Programs
Our programming aims to cultivate thoughtful and inquiring technical practices in the non-academic sound, media arts and theory community.
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Seeds, Soils, Signals, and Soul: Reading Group Sessions 2.2
May 31st, 2026 | 2-4pm | The Land School, 7200 S Dorchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
Upcoming
Study
Processing Community Day Chicago: Creative Coding Workshops for Risograph and More+++
October 2026 | TBD | Co-Prosperity, 3219 S Morgan St, Chicago IL
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Past Programs
Creativity and (In-)Computability: Reading Group Sessions 2.1
April 19th, 2026 | 2-4pm | FLATLINE Gallery, 1925 N Milwaukee Ave
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Study
CCAM Estuary Workshop: Introduction to futurhythmachinic thinking-making
April 17th 2026 | 1:00-3:30pm | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University Bloomington
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[We Don't Know Yet] What a Cinema Can Do III: Expanded Cinema Special Event
April 10, 2026 | Doors @ 7pm / Performances @ 8pm | Public Works, 2141 W North Ave
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Minor Languages, Literatures, and Crafts: Reading Group Sessions 1.3
March 15th, 2026 | 2-4pm | MANA Contemprary, 2233 S Throop St
Past
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DO NOT TOUCH -- Scyborgs, Touch, and Cultural Objects: Reading Group Sessions 1.2
February 15th, 2026 | 2-4pm | Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S Greenwood Ave, Hyde Park, Chicago
Past
Study
The Study Group as War Machine -- Neither Royal nor Rogue: Reading Group Sessions 1.1
January 18th, 2026 | 2-4pm | Mana Contemporary
Past
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BADS_Lab São Paulo @ Black: Cite; Sight–Site: Black Arts and Decolonial Sciences
September 2 to September 9, 2025 | 00:00 | Galeria Presidente, Rua 24 de Maio, 116, São Paulo
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Closing Performances: How to See in the Dark
June 1st, 2025 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Co-Prosperity Sphere, Bridgeport Chicago
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Symposium: How to See in the Dark
June 1st, 2025 | 11:00am - 3:00pm | Co-Prosperity Sphere, Bridgeport Chicago
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Infopoiēsis: Future Rhythm Machines Workshop
May 24th 2025 | 12:00pm - 4:00pm | Co-Prosperity Sphere, Bridgeport Chicago
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How to See in the Dark: Exhibition Opening
May 2nd - Jun 6th 202th | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Co-Prosperity Sphere, Bridgeport Chicago
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[We Don't Know Yet] What a Cinema Can Do II: Expanded Cinema Special Event
April 4, 2025 | 7-11:00pm | Public Works, 2141 W North Ave
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ESTUARY Eurorack System: Workshop and Play Session
March 29th, 2025 | 12-2:30 | Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
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Intro to Microsound: Gen~ and Processual Aesthetics
2.27.25, 3.6.25, 3.20.25, 3.27.25 | 6-8pm | Experimental Sound Studio // Ravenswood, Chicago
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Study
Ludic Sound Lab: Introduction to FMOD in 2D Game Environments
February 1, 2025 | 11-1:30 | ONLINE
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I WANT AN AI FOR PRESIDENT: experimental LARP / immersive theater
August 22nd, 2024 | 19:30-21:00 | Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan Street
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Realtime Video Workshop: with Juliana Castro Duperly
June 18 and 19 2024 | 6:00-9:00pm | MANA Contemporary, 2233 South Throop Street, Chicago IL 60608
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BADS_Lab: Black Arts and Decolonial Sciences
May 10 to May 20 2024 | 18:00 | Watershed Art & Ecology, 1821 South Racine Avenue Chicago, IL, 60608
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Gallery
Futurhythm Machines: Chicago House Music
May 11, 2024 | 12:00-20:00 | Watershed Art & Ecology, 1821 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
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DIY Synth Workshop no. 2, Alien Screamer: Electronics Faire, Philadelphia
April 26th, 2024 | 2:30-4:00pm | Charles Library at Temple University, Philadelphia
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OPEN CALL: BADS_Lab Fellowships
April 10 2024 [extended to April 12 2024] | 23:59 | Watershed Art & Ecology, 1821 South Racine Avenue Chicago, IL, 60608
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[We Don't Know Yet] What a Cinema Can Do: Expanded Cinema Special Event
April 5, 2024 | 20:00-23:00 | Public Works, 2141 W North Ave
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Synth Hackathon: w PTRG @ SAIC
March 14-17, 2024 | 10:00-15:00 daily | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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OPEN CALL: [We Don't Know Yet] What a Cinema Can Do: A Night of Live Sound and Moving Image
Closes March 1, 2024 | 23:59 | Public Works, 2141 W North Ave
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I WANT AN AI FOR PRESIDENT: experimental LARP / immersive theater playtest
February 15, 2024 | 19:00-21:00 | Hammy Wammy, 4633 N Clark St #1, Chicago, IL 60640
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Gallery
gen~ Working Group
Summer 2023 to Winter 2024 | 18:00-20:00 CT | Hybrid / Pilsen + Zoom
Past
Workshop
GESTURE-SOUND-SPACE: 16-channel sound workshop
November 11, 2023 | 10-1600 | TriTriangle, Chicago
Past
Workshop
Weird Dreams, Weird Analysis: gallery exhibition
October 24-28, 2023 | 00:00-23:59 | Design North, Phoenix Arizona
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ALL WATCHED OVER: Utopian Desire and the Computational Imaginary
September 10, 2023 | 17:30-20:00 | 2328 N Milwaukee, top floor / Logan square
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(in)formal (in)formations: tactics and infrastructure for participatory and collaborative study & making
July 3, 2023 | 1100-1800 ET | NEWinc
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DIY Eurorack Synth Workshop: Envelope Follower & Random CV/Audio Generator
June 24, 2023 | 10-1400 CT | MANA Contemporary, 2233 S Throop St, Chicago IL 60608
Past
Workshop
dispersionology & other tales: transnational telematic audio performance
May 10, 2023 | 2-3:30 PM CT | telepresent
Past
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