Access Space

BUTOH Dance Workshop
2018-05-05 13:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Access Space, AVEC Building, 3-7 Sidney St, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4RG, United Kingdom
An incredible opportunity to participate in a Butoh dance workshop lead my Mushimaru.
https://www.facebook.com/mushimaruworkshop/
“Move as own breathing rhythm”
MUSHIMARU FUJIEDA
Mushimaru Fujieda hails from Aichi, in central Japan. Utilizing movement in relationship to breath and rhythm he has created his own style of dance, referring to the body of his work as “Natural Physical Poetry” (Tennen Nikutai Shi), a name that occurred to him after collaborations with Allen Ginsberg. Originally working as an actor, producer, writer, and director – first with the avante-garde theatre Ishiha” in Osaka, then with solo performance unit “Mushimaru Dokugi” – in 2002 he formed the Butoh dance group “The Physical Poets. He has performed internationally for more than 20 years, in Japan, Europe, South Korea, New York, China, Taiwan, Phillipines, Hong Kong, and India.
Spaces limited.
Time 1-4pm
Price : £10.00
Event supported by ame
https://www.facebook.com/amehudd/

Dorkbotsheffield #9
2018-05-03 18:30 - 21:30
By Jiminy, it’s dorkbotsheffield#9!
An evening of talks and demos around electronic, electric, mechanical and software art etc.. New to dorkbot? Find out more about it here.
Time: 6:30pm (for a 7pm start), 3rd May 2018
Place: Access Space, 3-7 Sidney St, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4RG
Signup: None – just turn up
Entry: Free (donations welcome!)
Speakers so far :-

Dan Arves – Field Programmed LED Array (a.k.a. Yet Another LED Matrix)
Amy Beeston and Lucy Cheesman – Unmaking Acoustics
Geraint Edwards – Blank Canvas
more tbc very soon!

Plus OPENDORK.. If you have a fledging project you’d like to get feedback on, a dorky event on the horizon, or something else strange and involving electricity you’d like to talk about for 5 minutes or so, then let us know at the start of the event.
If you’d like to show something strange that involves or is about electricity in some way at a future edition, please get in touch. It’s been three years since our last event, lets get things moving !

Computer Music Showcase #1
2018-04-28 20:00 - 23:00
8pm-11pm, 28th April 2018
Tickets £5 + booking (£7 otd)
Access Space, Sidney Street, S1 2AY
First in a potential series, highlighting the latest moves in extreme pattern synthesis and algorithmic music.
Double top billing:

Rian Treanor
Angular algorithmic rhythms from RotherhamOut now: Contraposition EP (Arcola)
Renick Bell
Prolific live coder on European tour from TokyoOut now: Wary LP (Halcyon Veil)

+ residents join forces:
Heavy Lifting x Yaxu collaborate using free music technology handmade in Yorkshire.

AuduinoMAXX – Build a mini synthesiser
2018-04-28 10:00 - 17:00
Build an AuduinoMAXX mini synth its own case, to take home, ready to perform music and noise!
Based on the open source granular synthesis Auduino project, the AuduinoMAXX has upgraded software and hardware that extend the sonic possibilities.
9/10 Octave Doctors agree!
The workshop leader is John Moseley, who runs Access Space’s maker space Refab Space. He has a professional background in electronics and media production, with qualifications in electronics, information technology and teaching. He particularly enjoys making robots and electronic musical instruments.
@_Jo_Mo
This course is aimed at adults, but over 16s are welcome.
Please bring your own lunch or make use of some of the great cafes and pubs close by.
More info: jake@access-space.org

Linux & Open Office for Non-Profits
2018-04-21 09:30 - 13:00
Have you used Microsoft Windows or Mac since school?
Why do organisations struggling for income have to pay these big American corporations?
You may know there’s an alternative kind of free software called Linux. If you’re curious but uncertain how to try it, this workshop is for you.
It’s a gentle introduction; Linux for beginners.
How to do ordinary office tasks and more – without any geeky technical language.
9.30 coffee/registration. Workshop 10am-1pm.
Additional free help available in the afternoon after the workshop.
The workshop leader is Jonathan Cook, Access Space’s Administration and Development Manager. He’s an experienced administrator with qualifications in management accounting, adult education, social science and activism & social change.
Access Space has used Linux and Open Source software from the day it opened in the year 2000, and we do all our day-to-day work running the organisation using it.

Exhibition: Ashes to ashes
2018-04-11 - 2018-04-26
access space foyer
preview fri 23rd march, 6-8pm
exhibition 27 march-25 april.
opening times: tue/thu/fri 11am-6pm, wed 1pm-8pm (please note we are closed over easter 30 march-9 april)
a digital/analogue hybrid, a pleasing weight in the hand, a seductive, broken, thing.
a quixotic attempt to hand-make a flawless series of identical objects to appear mass-manufactured.
‘ash’ was made as part of the artist’s book collective AMBruno’s 2017 project [sic]. http://ambruno.co.uk/sic.html Sixteen artists responded in different ways to a brief to make a book in which the content and/or physical elements were in some way at odds with assumptions of what a book should be or do. Sets of the [sic] collection were purchased by the Kunstbibliothek in Berlin, the University of Maryland, and the British Library.
Having circulated within the world of artist’s books, with this show at Access Space, the remaining objects called ‘ash’ are returning to the digital/art/maker space in which their components were manufactured.
Rachael Hand is a conceptual artist based at Bloc Studios and Access Space’s Refab Space in Sheffield. Her work explores human embodiment, often via interdisciplinary collaboration. https://rachaelhand.co.uk/

Stitched Circuits - hand embroidery and electronic textiles
2018-04-07 13:00 - 18:00
A one day workshop in embroidery and electronic textiles. Learn how to stitch ‘soft circuits’ using conductive thread and electronic components. You will then incorporate them into your piece using traditional hand embroidery techniques.
The course is taught by Toni Buckby, an artist who specialises in hand embroidery, digital technology and electronics.
This course is ideal for beginners and more experienced stitchers alike.
The cost includes materials and you are welcome to take your piece home.
£44 (including all materials)
Tickets at
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stitched-circuits-hand-embroidery-and-electronic-textiles-tickets-44197593191

Enquires: jake@access-space.org
Saturday 7th April 2018, 1pm – 6pm at Access Space, 3-7 Sidney St, Sheffield S1 4RG, Tel:0114 2495522
Free tea, coffee & nibbles all day.
