It has been 15 days since we were at it and now we are at it again. Newsletter 70 out tomorrow at 12 p.m. make sure you're subscribed, link in bio 🤙
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It's our 3rd birthday!! 🎂 Well, the newsletter is three years old today to be precise (CN as a group is older) but we just want to take this moment to thank everyone who has been part of this amazing journey so far! It really takes a village and we feel honoured to play a small role in the fantastic uplift we see in the NMA / digital art scene in Ireland! ❤️
To celebrate this occasion, we want to share with you a mini doc for our Concept Null 2025 event that was shot by our very own talented Scott Robinson ( @scott.robinson_dp ). He did a fantastic job at capturing the energy and passion that all the presenters and performers (full mention below, check them all out!!) brought to the day and was one of many moments that made us feel privileged to be a part of all this. The full doc is on our YouTube account (link below and also in bio).
https://youtu.be/4Qu2Zy_KLBk?is=Smyzaf_b4pmCzUuj
Presenters
Róisín Berg
Sorcha Hassett @sorcha_hassett.art
Walt Nied @walt_needs_insta.grm
Nicolás Rojas Salabras @less.air
Síoda @sioda_ie
Bánk Burján @theorangebbank
Performers
Róisín Berg & Nicolás Rojas Salabras
Mícheál Ó Catháin @simplyonmyway
Síoda
Pauric Freeman @pauric_freeman
Thank you to Limerick City County Council, Limerick City Arts Office, Dance Limerick and Creative Ireland for funding this event.
Over the past few years, the Digital Artists Ireland Discord has grown into a community of 350+ artists, designers, technologists and curious minds working with digital media across Ireland.
Alongside moderating the server, the community hosts a monthly online meetup on the first Tuesday of every month. These sessions are intentionally informal. People can drop in to talk about projects, share opportunities, ask questions, or simply meet others working in the field and stay up-to-date
To keep the space active and sustainable as it grows, the organisers are inviting people to shape the next stage of this community project.
This could involve moderating calls, hosting workshops, organising screenings, or bringing new ideas to the space.
Anyone interested, or even just curious, is invited to fill out the short form below to be notified about the next steps.
→ Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/ep6EKf167n9FYqAx7
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The Department of Digital Humanities was delighted to welcome New Media Arts organisation Concept Null for two back-to-back workshops this weekend. Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, these in-person workshops were part of their four-day hybrid training programme to introduce artists and enthusiasts to TouchDesigner for real-time visuals and interactive hardware systems.
The first workshop with Scott explored the world of Generative Visuals in Touch Designer while Walt introduced interactivity with the ESP32.
Both days were packed out with artists and creators from across the island turning their creative ideas into reality. Prior to the in-person workshops an online introductory session was in February with a final art-crit session planned in March.
Keep an eye out for future Concept Null events at / and sign up for their bi-monthly newsletter in New Media Art on Substack.
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Had an awesome weekend improving my @touchdesigner skills at @digitalhumanitiesucc thanks to @conceptnull and @artscouncilireland . Thanks to @yulon.xr for spreading the generative visuals love on Saturday and @walt_needs_insta.grm for hooking us up to ESP32 development boards on Sunday. Walter and Scott are two brilliant artists in their own practices but are also incredibly generous in supporting other artists emerging in this field and doing stellar advocacy work to promote wider recognition and understanding of the potential for this work. Thank you @stephen.roddy and @emer.yip for hosting. Had great chats with other participants including @animwal_@serafina_tynan@jenniferredmond1@far__ilo@jojo_hynes@etienneshrdlu amongst others. Heartfelt thanks to @abcarriestudios for the hospitality , drives and making it all possible. And to my lovelies @sopjg11 and @amandagordon1302 for looking me so well. Looking forward to seeing you all again in two weeks time
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