PROGRAMS

Mandarin Language

Learn about 3D modelling and printing. Make simple models for printing your own trinkets, designs, toys, or whatever else your mind can think of. Participants are led through the steps of fabricating, troubleshooting, and printing on our tinkerine PVA filament printers. Instructor: Mimi Xia.

Saturday | 1:00 - 4:00pm | June 11, 2023 | Ages 18+
Anvil Centre LAB | 1 class | $35.00 +tax
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Learn programming and circuitry basics with creativity in mind using Little Bits modular robotics. Participants will create works of art involving sound, movement, and light. Instructor: Mimi Xia..

Saturday | 1:00 - 4:00pm | May 28, 2023 | Ages 18+
Anvil Centre LAB | 1 class | $30.00 +tax
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Explore the concept and practice of generative art through creative coding. Open to anyone curious about incorporating creative live coding into their projects and in collaborative ways. Culminating with a group coding jam session that combines projected imagery, music and sound, participants will combine their individually written code into a single gigantic coded art project. Instructor: Mimi Xia

Saturday | 1:00 - 4:00pm | April 15, 2023 | Ages 18+
Anvil Centre LAB | 1 class | $30.00 + tax
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Learn about recording sounds in natural environments using a variety of techniques and technologies. LAB instruction on Saturday and a field visit to Bowen Island on Sunday. Bringing a hand-held recording device is strongly suggested. Instructor: Mark Nazemi

Saturday 1:00 - 4:00pm & Sunday 8:00am - 6:00pm | April 29 & 30, 2023 | Ages 18+
Anvil Centre LAB + Bowen Island | 2 days | $120.00 +tax
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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.

*NOTE: this workshop does not involve any soldering/fabrication; circuits will be created on breadboards. Instructors: Jae Lew

Saturday | 1:00 - 4:00pm | May 21, 2023 | Ages 18+
Anvil Centre LAB | 1 class | $30.00 + tax
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Learn how to 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. This workshop is designed for those who have little or no prior experience with electronics. The workshop will culminate in a creative jam session at Anvil Centre. Instructor: Jae Lew

*NOTE: this workshop does not involve any soldering/fabrication; circuits will be created on breadboards.

Returning in Fall 2023
Details to come.

This exciting class covers the basics of sound synthesis. This class will give you techniques for generating electronic sound from scratch with some introduction to the theory and practice. Explore both digital and analog synthesizers. Find out how to identify each type of synthesizer and what sounds you can expect it to produce. Learn how to connect your equipment and understand things like ‘signal flow’. Begin to shape sound to create an identifiable ‘voice’. This workshop will help you identify knobs, dials, and sliders and what they do, and it will give you the confidence to work with sound equipment. You do not need a synthesizer for this workshop. Computers will be provided, but feel free to bring your own equipment.

Returning in Fall 2023
Details to come.

Learn how to make your own sounds using open source synthesizers. Go beyond the presets on your modular, software, or keyboard synth. No keyboard skills required. Instructor: Victoria Gibson.

Saturday | 1:00 - 4:00pm | June 4, 2023 | Ages 18+
Anvil Centre LAB | 1 class | $30.00 + tax
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Explore the world of ambient outdoor sounds and learn how to record this soundscape! Take some walking journeys with an experienced sound artist and technology expert. You will learn to use a handheld recorder to collect your own personal archive of sounds from the City & Nature. Capture sound with purpose: Learn to listen from new perspectives. Learn to capture exciting, loud sounds as well as subtle, quiet sounds. In the Studio the group will then learn how to mix, edit and master their sounds into ambient soundscapes or works of art. Bring your own field recorder or contact us to reserve one (education@ newmediagallery.ca). Please bring a pair of personal headphones to the workshop.

Returning in Spring 2023
Details to come.

Learn the basics of User Experience 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. Instructor: Sara Korzec.

Returning Fall 2023
Details to Come

Create original voice sound clips with Descript: Overdub. By using samples of your own voice, you can generate an ultra-realistic voice-over tool to read written text, or to narrate an existing video. Have fun cloning your own voice, by synthesizing several audio clips produced during the class into an audio AI capable of mimicking your unique way of talking. Instructor: Stéphane Bernard.

Saturday | 1:00 - 4:00pm | April 8, 2023 | Ages 18+
Anvil Centre LAB | 1 class | $30.00 +tax
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Each week our specialist film instructor will discuss a different aspect of film and the talented women who have filled the roles of writer, director, editor, animator, cinematographer. Topics include the technology, medium, and an opportunity to practise the medium. No experience necessary, keen interest is appreciated. Instructor: Louise Lathey

Saturday | 1:00 - 4:00pm | June 18, 2023 | Ages 18+
Anvil Centre LAB | 1 class | $30.00 +tax
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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.
Instructors: Jae Lew.

Returning Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Discover how movies are made. Beginning from screenwriting to the moving images on screen, this course will explore how aspiring film makers can connect the written word to visual image and get their start in content creation.
Instructor: Louise Lathey

Returning in Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Learn how to problem solve by learning the different stages of design thinking. Using the power of storytelling, create engaging stories through different media to provoke audiences and shift their perspectives on how they see things in the world.
Instructor: Corrina Tang.

Returning in Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Create original voice sound clips with Descript: Overdub. By using samples of your own voice, you can generate an ultra-realistic voice-over tool to read a written text, or to narrate an existing video. Have fun cloning your own voice, by synthesizing several audio clips produced during the class into an audio AI capable of mimicking your unique way of talking.
Instructor: Stéphane Bernard.

Returning in Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Discuss a different aspect of film each week, and the talented women who have filled the roles of writer, director, editor, animator, and cinematographer. Topics include the technology, medium, and an opportunity to practice the medium. No experience necessary, keen interest is appreciated.
Instructor: Louise Lathey.

Returning in Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

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.
Instructors: Jae Lew.

Returning Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Discover how movies are made. Beginning from screenwriting to the moving images on screen, this course will explore how aspiring film makers can connect the written word to visual image and get their start in content creation.
Instructor: Louise Lathey

Returning in Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Learn how to problem solve by learning the different stages of design thinking. Using the power of storytelling, create engaging stories through different media to provoke audiences and shift their perspectives on how they see things in the world.
Instructor: Corrina Tang.

Returning in Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Create original voice sound clips with Descript: Overdub. By using samples of your own voice, you can generate an ultra-realistic voice-over tool to read a written text, or to narrate an existing video. Have fun cloning your own voice, by synthesizing several audio clips produced during the class into an audio AI capable of mimicking your unique way of talking.
Instructor: Stéphane Bernard.

Returning in Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Discuss a different aspect of film each week, and the talented women who have filled the roles of writer, director, editor, animator, and cinematographer. Topics include the technology, medium, and an opportunity to practice the medium. No experience necessary, keen interest is appreciated.
Instructor: Louise Lathey.

Returning in Summer/Fall 2023
Offered for ages 13-15 & 16-18
Details to come

Learn the basics of 3D modelling and printing using the free, web-based software TinkerCAD. Make simple models for printing your own trinkets, designs, toys, or whatever else your mind can think of. Students are through the steps of fabricating, troubleshooting, and printing two projects on our tinkerine PVA filament printers.
Instructor: Jae Lew.

Saturdays | 10:30am – 12:00pm | May 20 – June 17, 2023 | Ages 9 - 12
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $95.00
SOLD OUT

More offerings during Fall 2023
Details to come

Learn about the world of stop-motion and digital 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.

Wednesdays | 3:15 – 4:45pm | Mar 29 – May 3, 2023 | Ages 7 - 9
Queensborough Community Centre | 6 classes | $102.00
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Wednesdays | 3:15 – 4:45pm | May 10 – June 14, 2023 | Ages 7 - 9
Centennial Community Centre | 6 classes | $102.00
SOLD OUT
FRENCH LANGUAGE
Saturdays | 1:00 - 2:30pm | May 20 – June 17, 2023 | Ages 7 - 9
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $85.00
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More offerings during Summer 2023
Details to come

Learn about the world of clay-based 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.

Returning in Fall 2023 | Details to come

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

Sundays | 10:30am - 12:00pm | May 21 – June 18, 2023 | Ages 7 - 9
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $85.00 | Instructor: Jae Lew
SOLD OUT

More offerings during Summer 2023
Details to come

Learn programming and circuitry basics with creativity in mind using Little Bits modular robotics. Students will create moving, beeping and blinking works of art. Covers planning and hand skills used in building a robotic work of art, and block coding.

Sundays | 3:30 – 5:00pm | April 2- 30, 2023 | Ages 10 - 12
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $90.00 | Instructor: Mimi Xia.
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Wednesdays | 3:15 – 4:45pm | March 29 – May 3, 2023 | Ages 7 - 9
Centennial Community Centre | 6 classes | $102.00 | Instructor: Jae Lew.
SOLD OUT
Thursdays | 3:15 – 4:45pm | March 30 – May 4, 2023 | Ages 10 - 12
Centennial Community Centre | 6 classes | $102.00 | Instructor: Jae Lew.
REGISTER
Wednesdays | 3:15 – 4:45pm | May 10 – June 14, 2023 | Ages 7 - 9
Queensborough Community Centre | 6 classes | $102.00 | Instructor: Jae Lew.
REGISTER
Thursdays | 3:15 – 4:45pm | May 11 – June 15, 2023 | Ages 10 - 12
Queensborough Community Centre | 6 classes | $102.00 | Instructor: Jae Lew.
REGISTER

More offerings in Fall 2023
Details to come

Have fun learning programming and circuitry basics and make toys with accessibility in mind. This series will teach Kids about Accessible Design. Kids will design accessible creative objects, inventions and experiences for people of different abilities to enjoy. We will do exercises designed to help kids empathize with challenges involving motor control, vision or hearing abilities and then invent solutions for the future. Learn how to re-use and make do by hacking electronic components and reprogramming them with game controllers. Digital and hand making skills will be used. Toys that kids create in this workshop will be donated to kids with accessibility needs.

Returning Spring 2023
Detail to come

Explore AI and face recognition! Children become the teachers and will learn to train computers to recognize objects and create artwork through code. Discover machine learning and create interactive works of art. Fun activities include using cameras, development boards and more.
Instructor: Mimi Xia.

Sundays | 3:30 - 5:00pm | Feb 12 - Mar 12, 2023 | Ages 10 - 12
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $90.00
SOLD OUT
MANDARIN LANGUAGE
Saturdays | 3:30 – 5:00pm | May 20 – June 17, 2023 | Ages 10 - 12
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $90.00
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Returning Spring 2023
Details to come

Discuss important woman in the world of technology, their amazing achievements, and participate in imaginative and hands-on activities celebrating their contributions. Specialist Instructors mentor female-identifying-students to explore cutting-edge technologies in a supportive environment.
Instructor: Jae Lew.

Sundays | 10:30am – 12:00pm | Apr 2 - 30, 2023 | Ages 7 - 12
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $80.00
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More offerings during Fall 2023
Details to come

Collaborate with your friends using Design Thinking, Media + Technology to create amazing art and design projects. Kids will have fun yet also learn responsible use. Kids will first learn design basics using markers and coloured card and then translate their ideas into digital art projects. Through an exploration of meaning, creativity and ethics, students will invent amazing ideas that they will translate into apps, stories, games and more.

Returning Spring 2023
Details to come

Learn how to problem solve by learning the different stages of design thinking. Using the power of storytelling, create engaging stories through different media to provoke audiences and shift their perspectives on how they see things in the world. Instructor: Corrina Tang.

More offerings during Fall 2023
Details to come

Experiment with creating live action video. 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.

Thursdays | 3:15 – 4:45pm | May 11 - June 15, 2023 | Ages 10 - 12
Centennial Community Centre | 6 classes | $102.00 | Instructor: Louise Lathey.
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More offerings during Fall 2023
Details to come

Join this innovative art class that uses technology and new media as an introduction to the creative invention using simple technologies and raw materials. Through play, story-time, mentoring, creative making & practical instruction children will discover & discuss how the world around them works and how to express their ideas.
Instructor: Alanna Ho.

Returning Fall 2023 | Details to come

Join our series of Arts and Tech workshops, where kids create with a different technology in every class. The point of this series is to explore and have fun while an expert instructor helps you learn how to create amazing works of art and invention. We will explore video, music, 3D modeling and printing, robotics, coding and animation.

Returning in Spring 2023 | Details to come

Collaborate with your friends using Design Thinking, Media + Technology to create amazing art and design projects. Kids will have fun yet also learn responsible use. Kids will first learn design basics using markers and coloured card and then translate their ideas into digital art projects. Through an exploration of meaning, creativity and ethics, students will invent amazing ideas that they will translate into apps, stories, games and more.

Returning in Spring 2023 | Details to come

Integrating simple sound, movement, and light technologies for preschoolers, your toddler will journey using storytelling and play as our primary momentum. Children will learn alongside their parents about simple circuit making, coding, and computational thinking in a stimulating and fun environment.
Instructor: Alanna Ho.

Returning Summer 2023 | Details to come

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

Contact us to learn more, or to register your class:
education@newmediagallery.ca

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 (includes tour + pre-activity)
(For young children, we may be able to offer a separate space for break time)

aBIOTIC Teacher Handout

Contact us to register your class:
education@newmediagallery.ca

Explore the world of film and all its narrative possibilities. Learn about filmmaking process from script-writing to film recording to editing. Use cutting edge software like Davinci Resolve and iMovie to edit your film and add special effects. For young filmmakers interested in expressing their ideas through film and video. Instructors: Jae Lew, Louise Lathey, Victoria Gibson.

Returning March 2023
Monday to Friday | 9:00am - 4:00pm | Mar 13 - Mar 17, 2023 | Ages 8 - 12
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $225.00
SOLD OUT
Monday to Friday | 9:00am - 4:00pm | Mar 20 - Mar 24, 2023 | Ages 8 - 12
Anvil Centre LAB | 5 classes | $225.00
SOLD OUT

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. Instructors: Victoria Gibson.

Returning Spring 2023
Friday | 9:15 am – 4:00pm | April 24, 2023 | Caregiver Participation: Ages 7-12 & 50+
Century House | $85.00
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Monday | 9:15 am – 4:00pm | May 19, 2023 | Caregiver Participation: Ages 7-12 & 50+
Century House | $85.00
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A super-creative program that explores music & sound, and teaches children how to create 3-D Printed renderings on the computer using the program, Tinkercad. Then it’s time to construct everything into amazing, moveable, wearable soft sound-makers!

Available now on Vimeo, click here

Learn how to create generative art and program languages in an immersive art driven coding class. Work with peers and collaborate on art projects.

Available now on Vimeo, click here

New Media Gallery provides a fun tutorial that teaches you how to program your own video game puzzle using Unity.

Available now on Vimeo, click here

Learn how to use Green Screen as a special effects tool into creating amazing art projects.

Available now on Vimeo, click here

Video Lesson from the Learning Lab's Living Light Workshop

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Learn how to use motors to create fun and exciting art experiments.

Available now on Vimeo, click here

Videos for New Media Gallery Remote Green Garden Summer Camp.

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A series of videos for New Media Gallery's Rethink Thingness workshop. The videos will feature lessons on how to explore common household items, learn how they work and gain inspiration into reusing them into new creations.

Available now on Vimeo, click here

Learn how to create stunning animations, add sound effects and work with your peers in this 3 week virtual program.

Available now on Vimeo, click here