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SUMMARY:Screenwriting
DESCRIPTION:Before the set is lit and cameras roll\, almost every film production has a script in place to guide the project. This workshop will cover the basics of screenwriting\, one of the greatest creative influences on the filmmaking process. Learn how to create and properly format your script. \n  \nTopics include: \n\nResearching story ideas\nDeveloping a narrative\nWriting a screenplay\nStrategies for pitching screenplays to producers\n\n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
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LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Media Art Workshop
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SUMMARY:Super/Quick! Presentations by UB Grads
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 26\, 7pm\nFree and open to the public \nWelcome back Super/Quick!\, organized by University at Buffalo grad students in the Department of Art and Department of Media Study. Presenters speak for 5-7 minutes on their current research in a variety of arts-related topics. Join us for stimulating talks with local scholars. \nSpeakers include:\nLee Cannarozzo\nMartin Chittum\nPatrick Facemire\nBrandon Giessmann\nBob Jones\nBenjamin Kersten\nJames Pollard\nDarya Warner \nImage: Van Tran Nguyen\, Super/Quick presenter 2016.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/super-quick-presentations-by-ub-grads/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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SUMMARY:Illustrator
DESCRIPTION:Brand awareness is essential in today’s competitive marketplace. Learn what makes a logo effective and walk away from this class with your very own logo creation. Class focus will be in the industry standard software Adobe Illustrator. \n  \nTopics include: \n\nNavigating Adobe Illustrator interface\nDesign Principles\nBranding concepts\nFormatting for print or web\n\n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/illustrator-2/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Media Art Workshop
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SUMMARY:Future Protests
DESCRIPTION:Future Protests – 3D modeling with Blender \nOur ability to express ourselves via protest and support our beliefs is a fundamental expression. This class will explore the history and visual language of protest signs and design. Students will use this knowledge to create and animate their own forms of protest signs of the future. \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/future-protests/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Girls
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SUMMARY:The North is a Lie
DESCRIPTION:Opening Friday\, September 14\, 7–9pm\nOn view through December 8\, 2018\, Tue–Sat\, 12–5pm\nFree and open to the public\nThis exhibition is accompanied by public programs featuring guests announced throughout the season. Follow Squeaky Wheel on Facebook\, Instagram and Twitter\,  @squeakybuffalo for updates!\n \nThe North is a Lie is a claiming of space against the myth of a tolerant and more equitable “North.” Thinking about the futures and histories of communities who have suffered most at the hands of this myth\, The North is a Lie present a series of performances\, installations\, screenings\, and potlucks\, with the participation of guest artists. This collaboration between Nitasha Dhillon\, Rhys Hall\, and Elisa Peebles will utilize Squeaky Wheel to gather and provoke questions towards liberation and the possibility of a decolonial existence. This exhibition is accompanied by a brochure featuring newly commissioned writing by Dana McKnight.\n\n— \nThe North is a Lie. We know it because we live it. Your grandmother knew it. Latin American refugees separated from their children know it. Marooners running away from plantations into swamps and mountains knew it. \nThere is no North. If you know\, you know. \nIf there were\, racism would stop at the Mason Dixon line. \nIf there were\, fascism would not be on the rise again. \nIf there were\, there’d be no: \nStolen land \nPolice lynchings \nGentrification \nForced eviction \nRed lining \nDeportations \nThe North is a Lie is not a conclusion\, it is a starting point. During the course of this three month residency\, we seek to overcome the growing desire to escape and begin answering the questions of “where to?” and “what’s next?” by examining the truth of what’s been\, rethinking the possibilities of what can be\, and empowering the imaginary. The North is a lie celebrates the histories\, present and futures of people and communities that have suffered the most at the hands of the Northern myth. It brings these narratives together in hopes of building structures that are imagined and tangible\, for the nourishment and survival of these communities. We begin by acknowledging the land we stand on is stolen land\, this was and is haudenosaunee territory. We base the residency at Squeaky Wheel\, and open the space as a commons for the movements of Buffalo. We will create relations with each other through a series of events that include but are not limited to performances\, parties\, potlucks\, screenings\, conversations\, actions and experiences. The attempt is to create conversations that give us better questions to challenge the Northern myth\, and to create a compass that directs us towards better answers for liberation and decolonial existences. – Nitasha Dhillon\, Rhys Hall\, Elisa Peebles \n  \nAbout the Artists and Contributors \nNitasha Dhillon has a B.A. in Mathematics from St Stephen’s College\, University of Delhi\, and attended the Whitney Independent Study Program in New York and School of International Center of Photography. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Media Study – University of Buffalo in New York. Nitasha’s practice joins research\, aesthetics\, organizing\, and action as part of MTL Collective with Amin Husain. As MTL\, they are co-founders of Tidal: Occupy Theory\, Occupy Strategy magazine\, Global Ultra Luxury Faction\, the direct action arm of Gulf Labor Artists Coalition\, Strike Debt and Rolling Jubilee\, Direct Action Front for Palestine\, Decolonial Cultural Front\, and most recently\, Decolonize This Place\, a movement space and formations in New York City that combine cultural events with organizing\, art\, and action around five strands of struggle: Indigenous Struggle\, Black Liberation\, Free Palestine\, Global Wage Worker\, and De-Gentrification. \nRhys Hall is an aspiring medicine man from various parts of Bailey and East Ferry\, in Buffalo NY. Between making ends meet\, he raps\, sings and makes films. This has been a pattern for 18 years now\, which is probably why he doesn’t have kids. He tried to escape Buffalo for the military\, but The Universe wasn’t having it. Fortunately\, the B.A. he received in African American studies from SUNY at Buffalo helped him survive as an Assistant Dean in Queens and an emcee and singer with Grand Phee as the Hip Hop duo\, We Stole The Show. 5 years and 5 grams of mushrooms later\, he returned to Buffalo and helped start the artist collective\, The United Melanin Society\, with several other accomplished vocal and visual artists. An avid meditator\, you might see Mr. Hall walking at a snails pace through Delaware Park\, or finishing his Masters degree in Film and Media Studies at the University at Buffalo. \nDana McKnight is a multidisciplinary Black/Queer artist and writer. She is the founder of Dreamland Arts in Buffalo\, NY. She lives in Austin\, TX. \nElisa Peebles is an artist\, activist and producer originally from the East Side of Buffalo\, NY. After receiving a B.S. in Media\, Culture and Communication Studies from New York University\, Elisa has spent the past several years living\, working and creating in Buffalo and New York City. Her most recent exhibition\, Bodies of Light: Exit Strategy\, at the gallery pop up Decolonize This Place\, brought artists of color from both cities together around the themes of resistance and perseverance. Prior to this\, Elisa created and co-directed the Buffalo Myth Project\, and was a producer on the Sundance and SXSW – selected short Actresses\, as well as several other independent and commercial short films. A hip-hop performer\, Elisa was selected to perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2015 Everybooty Pride Festival. She uses music\, film\, audio and other methods of storytelling to contemplate issues around collective memory\, urban development\, social justice\, and the intersection of race\, gender and sexuality. Currently\, Elisa is a producer of the satirical web-series Dark Justice.
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LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
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SUMMARY:Squeaky Wheel's Excellent Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Squeaky Wheel’s Excellent Adventure is a family-friendly social media scavenger hunt taking place city-wide on September 8th\, 2018. This exciting day-long event offers our community a chance to participate in a fun and media infused social activity and win prizes! Encouraging media literacy and cultural awareness\, participants will use social media to practice their creativity and interact with Buffalo’s many treasures. \nFunds raised at this event will support the free and low-cost media equipment access\, education programs\, and art exhibitions that Squeaky Wheel offers to Western New Yorker’s of all ages and backgrounds every day. \nFact Sheet: Squeaky Wheel’s Excellent Adventure \nWhat: City-wide social media scavenger hunt \nWhen: Saturday September 8\, 2018 \n8-11am: Team sign-in at Squeaky Wheel\n9am: Head Start @ Squeaky Wheel; List of tasks unveiled\n9am–5:30pm: Embark on your adventure!\n5:30-8pm: Photo Finish Event @ EXPO Market\n6:30pm: Winners announced! \nWhere: Head Start at Squeaky Wheel\, 617 Main St. #107\, Buffalo\, NY 14203; Photo Finish at Expo Market\, 617 Main St. #200\, Buffalo\, NY 14203 \nWho: Individuals and teams of up to 4 \nPrizes: Weekend extravaganza package including access to unique activities in the city (to be announced!) \nWhy: To enjoy a fun-filled day of adventure and raise funds to support media literacy\, arts\, and education in Western NY \nHow: Assemble your team and sign up by clicking the PURCHASE TICKET button on this page. \n  \nRegister by Friday September 7th and save!\nPurchase your tickets by September 7th at 5pm for $25/person; $25/person for groups up to 3; and $20/person for groups of 4. After that\, all ticket prices (including tickets for teams of 4) are raised to $30/person.  \n\n \nHow the Excellent Adventure works:\nTraveling by foot\, bicycle\, vehicle or assistive device\, participants will race to document the tasks in photos or videos\, and upload them with the hashtag #squeakyadventure. Thanks to Reddy Bikeshare\, participants will also have access to 50% off bicycle share passes for the day. For those new to Instagram or are in need of technical support\, a tech-help desk will be available at Squeaky Wheel for the duration of the event. \nExcellent Adventure tasks will be revealed in-person at Squeaky Wheel (617 Main St. #107) at 9 a.m. at the “Head Start” event\, where coffee and energizing breakfast snacks will be on hand. Rack up bonus points with special Head Start task opportunities. Late risers can still play by picking up the task list until 11:00 a.m. \nA panel of judges will review the uploaded imagery in real-time\, assigning points for completion of tasks\, with bonus points for creativity. Teams who make it to the finish line by 5:30 p.m. will collect bonus points at the spectacular “Photo Finish” after-party at the Expo Market (617 Main Street\, #200)\, where they can view all teams’ media submissions\, enjoy delicious platters (courtesy of Expo Market) and find out who the winners are!  \nThe Grand Prize winning team will be announced with additional prizes awarded to those completing tasks with humor\, innovation\, media savvy\, and other special categories. Top prizes include a weekend entertainment extravaganza package that contains accommodations\, special event tickets\, meals and access to fun and unique activities in the city that can be used individually\, in pairs\, or groups of four!  \nBe sure to follow us on Facebook\, Instagram and Twitter @SqueakyBuffalo for updates. \n\n\nPrize Packages\nGrand Prize Package – Weekend Adventure on the Town Value $1000 +\n1 Night at Hotel Henry (2 double beds in room)\n1 Night at The Mansion on Delaware (2 double beds in room)\n$150 gift card for 100 Acres at Hotel Henry\n4 tickets to the Kavinoky Theater\nBuffalo Audubon Owl Prowl for 10 at Buffalo Audubon Preserve\n(or Owl Outreach Program for 20 people at location of choice)\n1 Year Membership to Reddy Bike Share\n4 tickets to Yelp Elite Events \n2nd Prize – Not Your Ordinary Weekend – $500 Value\n$100 Dinosaur BBQ\n4 tickets to Torn Space Theater\n1 Hello Buffalo Urban Hikes and Bikes Gift Certificate for Private Hike for 8 People for a hike and/or bike tour of choice \n3rd Prize – Cozy Weekend – $200\n$50 gift card to Daddio’s Pizza\n4 Tickets to Torn Space Theater\n$50 Delta Sonic \nSpa Gift Card \nTeam Spirit Prize \n4 tickets to Darien Lake \nMost Creative \n$100 gift card to Pineapple Company\n$40 gift card + 4 x Memberships at El Museo\nMerchandise + Membership to Western New York Book Arts Center \nMedia Savvy\n4 $50 gift cards at B&H Photo Video\n4 Squeaky Wheel Memberships \n\nSponsors and Support\nFunds raised at this event will support Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center’s programs in access\, education\, and exhibition. The event could not be possible without the generous support of our event sponsors: Catholic Health\, Eleven Twenty Projects\, Rigidized Metals\, Buffalo Spree\, The Challenger\, Allen Street Consulting\, Hodgson Russ\, Larkin Square\, Putman Insurance Agency\, Lumiflux Media\, Buffalo Copy\, Expo Market\, Reddy Bikeshare\, Inspired Buffalo\, and John McKendry. A big thank you to our prize sponsors to date: Hotel Henry\, 100 Acres at Hotel Henry\, The Mansion on Delaware\, B&H Photo Video\, Buffalo Audubon Society\, Pine Apple Company\, Reddy Bikeshare\, Hello Buffalo! Urban Hikes & Bikes\, Torn Space Theater\, Kavinoky Theater\, Daddio’s Pizza\, El Museo\, Western New York Book Art Center\, Yelp Buffalo\, and others!
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SUMMARY:Premiere Screening: A Long\, Long Now
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by: Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center\, Buffalo Center for Art & Technology \nPowered by AT&T \n \nJoin us at The Burchfield Penney on Thursday\, August 30th at 1 pm for the premiere screening of our Buffalo Youth Media Institute’s film\, A Long\, Long Now. The film will be presented with the students and a Q&A with the young filmmakers after the screening. \nDescription\n\nIn this hybrid documentary/narrative film\, students of the Buffalo Youth Media Institute explored different possibilities of future and technology and how they relate to current uses and equity of those technologies. The film is a combination of interviews with future thinking artists and elected officials mixed with fantastical skits offering up machines that can cure social\, economic\, or cultural ills of our communities. The film’s premise is that this project exploring hopes and fears about the future of technology is found 300 years in the future by the people who exist then. The film then is put back together by the people of that time and presented to the best of their understanding of our culture is at that time. This film is part fiction and part truth-seeking meant to leave us all thinking of what our role is when it comes to the future and equitable technologies that can benefit us all. \n \n-Zaire Goodman\n2nd year Buffalo Youth Media Institute Student\n\n\n\nInterviews with\n\n\nAmerican Artist: Interdisciplinary Artist whose work extends dialectics formalized in Black radicalism and organized labor into a context of networked virtual life. Their practice makes use of video\, installation\, new media\, and writing to reveal historical dynamics embedded within contemporary culture and technology. \nStacey Robinson: Designer\, Illustrator and Professor of Art at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His art speculates futures where Black people are free from colonial influences. Along with John Jennings\, he is part of the collaborative duo ‘Black Kirby\,’ which explores Afro Speculative existence via the aesthetic of Jack Kirby. Robinson’s work is rooted in traditional comic illustration and is calm and beautiful. Subtly expressing a desire for an equitable future for bodies and identities of color. \nDevin Hentz: is a researcher and writer based in Dakar\, Senegal. She recently participated in the second session of the RAW Academie\, directed by Chimurenga\, at RAW Material Company before working there as a librarian and researcher. She is the founder of the B/Look Club which meets once per month to activate the archive of RAW Base (RAW’s Library). Her writings have been published in LESS Magazine and the upcoming issue of Something We Africans Got. Her areas of interests include\, Afro/African futures\, development narratives in Africa\, dress practices\, and radical pedagogy. \nPhillip Stearns: is the creator of the Year of the Glitch\, a yearlong glitch-a-day project\, and Glitch Textiles\, a project exploring the intersection of digital art and textile design. Stearns’ work is concerned with our relationships with technologies. Through deconstruction and reconfiguration the technologically mediated environment is approached as an assemblage\, where human activity plays a role of equivalent importance to environmental agency. From this perspective\, the development and application of our technologies\, machines and tools reveals our perceptual biases\, desires\, dreams and fears—both conscious and unconscious. Cultural values and meaning\, then\, can be viewed as derivative\, shaped by the particular conditions facilitating the distribution of agency through cascading exchanges of mediated interactions. \n\nCrystal People-Stokes: Assemblymember Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes has faithfully served New York State’s 141st Assembly district since 2003. An advocate with clear and principled service\, she has always put people and policy before politics. She was appointed as Chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Governmental Operations in 2015. This committee maintains oversight on ethics reform and FOIL requests\, state police\, homeland security\, disaster and emergency preparedness\, MWBE\, crime victims\, human rights\, and military and naval affairs. In June 2017\, she was voted by her colleagues to be Chair of the New York State Legislative Women’s Caucus which is a bi-partisan and bi-cameral group.\n\nSean Ryan: Assemblymember Sean Ryan serves the people of the 149th District in Buffalo\, NY. Sean’s broad legal experience includes work for Neighborhood Legal Services\, private law practice collaboration with the Learning Disabilities Association of WNY\, concentrating on the rights of disabled students\, and the Legal Aide Bureau of Buffalo. His legal career highlights include a record award for a victim of housing discrimination\, a successful challenge to a school district’s denial of special education services to children enrolled in parochial schools\, and an action to compel enforcement of Buffalo’s Living Wage Ordinance.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/premiere-screening-a-long-long-now/
LOCATION:Burchfield Penney Art Center\, 1300 Elmwood Ave\, Buffalo\, 14222\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Youth Exhibition & Fall Open House
DESCRIPTION:Check out work created by CEPA Gallery and Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Arts Center summer youth programs and find more information about our fall workshop offerings! \n  \nBanner: Still From film: Frear – Breanna Roberts\, Buffalo Youth Media Institute\, 2017
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/youth-summer-exhibition-fall-open-house/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180824T200000
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SUMMARY:Silo City: The Average Attendee Live in Person
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 24\, 2018\n@ Marine A\, Silo City (Silo City Row\, Buffalo\, NY 14203)\n8pm\nFree and open to the public \nSqueaky Wheel returns to the legendary halls of Silo City for the premiere of The Average Attendee Live in Person! An absurdist take on housing market educationals\, The Average Attendee Live in Person features projections\, live and virtual performance\, costumes\, resounding in Silo City’s famous space. Interactive art works in Silo A and a structured\, improvised performance converge for a transformational evening on how anyone\, even you\, could be a master the real estate market. Join us at Silo City for this exciting 40 minute performance by Avye Alexandres\, our Summer 2018 Silo City Workspace Resident! \nAvye Alexandres was born in Athens\, Greece\, and moved to the United States at the age of six. Her multidisciplinary art practice\, which investigates the psychosocial ramifications of structures and space\, stems from her background in photography and theatre. Evolving from site-based performances her work now encompasses immersive sculpture\, locative media\, experimental digital narratives\, conceptual works\, photography and video\, as well as participatory experiences and installations. In 2015\, she received her MFA in Art and Emerging Practices from the University at Buffalo\, and has exhibited at venues such as the Burchfield Penney Art Center\, The Soap Factory\, IFP-MN Center for Media Arts\, and the Weismann Art Museum. \nAbout the program\nWorkspace Residency is a unique artist residency which supports local\, regional and national media artists and researchers who are working on projects in film\, video\, audio\, interactive media and emerging technologies in any stage of production. Founded in 2016 by Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center in Buffalo\, New York\, in collaboration with local partners Buffalo Game Space\, The Foundry\, and Silo City\, the residency provides support through equipment\, facilities\, and technical support for artists experimenting across a range of old and new technologies\, such as video\, sound\, digital platforms\, interactivity\, virtual reality\, and 3D printing. Community outreach and public engagement components include presentation and education activities.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/silo-city-the-average-attendee-live-in-person/
LOCATION:Silo City\, 85 Silo City Row\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance,Residencies
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SUMMARY:Illustrator
DESCRIPTION:Brand awareness is essential in today’s competitive marketplace. Learn what makes a logo effective and walk away from this class with your very own logo creation. Class focus will be on the industry standard software Adobe Illustrator.  \n  \nTopics include: \n\nNavigating Adobe Illustrator interface\nDesign Principles \nBranding concepts \nFormatting for print or web\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Live Mirror\, Camera Mirror
DESCRIPTION:Explore the choreographic possibilities of integrating live and virtual performers in projection with artist and Workspace resident Avye Alexandres. Participants will be introduced to theatrical mirroring exercises in combination with Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints method for devising gestures and improvising in real time. Individuals will develop a repetitive gesture\, and then adapt it for video. Finally participants will explore interactions between their recorded media and the live performer. \nTactics in this workshop promote versatility of artistic interpretation\, and may be adapted to any style of performance. Participants will gain tools to expand their instincts into performative actions. \nAreas of focus will be: camera framing for live performance and particularly the Viewpoints elements of tempo\, shape\, duration\, kinesthetic response and architecture. \n\nAvye Alexandres was born in Athens\, Greece\, and moved to the United States at the age of six. Her multidisciplinary art practice\, which investigates the psychosocial ramifications of structures and space\, stems from her background in photography and theatre. Evolving from site-based performances her work now encompasses immersive sculpture\, locative media\, experimental digital narratives\, conceptual works\, photography and video\, as well as participatory experiences and installations. In 2015\, she received her MFA in Art and Emerging Practices from the University at Buffalo\, and has exhibited at venues such as the Burchfield Penney Art Center\, The Soap Factory\, IFP-MN Center for Media Arts\, and the Weismann Art Museum.\n\n\n\n\nAbout the program\nWorkspace Residency is a unique artist residency which supports local\, regional and national media artists and researchers who are working on projects in film\, video\, audio\, interactive media and emerging technologies in any stage of production. Founded in 2016 by Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center in Buffalo\, New York\, in collaboration with local partners Buffalo Game Space\, The Foundry\, and Silo City\, the residency provides support through equipment\, facilities\, and technical support for artists experimenting across a range of old and new technologies\, such as video\, sound\, digital platforms\, interactivity\, virtual reality\, and 3D printing. Community outreach and public engagement components include presentation and education activities. \nWorkspace Residency is made possible with generous support from the County of Erie and County Executive Mark Poloncarz\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature\, individual members\, businesses\, and supporters.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/master-class-live-mirror-camera-mirror/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Skill Share
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SUMMARY:DIY Chrome Extensions for Artists with Emily Martinez
DESCRIPTION:How to Tactically Misuse Your Web Browser: DIY Chrome Extensions and Bookmarklets for Artists with Emily Martinez. \nThe focus of this two-hour workshop by artist and Workspace resident Emily Martinez will be on using the web browser to make internet art and other strange\, un-user-friendly\, or subversive things. Participants will see and test examples of Chrome extensions and Bookmarklets made by artists. They will be guided through the process of creating their own extensions and publishing them to the Chrome Web Store. Basic knowledge of HTML\, CSS\, and Javascript is best\, though not required. Templates with all of the Javascript code necessary to make at least two extensions will be provided. Recommended age: Adults\, 18+ \nEmily Martinez is a new media artist\, front-end developer\, digital strategist\, educator\, and serial collaborator. She believes in the tactical misuse of technology\, and makes artworks that take on the sharing economy\, digital labor struggles\, algorithmic bias\, surveillance capitalism\, crypto colonialism\, tech bros\, and tech culture at large. Emily’s art and research has been published in Leonardo Journal (MIT Press)\, Entreprecariat (Institute of Network Cultures)\, Temporary Art Review\, and Filmmaker Magazine. She has exhibited at The Wrong Biennale\, Transmediale\, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts\, MoMA PS1\, V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media\, WRO Media Art Biennale\, and The Luminary. \nAbout the program\nWorkspace Residency is a unique artist residency which supports local\, regional and national media artists and researchers who are working on projects in film\, video\, audio\, interactive media and emerging technologies in any stage of production. Founded in 2016 by Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center in Buffalo\, New York\, in collaboration with local partners Buffalo Game Space\, The Foundry\, and Silo City\, the residency provides support through equipment\, facilities\, and technical support for artists experimenting across a range of old and new technologies\, such as video\, sound\, digital platforms\, interactivity\, virtual reality\, and 3D printing. Community outreach and public engagement components include presentation and education activities. \nWorkspace Residency is made possible with generous support from the County of Erie and County Executive Mark Poloncarz\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature\, individual members\, businesses\, and supporters.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/masterclass-diy-chrome-extensions-for-artists/
LOCATION:2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Residencies,Skill Share
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SUMMARY:SILENT/SOUND: Variations on Napoleon
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 10 \, 2018\n8:30pm\n @ Front Yard at the Burchfield Penney Art Center\nFree and open to the general public \nJoin us at the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Front Yard for the 2017 edition of SILENT/SOUND. Artist and filmmaker Brian Milbrand will be live remixing footage from films throughout history featuring the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte\, including Abel Gance’s 1927 epic\, famous for its climactic three screen coda. Set to a live performance of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Sinfonia Eroica (Heroic Symphony aka Symphony No. 3 in E♭ major)\, originally dedicated to Napoleon\, this viscerally arresting evening of sight and sound explores what it is about grandiose\, even dictatorial figures that continues to attract humanities love and admiration. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs\, and prepare for the return of Squeaky Wheel and the Burchfield Penney’s signature summer event.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/silentsound-variations-on-napoleon/
LOCATION:Burchfield Penney Art Center\, 1300 Elmwood Ave\, Buffalo\, 14222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Workspace Residency: Public Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 8\, 2018\n6:30pm door | 7pm Start\nFree and open to the public \nJoin us for an evening with our Summer 2018 Workspace residents\, Avye Alexandres (Buffalo\, NY)\, Devin Hentz (Dakar\, Senegal)\, and Emily Martinez (Glendale\, CA)\, at the first public event as part of their residency. The artists and researchers will be delivering ~20 minute presentations on their work and projects. This free event is an excellent opportunity to get to know the residents and their projects as they begin their three-week time at Squeaky Wheel! \nResearch resident Devin Hentz will be investigating the linguistic implications of the vocabulary that develops around second-hand clothing in African countries. She will also design and construct new textiles that play or refer to these local names and their literal meanings / translations through the use of 3D models in Blender. Artist Resident Emily Martinez will be working on a series of videos for an escape room that builds towards a live-action multimedia escape room game Eternal Boy Playground. The game explores cultural tropes and trends that spring up around cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin as they relate to the utopian ideals of a group of self-proclaimed “Puertopians” who are flocking to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Finally\, Silo City Resident Avye Alexandres will be utilizing Buffalo’s most well-known public landmark\, Silo City\, to present an absurdist performance sparked by the manipulative tactics and rhetoric used in housing market investment education workshops. \nBios of the residents\nAvye Alexandres was born in Athens\, Greece\, and moved to the United States at the age of six. Her multidisciplinary art practice\, which investigates the psychosocial ramifications of structures and space\, stems from her background in photography and theatre. Evolving from site-based performances her work now encompasses immersive sculpture\, locative media\, experimental digital narratives\, conceptual works\, photography and video\, as well as participatory experiences and installations. In 2015\, she received her MFA in Art and Emerging Practices from the University at Buffalo\, and has exhibited at venues such as the Burchfield Penney Art Center\, The Soap Factory\, IFP-MN Center for Media Arts\, and the Weismann Art Museum. \nDevin Hentz is a researcher and writer based in Dakar\, Senegal. She recently participated in the second session of the RAW Academie\, directed by Chimurenga\, at RAW Material Company before working there as a librarian and researcher. She is the founder of the B/Look Club which meets once per month to activate the archive of RAW Base (RAW’s Library). Her writings have been published in LESS Magazine and the upcoming issue of Something We Africans Got. Her areas of interests include\, Afro/African futures\, development narratives in Africa\, dress practices\, and radical pedagogy. \nEmily Martinez is a new media artist\, front-end developer\, digital strategist\, educator\, and serial collaborator. She believes in the tactical misuse of technology\, and makes artworks that take on the sharing economy\, digital labor struggles\, algorithmic bias\, surveillance capitalism\, crypto colonialism\, tech bros\, and tech culture at large. Emily’s art and research has been published in Leonardo Journal (MIT Press)\, Entreprecariat (Institute of Network Cultures)\, Temporary Art Review\, and Filmmaker Magazine. She has exhibited at The Wrong Biennale\, Transmediale\, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts\, MoMA PS1\, V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media\, WRO Media Art Biennale\, and The Luminary. \nAbout the program\nWorkspace Residency is a unique artist residency which supports local\, regional and national media artists and researchers who are working on projects in film\, video\, audio\, interactive media and emerging technologies in any stage of production. Founded in 2016 by Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center in Buffalo\, New York\, in collaboration with local partners Buffalo Game Space\, The Foundry\, and Silo City\, the residency provides support through equipment\, facilities\, and technical support for artists experimenting across a range of old and new technologies\, such as video\, sound\, digital platforms\, interactivity\, virtual reality\, and 3D printing. Community outreach and public engagement components include presentation and education activities.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/workspace-residency-public-presentations/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Residencies
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SUMMARY:Narrative Film Editing
DESCRIPTION:Learn the art of taking raw footage to assemble shots together to form a narrative piece for experimental films\, documentaries\, interviews\, advertisements\, or short films. The class will collaboratively create a short narrative work to learn these skills.  \n  \nTopics include: \n\nNavigating video editing interface\nStructuring your workflow for ease and efficiency\nUtilizing continuity editing and juxtaposition to create meaning\nExporting your videos for sharing on various platforms
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/narrative-film-editing/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:Squeaky Wheel's 15th Animation Fest!
DESCRIPTION:Screening 1\nSaturday\, August 4\, 12pm\nat the Frank E. Merriweather Library\n\nScreening 2\nFriday\, September 7\, 7:30pm\nat the Albright Knox Art Gallery \nAll screenings are free and open to the public! \nSqueaky Wheel is proud to announce our 15th Animation Festival! This free\, all-ages\, family-friendly affair with the famous Squeaky edge is a showcase of short animated film\, featuring a variety of techniques\, from hand-made film to 3D animation. Guest curated by Savion “Ineil Quaran” Mingo (D.O.P.E. Collective)\, we are proud to present the biggest animation fest yet. Make sure to attend all screenings to see all the films! \nAmong the works featured in the festival are Orisha’s Journey\, an African tale of a girl named Orisha who journeys into the spirit world; Two Spirit\, a reflection on the term indicating someone of native descent who possesses both male and female spirits; Mahogany Too\, an experimental Nollywood sequel to the lustrous 1975 Diana Ross drama. Other works visualize the snapping boasts of Muhammad Ali; elegantly explore Brazillian dance and Yoruba spirituality through hand-painted animation; and showcase the trials of a black queer youth who tries to find acceptance. Foregrounding artists of African and Indigenous/Native descent\, the screening features works from around the world\, and the possibilities of science fiction courses through the veins of all three screenings. \nWith films by Adrian Baker\, Donovan Vim Crony\, Sergio Di Bitetto\, Hannah R.W. Hamalian\, Carrie Hawks\, Adam Khalil\, Zack Khalil & Jackson Polys\, Elizabeth LaPensée\, Laura Marguiles\, Lucas Martell\, Everard McBain\, Teouria Morris\, Abdul Ndadi\, Akosua Adoma Owusu\, Ibrahim Waziri\, Don Jonathan Webb\, and Jin Woo. \n  \n \nOrisha’s Journey by Abdul Ndadi\n \nHepa! by Laura Margulies\n \nPlugin by Sergio Di Bitetto\n \nBeautiful\, by Jin Woo\nScreening 1 Program\nHepa! by Laura Margulies\n6:30min\, 16mm on digital\, 1998\nAward winning (NYFA and Dance Films Association)\, Hepa! played at the Sundance film festival. It is a hand painted\, animated exploration into Brazilian Capoeira\, dance\, Orishas and drum. Live action footage blended with animation. Featuring Marivaldo Dos Santos of Stomp. \nCelflux Reluctant Heroes Trailer by Everard McBain\n1:45min\, digital\, 2017\nThe trailer for the upcoming animated series Celflux. \nPlugin by Sergio Di Bitetto\n4:29min\, digital\, 2014\nPlugin is the story of a mechanical city in which every citizen is a part of the city itself\, responsible for generating lights by connecting the male and female parts of the mechanism. Everyone seems to fit into this perfect puzzle except the main character\, G-O\, a man who does not match the rest of his world. G-O finally finds his perfect match – another man – but the City Authority try to stop this uncommon union. It is up to G-O and Ico to show their city that every connection is after all part of the same energy – love. \nMuhammad Ali – “How Great I Am” (Animated) by Don Jonathan David Webb\n1min\, digital\, closed captioned\, 2017\nMuhammad Ali was so much more than a professional boxer\, he was a global icon\, civil-rights activist\, and an American hero.\nThe audio used in this animation was from a 1974 event promoting the upcoming Ali-Foreman fight (aka “The Rumble in the Jungle”).\nAli’s use of poetry\, language and humor was a tool he utilized to build momentum\, and in a sense\, to proclaim victory in his upcoming fights.\nThis animated video is dedicated to him. The Greatest! \nThe Violence of a Civilization without Secrets by Adam Khalil\, Zack Khalil\, Jackson Polys\n10min\, digital\, 2017\nAn urgent reflection on indigenous sovereignty\, the undead violence of museum archives\, and postmortem justice through the case of the “Kennewick Man\,” a prehistoric Paleo-American man whose remains were found in Kennewick\, Washington\, in 1996. \nAnnie & Dave by Teouria Morris\n2:50min\, digital\, 2018\nWithin a classroom at North Ridge High sits Annie\, a girl with a big appetite and Dave\, a quiet misunderstood boy. Over the course of the class Annie’s eating gets Dave in trouble repeatedly with their strict teacher\, who tolerates no disobedience from her students. In the end a truce is formed\, a new friendship is beginning and sharing food is tolerated. \nOrisha’s Journey by Abdul Ndadi\n5:20\, digital\, 2014\nBased on African folklore; “Orisha’s Journey” is the fantasy tale of a girl called Orisha\, who ventures into the spirit world and must learn the importance of remembering her roots. \nemptying\, to make room for overflowing by Hannah R.W. Hamalian\n5min\, digital\, 2017\nWhat if there are really gleaming cities hung upside-down over the desert sand? A girl contends with her fate by taking on a var hiiety of forms. A cube becomes a vessel\, a site of transformation\, a container of the universe. \nMahogany Too by Akosua Adoma Owusu\n3min\, Super-8mm on digital\, 2018\nInspired by Nollywood’s distinct re-imagining in the form of sequels\, Mahogany Too\, interprets the 1975 cult classic\, Mahogany\, a fashion-infused romantic drama. Starring Nigerian actress Esosa E.\, Mahogany Too\, examines and revives Diana Ross’ iconic portrayal of Tracy Chambers\, a determined and energetic African-American woman enduring racial disparities while pursuing her dreams. Mahogany Too uses analog film to achieve its vintage tones which emphasizes the essence of the character\, re-creating Tracy’s qualities through fashion\, modeling\, and styling. \nAquarium by Hannah R.W. Hamalian\n4:46min\, digital\, 2018\nThe composition of the human body is interpreted through fractal geometric shapes\, which are released into pulsating movements. A monochromatic visual world pairs with a fragmented soundtrack to speculate about the possibility of cohesion. Limbs and pieces assemble and disassemble within a red pool\, as desire for unity is mediated. \nNOISE GATE by Donovan Vim Crony\n8min\, digital\, 2013\nNOISE GATE is an experimental sci-fi short film about a dimensional traveling Scientist who is in search of the ultimate reality. His only passage into that realm is something called the NOISE GATE. \nScreening 2 Program\nHepa! by Laura Margulies\n6:30min\, 16mm on digital\, 1998\nAward winning (NYFA and Dance Films Association)\, Hepa! played at the Sundance film festival. It is a hand painted\, animated exploration into Brazilian Capoeira\, dance\, Orishas and drum. Live action footage blended with animation. Featuring Marivaldo Dos Santos of Stomp. \nBeautiful\, by Jin Woo\n7:40min\, digital\, 2014\nThis picture portrays the society’s heavy influence on the unification of individual characters in this world. \nPlugin by Sergio Di Bitetto\n4:29min\, 2014\, digital\nPlugin is the story of a mechanical city in which every citizen is a part of the city itself\, responsible for generating lights by connecting the male and female parts of the mechanism. Everyone seems to fit into this perfect puzzle except the main character\, G-O\, a man who does not match the rest of his world. G-O finally finds his perfect match – another man – but the City Authority try to stop this uncommon union. It is up to G-O and Ico to show their city that every connection is after all part of the same energy – love. \nOrisha’s Journey by Abdul Ndadi\n5:20min\, digital\, 2014\nBased on African folklore; “Orisha’s Journey” is the fantasy tale of a girl called Orisha\, who ventures into the spirit world and must learn the importance of remembering her roots. \nMuhammad Ali – “How Great I Am” (Animated) by Don Jonathan David Webb\n1min\, digital\, closed captioned\, 2017\nMuhammad Ali was so much more than a professional boxer\, he was a global icon\, civil-rights activist\, and an American hero.\nThe audio used in this animation was from a 1974 event promoting the upcoming Ali-Foreman fight (aka “The Rumble in the Jungle”).\nAli’s use of poetry\, language and humor was a tool he utilized to build momentum\, and in a sense\, to proclaim victory in his upcoming fights.\nThis animated video is dedicated to him. The Greatest! \nCelflux Reluctant Heroes Trailer by Everard McBain\n1:45min\, digital\, 2017\nThe trailer for the upcoming animated series Celflux. \nBuried by Adrian Baker\n3:10min\, digital\, 2013\nBuried: Ohlone activist and educator Corinna Gould talks about the destruction of sacred sites\, with a focus on the shellmounds in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. \nThe Violence of a Civilization without Secrets by Adam Khalil\, Zack Khalil\, Jackson Polys\n10min\, digital\, 2017\nAn urgent reflection on indigenous sovereignty\, the undead violence of museum archives\, and postmortem justice through the case of the “Kennewick Man\,” a prehistoric Paleo-American man whose remains were found in Kennewick\, Washington\, in 1996. \nblack enuf* by Carrie Hawks\n22:16min\, digital\, closed-captioned\, 2016\nA queer oddball seeks approval from black peers despite a serious lack of hip-hop credentials. This short animated documentary takes you on a quest for belonging. \nBio of the curator \nSavion “Ineil Quaran” Mingo is an afro-futurist multidisciplinary artist and ghetto organizer born in Buffalo\, NY and raised in the Kenfield/Langfield Projects. Through his fine art and multimedia collages he recreates memories and dreamscapes incorporating themes of self-preservation\, Black celebration\, imagination\, and grief. He developed his skill by blocking-out neighborhood sidewalks with chalk drawings and studying digital tutorials. Institutionally he attended Buffalo Academy of Visual Performing Arts and briefly\, Villa Maria College majoring in animation. Growing up Ineil indulged in: Walt Disney animations\, climbing trees\, the epics of ancient religions and folklore\, anime\, early 2000’s hip hop and R&B\, science fiction adventure\, and his gullah/geechee heritage. \nIn 2014 he co-owned\, graphic design business and zine distributor\, VENT. Soon after in 2015 he co-founded D.O.P.E. Collective (Dismantling Oppressive Patterns for Empowerment)\, a Black youth-led anti-oppressive arts organization that aims to strengthen  local resources for creative and exploited communities which resists through art forms and arts movements considered: white-washed\, extreme\, stigmatized\, political\, and/or experimental.  \nIneil Quaran is now developing work for his first solo art show and is continuing to cultivate resources supporting the East Side\, melaninated creatives\, and all the black and brown *QTs! \n*QT = queer and trans people \nBios of the artists \nOver the past two decades Adrian Baker has produced\, written and directed numerous projects for television and the web\, including the award-winning animated poetry series SlamBox\, which was produced in partnership with Youth Speaks. As Creative Director for MadLab Creative his client list included DreamWorks Records\, Sony Screenblast\, and Wild Brain Animation. Adrian’s current project is Injunuity\, an episodic documentary using a unique mix of animation\, music and real audio to explore modern American life from a contemporary Native American perspective\, which aired nationally on PBS in November\, 2013 and has been seen (in part or whole) in numerous film festivals worldwide. Injunuity 2.0 is now in production. The project also includes an educational portal and is being produced in partnership with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and Vision Maker Media. In addition to his animation\, Adrian has also worked extensively in the education field as a teacher\, mentor and coach\, has published several pieces of short fiction and has optioned a feature length screenplay. Currently Adrian lives in Oakland\, California with his wife and daughter.” \nDonovan Vim Crony is a film/TV Producer and visual artist living and working in Los Angeles. His work focuses on fusing themes of rock & roll and speculative fiction (sci-fi\, horror\, fantasy) in contemporary and dystopian societies. His visual art style is highly influenced by comic book and anime culture as seen through the lens of the African diaspora. For more information on Donovan Vim Crony\, visit www.vimcrony.com. IG: @VimCrony \nSergio Di Bitetto is an Italian animator and designer born in a small town of the south of Italy who has always dreamed to work in the Cartoons industry. Grew up with Disney’s classical feature films and Japanese anime\, he developed his skills attending an artistic high school\, then moving to Milan where he obtained his degree in Media design and Multimedia Arts. After graduating he had the chance to enter in the business as motion graphic designer and compositor\, working for many Italian and international brands in the TV and video commercial industry. After three years of work experience in this field\, he decided to go back to his passion for animation\, moving to Canada where he attended the Classical Animation program at Vancouver Film School. He’s now currently working the animation industry in Canada\, while trying to pursuing his childhood dream to tell story that will inspire the world. \nHannah R.W. Hamalian is a filmmaker engaged in demonstrating complexity in order to point to the richness of life. Through animation\, live action\, and appropriated video\, she asks questions of herself and her viewers in order to untangle the forces that shape people into who they are. Interpreting being as a daily process of renewal rather than a static mode\, her work often centers the body as a site of transformation. She is drawn to motion and immersive soundscapes as tools to create experiences of expanded possibility. She is currently based in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin where she is an instructor in the Film department at UW-Milwaukee. \nCarrie Hawks harnesses the magic of animation to tell stories. The artist works in a variety of medium including drawing\, doll-making\, and performance. Their work addresses gender\, sexuality\, and race. They have shown in New York\, Atlanta\, Kansas City\, Toronto\, and Tokyo. They hold a BA in Art History & Visual Arts from Barnard College and a BFA in Graphic Design from Georgia State University. Their first film\, Delilah\, won the Best Experimental Award at the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival (2012). Their films have screened at BlackStar Film Festival (Philadelphia)\, CinemAfrica (Stockholm\, Sweden)\, and MIX Queer Experimental Film Festival (New York). black enuf* won the ‘Best Animation’ at Reel Sisters of the Diaspora\, and ‘Best Women’s Short Film-Audience Award’ at the 30th Annual Out on Film Festival in Atlanta\, Georgia. \nAdam Khalil (Ojibway) is a filmmaker and artist. He attempts to subvert traditional forms of ethnography through humor\, relation\, and transgression. His and his brother Zack’s work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art\, UnionDocs\, e-flux\, and the Walker Art Center. \nZack Khalil (Ojibway) is a filmmaker and artist. His work centers on indigenous narratives in the present—and looks towards the future—through the use of innovative nonfiction forms. Along with his brother Adam\, he is a Gates Millennium Scholar\, UnionDocs Collaborative Fellow\, and current Sundance Native Film Fellow. \nElizabeth LaPensée\, Ph.D. is an award-winning designer\, writer\, artist\, and researcher who creates and studies Indigenous-led media such as games and comics. She is an Assistant Professor of Media & Information and Writing\, Rhetoric & American Cultures at Michigan State University. Most recently\, she designed and created art for Thunderbird Strike (2017)\, a lightning-searing side-scroller game which won Best Digital Media at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. \nLaura Marguiles began animating in 1988 as a means to combine her love of dance and art. Animation has continued to inspire Laura\, who has spent over twenty five years exploring paint in motion. Her personal films have been screened worldwide in film festivals (Sundance\, Ann Arbor\, Margaret Mead\, Anima Munde\, Asifa\, New York Children’s Film Festival\, and Cardiff International Film Festival\, Hawaii International Film Festival\, Honolulu Museum of Art\, etc) and her commissioned work has aired nationwide (PBS\, CBS\, MTV\, VH1\, Sundance Channel etc.). She has received awards and grants from Cinedance Film Festival\, Broadcast Design\, Asifa East\, Ann Arbor\, and Creativity Magazine\, New York University\, the New York Foundation for the Arts\, Dance Films Association\, Te PEW Charitable Funds. Besides creating her own flms\, Laura has worked as a designer and colorist at MTV Animation on the classics Te Head\, Beavis and Butthead and Daria and as a freelance illustrator\, animator and artist. Laura has taught animation at Pratt\, New York Film Academy\, School of Visual Arts\, Punahou School\, I’olani School\, Hawaii Women in Filmmaking  and at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she was on the faculty and taught for thirteen years. She has been teaching animation at the Academy of Creative Media at the University of Hawaii since 2015. She continues to work on freelance jobs. Most recently she supervised the animation as well as creating animation for a collaborative event Symphony of Birds at Blaisdell Cancert Hall in Honolulu. “ \nLucas Martell’s first short film Pigeon: Impossible has been shown in over 250 festivals in 43 countries\, and won more than 20 awards including Best Short at the Montreal World Film Festival and Best in Show at ArtFutura in Spain. The film was also a viral hit online\, having passed 11 million views on YouTube alone. Since Pigeon: Impossible\, Lucas has developed several feature animation projects and runs Mighty Coconut\, a full- service animation studio in Austin\, Texas. The OceanMaker is his second 3D animated film. \nEverard McBain is the Creative Director and CEO of GemGfx. GemGfx is a multidisciplinary design consultancy based in Trinidad and Tobago. He has been involved in the field of Graphic Design for over 14 years. He is also the art director and co-author of the graphic novel Celflux which he created along with his wife Dixie Ann Archer-McBain. \nBorn in Buffalo\, NY\, Teouria Morris’s ultimate goal would be to live in a world filled with free Hamilton tickets\, swarms of puppies\, and lakes full of chocolate. A senior at Villa Maria College\, Teouria\, is an artist\, animator\, and a visual development artist. Originally wanting to pursue only Animation\, she was eventually won over by the beauty of environments such as Tarzan and Big Hero 6. When shes not drawing or creating interesting characters\, she can be found eating or dancing around the classroom\, usually on a sugar-rush. \nAbdul Ndadi is an independent animator of Ghanaian descent living in New York City. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2013. His animated short Orisha’s Journey (based on African folklore) premiered in Japan at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival and screened at over 50 film festivals across the globe. A believer in the strength of the human spirit to overcome all adversities\, with his work he’d like to give a platform for those who feel voiceless and help build a bridge of common understanding for all people. Abdul works as a freelance artist for film and commercial productions. \nAkosua Adoma Owusu (born January 1\, 1984) is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker\, producer and cinematographer whose films address the collision of identities\, where the African immigrant located in the United States has a “triple consciousness.” Owusu interprets Du Bois’ notion of double consciousness and creates a third cinematic space or consciousness\, representing diverse identities including feminism\, queerness and African immigrants interacting in African\, white American\, and black American culture. Her films have screened internationally including Rotterdam\, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin\, Toronto\, New Directors/New Films\, BFI London Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival among others. She was a featured artist at the 56th Robert Flaherty Seminar programmed by renowned film critic Dennis Lim. In 2015\, she was named by Indiewire as one of 6 preeminent Avant-Garde Female Filmmakers Who Redefined Cinema. Currently\, she divides her time between Ghana and New York\, where she works as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. \nJackson Polys is a visual artist who seeks to dissolve artificial boundaries between perceptions of traditional Native art forms\, practices\, and contemporary life. He holds an MFA in visual arts from Columbia University. He is the recipient of a 2017 NACF Mentor Artist Fellowship and is advisor to Indigenous New York at the Vera List Center. \nIbrahim Waziri Teaching Children About Africa & The World: There’s always something new going on as the world around them hurtles on and changes. With Bino and Fino’s curiosity and thirst for learning there is always something new to discover.  It could be an African dish\, an animal\, a heavy tropical lightning storm\, a country\,a fruit\, a word in an African language\, a musical instrument\, African geography\, a folktale… Featured in ​Huffington Post​ \, ​Blavity​ and ​CNN​. With over 2 million ​Youtube​ Views\, public screenings in over 7 countries\, customers in over 10 countries Bino and Fino opens up a fantastic world of learning for children. The show has been embraced by parents and educators in countries like the USA as a genuine way to teach about diversity\, Africa and more.  \nDon Jonathan Webb uses his passion for history to tell stories that highlight and honor the richness of the African-American experience. Using 2D animation he creates short vignettes that seek to educate\, inspire and entertain viewers. \nJin Woo is an independent short animation director since 2012. VJ. Went to Krakow ASP 2016 dropped off in 2017. Graduate from Kaywon Art School 2012. Born and grew up in S.Korea but also lived in the different countries as an outsider.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/squeaky-wheels-15th-animation-fest/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Screenings
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SUMMARY:Movie Making
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTHIS CLASS IS FULL PLEASE SEE OTHER OFFERINGS OR CONTACT Martina@Squeak.org\n  \nMovie Making\nJuly 30th – August 3rd\,\n1pm – 4pm\nInstructor: Sarah Mann \nIn this class\, students will see the whole filmmaking process through to create their own short narrative films using Final Cut Pro X. Students will engage with narrative storytelling\, using their imaginations ultimately to script and produce their own mini-movie with a traditional narrative formula. Students will learn screenwriting\, film production\, and editing techniques. \nMembers $160 I Non-Members $200 \nWhile our website is under construction please make payment for the workshop by calling 716-884-7172 or email kevin@squeaky.org \n\n \n\n \n\nA limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for details.  \nRegistration must occur at least three days prior to the start date of workshop. Cancellations must take place 48hrs before to receive a refund. No walk-ins accepted. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for additional questions \n\nFor a full day of arts experience take a look at CEPA’s summer programs (in the same building!)
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/movie-making/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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SUMMARY:Sample & Remix
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSample & Remix\nJuly 30th – August 3rd\n9am – 12pm\nInstructor: Danny Pisari \nExplore the often missed but highly important world of sound production in this workshop. As an experimental music production team\, students will find and record original real-world audio samples; edit and mix their sounds to compose electronic beats\, and then remix and rearrange each others’ sounds to put together a class mixtape. \nMembers $160 I Non-Members $200 \nWhile our website is under construction please make payment for the workshop by calling 716-884-7172 or email kevin@squeaky.org \n\n \n\nA limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for details.  \nRegistration must occur at least three days prior to the start date of the workshop. Cancellations must take place 48hrs before to receive a refund. No walk-ins accepted. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for additional questions
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/sample-remix/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180802T200000
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SUMMARY:Music & Video Production
DESCRIPTION:This project-based workshop will dive into the form and techniques involved in the construction of music videos. Using existing forms the class will break down videos to their pre and post-production elements to create a short work. Gain the skills you’ll need to light\, shoot\, and record your own videos and advertisements.  \n  \nTopics include: \n\nManipulating a camera to properly expose shots\nBasic audio recording for film\nCommunicating ideas with cinematic grammar\nPreparing footage for editing
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/music-video-production/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180723T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180727T160000
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SUMMARY:Documentary Filmmaking
DESCRIPTION:Documentary Filmmaking\nJuly 23rd – 27th\n1pm – 4pm\nInstructor: Sarah Mann \nThe art of visual storytelling is highlighted in this video production based workshop. Students will learn the art and techniques of documentary filmmaking\, including working with audio\, video\, and lighting. Students will engage with a local organization and create a short documentary about them. \nMembers $160 I Non-Members $200 \nWhile our website is under construction please make payment for the workshop by calling 716-884-7172 or email kevin@squeaky.org \n\n \n\n \n\nA limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for details.  \nRegistration must occur at least three days prior to the start date of workshop. Cancellations must take place 48hrs before to receive a refund. No walk-ins accepted. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for additional questions
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/documentary-filmmaking-2/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180723T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180727T120000
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SUMMARY:Character Animator
DESCRIPTION:THIS CLASS IS FULL PLEASE SEE OTHER OFFERINGS OR CONTACT Martina@Squeaky.org\nCharacter Animator\nJuly 23rd – 27th\n9am – 12pm\nInstructor: Mizin Shin \nGet a first-hand look at Adobe’s emerging animation system\, Character Animator. Students will learn this new rigging animation application to create and develop their very own digital characters. \nMembers $160 I Non-Members $200 \nWhile our website is under construction please make payment for the workshop by calling 716-884-7172 or email kevin@squeaky.org \n\n \n  \nA limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for details.  \nRegistration must occur at least three days prior to the start date of workshop. Cancellations must take place 48hrs before to receive a refund. No walk-ins accepted. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for additional questions
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/character-animator-2/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180716T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T160000
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SUMMARY:Design & Play
DESCRIPTION:Design & Play\nJuly 16th – 20th\n1pm – 4pm\nInstructor: Mizin Shin \nThis workshop explores the art of design through technology and how it helps shapes our social landscape. Students will learn Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop while engaging with collaborative and individual projects that promote expression through visual language. \nMembers $160 I Non-Members $200 \nWhile our website is under construction please make payment for the workshop by calling 716-884-7172 or email kevin@squeaky.org \n[slideshow_deploy id=’5563′]\n\n \n\nA limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for details.  \nRegistration must occur at least three days prior to the start date of workshop. Cancellations must take place 48hrs before to receive a refund. No walk-ins accepted. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for additional questions \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/design-play/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180716T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T120000
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SUMMARY:Stop-Frame Animation
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nStop-Frame Animation\nJuly 16 –  20\n9 am – 12 pm\nInstructor: Danny Pisari \nExplore one of the earliest media arts in this hands-on workshop that will show your young creative how to invent their own animated world. Students will create group and individual projects that will teach them the history and techniques of stop-frame animation. \nMembers $160 I Non-Members $200 \nWhile our website is under construction please make payment for the workshop by calling 716-884-7172 or email kevin@squeaky.org \n\n \n\n \n\nA limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for details.  \nRegistration must occur at least three days prior to the start date of the workshop. Cancellations must take place 48hrs before to receive a refund. No walk-ins accepted. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for additional questions \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/video-collage/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180710T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T200000
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SUMMARY:Cinema & Lighting
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will explore the form of lighting for visual storytelling and impact. Students will learn a brief historical evolution of lighting in film\, the basics and different types of lighting through engaging in small hands-on projects that will give you the skills to recreate different types of lighting used in cinematic storytelling.\n \n  \nTopics include: \n\n3-point lighting\nLighting shots for best effect\nAdding color to a scene\nLighting design\n\n \n\n \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/cinema-lighting/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180709T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180713T160000
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SUMMARY:Art of the .GIF
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTHIS CLASS IS FULL PLEASE SEE OTHER OFFERINGS OR CONTACT Martina@Squeaky.org\nArt of The .GIF\nJuly 9th – 13th\n1pm – 4pm \nInstructor: Danny Pisari \nThis class explores the history and techniques of the oldest internet-based animated art form. The .GIF file format came out 31 years ago and is still a prominent part of the media landscape. Students will learn various methods for creating and using .GIF’s as an art form and mode of expression. \nMembers $160 I Non-Members $200 \nWhile our website is under construction please make payment for the workshop by calling 716-884-7172 or email kevin@squeaky.org \n\n \n  \n  \n\n \nA limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for details.  \nRegistration must occur at least three days prior to the start date of workshop. Cancellations must take place 48hrs before to receive a refund. No walk-ins accepted. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for additional questions \n\n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/art-of-the-gif/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180709T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180713T120000
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SUMMARY:Stop-Frame Animation
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTHIS CLASS IS FULL PLEASE SEE OTHER OFFERINGS OR CONTACT Martina@Squeaky.org\nStop-Frame Animation\nJuly 9 – 13\n9am – 12pm\nInstructor: Mizin Shin \nExplore one of the earliest media arts in this hands-on workshop that will show your young creative how to invent their own animated world. Students will create group and individual projects that will teach them the history and techniques of stop-frame animation. \nMembers $160 I Non-Members $200 \nWhile our website is under construction please make payment for the workshop by calling 716-884-7172 or email kevin@squeaky.org \n\n \n\n \n\nA limited number of partial scholarships are available. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for details.  \nRegistration must occur at least three days prior to the start date of workshop. Cancellations must take place 48hrs before to receive a refund. No walk-ins accepted. Contact kevin@squeaky.org for additional questions \n\nFor a full day of fun\, check out CEPA Gallery’s Summer Art Programs. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/stop-frame-animation-2/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Tech Arts for Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180630T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180630T170000
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SUMMARY:Let's Start the Conversation: Hues of Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 30\, 2018\n3:30pm\nFree and open to the public \nAs part of Squeaky Wheel’s Community Screenings\, we are pleased to present Hues of Humanity\, a film produced by Rachel and Dianna Henderson\, co-founders of Colorfully Beautiful. Addressing topics such as empathy and emotional awareness the film attempts to build permanent bridges through authentic conversation. Join us for an audience/filmmaker talk back on how we can all contribute something in order to help positively co-create our existing realities. \nMember Profile: Rachel Henderson \n \nIf you walked into our media lab at any given time this Spring you probably would have come across Squeaky Wheel member\, Rachel Henderson editing her latest film on one of our lab stations. This season we are pleased to introduce Rachel here in our special Members Spotlight.  \nBorn and raised in Buffalo\, Rachel joined Squeaky Wheel as an Artist Member in July of 2017. After a move back home from Los Angeles\, California\, she found that Squeaky Wheel answered all her technical questions! Rachel began her journey in film after receiving her B.A. in Communication from Roberts Wesleyan College where she was also awarded title of Alum of the Year. From the workshops provided to equipment rental\, Squeaky Wheel has given her both the access and the freedom to create her own work. Currently she is assisting on productions for both the Albright Knox and Buffalo Public Schools and is working on her own independent mini-doc.  \nOn her latest film Henderson states: \n“I’m extremely invested in creating a story that the audience feels like it’s something they’ve never seen before or creating a perspective they’ve never thought of. Illuminating new ideas\, concepts\, realities.”
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/lets-start-the-conversation-hues-of-humanity/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180629T190000
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SUMMARY:XENOYOGA((I REALLY WANT SOME)) by DJ xenoyoga
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 29\, 2018\n6:30pm door | 7pm show\n$7 General | $5 members | Free for ArtsAccess pass holders \nToronto based DJ xenoyoga presents a live audiovisual remix of her audiovisual live improvisation set\, XENOYOGA((I REALLY WANT SOME)). Employing the common techniques of DJ as a trope\, utilizing web installations\, roombas\, and sampling and assembling audio and visual from found materials online\, the artist aims to alienate political discourses and popular culture into the cyborgian spell of machine and human. \nAs the artist states: “(━+ ﾟ｡☆*｡｡ meet asian-pop-mannequin-vocaloid *:♪･ﾟ’☆ when xenofeminist-alienation meets trumpian-shock-and-awe :･ﾟ｡･’★\,｡･\,An entropic chant of discursive mashup. Get in the groove .o｡*｡ .｡<)ﾉ :｡･:*:*XENOYOGA((I REALLY WANT SOME)). \nDiscover more about the artist on their website. Presented as part of the public programs for the exhibition\, Yvette Granata | #d8e0ea: post-cyberfeminist datum. \n  \n \nAll images by Kristel Jax.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/xenoyogai-really-want-some-by-dj-xenoyoga/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180623T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180623T190000
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SUMMARY:Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 23\, 2018\n2–7pm\nFree and open to the public\nRSVP here \nSqueaky Wheel will host an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to take place 2-7pm on Saturday\, June 23\, 2018 at 617 Main St\, Buffalo\, NY. This all-day event is designed to improve coverage of women\, gender\, feminism\, and the arts on Wikipedia. \nWhy we edit? Less than 10% of editors on Wikipedia are women. Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the internet with more than 40 million articles in more than 250 different languages. The fact is when we don’t tell our stories or participate in the ways our history is preserved\, it gets erased. Let’s build our local contribution to the movement! \nWe provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian\, ongoing editing support\, reference materials\, childcare\, and refreshments. People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate\, particularly transgender and cisgender women. \nSqueaky Wheel invites back Toronto artist and Wikipedian extraordinaire Zeesy Powers to facilitate tutorials and discussions. This summer\, we are also excited to host Heather Gring\, archivist at the Burchfield Penney Art Center\, who will be speaking about the woman artists in their collection. \nIf you require childcare\, please email caitcoder@gmail.com with the first names of children requiring care\, their ages\, and what time you plan on attending. \nPlease create a Wikipedia account before the event\, click here to learn how! And remember during the event to hashtag and post online so everyone around the world can see what you’re working on: #artandfeminism #noweditingaf @squeakybuffalo . \nAbout the instructor\nZeesy Powers is an interdisciplinary artist. She teaches programs for digital illustration\, animation and video through community groups in Toronto\, and facilitates workshops on contributing to Wikipedia as part of the Art+Feminism edit-a-thons. During her 2017 National Artist-in-Residence at the Toronto Animated Image Society\, she produced This Could be You\, an interactive piece exploring practices of confinement in VR. She has performed and exhibited internationally\, and has been artist-in-residence at CCA Kitakyushu (Japan)\, Palomar5 (Berlin)\, the Banff New Media Institute\, and Studio XX (Montreal). In Toronto\, Powers has worked on several community-based project with children and youth in partnership with organizations like UrbanArts\, Axis Music and the Toronto Public Library. Currently\, she is working on a Canada Council and Chalmers Fellowship funded project on how consumer surveillance impacts how we relate to ourselves and others. She lives in Toronto.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180615T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180825T170000
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SUMMARY:Yvette Granata | #d8e0ea: post-cyberfeminist datum
DESCRIPTION:Opening Friday\, June 15\, 7–9pm\nConversation with Yvette Granata and Maiko Tanaka at 7:30pm.\nOn view through August 25\, 2018\, Tue–Sat\, 12–5pm\nFree and open to the public\n \nSee a review of the exhibition in Canadian Art magazine here.\nSee a review of the exhibition in Buffalo Rising here. \nSqueaky Wheel is proud to present the first solo exhibition of media theorist/artist Yvette Granata. The exhibition poses the concept of a ‘post-cyberfeminist datum’ as a type of data that has been banned in the future. Works in the show include performance video works\, immersive 360 videos\, AI devices in conversation with each other\, and more. \nJoin us on Friday\, June 15th for the opening reception of the exhibition at Squeaky Wheel at 7pm. A newly commissioned essay on Granata’s work by scholar Bogna M. Konior accompanies the exhibition. \nPublic programs presented as part of this exhibition\nJune 15\, 7–9pm: Opening reception\, with conversation between Yvette Granata and Maiko Tanaka at 7:30pm.\nJune 29\, 7pm: Performance: XENOYOGA((I REALLY WANT SOME)) by DJ xenoyoga\nJuly 6\, 9pm: Locative Media Tour with Yvette Granata at secret site. RSVP here.\nAugust 18\, 3pm: Curator’s Tour with Ekrem Serdar of d8e0ea \n\nThere is no freedom celebrated here. Everything is deliberate\, made to function within the same constraints evoked by the materials: disease\, depression\, fear\, fever\, bondage\, torture\, addiction\, the life of “a one-legged glowingly beautiful ex-whore. . .” It’s a far cry from the corporate dream of a cheerful interactivity which lets users choose\, not lose control. . . She isn’t making pictures: these are diagrams. She isn’t an artist\, but a software engineer. —Sadie Plant (Zeros and Ones) \nCan we exploit the fact that our techno-social systems suck? Or is the future already prescribed by the obsessive intrusion of social media platforms\, machine recognition bias\, and the AI arms race to come? \nData is no longer just captured; it is used to predict a particular slice of the future\, to move beyond the 180 degree limit of human linear space-time. Social intelligence is now energy intelligence. Everyone is a data farm. Machine learning systems consume vasts amount of data in order to learn the decisional arc of human-mindsteps. But are we building data walls that make intel-silos? Are we building AI assistant gender-tyrants? Are recognition systems making us into boring products for a shelf? What can we do with the empty silos of this data wasteland? \nThe show thinks through these questions by positing (and depositing) a cyberfeminist data form. It imagines electronic torture chambers in the future used for the policing of data-bodies and poses the concept of a post-cyberfeminist datum as a type of data that has already been banned in the future. From the age of technological reproduction to the age of data reduction\, the topology of cyber-feminist data bytes are an endless VR day\, confined and trapped already. \nWorks include: a webVR essay that explores Google’s Machine Vision API in a fictional cyberfeminist design office\, a series of dead drops that contain intersectional cryptographic syn-sets for machine learning models for training future non-targets (human-bots and/or creatures-fems and/or slime-minds)\, a cyberfem sound sculpture of an AI named ‘Evie’ in conversation with Siri and Alexa (broadcast on the sidewalk)\, and a secret exploration of a possible factory. \n#D8e8ea thinks through a possible fall-out shelter for social intelligence\, a new information ontology that re-spins humans and data\, and performs an interface of zero a user-experience. – Yvette Granata \nYvette Granata. XDDDDDDD\, 3 minutes\, HD video\, 2017-2018  \n \nYvette Granata. Womxn with a Google API (mobile version)\, webVR\, 3-D prints\, 2018 \n \nYvette Granata. Hello Evie\, AI assistant sound sculpture\, Alexa\, Siri\, HD video\, 2018 \n\nAncestral Cyberspace: On the Technics of Secrecy\nBy Bogna M. Konior \n‘Hiding the self through a faithful mapping of the universe is the only path to eternity.’ – Liu Cixin  \nIt was women’s fingers that enfolded the data-corpse into the fabric of the world. Sadie Plant tells us that these fingers are like a spider’s spinnerets\, extruding digital silk\, weaving the history of networked technology\, which at its core is a cunning practice of emasculation: ‘cyberspace is out of man’s control\, [it] destroys his identity…at the peak of his triumph\, the culmination of his machinic erections\, man confronts the system he built for his own protection and finds it female and dangerous.’ For Plant\, man sentenced himself to annihilation when he let the feminine hydra of digital technology out of its black box. Now\, it is everywhere\, slyly completing its task. \n \nCyberfeminism is an occult form of warfare. It understands about ‘cyberspace’ what Liu Cixin’s ‘dark forest’ theory understands about the cosmos: all existence is determined by hostility and so the highest form of intelligence lies in occluding one’s coordinates. The hypothesis explains why the universe\, statistically full of life\, is dead silent. It is not because\, as is commonly thought\, life has not found a way to communicate\, but because it understands that silence is the most advanced form of intelligence. Our physical and virtual spaces\, which are increasingly inseparable\, are alike a dark forest\, where every step must be taken with care\, as revealing one’s existence portends annihilation. The most desirable skill\, the most coveted trick\, and the most longed for disposition can only be this – a fluency in the trading of secrets. The skills we need to strategically deploy concealment\, de-concealment and re-concealment.  \nIn this secrecy lies a genealogy of a post-cyberfeminism that always has been: an ancestral politics of cyberspace. Any feminism is a practice of genealogy but also of desecration – so much technical knowledge has been buried and its practitioners eliminated that a post-cyberfeminist must engage in the excavation\, encoding and decoding of data-corpses\, buried in wet soil of the earth and in the knots of submarine communication cables. \nDecrypting ancestral secrecy trade and a cyberfeminist ancestry\, one might find the corpse of Caterina Sforza\, the progenitrix of the Medici family and one of the women who defined the burgeoning scientific culture of the Italian Renaissance. Remembered for her military genius and personal bravado (in response to an enemy threatening her with the death of her children\, she grabbed her crotch and retorted that she could easily make more)\, she held a keen interest in the trading of secrets\, especially pertaining to natural philosophy\, medicine and alchemy. In Daughters of Alchemy\, Meredith Ray describes the specular economy of secrecy in the early modern Italy\, where secrets circulated in letters\, manuscripts – libri di segreti – and through word of mouth. Secrets were a valued gift and a fitting expression of loyalty.  \nThis arcane internet was a networked web of secrets\, where the exchange of occult data between women formed a clandestine practice of science. From beauty recipes to alchemical attempts at the transmutation of matter into gold (believed to mirror the forming of a fetus in the womb)\, Sforza’s research into concealed knowledge served her in military\, intellectual and political endeavors. In her notebooks\, never intended for publication\, she recorded recipes for poisons distilled from scorpion venom as well as instructions for concealing written text with slowly disappearing\, ‘invisible’ ink. This non-formal practice of science was a way of interacting with the unknown not for its presupposed sanctity but its pragmatic utility. \nSecrets\, Ray writes\, were synonymous with experimentation\, ‘referring not to something unknown but rather to something that was proven.’ The most prized secrets were those that\, when deployed\, produced the desired results. A post-cyberfeminist secret is the proven unknown that loses none of its stealth: a secret is the instruction built for calculated obfuscation\, a mechanism of encryption. Books of secrets\, Ray tells us\, could be deciphered according to a ‘generic code\,’ meant for distinguishing valuable information from mere noise. Reading\, writing\, and circulating libri di segreti was a form of data analysis\, a structural technique of (de)classifying information\, contingent on maintaining the balance between obfuscation and analysis.  \nThis cryptic practice of science was also an alternate economy. Secrets were a non-monetary currency used to establish debt and political influence. This specular economy of occluded knowledge built extended social\, technical and publishing networks between women during the Scientific Revolution. Camilla Erculiani\, an apothecary from Padua\, attracted the attention of the Inquisition for her visibly public contribution to the scientific community and her heretical interpretation of theology. She later found protection with Anna Jagiellon\, the queen of Poland\, herself an intellectual and a potion mistress. Women’s work is a priori heretical by the very fact of its existence. Secrecy thus becomes a necessary form\, both in the web of political life and in the approach to technology and knowledge. Post-cyberfeminist data is a priori banned in the future and exists in a banished land. Predicting its own illegality\, it nevertheless codes a possibility: une autre fin du monde est possible (another end of the world is possible)\, as an anonymous French graffiti recently proclaimed. What post-cyberfeminist data has been already imprisoned in the future?  \nErculiani’s interest was in the material fabric of the world: ‘the causes of the universal deluge\, the composition of rainbows.’  \nAmong Caterina’s medicinal recipes [were] a number of distilled waters\, unguents\, and elixirs produced through alchemical procedures such as multiplication\, a kind of progressive distillation whereby a substance assumes greater and more diverse powers during the course of preparation. \nEncrypting data could be for a post-cyberfeminism a pata-political model. Just like pata-physics is a science of the imaginary realm beyond philosophical metaphysics\, pata-politics is a political science of the coming data-wasteland\, beyond current political practices. Treated as non-existent and excluded from history\, women’s technology endures both in its erased past and its banned future. These technologies do not promise liberation – they instead assure our survival. Post-cyberfeminist data is a type of camouflage: an ancestral practice now augmented and automated with algorithmic technologies. From its genealogy of secrecy into the future\, it mutates and updates itself: what once was a book of secrets now becomes machine vision\, a camera for algorithmic secrecy.♦      \nBibliography  \nEvans\, Claire L. Broad Band: The Untold Story of Women Who Made the Internet. Portfolio\, 2018.  \nCixin\, Liu. The Dark Forest. Translated by Joel Martinsen. Tor Books\, 2015.  \nRay\, Meredith. Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy. Harvard University Press\, 2015.  \nPlant\, Sadie. On The Matrix: The Cyberculture Reader. Edited by David Bell and Barbara Kennedy. Psychology Press\, 2000. \n  \n\nAbout the artist and the contributors \nYvette Granata is a media artist and Phd Candidate at SUNY Buffalo in the Department of Media Study. Her work intersects new media art-research\, design\, theory\, and philosophy. She explores techno-philosophical and socio-political technology\, non-philosophy\, cyberfeminism and feminist media tech art practice. She has presented her work at the Harvard Carpenter Center for the Arts\, The Eye Film Institute in Amsterdam\, The Kunsthalle in Detroit\, Papy Gyro Nights in Norway and Hong Kong\, and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center and Squeaky Wheel Media Arts Center in Buffalo\, among others. Her film design work has appeared on screens at the Sundance film festival\, Tribeca film festival\, Rotterdam\, Cannes\, Berlinale\, the Rome International Film Fest\, SXSW\, and CPH:PIX. She has published in Ctrl-Z: New Media Philosophy Journal\, TRACE: Journal of Writing\, Media\, and Ecology\, NECSUS: European Journal of Media Studies\, and the International Journal of Cultural Studies. She received a NYS Council of the Arts Grant in 2017 and was a visiting researcher at the Senselab at Concordia\, where she developed some of the work included in the current exhibit. See more at yvettegranata.com \nBogna M. Konior is the Media and Technology editor at the Hong Kong Review of Books and the director of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies\, Asia. She holds a Research Masters in Media Studies\, a PhD in Cultural Analysis and was a visiting researcher in Media and Culture at the ICON Center for the Humanities at the University of Utrecht. Her recent work in media cultures and the Anthropocene is published in Transformations: Journal of Media and Culture and forthcoming in PostMemes from Punctum Press. She is the Polish translator of the Xenofeminist Manifesto. Her curatorial and collaborative work exploring theory in the Anthropocene has been exhibited internationally and can be viewed at http://www.bognamk.com. \nMaiko Tanaka is the Executive Director of Squeaky Wheel. She holds a BFA from OCADU and a Masters of Visual Studies from the University of Toronto. For over ten years Maiko has curated projects with prestigious and widely recognized arts institutions in Canada and abroad\, including Trinity Square Video\, Nuit Blanche at OCAD University\, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery (now Art Museum – University of Toronto)\, InterAccess\, all in Toronto\, as well as Casco – Office for Art\, Design\, and Theory in Utrecht\, NL. Maiko also currently serves on programming committee of Gendai Gallery and editorial advisory of C Magazine. She is the co-editor of several catalogue publications including\, The Grand Domestic Revolution Handbook published by Casco and Valiz\, and Model Minority\, published by Gendai Gallery and Publication Studio. \nBanner image: Yvette Granata. Hello Evie\, AI assistant sound sculpture\, Alexa\, Siri\, HD video\, 2018
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