PROGRAMS

Data Visualization | 8 - 12 years
Measure the world around us with the use of technology and creative compelling visuals that change with the environment around us. Participate in an out-trip around Anvil Centre to measure local air quality. Use Makey-Makeys in conjunction with data visualization tools to measure create meaning and visual communication. Instructor: Mimi Xia.
Saturday, April 19 | 1pm - 4pm
Art + Technology LAB, Anvil Centre
Registration Fee: $30
Registration: LINK

For more information, email education@newmediagallery.ca.

Recycled Tech Art Workshop | 8 - 12 years
Make art out of recycled technology. Learn about the impact of our discarded technology and how we can repurpose it for creative expression. Instructor: Jae Lew.
Sunday, April 20 | 1pm - 4pm
Art + Technology LAB, Anvil Centre
Registration Fee: $30
Registration: LINK

For more information, email education@newmediagallery.ca.

Learn the basics of User Experience (UX) design and create an interactive artwork you can view on a computer or mobile device. Explore how time based and experiential artwork can be used to ask questions, present ideas or just be silly and fun. Participants will lay out visual elements using the Figma platform, create simple animations, and clickable interactions.

Learn to use a Raspberry Pi for creating stunning light installations using addressable LED lights. Experience an artist-led workshop that reviews the different uses and other technology available to enhance interactivity.

Use basic electronic components to make your own square wave synthesizer. Create an instrument using a beginner-friendly circuit that is easy to expand on and build into more complex sound circuits. No prior experience with electronics necessary. The workshop will culminate in a creative jam session.

Experiment with creating live-action videos. Learn interesting video filters and different ways to tell a story. Students will get a copy of their video artwork to share with family and friends.

Use basic electronic components to make your own square wave synthesizer. Create an instrument using a beginner friendly circuit that is easy to expand on and build into more complex sound circuits. No prior experience with electronics necessary. The workshop will culminate in a creative jam session at Anvil Centre.

Are you interested in building your media arts skills, exploring your creativity, and supporting our learning environments? All while earning volunteer hours for graduation? Considering volunteering as a LAB Assistant. Sign up through the City of New Westminster's Volunteer Program, here

Learn the basics of 3D modelling and printing. Make simple models for printing your own designs, toys, or characters. Students are led through the steps of fabricating, troubleshooting, and printing.

Learn about the world of animation while bringing characters and stories to life. Enjoy an artists-led process of hand-making projects and being as creative as you want. Take home animated films to share with friends and family.

Create with a different technology in every class. Expert instructors help students create amazing works of art and invention. Explore video, music, 3D modelling and printing, robotics, coding and animation.

Learn programming and circuitry basics using Little Bits modular robotics. Artists lead students through planning and hand skills used to create moving robotic works of art.

Experiment with the creative filmmaking process and producing live-action videos. Learn interesting video filters and different ways to tell a story from artist filmmakers. Students will get a copy of their video artwork to share with family and friends. Please note: sessions are four hours long; please pack a snack and drink.

Explore and create imaginative art and technology projects inspired by female artists and scientists from the last hundred years. Specialist Instructors mentor female-identifying-students to explore cutting-edge technologies in a supportive environment.

Learn more about Girls in Tech: LINK
via BCIT Magazine

Explore the playful possibilities of circuits and coding as we create whimsical machines that respond to inputs and outputs. Using Microbits and LittleBits, experiment with the art of visual communication: light, sound, colour, and gesture!

Learn how to make sounds using synthesizers, field recorders, and audio software. Go beyond the presets of the equipment and learn to blend sounds in exciting ways. Make audio collages and soundtracks for video or sound-based projects.

Using LittleBits audio and synthesizer parts, MicroBits, and electrical components, students will create fun interactive projects that generate sound, from simple tones to musical compositions. Suitable for students who have previously taken Sound Explorers and/or Circuit Makers.

Innovate with art, technology, and new media while exploring creative invention using simple technologies and raw materials. Through play, story-time, mentoring, creative making and practical instruction, children will discover and discuss how the world around them works and how to express their ideas.

Integrating simple sound, movement, and light technologies for preschoolers, enjoy an artist-led journey using storytelling and play while learning about simple circuit making, coding, and computational thinking in a stimulating and fun environment.

New Media Gallery Exhibition Tours are developed for a range of ages and interested; schools, universities, and special interest groups and special events as well as general public tours. Tours are led by a Curator or Curatorial Programmer and may be booked in advance.

Exhibition Tour | 30 - 60 min | Free
Pre-Activity | PDF Handout | Free

Our workshops integrate ideas from the exhibition together with BC’s new Core Curriculum. Big Ideas inform each exciting 1.5 – 3 hour Workshop where a focus on process and inquiry-based learning are key. Encouraging and building on a vibrant & dynamic process of creativity and imagination in workshop situations is our thing; we champion individual and collective brainstorming and focused play!

Creative Tech Workshop | 60 - 120 min | Cost: $150 + GST (includes tour + pre-activity)
(For young children, we may be able to offer a separate space for break time)

Create with different technology each day during this artist-led and play-focused camp. Create amazing works of art and invention. Explore video, music, circuits, coding and animation. Instructor: Jae Lew.

Art + Technology LAB, Anvil Centre
Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | March 17 - 21, 2025
Registration Fee: $150.00 / 5 sessions

Explore the world of film and all its narrative possibilities. Learn about filmmaking process from real artist filmmakers as they teach script-writing to film recording to editing. Use cutting edge software to edit your film and add special effects. For young filmmakers interested in expressing their ideas through film and video. Instructor: Louise Lathey.

Art + Technology LAB, Anvil Centre
Monday to Friday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | March 17 - 21, 2025
Registration Fee: $150.00 / 5 sessions

Learn about the world of stop-motion animation and bring your own characters and stories to life. Students are assigned their own camera and animation space to be as creative as they want. Take home animated artworks to share with friends and family. Instructor: Stéphane Bernard

Art + Technology LAB, Anvil Centre
Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | March 24 - 28, 2025
Registration Fee: $150.00 / 5 sessions

Learn to make electronic sounds using synthesizers, field recorders, and audio softwares. Go beyond the presets of the equipment and learn to blend sounds in exciting ways. Make audio collages and soundtracks for your video projects or any sound-based idea you have. Instructor: Victoria Gibson

Art + Technology LAB, Anvil Centre
Monday to Friday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | March 24 - 28, 2025
Registration Fee: $150.00 / 5 sessions

Tell your story, all in one day! Explore the world of film and all its narrative possibilities. Learn about filmmaking process from script-writing to film recording to editing. Use software to edit your film and add special effects. Each child must participate with an adult. Register only the child.