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ART meets TECH
 Creative Workshops for Artists and Cultural Professionals

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Art. Tech. Mind.

With the support of 18 Goethe-Institutes across Europe, this bi-monthly workshop series covers the fields of Visual Arts, Music, Narratives, and Handicrafts, highlighting technologies such as AI, Web3 & Blockchain, Immersive Technologies, Machine Learning, Digital Fabrication, Generative Art, Creative Coding, and more. With workshops primarily online, alongside select hybrid sessions, participants will gain hands-on experience, engage in critical discussions, and connect with a diverse European community.

Art Meets Tech invites participants to explore not only how technology reshapes art but how art redefines technology, fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas and skills that shape the future of both fields.

Visual Arts

Emerging technologies like AI, AR, VR, 3D printing, creative coding, and generative art are transforming visual arts, allowing for dynamic, immersive creations and redefining notions of ownership through NFTs and blockchain. Artists are blending physical and digital realms, crafting innovative works that challenge traditional ideas of materiality, permanence, and value, pushing the boundaries of creativity while engaging audiences in new, interactive ways.

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Music

Through AI-driven composition, immersive soundscapes, and smart instruments, music is embracing cutting-edge technologies to innovate performance and production. Tools like DAWs and spatial audio platforms are creating multidimensional listening experiences, while interactive and generative music opens opportunities for real-time audience engagement, redefining how sound is created, shared, and experienced.

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Narratives

Emerging technologies are reshaping how we engage with language, culture, and politics. AI-generated texts and translation tools are transforming storytelling and multilingual communication, while ethical debates on the use of AI in language systems challenge our understanding of authorship and bias. From interactive poetry to speech synthesis, these innovations explore creativity, cultural expression, and technology, with potential for expanding language and meaning.

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Handicrafts

Handicrafts are evolving through digital tools like coding for weaving patterns, 3D printing, and smart textiles. Artisans are blending traditional techniques with modern technologies to create innovative hybrid forms. Augmented reality further enhances craft education, preserving and sharing traditional methods in accessible, interactive formats.

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Upcoming Workshops

11.02. | Workshop | Online

New Technologies in the VJ Field

The workshop "New Technologies in the VJ Field" focuses on VJing and video mapping. The collective VJs Anonymous shares their experience and expertise in visual art.

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25.02. | Workshop | Online

Utility and community in web3: Exploring DAOs

This workshop held by Kaitlyn Davies delves deeper into the topic of communities and collaborations within the Web3 context, analyzing decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and their significance for the new creative economy.
 

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11.03. | Workshop | Online

AI meets History

Would you like to have a conversation with Marie Curie, Vincent van Gogh, or Cleopatra? In this workshop, participants, together with Lina Harder, will explore how AI-powered chatbots engage audiences, create imaginaries, and what risks they may bring.

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25.03. | Workshop | Online

AI Expansion in Documentary Film

Anna Giralt Gris leads an online masterclass on AI in filmmaking, exploring discriminative vs. generative AI, their cinematic applications, and introducing the OpenDocs program by Artefacto with real case studies.

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08.04. | Workshop | Online

Music and AI: Tools and New Creative Possibilities

In this workshop researcher and music producer, and DJ, Lorny Pfeifer, will present AI tools for musicians and demonstrate how art and technology can work hand in hand.

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22.04. | Workshop | Online

Politics of gameplay

Join multimedia artist and game designer Stella Jacob for a workshop exploring how game systems function as political frameworks. Participants will design games using accessible engines like Twine, Bitsy, Godot, and Decker, addressing themes of justice, power, and community.

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13.05 | Workshop | Online

Weaving as digital language

With artist Amandine David, we will explore digital weaving, understanding weaving as a digital language and a method of co-creation. Using spreadsheets and open-source software, we will learn to create patterns and weaving drafts.

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27.05 | Workshop | Online

Voice, Data, and Creative (Mis)uses

With Jonathan Reus, this workshop introduces the new open, hackable, and playful voice synthesis instrument Tungnaá and discusses the cultural, economic, and ethical significance of 'creative (mis)use' in music that relies on 'voice data'.

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Past Workshops

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