The Pixelversity programme for 2013 continues several themes continuing on from 2012 with new names, and a couple new addition themes.

Around the year themes 2013

Facing North – Facing South (Pixelache focus in 2013) Multi- / trans- disciplinary capacity building around Commons issues Waste/d (continuation of Trashlab) Waste management systems, Trashlab repair cafe, creative material sustainability issues, in collaboration with different partners. This thematic develops new angles for Trashlab.

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  Trashlab Repair Cafe initiated by Päivi Raivio (monthly, see related etherpad)


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  Recycling Olympic Games initiated by Culture Factory Polymer (Call for participation)


• Contribution of Trashlab & Recycling Olympic Games to Kierrätystehdas event.


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  Waste management expeditions (ongoing, see related etherpad)


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  WasteLog (ongoing)

Techno-ecologies (continuation of Ecosystem & Environmental..) Sensors, alternative energy, ecological & participatory science & art+activism camp, and others. Complements to the thematic developed by RIXC Centre for New Media Culture, Riga LV.

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  Case Pyhäjoki - Artistic Influences on Nuclear Energy initiated by Mari Keski-Korsu in collaboration with Hai Art and Finnish Bioart Society
  


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  Maaland - Renewable Worklab in collaboration with Tuomo Tammenpää, Mikko Laajola and supported by RIXC Centre for New Media Culture (see related etherpad)


• Panel chair role by Andrew Paterson (Pixelache) in Media Art Histories 2013 'Renew' conference, October, Riga.

AV Research Research & mapping of scene led by Irina Spicaka, re-invigorating Audio-visual & VJ experiments, in Pixelache scenes. Follow the initiatives here.

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  Creative Coding for Live Visuals Workshops & Performances curated by Irina Spicaka in collaboration with AAVE Festival
  

Knowledge & Experience Sharing (continutation of Virtuality..) Digital tools, communication infrastructures, streaming media learning, archiving and documentation strategies.

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  PhotoTaggingAmok info-mapping event at Aalto Media Factory, initiated by Co-P2P special interest group in Aalto ARTS Media, and springboard event for Open cities working group (OKFinland).


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  PhotoTaggingAmok photo-archiving event, in Pixelache office (monthly, starting September-).


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  Coop Camp: Communications Infrastructure event co-organised with Hirvitalo/Pispala Cultural Association, in Pispala-Tampere.


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  N1 Narrative-themed open gathering, organised by Owen Kelly, in collaboration with Arcada University of Applied Sciences
  


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  Control & Survaillence: The Modern Panopticon programme of events curated by Jon Irigoyen
  


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  Living Gift Economy presentation by Tomi Astikainen, organised by Mikko Laajola, in collaboration with Esitystaiteen keskus
  


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  Creative Networks & Media Art Histories events with guests RIXC, in collaboration with Aalto Media Research and AV-Arkki
  


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  Cryptography for Postcards Workshop, hosted Markus Decker & Peter Wagenhuber, in collaboration with the Finnish Society of Bioart
  

Food-info-activism Micro-residencies & and events in September, in collaboration with Ruoan tulevaisuus ry. Focused around creation of a new food festival event about art+design+science+activism. See related etherpad.

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  Foodycle festival in Viiki-Suvilahti, Helsinki, co-produced with Ruoan tulevaisuus


• Micro-residency of Seungho Lee (February)


• Micro-residency of Amanda McDonald Crowley (May-June)

Schedule

Please consult our schedule in process (i.e. things have changed since last update;)