Solar Power for Artists Workshop Series

Learn about solar powed sound art, kinetic sculpture, design methods, and more! These workshops are for adults.

Workshop sessions include solar power art design methods, solar power sound art, and solar powered kinetic art. Participants will build small solar art projects they can take with them. We will discuss the history of artists working in the field, common conceptual approaches, and a number of technical methods.

All workshops will be taught by Alex Nathanson.

Need-based/ sliding scale discounted admission is available by request. Email [email protected] to request discounted admission.

10am-1pm: Design Methods for Solar Art and Education Projects

This workshop will introduce participants to a concepts and a design framework for creating solar power art and education projects.

2pm-5pm: Solar Power Sound Workshop: Sonifying Light, Solar Mechanical Drum Machines, & Solar Synths

10am-1pm: Solar Power Kinetic Art Workshop: Bots, Drawing Machines, & Kinetic Sculptures

This workshop will introduce participants to a range of techniques for creating small solar powered robotic devices that can be applied to making sculptures, draw bots, percusion instruments, and more.

2pm-5pm: Solar Power Art Project Play Testing

Participants will be given access to projects in the upcoming Solar Power for Artists book to play test. This workshop will be best if the participant has already attended at least 1 of our other workshops.

About the venue:

The workshop will occur at Flux IV in Long Island City, Queens, NY.

About the Instructor:

Alex Nathanson is a designer, multimedia artist, technologist, and educator who has been working with solar power for a decade. His work is primarily focused on exploring both the experimental and practical applications of sustainable energy technologies, particularly photovoltaic solar power. He is the author of the book A History of Solar Power Art and Design and leads the education platform Solar Power for Artists as well as the design studio Energy Transition Design LLC.

About Solar Power for Artists:

Solar Power for Artists is a design studio and education platform focused on both creative and traditional applications of sustainable energy, particularly photovoltaic solar power. We're making sustainable energy tangible, accessible, and understandable. We provide a wide range of design and education services for community organizations, cultural and educational institutions, and businesses in the sustainable energy industry. Our education platform provides accessible, often open source, resources for learning about creative applications of photovoltaic solar power. This includes an historic archive, workshops, and tutorials, among other initiatives. More info is available at https://www.solarpowerforartists.com/

Host or Publisher Alex Nathanson