[Constantnews] * * C O N S T A N T * * N E W S * * May 2013 * *

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+ C O N S T A N T N E W S L E T T E R
+ This is the newsletter of Constant
+ Organisation for art and media
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+ May 2013
+ English version
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+ In this newsletter:
+ 2/05 Variable Loop ! #4 (Meeting, Brussels)
+ 15/05 Ados & Ordis (Workshop, Brussels)
+ 18/05 Ellentriek #17: Hack your knitting machine with Knitic!
(Workshop, Brussels)
+ 22/05-23/05 Libre Graphics Research Unit in Porto (Meeting Days, Porto,
PO)
+ 30/05 [Lire+écrire]numérique (Workshop, Nantes, FR)
+ 30/05-1/06 Mz Balthazar’s Laboratory in Brussels (Workshop, Brussels)
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What: Variable Loop ! #4 (Meeting)
Where: Variable, Rue Gallait straat 80, 1030 Brussels
When: Thursday 2 May 17:00-19:00

Join this informal moment to taste some of the work that is being done in
the collective studios in Variable. Between 17:00 – 19:00 there are micro
presentations, drinks, chats: barcamp style.
Variable Loop takes place every first Thursday of the month.

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What: Ados & Ordis (Workshop)
Where: Recyclart, Rue de Ursulines 25, 1000 Brussels
When: Wednesday 15 May 15:00-17:00

An afternoon of digital creations of all kinds and free workshops for
youngsters!

On the menu:
– the poetic generator, a fully interactive online game animated by its
creator, Olivier Aubert.
– Open Sound Lab, an open workshop that will allow you to try your hand at
beatmaking (creating instrumental rap) hosted by Jonathan Poliart ([removed],
Martiensgohome…).
– Beatbox, a workshop with [removed] who will also be our Ringmaster
throughout the afternoon.
– the announcement of the competition results of the crearnet logo and the
delivery of the first Prize.
– the exhibition of creations of the project crearnet, including laser
cutting made at the FabLab-iMAL.
– a snack prepared by Philippe Witjes with his culinary caravan at low
prices.

An initiative of Crearnet and OSL. Crearnet is a project funded by the
Telenet Foundation and led by the organisation Lutte contre l’exclusion
sociale in Molenbeek. OSL has the support of the Federation Wallonie
Bruxelles (sectors Culture & Youth Projects), the COCOF and the
organisation Constant.

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What: Ellentriek #17: Hack your knitting machine with Knitic! (Workshop)
Where: Pianofabriek Exhibition space, Rue du Fortstraat 35, 1060 Brussels
When: Saturday 18 May 10:00-18:00

In the eighties and nineties electronic knitting machines were readily
available. But it was never a simple task to knit an image, a drawing,
photograph, text you designed yourself with it. You could buy premade
images on floppies of punch cards. This is all about to change! With
Knitic you can connect your computer directly to the knitting machine.

Do you have a Brother KH930 or KH940? Do you finally want to do what you
want with it? Are you fascinated by open hardware/free software and are
you curious to experience this specific way of working and thinking? Or do
you, as a hardcore knitter want to see what’s possible when the
technological electronics part of the knitting machine has been changed?
Or are you just curious to come and test the old knitting machine with a
new brain? Then this workshop is for you !

On the program :
– 10-13h We disconnect the old brain of your machine, assemble a few
electronic components and hook up your computer to the machine to show you
how to work with teh hard-and software Knitic. This part of the workshop
is also for beginners and people who know nothing about electronics.

– 14-18h Come and test the new old machines and knit a photograph, text,
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In the presence of [removed] (Varvara Guljajeva & Mar Canet) & knitter
Claire Williams

Please contact us on beforehand if you have a knitting machine to hack,
type Brother machine KH 930 KH 940. We contact you on the what and how:
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Ellentriek is organized by De Pianofabriek kunstenwerkplaats & Constant
vzw. This workshop is part of the Ruelles project.

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What: Libre Graphics Research Unit in Porto (Meeting Days)
Where: Maus Habito, Rua Passos Manuel 178/4º, 4000-382 Porto
, Portugal
When: From 22 to 23 May

From 22 to 23 May the Libre Graphics Research Unit gathers in Porto and
this meeting concludes the two year project. Hosted by associate partner
Manufactura Independente in Maus Habito we will present and discuss all
work that was developed in the context of the Research Unit: The Piksels
and Lines Orchestra, Superglue, Graphical Shell prototype, the Future
Tools event, Grafica Libre estacion de trabajo, Tools for a Read-Write
World, Considering your tools: a reader for designers and developers, and
more. In parallel we will open an exhibition of books made with FLOSS,
plus on Saturday there will be workshops with students. If you would like
to join us, please write to [removed]
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What: [Lire+écrire]numérique (Workshop)
Where: Maison des Arts 26, rue de Saint-Nazaire, 44800 Saint-Herblain, France
When: Thursday 30 May 09:30-17:00

Constant member An Mertens is invited to draw a subjective history of
i-literature for an audience of librarians and teachers of creative
writing in Nantes. The conference will be followed by a hands-on workshop,
’Writing a collaborative fiction’. This program is part of
[lire+écrire]numérique, a cycle of lectures and workshops organised by
Catherine Lenoble and Guénaël Boutouillet for the Centre de Ressources du
Livre du Pays de la Loire.

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What: Mz Balthazar’s Laboratory in Brussels (Workshop)
Where: Pianofabriek Exhibition space, Rue du Fortstraat 35, 1060 Brussels
When: From 30 May 14:00 to 1 June 18:00

Mz. Baltazar’s Laboratory is a feminist hackerspace and an artist
collective based in Vienna. They work with open source technology and
philosophy, in a women only space, operating a non-­‐hierachic teaching
and informal learning context. The lab offers women space to appropriate
electronics and realize interactive art projects. In a three days workshop
they will hack hardware, make noise, build angst-­‐robots and program open
source software. A lot of “stupid” tech questions will be asked as well as
art projects will be developed together. No one is an expert, no one is
only student, equipment and knowledge are shared in order to articulate
yourselves through high tech in novel ways.

This workshop aims to introduce the basics of electronics, focusing on
what is essential for exploiting the open source Arduino platform, and
therefore, to build things using different kinds of in and out-puts. We
propose a relaxed approach in which questioning is part of the process,
and we aim to provide a pleasant environment for exploring, playing with
the tools and above all having fun!

In short : playing with electronic components and building [removed]
Soldering & wiring up. Working with Arduino & understanding code [removed]
Playing with [removed] Building an interactive device/ art piece.

The workshop is only for persons who call themselves women or trans. If
you love to make things, rather than consuming them, join us!

With: Mz Baltazar’s Laboratory, with Lale Rodgarkia-Dara (AT) & Patricia
Reis (PT)

This workshop is part of the Ruelles project and is supported by Constant
as a Samedies event.

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+ Vlaamse Gemeenschaps Commissie van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
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