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cereal party: who are we?
The School of Ma invites you to another edition of Cereal Party on the 23. July 2021 from 7-9pm CET, where we have serial conversations with strangers over a bowl of cereal.

code nl-d symposium i: reclaiming digital agency
School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe and IMPAKT Center for Media Culture invite you to attend CODE NL-D SYMPOSIUM I: RECLAIMING DIGITAL AGENCY on 26. June from 2pm-5:30pm CEST.

2020 roundup!
We're so excited to finally be sharing our long overdue roundup of 2020 classes. It is filled with games, class screenshots, student projects, playlists and more sitting at the intersections between human-machine and nature-society.

interview with martha hipley
Artist and technology, Martha Hipley, was recently interviewed by Carlo de Gaetano about her upcoming class, Color and Accessibility.

our spring zine!
We recently put out a Spring Zine! Designed by Michelle O'Higgins, our lovely production assistant, it's a snapshot of a few of the programs, projects, and people that joined us in 2021 thus far.

school of machines poster of programs
We made this poster of programs as an overview to see all our program dates in one place!

school of machines receives ars electronica honorary mention
At the end of last year, we were are honoured to received the Digital Communities Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2020…

entrevista a la directora de school of machines
La fundadora y directora de School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe, Rachel Uwa, en esta entrevista habla sobre superar las barreras para diversificar la educación…

interview with régine debatty
Régine Debatty curator, critic and founder of we-make-money-not-art.com, a blog which has received numerous distinctions over the years…

interview with kit kuksenok
Kit Kuksenok is a visual artist with a research background in Human Computer Interaction, and experience as a code/data worker in both academia and industry.

interview with whitefeather
…a course that aims to teach new practices of bioart, technofeminism and transhacktivism.

interview with martyna marchiniak
Martyna Marciniak is a researcher and curator currently using her skills as a trained architect to help make the world a better place…

interview with mario guzman
Mario Guzman es un investigador, escritor experimental y artista de nuevos medios digitales…

interview with maggie kane
Community organizer, creative technologist and owner of Streetcat Media, Maggie Kane, was recently interviewed about her upcoming class, Modelling for Mutual Aid, by curator and critic Régine Debatty.

interview with natalia cabrera
Natalia Cabrera es artista de medios digitales y narradora interactiva con sede en Santiago de Chile.

interview with viola yip
Experimental composer, performer, sound artist and instrument builder, Viola Yip, was recently interviewed by Maggie kane about her upcoming class, Telematic Together.

professional development for artists
We're excited to offer this new one-day workshop for artists interested in taking the next step in their careers, from creating art to becoming a professional in the art world.

interview with a project manager
I first met Michele Walther last year through a mutual friend Chris Sugrue who has taught at School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe for several years.

five year anniversary party
School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe will host our five year anniversary party w/special guest speaker Quinn Tincher from world-renowned arts collective MEOW WOLF!

commit: an art + code showcase
We've spent the last four weeks thinking about and playing with art and code at School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe, come see what we've been working on at our final showcase!