Sneak Peek 👀 Q1 Programme

PeriodQ1 2022 LocationThe Netherlands

The past year has been an eventful rollercoaster of experimenting with new, hybrid forms of events, exhibitions and meetups. Thank you to everyone who participated in/worked on/visited our programmes the past year, and we hope to see you again in the upcoming year! Let’s have a sneak peek at what this new year holds 👀  

• January 10th 🎇 Nieuwjaarsfestival of Nuovo Scholen — CCU LEARN
• January 23rd 🎇 Toeval bestaat niet testworkshop with @Museumspeelklok — CCU LEARN
• February 7th 🎇 Start of the @ontheflyprogramming residencies with The Twin Stranger and Branimir Štivić
• February 12th 🎇 Registers of Code at Orgelpark Amsterdam
• February 15th 🎇 Meetup Live Coding & Embodied Interfaces
• February 18th 🎇 Hardware Workshop by Branimir Štivić @diezoone
• March 3rd - 6th 🎇 Exhibition Math Expressionism

Stay tuned for more information on these events!

Cultivating a new relationship with nature 🌱

DateSummer 2022 LocationAmelisweerd, Utrecht, The Netherlands Websitehttps://linktr.ee/gardening.nu

In the summer of 2022, out of the beautiful forest of Amelisweerd emerges the interactive exhibition GARDENING. Between its trees, ponds, and flowers hide artworks and sensory experiences, emphasizing the contrasts and parallels between nature and technology. Enter the mansion Oud Amelisweerd and wander around its estate to discover the symbiosis between the digital and the natural.   What does nature mean when we look at it through the eyes of an artificially intelligent system? What happens when we no longer focus on people and also give voices and rights to non-humans? GARDENING explores these questions by making our changing relationship with nature tangible through art and design.

We will gradually present the activities featured within the programme, unfolding like a flower, its buds reaching full growth. During the year you can expect meetups, talkshows, performances, tours, and more, leading up to the denouement that is the interactive exhibition.

GARDENING presents new artworks by:

• Driessens & Verstappen (NL)
• Theun Karelse & Sjef van Gaalen (NL)
• Cream on Chrome (CH/DE/NL)
• Raumklang (NL)
• Otherwise Collective
• Carolien Teunisse (NL)

- with more artists to be announced. Stay tuned to @gardening.nu and @creativecodingutrecht to witness the upgrowth of the exhibition as the seasons pass by.
The exhibition is made possible by Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, Mondriaan Fonds, Pauwhof Fonds, Fentener van Vlissingenfonds, Niemeier Fonds, Carel Nengerman Fonds, and Stokroos Fonds.

Co-creating alternative 'zero-waste' urban imaginaries: Sharing experiences & practices

TypeOnline colloquium DateDecember 17, 13:00 - 15:00 CET LocationOnline

Breaking away from damaging fossil-fuelled practices and transitioning towards urban sustainability has never been more pressing. Yet, in the rush to transition, sustainability related issues, such as waste, are often treated as objective and somewhat isolated challenges that can be addressed through top-down technological solutions. This fails to address what `waste’ means to people on the ground and how they might imagine potential ‘zero-waste’ futures, which may prevent more sustainable futures to come about. Instead, seeing waste as an inherently cultural aspect of our cities, and, in Donna Haraway’s words, “staying with the trouble” this might cause, can support the inclusion of multiple perspectives when (re)imagining 'zero-waste', circular urban futures.

• If you would like to join, please send a message to Corelia Baibarac-Duignan, c.baibarac-duignan@uu.nl. Corelia will send the meeting link after registration

ITERATIONS: Creative Coding Symposium

TypeWorkshops / Hybrid talks / Interviews Date26 – 27 November 2021 LocationOnline +
Veemvloer, Van Diemenstraat 410, Amsterdam Websiteiterations.online
Price One day€15,- regular / €7,50 student Two days€25,- regular / €10,- student We highly value inclusivity and accessibility, for this reason, these prices are adjustable. Please contact us if you feel held back by these prices.
Ticketsccu.stager.nl/ITERATIONS/tickets

How do recent technological developments empower makers to generate new creative avenues? How is the creative coding landscape going to evolve in the coming few years? These questions will be explored during the creative coding symposium ITERATIONS organised by Vera van de Seyp in collaboration with Creative Coding Utrecht. With a focus on inclusivity, we invited an international group of makers from different niches within the field to talk about their practice. In the form of presentations, interactive sessions, and workshops we will discuss four general themes: web tools, machine learning, world building, and creative education. Sponsored by Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie and Pictoright Fund More info: https://iterations.online
Tickets: ccu.stager.nl/ITERATIONS/tickets

Workshop: Reshape Photographs Through Code

TypeWorkshop DateNovember 20, 13:00 - 16:00 CEST
PriceIncluded in the ticket to visit the pop-up museum on Nov. 20th Ticketsuncloud.stager.nl/Uncloud2021Exhibition/tickets

With code, we have the possibility to reshape photographs. The photograph tells a story on its own. By reshaping it through code we can emphasize that story or tell something different. In this workshop, you will code your own programs to reshape photographs. We will look into how to load images, static and generative. What we can do with filters, and how we are able to reshape elements of the photograph. During the workshop, you will collect your own photographs on site. Wilbert is in the last year of his Art & Research study at the St. Joost Academy of Art. In his practice, he explores the balance with photography between the old and the new. Recently he started researching the digital through programming, exploring what the possibilities are of transforming images without photoshop.

• NO prerequisite knowledge of coding and or Processing is necessary. You can download Processing for free online, great to do this in advance. Processing version 3.5.4 (processing.org/download)
• Participants are required to bring their own laptop.
• Your registration is not completed until you confirm your participation by purchasing a ticket for Uncloud on Nov. 20th 👉 uncloud.stager.nl/Uncloud2021Exhibition/tickets

Meetup Yin-Gemis; A meetup about women in tech, and the lack thereof

Date12 October Time20:00 LocationHof van Cartesius, Vlampijpstraat 94, 3534 AR Utrecht Eventhttps://fb.me/e/10e6W3t9x Price€5,- regular / €3,50 student Ticketsccu.stager.nl/web/tickets/111117329

As of 2021, the tech industry continues to be a highly male-dominated environment. Although more and more women are employed in the industry, there’s still only a small portion of tech-related jobs performed by women. This significant lack of diversity in the industry can lead to products and services that are not inclusive for society. In the meetup on October 12th, we will be giving the floor to artists and researchers investigating this problem and turning their insights into impactful experiences and art projects to achieve a more diverse and inclusive tech-industry. The meetup borrows its name from one of these projects. More info: https://fb.me/e/10e6W3t9x
Tickets: ccu.stager.nl/web/tickets/111117329

Programme: Yin-Gemis Meetup Speakers

Talk "Yin-Gemis" by Julia Luteijn and Rhied Al-Othmani About The project Yin-Gemis is a collaboration between artist Julia Luteijn and researcher and lecturer Rhied Al-Othmani, bringing attention to the gender gap and bias in the tech industry by presenting an AI-generated, universal narrative of women’s experiences and stories. The narrative will be visualized using virtual reality, in which you get to experience the highlights of the interviews. During the meetup, Julia and Rhied will be sharing their insights and taking feedback to enrichen the project.
Talk "The Sexist Radio" by Esther Bouma About The second project presented during the meet-up will be The Sexist Radio by Esther Bouma. Inspired by her own personal experience, Esther collected an abundance of sexist comments that she received for being a woman working with technology. The comments repeated by the radio verbalize the prejudice people have of a woman’s competence in the tech-industry.

Gaudeamus

Dates11 + 12 September LocationDe Nijverheid PartnersGaudeamus, Creative Coding Utrecht and NL_CLd SponsorsCreative Europe, the Dutch Performing Arts Fund & Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie

Gaudeamus, Creative Coding Utrecht and NL_CL present ALG0MA5: a concert in which you see digital creativity enriching the practice of composers, instrument builders and musicians with new possibilities. Brazilian composer and hardware hacker Rafaele Andrade shows the versatility of her hybrid instrument KNURL; a hybrid cello with 16 strings made of durable material and built-in electronic components. Thanks to the electronics the audience can influence the sounds of the instrument live during the concert. Musicians and artists Jonathan Reus, Sabrina Verhage and Anne Veinberg & Felipe Ignacio Noriega on the CodeKlavier will give a demonstration of this. The programme is framed by three performances by live coders from Barcelona, ​​Karlsruhe and Ljublijana who belong to the European collaborative project On-The-Fly.

LIVE CODING MEETUP & JAM

Date28 September Time20:00 - 22:30 LocationDe Havenloods, Utrecht Eventfacebook.com/events/239399068119315 Price€5,- regular / €3,50 student Ticketsccu.stager.nl/web/tickets/111111641

September 28th we’re hosting a meet-up with On-The-Fly and NL_CL. We welcome all coders, creatives, musicians, artists, visualists and anyone else who is interested or curious in the field of Live Coding to join us in De Havenloods for talks about coding, show work-in-progress and to explore the live coding practice. We’ll be closing the evening with an open code jam and drinks. Bring your laptop and join the jam session, no matter your expertise we’d love to see you perform. Jamming is open for anyone, but if you already know you’d like to join you can email us.

MAKERS MEET & EAT 2021

Date19 September Time12:00 - 20:00 LocationRAUM, Berlijnplein, Utrecht Price€12,50 incl. BBQ + 2 drinks Ticketshttps://raum.stager.nl/web/tickets/111066200

10 tables, 4 rounds, 40 short talks by 20 makers, 1 inspiring keynote, 1 XXL vegan meal, 100+ makers and like-minded people. These are the ingredients of the second Makers Meet & Eat organised by Creative Coding Utrecht, IMPAKT, RAUM, and SETUP on Sunday 19th of September from 12:00 - 20:00 at RAUM on Berlijnplein. During the Meet & Eat you will get around the table with various makers to get to know their ways-of-working and research in the field of digital art, culture and design. An afternoon for meeting, sharing knowledge, tricks of the trade and a look behind the scenes. The day will end with a BBQ hosted by Venster, during which we will chat whilst enjoying a good bite, drink and (hopefully) the sun.

MAKERS MEET & EAT 2021 SPEAKERS

Speakers 155, Ahnjili Zhuparris & Tim van Ommeren, Cream on Chrome, Diogo Carriço, Driessens & Verstappen, Ebru Aydin, Fleur van der Linden, Jeroen van Loon, Joes + Manon, Johan Rijpma, Marc Tuters, Minem Sezgin, Nicky Liebregts, Nienke Huitenga & James Bryan Graves, Rosa Wevers, SMELT (Dorian Kingma), Theun Karelse and William Knies. Info raumutrecht.nl/event/meet-up-makers-meet-eat

Gaudeamus

Dates11 + 12 September LocationDe Nijverheid PartnersGaudeamus, Creative Coding Utrecht and NL_CLd SponsorsCreative Europe, the Dutch Performing Arts Fund & Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie

Gaudeamus, Creative Coding Utrecht and NL_CL present ALG0MA5: a concert in which you see digital creativity enriching the practice of composers, instrument builders and musicians with new possibilities. Brazilian composer and hardware hacker Rafaele Andrade shows the versatility of her hybrid instrument KNURL; a hybrid cello with 16 strings made of durable material and built-in electronic components. Thanks to the electronics the audience can influence the sounds of the instrument live during the concert. Musicians and artists Jonathan Reus, Sabrina Verhage and Anne Veinberg & Felipe Ignacio Noriega on the CodeKlavier will give a demonstration of this. The programme is framed by three performances by live coders from Barcelona, ​​Karlsruhe and Ljublijana who belong to the European collaborative project On-The-Fly.

Cultuurterras Weekender w. Uncloud, Modulation. & CCU

Dates4 + 5 September LocationDe Nijverheid PartnersUncloud,Modulation, CCU, De Nijverheid SponsorsGemeente Utrecht, Pictoright Fund & Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie

The first weekend of September, Uncloud Festival, Modulation., and CCU join forces for a two day programme filled with electronic music and immersive performances at Cultuurterras De Nijverheid. On Saturday September 4th, we will have a selection of amazing artists performing experimental electronic music mixed with theatre and audio-visual performances by Bakah, Bodyscan 223, Diogo Carriço, Timo Hoogland, and Skander Jaïbi & Jaco Schilp. On Sunday afternoon, there will be a live painting in creation while we enjoy the chill- and spacy vibes of Ambient and Drone music by Dubberdink & Cathy Daniëls, Allert Aalderes, and Skander Jaïbi, priming us for a Modulation concert at night with Jerome Mardga, Dennis Weijers, and Mieke van Dam. So join us during Cultuurterras #8 for immersive performances and mesmerizing mellow tunes! Tickets will be sold at the door.

AI HACKING: Adversarial Attacks - Meetup & Workshop

Dates26 + 27 august LocationDe Havenloods, Ruimte31 - de Tussenruimte Partners€7,50 / €5,- student Meetup€7,50 / €5,- student Meetup + workshop€10,- / €6,- student Ticketsdrive.creativecodingutrecht.nl/.../

August 26 and 27, CCU organizes a meet-up and workshop about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its weakness to ‘Adversarial Attacks’. During an adversarial attack, the AI vision is misled by adding visual noise to images, leading to malfunctions in the system. During the meet-up, we will be joined by experts in the field to talk aboutt. During the workshop led by Javier Lloret Pardo, we will have an introduction to Adversarial Attacks applied to images and we will explore code examples that implement different adversarial techniques. This workshop will also propose a space for dialogue and discussion around the subject.

We’re very excited to introduce you to our exhibition Rainbows End 🌈🌈🌈, where we strive to give a platform to underrepresented makers (femme, poc & queer) who use art and virtual worlds as an artistic medium. The exhibition takes place from April 22 until May 2 at De Havenloods and De Nijverheid and is curated by HERVISIONS. The next few months, we’ll be announcing many great events like workshops, hackathons, tours, all leading up to this exhibition. Stay tuned for updates!