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ev-nhua · 10 months ago

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Winter 2024! (newsletter)

(a copypasta from the newsletter, saved here for ease)

Happy 2024 ! :) ✩

Here’s a round-up of everything I’m working on in the upcoming Winter season ❄️

2023 Highlights →

Octavia Butler AI with Dr. Beth Coleman

This was my second (and a half) year working with Beth on her AI project inspired by Octavia Butler’s writing. With a bespoke AI Image GAN, we created images series inspired by Alice Coltrane, oceanic jellyfish, and Black Panther Party gatherings. Images were reproduced as oil paintings, and documented through a web archive, an exhibition and symposium, and (most excitingly) a published book.

UNCG

I returned to the College of Visual and Performing Arts at University of North Carolina Greensboro as an instructor of two classes, Intro to Web Design & Professional Practices. The latter focused on portfolio & CV building to support students as they graduate into careers as working artists.

Artivive AR Residency

In April, I wrapped up a year-long mentorship residency with Artivive, an AR platform focused on artists. My first time using Blender, I worked with my mentor Agnes Michalczyk, and produced an AR sculpture PaperCuts that has since exhibited in Vienna at Artivive headquarters and in the Geary Art Crawl 2023.

InterAccess

First complete year with InterAccess as Programming Manager (and first day job!) Very grateful for the opportunity to work full-time in a permanent arts position. Highlights include starting an Open HDMI event series, an after hours event inviting visual artists to plug into InterAccess’s in-house immersive projection system, IA 360°, in an open deck style. Several Open HDMI events of the same name have been popping up around the new media scene since the first IA event in April! (1) (2)

Upcoming →

Did You Eat? | Group Exhibition @ Ed Video | January 15 – February 15, 2024

I’ll be showing a series of remixed recipes on acrylic, Ju/uu/ook,as part of a symposium focused on ✩FOOD✩ (including food production vs insecurity, cultural dishes’ role in nostalgia and tradition, and consumerism vs consumption)

Ju/uu/ook looks at the shifts in traditional recipes - whether through generations, miscommunication, or flirtation with shared or adjacent cultures - as something to be welcomed, rather than lamented as culture lost.

section of the distorted scan

Recipes for juuk, char siu, and joong were run through a custom Python script, randomizing the ingredient measurements and instruction order to create a copy, reminiscent of the dish, but nonsensical. The new recipe was then written by hand with traditional calligraphy tools, digitally scanned with physical distortion, cut into acrylic, and then handpainted once again.

painting process! the text was cut in reverse on the back so it appears to float from the front

This project started over a year ago through a School for Poetic Computation course, Digital Love Languages, where I developed the Python script that remixes the recipe text.

snapshot of the code

Did You Eat? | Closing Reception @ Ed Video | Feb 9 2024, time TBA

Closing event to celebrate the exhibition – including a potluck!

Did You Eat? | Artist Panel @ Online | Feb 10 2024, 3PM

Online panel discussion with the other exhibiting artists; email [email protected] to register.

Topics in Communication, Culture, Information & Technology | Design Consultant @ UTM | Winter semester

I’ll be working with Dr. Beth Coleman supporting her class researching conceptual data visualization with a fabrication focus.

Solidarity Infrastructures| School for Poetic Computation

I’ve been accepted to a course (on scholarship, big thank you to equity pricing) with SFPC, starting next week! We’ll be learning about “slow web, organic Internet, right-to-repair, data sovereignty, minimal computing and anti-computing”. Very excited!

Day job updates / InterAccess →

Media Arts Prize Programming | InterAccess | Jan 17 – Feb 17, 2024

↪ Exhibition: once more, once again | Ghislan Sutherland-Timm | January 17 – February 17, 2024 ↪ Exhibition: Kaboos: An exhibition of nightmares | Mehrnaz Abdoos | January 17 – February 17, 2024 ↪ Workshop: DIY Vacuum Formed Lamps | Audrey Ammann January 30, 2024, 6 – 9PM ↪ Artist Talk: Farming the Future | Murley Herrle-Fanning | February 3, 2024, 2 – 3:30PM

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randylavalley · 3 years ago

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17 Unusual Date Ideas To Try in Toronto

Shocking date evening is a terrific means to revisit your #RelationshipGoals. In a city that is constantly in change, with brand-new experiences always opening up, Toronto is an excellent location to get imaginative with your tryst. Whether you are on an initial day or in a rut, taking your BFF out or taking place a solo date, here's our selection of what to do on date night.

Be travelers on a hop-on hop-off bus

Traveling with a loved one is constantly a bonding experience. Order a hop-on hop-off sightseeing and tour open-top bus ticket from City Taking in the sights and explore Toronto all weekend. For visitors, this is an enjoyable means to see the city, as well as locals get to be tourists for the day with their loved one as well as make new memories at home. Your ticket will additionally get you various other benefits, such as a totally free islands cruise, totally free midtown pickup, as well as a souvenir map.

Take their breath away at the Aga Khan Museum

The Aga Khan Museum's unbelievable collection of art, antiques and residues from old worlds makes for a remarkable day, but what makes this gallery such a preferable location is the magnificent premises of the architectural gem. Take their breath away amid white natural beauty, lovely landscape design as well as sparkling granite swimming pools.

As dusk falls and also the weekend break shows up, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) becomes among Toronto's special social events. At ROM Friday Night Live, visitors can discover Canada's biggest museum of art, society, and also nature while partying with the dinosaurs. Consume, attempt food from specially picked suppliers, as well as delight in live songs from bands as well as DJs. No Friday Evening Live coincides, as there are various motifs each time (such as techno style, Bollywood beats, superheroes). Each season, ROM releases a brand-new timetable.

Experience an unusual type of love at Thomas Fisher Rare Book Collection

If your date is a literature lover whose heart thaws at the aroma of a book, take them to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Inside this sensational structure, you'll find the Division of Rare Books as well as Unique Collections. The library holds greater than 800,000 materials, making it one of the most substantial collection of openly available rare books and also manuscripts in Canada. The shelves are home to literary prizes such as Margaret Atwood's original transcribed draft for The Handmaid's Tale, Shakespeare's First Folio from 1623 and Leonard Cohen's notebooks.

Enjoy movies under the stars

Reimagine a quintessential date by taking things outside for one of Toronto's top summer season tasks, enjoying movies outside. There's a host of configuring completely until September, from motion pictures in the park at Christie Pits, Minister Park as well as St James to the Sail-In Movie Theater down on Sugar Coastline, Open Roofing System Celebration as well as the large screens showing standards at Dundas Square and also Harborfront Centre. A lot of the motion pictures are complimentary, so all you need to do is bring coverings and snacks.

Obtain your hearts competing at Canada's Heaven

Canada's Heaven, Toronto's top amusement park, features all the thrills needed for an amazing day. Theme parks, although relaxed as well as enjoyable, can be filled with intimate moments, as well as you can utilize the time you're standing in line to get to know each other or reconnect. Sitting on a rollercoaster beside a person you're extremely drew in to is a terrific method to obtain hearts competing. The adrenaline thrill you'll obtain resembles those first sensations of falling in love. Aside from flights, Canada's Heaven has wacky foods such as channel cake, reveals, games as well as lots of various other tourist attractions to maintain you delighted.

Experience an alternating reality

Traversing brand-new globes as well as alternative facts while keeping your feet grown on the floor could be the new means to fall in love! Virtual reality (Virtual Reality) lounges have actually been appearing throughout Toronto, and also it is a neat suggestion for an immersive day experience. Just like whatever, there are lots of selections but VRPlayin, Residence of VR, and also Levelup Virtual Reality Arcade all come very rated.

Play games

Take your favorite someone downtown to play computer game. There are plenty along Dundas West, yet Tilt Gallery Bar is just one of the most effective. You can select from more than 50 vintage gallery video games and also pinball makers, or relaxing up in among their booths to play video games together. If Tilt is loaded, you'll likewise discover an option of game and also computer game across the road at Dundas Video, or head to Blnd Tger in Little Italy, where you can obtain expensive with container service. Also on Dundas West is Heal; their video games include faves such as Teen Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vermin, Star Wars and also Dig Dug. Further west still, Unlovable has a bunch of '80s classics such as Donkey Kong and Ms Pac-Man.

Throw a rager with each other at Battle Sports

Do couples that rave together stay together? There's only one way to discover. Believe it or otherwise, Toronto has a Craze Area that supplies a date night special. For CA$ 75 (₤ 44), Battle Sports will allow you blast the playlist of your selection, grab a crowbar or baseball bat and shatter your way with 28 products and 2 electronic devices. They claim it's hotter than warm yoga.

Art Fight

If you love an excellent face-off, have a look at Art Battle. See as painters make use of a handful of colors and also some crucial devices to transform blank canvases right into masterpieces with just 20 minutes on the clock. Then, as target market members, you and your date get to identify the winner by voting for your favorite pieces. Examine their website to discover their timetable.

Admire Toronto's road art

Toronto is among the very best places to see road art. Lots of fantastic creations have actually been sprayed onto numerous buildings throughout the city. There are, however, some well-known graffiti hubs. Graffiti Alley (or Rush Lane) is well worth a browse through. The impressive murals and colorful developments by regional and international musicians are constantly changing, so it's worth repeat visits. Likewise check out Ossington Laneway, a strip in between Queen Street and also Humbert Street, where local street musicians have spray-painted the garage doors. Various other areas to take down are Kensington Market, Keele Wall and the Galaxy in Parkdale.

Graffiti Alley, Toronto, ON Canada

After-hours art celebration

The Art Gallery of Toronto (AGO) tosses the city's most significant after-hours art celebration on the first Thursday of on a monthly basis. AGO First Thursdays are curated occasions that display a headline entertainer or act, along with multiple DJs in different dancing areas around the gallery. As well as songs, visitors can engage with interactive exhibits as well as take pleasure in themed food as well as beverages. First Thursday motifs vary between what's occurring in the gallery and also what's taking place in the remainder of world, but each celebration is an enthusiastic attempt to showcase the most effective of art as well as culture.

Art Gallery of Ontario, Dundas Road West, Toronto, Canada, +1 416 979 6648.

Hit up a speakeasy.

Discover Toronto's hidden side by getting mixed drinks at one of the city's speakeasies or concealed bars. Roam hand-in-hand down slim alleyways and also look previous unnoticeable shops for these alluring locations. You'll discover cutting-edge mixtures, irregular menus and an atmosphere that's tailor-made for affection. Select from among the city's unique drinking experiences at Gift Shop, pizza as well as shots spiced with fernet at SP184, sultry cocktails at Bar Batavia, speakeasy vibes at the Cloakroom or Gatsby's, cheap consumes and also Bohemia at the Green Room. Or do a covert bar crawl along Dundas West, visiting at Mahjong, the Libertine as well as the Hole in the Wall.

Produce a signature beverage together at Labothéry Inc

. A great deal can happen over bubble tea at Labothéry Inc. For starters, it's not your typical bubble tea joint; it's even more of a lab than a tea shop, as well as the servers even use white coats. Site visitors make their beverages by picking from active ingredients offered in test tubes, syringes and also petri recipes. A day below will be incredibly speculative as well as imaginative, with all the various flavored syrups, powders, sugars, type of milk and also toppings on offer. Why not put your heads together as well as create your own special beverage?

Queue up for the latest "It" dessert.

Ditch coffee, supper and also beverage dates for something much sweeter. Residing in a lively city has some severe advantages due to the fact that there's always a new dessert to check out, and also Torontonians do not mind standing in line for them. Perfect pair bonding time.

Japanese soufflé pancake store Hanabusa Café (the jasmine tea pancake sounds amazing) sells gold-plated gelato, while Eative Movie Café Dining establishment provides blinged-out ice cream, and also Craig's Cookies sells right stuff desires are made of: every little thing from smashed strawberry pop tarts to Mars Bars and butter tarts is baked right into delicious chocolate chip cookies. Maintain your eyes peeled for the latest exciting offering from the maker of Bang ice creamery on Geary Method.

Be beach bums.

Sand and also sea are the excellent setups for a romantic day or evening. While Toronto can't exactly supply you the sea, it does have plenty of sandy coasts along the city's shimmering lakeside where you can lay out a blanket for picnicking and also canoodling. The coastlines of Woodbine, Kew as well as Balmy, Sugar Coastline, Cherry Coastline and also Bluffers Beach are some of the local favorites, yet if you really want to spice things up, then go to Toronto's nude beach at Hanlan's Point.

Visit fairy tale Casa Loma.

Casa Loma uses pairs a fairy tale day within Toronto. The previous residence of Canadian investor Sir Henry Pellatt, this majestic castle has impressive collections, secret flows, an 800ft (244m) passage, towers, stables and also luxurious gardens. Only mins from the town hall, in a gorgeous part of town where the streets are lined with Edwardian, Tudor and also Georgian homes, it is the perfect spot for romance. Throughout the year, you can have a look at seasonal occasions and also programming. The elegant Casa Loma area additionally supplies whole lots to do. Loosen up in one of the comfy cafés along Dupont Street, or take a stroll together in Sir Winston Churchill Park. If you have even more time on your hands, check out the 19th-century manor house Spadina Gallery, or a modern dip into Tarragon Theatre.

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