This talk by Bill Fontana will present a series of immersive sound sculptures created from recordings of Notre Dame’s silently resonating bells, a 3000 year old Giant Sequoia tree “listening” to the rhythmic vibrations of nearby river, a melting glacier in the Austrian Alps, the underwater sounds of the Venice… Continue reading
This workshop will cover the pipeline for face and body tracking in both recorded and live motion capture coupled with machine learning techniques for retargeting avatars and triggering environmental cues in games, XR and live performance. Students employ motion capture suits, 3D modeling software, wearables and open-source libraries to control… Continue reading
The Harvestworks Sustaining Circle offers members exclusive access to special events each year. Events feature previews of new and in-progress work by established and emerging artists from the Harvestworks community. These gatherings at selected locations include engaging conversations, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and presentations of exciting new work. Joining the Harvestworks… Continue reading
Danielle McPhatter is a creative technologist that collaborates with artists, designers and musicians to help develop and realize their work. As emerging technology such as XR and GenAI continue to evolve at a rapid pace, it is critical that artists, who are often at the bleeding edge of society and… Continue reading
Harvestworks is pleased to partner with Experimental Intermedia to present Involution, by Dave Seidel. A performance of the entirety of his three-part electronic drone work “Involution”, from the eponymous XI Records release. A study in complex microtonal sonorities derived from various just intonation tunings and scales. This is the premiere… Continue reading
In this seminar, Dr. Heidi Boisvert will discuss current empirical research methods and insights emerging from the Limbic Lab, which employs biometrics, machine learning, and predictive models to isolate effective narrative ingredients across various mediums of expression. Boisvert will share how this research informs the creation of bio-adaptive networked dance… Continue reading
In 2007, Harvestworks was the co-host for the Seventh International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression. As part of the conference, the New York Electronic Art Festival (NYEAF) was organized and, until 2019, was produced every two years. The aim of NYEAF was to provide a discursive public context… Continue reading
Harvestworks is pleased to partner with Experimental Intermedia to present this performance of Julian Knowles (Australia). A night of electro-environmental audio works, including the premiere of ‘Solar Halo’ – a new AV work for solo performer and live data streaming from 10 atmospheric weather stations – 5 across the Australian… Continue reading
Harvestworks is pleased to partner with Experimental Intermedia to present composer Simon Whetham (Bristol, England) who explores the energy and effects of sound, from resonance and psychoacoustic effects to the transduction of sound as movement and light. Recent projects find him repurposing obsolete consumer technology in kinetic audio-visual performances and installations … Continue reading
2024 New Works Application is Open till December 20, 2023! November 13, 2023 Harvestworks announces the 2024 New Works Program! This national program offers $5000 commissions to American artists and legal US residents to create a new tech-centered artwork. The Commission includes a $2000 artist fee with the balance in studio and technical… Continue reading
