We finish the program by celebrating with a final showcase where students get to share their projects with the larger SFPC community. Final showcase is typically scheulded on the last weekend of the program, which will be November 11 –12. this year. Most importantly, SFPC is a safe space for students to grow. Consider joining the community of curious and generous peers through SFPC's main program. +We kick off the program with SFPC Salon, an evening of talks and performances by leading practitioners in the field. We finish the program by celebrating with a final showcase where students get to share their projects with the larger SFPC community. Final showcase is typically scheulded on the last weekend of the program, which will be November 11 –12. this year. Most importantly, SFPC is a safe space for students to grow. Consider joining the community of curious and generous peers through SFPC's main program. -