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Hey all! Please join us for Electric Sky 2026: Super Natural — A weekend arts and tech retreat, Thu-Sun July 30 to Aug 2nd, bringing together artists, creative technologists, designers, makers, and friends in the Skykomish Ballpark, Cascade Mountains. See . The weekend culminates in an evening art show in the park on Saturday, Aug 1st, and this year our theme is Super Natural -- examining the space between nature and technology where imagination meets the unknown. Project grants are available for up to $500, please apply by Sunday May 24th. Registration is required for overnight camping at the retreat ($50/adult, $20/kid), however the Saturday night art show and party is free and open to the public. Electric Sky is hosted by Third Place Technologies (a 501(c)3 nonprofit) dba in Skykomish as Sky Artworks, in collaboration with the art group Totally Legit, and with the support of 4Culture and the Town of Skykomish.

For all our ElectricSEA participants: We truly cannot thank you all enough for being part of ElectricSEA—your openness to collaboration and discovery, your generosity in sharing knowledge, and all of your seriously hard work made the ElectricSEA weekend what it was. We invited you to consider the Showcase Exhibition a large-scale collaboration, and we saw you take that to heart. Please see our full "wrap-up letter" from the organizing committee at: https://electricsea.art/2026-wrap-up/ We also posted our favorite photos + the full list of showcase projects on the ElectricSEA website: https://electricsea.art/photos/ https://electricsea.art/showcaseexhibitionprojects/ What's next? Be sure to check out Electric Sky coming this summer! We’re so grateful to have shared this experience with you and are excited to keep building this community with you!

Please join us at the ElectricSEA Showcase Exhibition, Sat Mar 28 7:30-midnight!  We invite you to enjoy the maze of arts & tech projects created at the ElectricSEA hackathon, at our celebratory reception with cocktails and ambient music. Keynote speaker Dr. Elizabeth Churchill will be kicking off the evening at 8pm, followed by best projects awards at 8:30pm. Dr. Churchill is a globally recognized leader in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and human-centered AI, and she asks the question, as generative AI blurs the line between human creativity and computation, how do we keep our “creative sovereignty”? Learn more at https://ElectricSEA.art (https://electricsea.art/). Don't miss out on this lively evening celebrating the PNW Arts and Tech community, and make sure to save your spot by signing up at  (/).

Hello arts and tech community! This is a friendly reminder the deadline for hosting a workshop or getting a project grant for ElectricSEA is coming right up -- this Saturday Feb 21st! Electric SEA is an arts and technology hackathon and pop-up showcase exhibition bringing together artists, technologists, designers, makers, and researchers from across the Pacific Northwest for interdisciplinary collaboration and shared problem-solving. Participants can bring existing projects or collaborate on new ones, culminating in a free public showcase and reception. Anyone curious about interdisciplinary collaboration is welcome to join the hackathon, with opportunities for workshop instructors to receive stipends, project leaders to apply for micro-grants, and individuals to volunteer. 🔗 Learn more and be sure to apply to be a workshop host or get a project grant at https://ElectricSEA.art by Sat, Feb 21st. This event is hosted by @ThirdPlaceTechnologies  in partnership with @PublicDisplay.Art   @ArtLoveSalon  and @Src_Material , with the support of @passable.art , @conruart , @totallylegitllc , @electricskyartcamp , @4culture  and @artsfundseattle #downtownseattle #techseattle #seattleevents #seattlegallery #collaborativeart #artsandtech #artsandtechnology #interdisciplinaryart

Please join us for our February art show **this coming Thursday**, where artist Joseph Gray @grauwald presents new code-based light art created during a two-week solitary residency at Iolair on Orcas Island. The pieces are the direct result of this focused period of experimentation, inspired by the calm and beauty of the region. This pop-up exhibit, hosted at Passable @Passable.Art , is the first Seattle showing of this body of work. Passable's opening reception: 5p-9pm during the Second Thursday Capitol Hill Artwalk @capitolhillartwalk @grauwald

I love Halloween! We've been having a lot of fun decorating for our upcoming Halloween party at Passabe.

Over the Hollow and through the Sylvan Grove, dance to an evening of dynamic DJ duos in an immersive art environment that stirs the imagination and sends a chill down the spine. House DJ duos: Riz Rollins & Rob Green Recess & Levi Clark yourMOM & shortSTACK DJLO & Fauxfaux @riz.rollins @leandergreeny @shamelessseattle @itsrecess @robobabybuttons @yourmomdj @shortstack.dj @ourhouse.dj @d0ublej0sh @fauxfauxalex Wear your favorite scary movie costume inside a world where horror tropes twist into glitching realities, brought to life through experimental media. 21+, Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 the day of the event* Buy Tickets at: *This is an arts fundraiser, show your support while dancing your booty.

We are thrilled to be co-hosting the 2025 PNW Art +Tech Symposium! Join us Saturday, Sept 27, 2025 | #Cornish 9th Avenue Gallery, Seattle for a full day & eve of inspiring conversations, project sharing, and social time. @thirdplacetechnologies is teaming up with @futureartsco to present this one-day gathering, with support from @cornishcollegeofthearts and @artisttrust The program is finalized and here’s a sneak peek at what we have planned: • Program Kickoff with Shelly D. Farnham, Ph.D. @drshellyshelly • Opening Panel: Relational, Responsive Practices in Art + Tech moderated by Genevieve Tremblay with Julia Pryde Thompson, Cam Smith, Diana Xie, Nicholas Bowen, • 🪶 Birds of a Feather Networking Lunch by Future Arts • ⏱️ Rapid Talks: What’s Cool in 2025, curated by Jacob Fennell, featuring iole alessandrini, Bailey Ambrose, Jose Contreras, Jeff Davis, Reilly Donovan, Hexe Fey, Kevin Goodrich, Grant Hinkson, Justin Lincoln, Josh Lind, Derek Nunn, Cam Smith • Town Hall: Building Community + Resources for the Future of Art & Tech with John Boylan & Lydia Boss • Wrap Up: Future-Forward Next Steps, hosted by Yuliya / Julia Bruk @futurebruk , with voices from Yolanda A. Barton Barton (Revere XR) and Sadaf Sadri (SPAM New Media Festival). Join us for the Evening Pop- Up Exhibition & Soirée curated by Joseph Gray & jeff brice featuring 20+ PNW artists toasting 🥂 Open to the Public, 21+ ($25 admission; under 21 preview 6–7pm): 🔗 Program/Registration Links in Bio Space is limited! Image Credit: Iole Alessandrini, To The North Pole and Back: Casey (2023) ioleography™ | Laser-Plane-Photography #ArtTech #PNWArtTech #ThirdPlaceTechnology #FutureArts #CreativeTechnology #XR #NewMedia #ArtsCommunity

Woo hoo, NEXT WEEKEND (June 12-15), we have a lot of crazy cool projects coming up for Electric Sky this year -- interactive, generative art projections, experiments in wind power, kinetic sculptures, self-playing piano, field-sized games, LED light art, and a movement station with LED poi and hula hoops! Don't miss out! That said, for folks who haven't been before, it's set up much like a hackathon, where you can just show up with something to work on in our pop-up lab, or jump in and help on other folks' projects, or help set up the show. Sometimes people come just to enjoy the show or play in the river. It does look like the weather is going to be nice. We have workshops too but at this point they are full, you'd have to get on a waitlist. Join us for the full Creative Retreat (Thu-Sun), or just for the Art Show (Sat, 8-11pm). / Register if you plan on spending the night in the campground. Join our discord group to keep in touch with other Electric Sky folks, ask shelly at totallylegit llc dot com for an invite. Can't wait to see you next week in the Ballpark!

Hey y'all! Please join us for our monthly Electric Sheep evening of pinball and Neo Disco with music by DJLO and special guest ScamLikely! This THURS, May 22 #pinball #seattle #DJLO #neodisco #ElectricSheep @Timewarp206 @d0ublej0sh @drshellyshelly @fauxfauxalex

Wow! Our 10th annual Electric Sky is only 4 weeks away, Thu-Sun, June 12-15! Join us for the full Creative Camping Retreat (Thu-Sun), or just for the Art Show (Sat, 8-11pm). #artandtech #northwest #pacificnorthwest #skykomish #electronicarts / THEME: MOVIN' IT Each year, we pick a theme and ask participants to explore that theme through collaborative projects, building up to an outdoor art show on Saturday night (June 14th). For 2025 our theme is MOVIN' IT, exploring kinetic energy as creative inspiration. Whether gears or motors, wind or water, digital animation, dance or play — movement brings art to life as materials are transformed over space and time. WORKSHOPS (see more /workshops/) At Electric Sky, we host workshops to help you improve your practice as an artist, designer, maker, or creative technologist. These hands-on workshops for the most part will be tied to the theme (2025: Movin’ It), and some will encourage you to add a project to our pop-up art show. Please register now to save your spot, these fill up fast. Learn about Sewable Circuits, Puppet Making, Controllable LEDS, Soldering, Pysanky Egg Decor, Making a Mobile, working with Motors, and just MOVIN IT with LEDS! REGISTRATION Registration for overnight camping is $50 for adults and $20 for kids. Workshops are free but you must register to save your spot as well. No registration is required for folks coming to just the art show, which is open to the public. Learn more on our website: , or email [email protected] if you have any questions. Keep in touch with other Electric Sky creatives on our brand new discord group: https://discord.gg/a8nN5QQ8 See you in June if not before! -- the Electric Sky crew

Come check out my Seattle Hoods in RGB installation during the 1st Thursday pioneer square art walk tonight! It's at 3rd and Jackson, best seen at night since it's light art. It's a part of the @lusiolights #ShineOn project. @1stthursdaysartwalk #seattlelife