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MAKERS MEET & EAT (unplugged)
Art, design, drinks and fun
Are you an art lover, culture vulture, maker, creative person or just interested in the recent developments in the field of (digital) art, culture and design?
Join us on 24 June for the Makers Meet & Eat in the museum garden of Centraal Museum Utrecht to see inspiring presentations by Utrecht-based, Dutch and international makers.
During the Makers Meet & Eat, you meet different makers and artists who will talk about their work in the field of (digital) art, culture and design.
Or you can present yourself at our “wild card” table. An afternoon for meeting people, sharing knowledge, tricks of the trade and a look behind the scenes.
We close the day with music, food and drinks.
More information about the food will follow soon.
The event is open to Dutch and English speakers. The main language is English.
The Makers Meet & Eat is organised by Creative Coding Utrecht, IMPAKT, RAUM, SETUP, in collaboration with HKU Fine Arts, HKU X and Centraal Museum.
Made possible by Gemeente Utrecht and Centraal Museum. Design by HOAX.
DIGITAL CARE: REMKO SCHA
ReCoding Artificial | LI-MA x CCU x VOGELFREI
On 17 June, the re-coded works of Remko Scha’s Artificial will be displayed as a group of artists will be displayed as part of Digital Care: Remko Scha IAAA ReCoding Artificial.
In May, this group of artists will re-code Scha’s Artificial.
The original work by Scha consists of a series of aleatoric art generation programs created throughout his career.
The artists will come together in a pressure cooker, and will take Scha's Artificial as a starting point to create (a) new work(s).
Remko Scha's work re-coded
What will happen if we take the concept and technology of a pioneering work from the past, and look at them from today's perspectives?
The group will work out new ideas to create prototypes of works that will be displayed at VOGELFREIVRIJ on 17 June, 2023.
💡https://www.li-ma.nl/lima/news/digital-care-remko-scha
Digital Care and REBOOT are supported by Creative Industries Fund NL, Mondriaan Fund, and Network Archives Design and Digital Culture.
OPEN OFFICE HOURS MAY 2023
We are back with our Open Office hours! Time to give your projects the boost they needed and fuel your inspiration for all things creative coding.
Need advice? Feedback? Are you working on your portfolio? Do you need help applying for funding? We will be present to help you with concrete issues.
Come by the open office hours at De Havenloods to meet the community and find out more about their projects.
Please make sure to have a clear question in mind so we know how to help you.
Don’t forget to sign up here: Sign up here
Processing Community Meetup
Attention all Processing and p5js enthusiasts! 🎉
We are excited to be back after the last Processing Community Day we organised in 2019.
Join us for May 25th for an evening of creativity, innovation, inspiration & learning as we explore the endless possibilities of Processing and p5js.
Meet like-minded individuals, share your ideas, and learn from some of the brightest minds in our community.
Regardless of experience and expertise, there is something for everyone in this event where we come together in a non-formal setting.
If you want participate or present your work and ideas, we are happy to have you there!
You can sign up to present using the form: https://notionforms.io/forms/sign-up-form-processing-community-evening!
Please note that the deadline for presenters to apply with a short description of their presentation is the 18th of May.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with other Processing enthusiasts and be a part of the vibrant community that surrounds this amazing software.
Get your tickets now and join us for a day of fun, learning, and creativity!
OPEN OFFICE hours at Creative Coding Utrecht
We will be hosting open office hours monthly where you can come by for consultation from the team and other coders.
Are you stuck on a project? Need advice? Feedback? Are you working on your portfolio? Do you need help applying for funding?
We will be present to help you with concrete issues. Come by the open office hours at De Havenloods to meet the community and their projects.
The office is open every third Friday of the month from 15:00 - 16:00.
You can sign up by filling in this short sign up sheet: https://notionforms.io/forms/sign-up-for-open-office-hours.
💻 Coming up:
BEHIND THE SCREENS S03
Char Stiles
17 May 2022 For our season finale, Char Stiles created a performance in collaboration with Dan Gorelich…
Illestpreacha
3 May 2022 Illestpreacha, aka Kofi Oduro, is an Experiential Storyteller, Creative Coder, and Performative Programmer…
Raphaël Bastide
12 April 2022 Raphaël Bastide is an artist living in Paris. He creates convivial instruments, installations, objects, and performances…
ARCHIVE
Registers of Code 2023
CCU x FIBER Festival
A collaborative pre-event of FIBER Festival 2023
Join us for an evening of experimental listening where organ, code & electronics merge
After a successful first edition in 2022, Creative Coding Utrecht and Orgelpark invited FIBER Festival to join the second edition of Registers of Code 2023 at Orgelpark Amsterdam.
This experimental concert night provides a sonic space for local artists to develop and perform newly developed pieces.
Historically known as a musical tradition evolved from improvisation, organ music shares more similarities to the art of software development than one might expect.
💻 Line-up:
ALGORAVE TONIGHT AT TIVOLIVREDENBURG
You don't wanna miss our biggest algorave so far!
We had a great time yesterday dancing the night away during Immersed In Code, and we're not gonna leave it at that:
because we're going to keep on dancing tonight during the Algorave in TivoliVredenburg.
You can still get some tickets using the link in bio or tivolivredenburg.nl/algorave.
ICLC 2023: CONFERENCE PAPER SESSIONS DAY ONE
Join us April 6th for our second meetup about programming language TouchDesigner
10:00 - Sardine: A Modular Python Live Coding Environment, by Raphaël Maurice Forment & Jack Armitage
10:20 - Strudel: Live Coding Patterns on the Web, by Felix Roos & Alex McLean
10:40 - Živa: Easy Live Coding With SuperCollider, by Roger Pibernat Trias
11:30 - Floating Gold: An International Collaboration through Estuary, by Peni Candra Rini et al
11:50 - Mosaik: Staging Contemporary AI Performance - Reflections on Connecting Live Coding, e-Textile and Movement, by Elizabeth Wilson et al
12:10 - Be Brief: Convergences and Possibilities of Live Coding And SCTweeting, by Fellipe M. Martins & José Henrique Padovani
15:15 - Reproducible Musical Analysis of Live Coding Performances Using Information Retrieval: A Case Study on the Algorave 10th Anniversary, by Georgios Diapoulis & Martin Carlé
15:35 - Ziffers: Numbered Notation for Algorithmic Composition, by Miika Alonen & Raphaël Maurice Forment
15:55 - Genny: Designing and Exploring a Live Coding Interface for Generative Models, by Junichi Shimizu & Rebecca Fiebrink
16:15 - Addressing Accessibility for Blind and Visually Impaired Live Coders, by Matthew Kaney & William Christopher Payne & Amy Hurst
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIVE CODING
Only a few more hours until the live coding community comes to Utrecht for the International Conference on Live Coding 2023!
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This conference and festival is dedicated to practices and research focused on technologies and philosophies that interpret the use of computer code as gesture within the context of live performances.
You can expect interesting talks, presentations, and workshops during the day, followed by a night time program filled with live coded concerts with a diverse array of genres: techno, acoustic, or singer-songwriter, these live performances are promising to have something for everyone!
CHOREOGRAPHIC CODING
The future of dance and choreography comes alive at Choreographic Coding April 19
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Discover how technology and electronics will change the dance industry forever and experience the fusion of body and code - man and machine - software and sentient.
ALTERNATIVE ALGORITHMS
Discover the combination of modern electronic sounds and traditional music instruments at this electronic pop concert Alternative Algorithms in EKKO
This lineup full of international musicians will show you how electronics and code can be used to create compelling and emotional performances.
Get carried away by melancholic vocals, listen to the interplay of code and piano, and lose yourself in powerful sounds like you've never heard before.
A/V NIGHT: IMMERSED IN CODE
This evening's artists are not afraid of a challenge
Tonight's artists will each create both music and visuals in real time for their performances.
This seamless collaboration between sound and visuals will transport you into imaginary worlds and sensational adventures.
Thanks to the Quad audio system -set up especially for this A/V night- you will not only hear the music, but feel it in your bones.
ALGORAVE AT TIVOLIVREDENBURG
Algoraves are a new movement in club culture
During this club night, the raw edges of raves come together with futuristic sounds, having the crowd dance to algorithms!
The artists, who take center stage, create their beats and visuals by writing code in real-time.
This will be the biggest Algorave in Utrecht so far with a line-up packed with international artists from the livecoding community. Come and experience it yourself!
Matinée concert: Hybric Acoustics
After a busy weekend, there's nothing like unwinding at a relaxing, laid-back instrumental concert
Come to the Nikolaï Church on Sunday, April 23, for just that: electro-acoustic and instrumental musicians will take the stage and help you end the weekend with a cozy feel.
WORKSHOP: Volumetric Data (TouchDesigner*Kinect)
Do you want to learn how to use TouchDesigner and Kinect? Join our workshop on April 1st!
During the workshop Volumetric Data, you will learn how to use the Kinect to create a Point Cloud within Touchdesigner.
We will explore different types of effects, tools and means of interaction with which you can create cool interactive installations.
Utrecht-based visual media artist, researcher and educator Carolien Teunisse will be your host during the workshop.
With her work she aims to discover interesting dialogues that occur between different types of media,
merging realities and between humans and technology by using projection- and sensing devices to create installations, immersive experiences and performances.
👉 What is TouchDesigner?
TouchDesigner is a software product and visual programming language that can be used to create interactive 2D and 3D applications in real-time during performance.
👉 What is Kinect?
Kinect is a motion sensor produced by Microsoft. The motion sensor is able to capture your body and movements which you can use as input for TouchDesigner.
TOUCHDESIGNER MEETUP
Join us April 6th for our second meetup about programming language TouchDesigner
How do professionals use this language for their interactive artpieces or live performances?
Get first-hand insights into the creative process of several artists using TouchDesigner in their work.
The floor is open for questions and conversations regarding the software and its usage.
We will have a line up of speakers, we want to see TouchDesigner in action!
For this, we offer a chance to someone from the crowd to host a mini-workshop of around 15-20 minutes.
Are you interested in giving a mini-workshop in TouchDesigner during the meetup?
E-mail us at ticketing [at] creativecodingutrecht.nl about the topic.
Everyone is invited to bring their laptop to play along during the workshop.
International Trans★Feminist Digital Depletion Strike
Tomorrow will be the Counter Cloud Action Day. On this day, we will try to withhold from using, feeding, or caring for The Big Tech Cloud.
Too many aspects of life depend on The Cloud. The expansionist, extractivist and financialized modes of Big Tech turn all lively and
creative processes processes into profit. This deeply affects how we organise, and care for resources.
The interests of Big Tech condition how we teach, make accessibility, learn, know, organise, work, love, sleep, communicate, administrate, care, and remember.
Especially now our dependency on Big Tech Cloud seems intractable, it is time to reclaim space for renegotiating what might be possible.
We want to imagine different infrastructures for collective life with and without computation.
Want to learn more about the Counter Cloud Action Day? Check out more info: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/8m
WORKSHOP: Reshape Photographs Through Code
Photographs hold the power to tell extensive stories
However, with photo editing tools, you get the chance to reshape these photographs and alter their meaning.
You can emphasize the story, or make the photograph express something completely different.
In this day and age, it is normalized to use inaccessible software for photo editing, locked behind a paywall or subscription service.
However, this is not the only way to edit photos.
We propose to use Processing, a free, open source software which requires no money to work with, and allows you the similar tools to alter images.
👉 What will you learn?
In this workshop, artist Wilbert Vogel will teach you to reshape photographs, collages, and composition through coding in Processing.
You can bring photos of your choice and learn all the necessary tools with programming software Processing to create your own alterations to them. 🎫 Get your tickets here.
WORKSHOP: p5.js for Beginners
Do you want to learn how to make animations through code?
Or are you a programmer who wants to use their skills creatively?
We’ve got a workshop for you!
In this Creative Coding beginners workshop, Maxim will guide you through the basics of making animations in p5.js.
You will learn how to set up a canvas, draw basic shapes, animate those shapes and much more!
The course is light on math and does not require programming experience.
It is meant for creatives looking to express themselves through code and for programmers looking to apply their coding skills creatively.
👉 What will you learn?
At the end of the workshop you will be able to produce a perfectly looping animation using nothing but code! 🎫 Get your tickets here.
MEETUP: TouchDesigner
Join us February 2nd for a meetup about programming language TouchDesigner
How do professionals use this language for their interactive artpieces or live performances?
Get first-hand insights into the creative process of several artists using TouchDesigner in their work.
The floor is open for questions and conversations regarding the software and its usage.
👉 What will we do?
During the meetup, it will also be possible to share about your own practice!
If you wish to speak share your own projects incorporating TouchDesigner, you can e-mail us at info@creativecodingutrecht.nl with a short description of your work.
Please bring your laptop or other items that you require to present your work.
MASTERCLASS: Audiovisual composition in TouchDesigner with Grigory Gromov
During this masterclass we will dive into the use of programming software Touchdesigner to create visual performances like that of Grigory Gromov during ART MACHINES
Touchdesigner is a visual programming language that can be used to create interactive 2D and 3D applications and can be used in real-time during performances.
👉 What will we do?
During the masterclass Grigory will dive into the use of TouchDesigner and Ableton Live to create breathtaking visuals that vibrate and resonate with the playing audio.
Whether you want to add compelling visuals on stage during your concert or project a moving backdrop onto your interpretive dance show, this masterclass will give you the tools to start experimenting within your own practice.
👨💻 About Grigory Gromov
Grigory Gromov is an artist in the field of new media in the direction of audiovisual art.
The purpose of his work is to study the human perception of audiovisual compositions and sound works.
He uses different methods of extracting and creating sounds and noises for his sound compositions, from algorithmic computer systems to recording environmental sounds.
Creatve Coding Symposium: ITERATIONS
In the form of presentations, interactive sessions, and workshops we will discuss two themes: machine learning, world building, and creative education.
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.
With a focus on inclusivity, we invited an international group of makers from different disciplines to talk about how they use code as a creative medium.
💻 In Utrecht && ONLINE
You can join the symposium physically at the Havenloods in Utrecht, watch some cool art at the parallel programme @artmachines.nl, or watch the talks online.
Some of the workshops will be taught online as well.
ART MACHINES: Save the date!
Save the date! After a successful first edition in 2019, there will finally be a second ART MACHINES 7 to 11 December.
Art festival ART MACHINES presents a unique mix of experimental audio/visual art, talks, film and music at the intersection of art and technology.
The festival brings together the history of media art with the avant-garde of digital culture.
💻 ART MACHINES is open from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 11 December
In addition to the exhibition, there is an interesting program every evening with workshops, talks, film and more.
Save-the-date and enjoy last edition's aftermovie!
CCU Night Of The Prompts
💻 Put on your fancy night gown and bring a date to the Night of the Prompts Friday 28th!
ℹ️ More info & tickets:Tickets
🥂 In this meet-up, we’ll dive deeper in the world of AI prompting. Join us to show your own prompting experiments, or witness those of others.
AIxD & CCU Meetup
How can we use AI tools in our practical day to day lives to connect with others?
How can AI be used for creativity and collaboration?
What are the accessible ways to use AI and data methods for social justice causes? What is data activism?
How does one develop a playful approach to challenging existing power structures?
💻 Join for an evening of interactive experiments, lively discussions, and inspiring talks.
On November 17th AIxDesign community will join CCU to talk about various uses of AI,
show their work-in-progress and offer fun activities to play with this technology.
Hacking the Beats of the Future (16+)
In the future music might be created by Artificial Intelligence. But until then we can already use code and algorithms to program beats!
👩💻 About This Course
During this course you will learn to create electronic music with computercode and algorithms!
For this we use the programming environment Mercury.
You will program the instructions and the computer will translate that to beats, drops, catchy melodies and more.
You can adjust the code in real time while the music is playing and hear it change.
Welcome to the world of Live Coding!
💻 What to Expect
At the end of the course you’ve been introduced to technologies used in modern electronic music
and you will have experienced what it means to use algorithms for composing music.
Everything you will need for the becoming the producer of the future!
The workshop is hosted by live coder, music technologist and digital artist Timo Hoogland and
will take place on September 27, October 4, 11 & 18. (one ticket gives access to all the four workshops)
ℹ️ More info
https://ccu.stager.nl/web/tickets/111214940
WORKSHOP RECODING: SPEED OF SOUND
Feedback, Oscillation and Transformation: physical space and electronics for generative sonic feedback
The principles of feedback and oscillation play a big role in Edwin van der Heide’s spatial interactive installations.
Do you want to learn how you can use these principles to create an engaging immersive experience?
During the workshop Recoding the Speed of Sound you get two days to play and experiment.
Under the guidance of Edwin van der Heide and CCU, you’ll work on creating a concept for a new installation.
💻 About this workshop
This two-day workshop follows the method of ReCoding.
ReCoding aims to inspire the new generation of makers with the work of the Dutch Pioneers of Media Art.
The goal of the workshop is to deconstruct the artwork The Speed of Sound, surfacing the principles that ground Edwin van der Heide’s installation and take inspiration from it for the participant’s own new artworks.
After developing these prototypes, a small group of participants is given the chance to further develop their project guided by Creative Coding Utrecht, leading up to the final presentation moment during Art Machines festival in December.
💻 In short
💻 More info & sign up
Interested in joining the workshop?
Find more information here 👉 https://forms.gle/f1Kq2QjC8HjYKV5KA
ARTIST TALK: Edwin van der Heide
How can you create audio-visual installations and how do sound and light work together to create immersive spaces?
Media artist Edwin van der Heide uses these principles in his works like The Speed of Sound, Pneumatic Soundfield, and Horizontal Diagonal.
Learn more about these concepts during the artist talk by Edwin van der Heide, this season’s media art pioneer for the ReCoding programme.
💻 About ReCoding
EReCoding aims to inspire the new generation of makers with the work of the Dutch Pioneers of Media Art.
After three ReCoding trajectories with artists Joost Rekveld, Driessens & Verstappen, and Mouchette, we are proud to introduce this year’s media art pioneer: Edwin van der Heide.
In September 2022 we continue ReCoding in the form of a talk, workshop, and commission trajectory.
The end results of this will be presented at ART MACHINES Festival that will take place in December 2022.
CCU & Luna Ludmila present Sublunary
CCU & Luna Ludmila present Sublunary: an afternoon program full of deep and hypnotic electronic music at NAR café der kunsten.
Discover our:
The line-up consists of three Utrecht-based artists: Shoal, David Hülsken and Luna Ludmila
ROCO-CODING: LIVE CODING EVENT
During Roco-coding, the innovative practice of live coding fuses with the galant sounds of cello and harpsichord.
👩💻 About Livecoding
Live coding is an art practice in which digital images and sounds are created in real-time for a poetic, danceable experience.
The performers write code and algorithms live during the performance and thus improvise for the audience.
👩💻 About The Performers
Live coders Sasj and Sonologico from Creative Coding Utrecht (CCU) will convert the gallant aesthetics and ethics into digital code, while festival musicians Artem Belogurov and Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde translate them into an artful audiovisual experience.
The live coding event roco-coding takes place on Saturday September 3 from 20.30h at TivoliVredenburg, Club Nine, entry is free.
ℹ️ Programme
Makers Meet & Eat 2022
Are you an art lover, culture vulture, maker, creative person or just interested in the recent developments in the field of (digital) art, culture and design? Join us on September 3rd for the Makers Meet & Eat to see great presentations by young Utrecht and Dutch makers.
During the Meet & Eat, a variety of makers will talk about their working methods and research in the field of (digital) art, culture and design. An afternoon for meeting people, sharing knowledge, tricks of the trade and a look behind the scenes. With the sun on your face we conclude the programme with music, a (vegetarian/vegan) BBQ & drinks.
Everyone is welcome to delve into the developments and share their opinion. Besides the 20 invited speakers, this year it is possible to start a conversation yourself at our new 'wildcard table'.
The event is open to Dutch and English speakers. The main language is English.
Poetry Together: Embodied Poetry with Machine Learning
Join us in this half day workshop, where we make movement based poetry with friends.
Recently, poetry has become entwined with modern technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Computers can now help us create beautiful and funny poetry.
In this workshop, we will explore how to create simple poems and visual compositions with machine learning through body tracking.
How will your body influence the poem?
👩💻 About Computational Mama
The workshop is led by Computational Mama, who has been learning and experimenting with creative coding since 2017.
She works heavily with generative texts, AI models for text, computer vision and some simpler machine learning tools.
ℹ️ Practical information
The workshop takes place on 27th of August from 13:00 - 17:00 at De Havenloods in Utrecht, Ruimte 31.
All levels of coding are welcome, no coding experience necessary! Sign up using the form.
If possible, bring your own laptop to the workshop, with Google Chrome installed and a webcam.
In case this is a problem, get in contact with us via info@creativecodingutrecht.nl.
The language for this event is English.
GARDENING Exhibition
Humans and nature are inseparably linked, it’s an ecosystem. Or rather: your ecosystem!
All works in the exhibition are carefully selected and together form one ecosystem.
Do you want to know how the ecosystem works? Take one of the punch cards with you through the exhibition.
At each artwork you are invited to punch a hole along one of the axes: art-analysis and culture-technology.
Will your ecosystem be in balance?
At the end of the exhibition you can fill in your points at the installation.
Together with fellow visitors we are looking for the balance between everyone’s ecosystem.
Visit Gardening.nu for more info.
GARDENING Amelisweerd
GARDENING Amelisweerd has opened! Starting today until July 31st you can visit the exhibition about nature and technology in Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd (Wed - Sun 11:00 - 17:00). Upcoming weekend we will celebrate the opening with extra artworks and activities by Kunstmatig de Podcast, Kop in 't Zand, and FOREST5x5 by @elzii.berzii. Visit Gardening.nu for more info.
GARDENING OPENING WEEKEND
During Whitsun weekend of June 4, 5 and 6, Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd will open its doors from 11:00 to 17:00 for the opening weekend of gardening.nu. During this weekend you can enjoy live music generated from the underwater world by paddling in a kayak, listen to artificial bird sounds (if you hold very still, they might come closer), and see what the estate during the opposite season looks like through your phone screen. More info gardening.nu, instagram.com/gardening.nu
ReCoding Mouchette
The internet is broken! What can we learn from the pioneers of media art to take back the internet? For this new edition of ReCoding we are inspired by Mouchette, one of the online persona’s created by Martine Neddam back in 1996, far before the establishment of social media. Net-art researcher Annet Dekker will lead the conversation and give us insights into context and ideologies of early net-artists. Then we’ll focus on Mouchette and Martine Neddam’s work to learn more about how storytelling, personas, and web functions are closely intertwined. It is possible to sign up for dinner, drinks, and networking - taking place prior to the talks. We will be serving soup. Please note: when you buy a Dinner ticket and you are welcome at 18:15 instead of 20:00. More info & tickets: full event & lineup description
DE HAVENLOODS CULTURE FESTIVAL
Friday 13th and Saturday 14th of May all artists and creatives of the artistic breading ground De Havenloods are hosting their own culturefestival. And we are part of it! Our home, De Havenloods, will give space to a program filled with a diverse array of artists, makers, genres, disciples, and styles, in which the makers of De Havenloods get the leading role. More info De Havenloods Utrecht website
Upcoming: Behind The Screens Season III Kickoff
Upcoming Thursday, Kate Sicchio will be kicking off Behind The Screens season 3 with a live coded dance performance called "Terpsicode". Do you want to learn more about her practice and how dance and code go hand in hand? 👉 Read her personal interview on Medium
Behind The Screens S03
Starting this month, we will share new live coded performances and personal interviews with coders from all over the world. Prepare for S03 with this recap of last year's European coders.Math Ex Workshop: How to Mint & Tax NFTs?
In this workshop you’ll get a masterclass in minting NFTs of your artwork. The workshop is supervised by Saskia Freeke and will demonstrate a variety of methods and platforms. We'll conclude the programme with a session on the topic of taxation. In this part of the session we’ll review a bundle of text put forth by the Dutch Tax Institution, stating their perspective on how to deal with crypto assets. Together we’ll see if we can make sense of it.
MATH EXPRESSIONISM EXPO
CCU turns 5 and to celebrate we organize Math Expressionism at the brand new venue NAR Café der kunsten! Math Expressionism (Math Ex) is an exhibition showcasing the work of artists from the (inter)national community of creative coders. The programme dives into the field of generative art and presents the makers and their tools, the communities they are part of, and the creative processes that shape their work. We will keep the artist line up a secret for now, but stay tuned for more information! Math Ex is also an experiment with Non Fungible Token’s (NFT’s). Through workshops and discussions we offer both makers and collectors hands-on opportunities to develop their own perspective on this controversial field. Makers will share their experiences of being part of NFT communities such as Hic et Nunc and Artblocks. We’ll discuss the controversies and the interesting developments that have emerged. Of course all of this is embedded in a festive programme where all senses will be triggered by means of art, food, drinks and music
LIVE CODING MEETUP
February 17th we’re hosting a meetup together with Sounds Like Touch. Branimir Štivić and The Twin Stranger will present their work (in progress) while they are doing residencies in, respectively, Utrecht and The Hague. As an artist, Branimir works with pneumatic systems, microcontrollers, breath sensors, live coding environment, and music creation software. Jude Cowan Montague and Riitta Hakkarainen, together as The Twin Stranger, will develop ‘Mefite Goddess of the Volcano’: a new site based theatre piece on the theme of volcanology and volcano lore, this project incorporates multiple live coders working with various data streams We welcome all coders, creatives, musicians, artists, visualists and anyone else who is interested or harbours curiousity towards the field of Live Coding to join us in De Havenloods.
Workshop: AIR RHYTHM MACHINE
In the workshop “AIR RHYTHM MACHINE” Branimir Štivić will guide you through his new media artistic process using practical examples to introduce you to live coding, physical computing and MIDI sequencing. As an artist, Branimir works with pneumatic systems, microcontrollers, breath sensors, live coding environment, and music creation software. Pneumatics is the science and technology of pressurized air—using piped, compressed air to transmit force and energy. With his guidance, you will learn how to control air to produce music through DIY use of industrial automation components and everyday objects. With a simple practical example of making a compressed air drum machine we will go through the basics of pneumatic systems, flow control with electromagnetic pneumatic valves, percussion with pneumatic cylinders, force transmission, air pressure, compressors, Helmholtz resonators and principle of air resonance in cavities. NO CODING OR SOLDERING SKILL REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE!!! Bringing your laptop/computer for active participation is desirable but not mandatory. Materials from the workshop will be published on GitHub.
Encoding the Apocalypse
Encoding the Apocalypse features works by The Twin Stranger and Lazarus Chan who are presenting the outcome of their residencies at iii.
Using data visualisation and performance they explore the theme of apocalypse as a force of nature and as an aspect of human nature
‘Mefite Goddess of the Volcano’ is an original, new site based theatre piece on the theme of volcanology and volcano lore by The Twin Stranger, Jude Cowan Montague and Riitta Hakkarainen.
The piece incorporates multiple live coders working with various data streams, such as seismic data, ground deformation, earthquakes and volcanic emissions.
The theatershow will be accompanied by a live coded performance by Rafaele M. Andrade and eerieear.
More info: instrumentinventors.org/agenda/encoding-the-apocalypse
Tickets: instrumentinventors.org/…/encoding-the-apocalypse
REGISTERS OF CODE ~ The humxn machine as an organist of the 21st century
Registers of Code is a concert night where the world of software development unites with that of organ music.
Historically known as a musical tradition evolved from improvisation, organ music shares more similarities to the art of software development than one might expect.
With its roots in improvisation, programming can be used to produce audio visual artworks in real-time.
During the concert, the relationship between the two practices will be highlighted, not by contrasting them but by fusing them into one.
Through three different performances, we will explore how digital artists enrich the organ.
From applying artificial intelligence to create new compositions to using the body as an instrument through sensors, the power of improvisation will be central to the course of the evening.
Visit the concert on the 12th of February and experience the masterful balance between the elements of surprise and recognition
More info: https://www.orgelpark.nl/ (in Dutch)
Tickets: ticketunie.com/widgets/…/OrderActvity/100154
Co-creating alternative 'zero-waste' urban imaginaries: Sharing experiences & practices
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
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
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
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
Gaudeamus
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
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
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
Gaudeamus
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
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
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.
Rainbows End 🌈🌈🌈 is made possible by Gemeente Utrecht, Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, Mondriaan Fonds, VSBFonds, Stichting Elise Mathilde Fonds, Stichting Fentener van Vlissingen Fonds, and Pictoright Fonds.
Rainbows End Popup Store & Gallery
Yes! This is your chance to visit a physical Rainbows End 🌈🌈🌈. On 30th of April, 1st & 2nd of May we are hosting a Pop-Up Store & Gallery in the heart of Utrecht. At the Pop-Up Store, you will be able to buy Rainbows End merchandise like posters and face masks (designed by our lovely @pleunpleunpleun), and admire a fine selection of Rainbows End artworks.
Entrance: FREE! (just reserve a timeslot using te ticket links bewlow please)
More info: creativecodingutrecht.nl/rainbows-end
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Rainbows End: Sex Tech Hackathon
We’re starting off the RAINBOWS END 🌈🌈🌈 era with an interactive pre-event, a hackathon about sex tech, together with artists, academics, technologists, thinkers and tinkerers from all backgrounds and perspectives… We'll learn about the diverse and evolving field of Sex Tech, and the implications it has on the past, present, and future of intimacy, companionship, and human behaviour. Let's get hands-on and physical with intimate technologies from a maker perspective through live demonstrations and tutorials!
BEHIND THE SCREENS
[view all interviews & other medium articles]Behind the Screens: Carolien Teunisse
21 July 2020 An interview with creative coder and co-founder of Creative Coding Utrecht Carolien Teunisse.
Behind the Screens: Sabrina Verhage
14 July 2020 An interview with Sabrina Verhage, a live coder and co-founder of Creative Coding Amsterdam.
Behind the Screens: Rafaele Andrade
7 July 2020 An interview with creative coder and composer Rafaele Andrade.
Behind the Screens: Marije Baalman
30 June 2020 An interview with livecoder and performer Marije Baalman.
Behind the Screens: Roald van Dillewijn
23 June 2020 An interview with coder and electronical musician Roald van Dillewijn.
Behind the Screens: Sasj
16 June 2020 An interview with Saskia Freeke (Sasj).
Behind the Screens: Kesson
9 June 2020 An interview with livecoder Giovanni Muzio (Kesson).
Behind the Screens: Joana Chicau
3 June 2020 An interview with Joana Chicau, graphic designer, dancer and livecoder.
Behind the Screens: Jobi
26 May 2020 An interview with livecoder and data scientist Jo Kroese (Jobi).
ABOUT
CCU is a community founded in 2017 by Carolien Teunisse and Fabian van Sluijs with the goal to stimulate digital creativity and creative coding in Utrecht and beyond.
Through a variety of activities such as workshops, meetups, performances and exhibitions we bring together the community of makers (artists, designers, researchers, developers, performers, musicians) to share knowledge and collaboratively explore the artistic potential of self-made soft- and hardware for creating expressions.
In framing our activities we employ a postdigital perspective in which we make no distinction between 'old' and 'new' media and reflect on 'digital' creativity as part of a long tradition around arts and crafts. In this context Creative Coding Culture is interesting as it's thoroughly hybrid and composed of practices so diverse that its meaning is in flux. As such we research and reflect on what creative coding is and can be, in order to look for new and anti-disciplinary methodologies that can help shape our contemporary society in a fair and positive way.
DOCUMENTS
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Our multi-year policy plan 2021 - 2024 (in Dutch)
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Annual statement 7E report 2020 (in Dutch)
Jaarafrekening_7E_Rapport_2020_CCU.pdf (1.842 KB) -
Annual statement 7E report 2019 (in Dutch)
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Our annual report 2020 (in Dutch)
CCU_Jaarverslag_2020.pdf (4.315 KB) -
Our annual report 2019 (in Dutch)
CCU_Jaarverslag_2019.pdf (38.134 KB) -
Our annual report 2018 (in Dutch)
CCU_Jaarverslag_2018.pdf (4.063 KB)
Team
Anne-Linde Munsterman - communications & PR
Christine Breur - business & operations management
Carolien Teunisse - co-founder & education
Fabian van Sluijs - co-founder & artistic director
Saskia Freeke - programme & education
Sietse van der Meer - communications & web
Werner de Valk - project management
Crew
Axelle van Wynsberghe - nomadic researcher
Benjamin Hull - photography
Benjamin van Vliet - editor
Bram Snijders - technical producer
Costanza Tagliaferri - intern
Iris Jansen - producer
Mariska Berrevoets - pr & marketing
Mavi Irmak Karadermirler - intern
Myrthe van der Boom - business & operations
Tanja Busking - videography
Tanja van Zoest - creative producer
Vincent Schrijnemakers - photography
Advisory board
Prof. Dr. Ann-Sophie Lehmann Gert Franke Véronique Hoedemakers
The board of CCU receives no remuneration. For management and permanent employees, CCU has its own salary system, based on the model of De Zaak Nu and taking into account the Fair Practice Code.
Information
Stichting Creative Coding Utrecht
Mailing address: Sluyterslaan 81, 3431BB, Nieuwegein, Utrecht
E-mail address: 
Governance Code Cultuur
CCU is made possible with the support of:
