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What is Media Arts?

‘Media Arts’ refers to time-related artworks created through the use of new media and technology. Numerous disciplines have fallen under the umbrella of ‘Media Art’ over the years, including works in the fields of digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, sound art, video games, computer robotics, 3D printing and more! At Digital Creator North we encourage people of all ages to have fun exploring the world of media art while also helping to develop artistic skills for a range of media practices. Let’s start creating!

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Creator Spaces Closed Temporarily

Due to the temporary closure of several of our host libraries across Northern Ontario, our Digital Creator Spaces will be suspending all programming and closing down until further notice. During this time, our talented Program Leads will continue to teach and encourage youth and emerging artists to explore digital technologies from their own homes, through a variety of educational tutorials that will be shared online through our social media platforms.

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Kayt Lackie: Elliot Lakes’s New Program Lead

Kayt is a novelist, new media storyteller, and musician who recently returned to Elliot Lake. After studying classical music at the University of Western Ontario, publishing at Humber College and creative writing at the University of Auckland, she received her PhD in Digital Creative Writing from Bath Spa University in 2017.  Kayt is a recurring staff writer on the hit augmented reality app Zombies, Run! and her next novel, “Connection at Newcombe”, is due out Autumn 2020 from Latitude 46. Kayt has been involved in community art since she was a child, first as an avid learner, and more recently as an organiser and teacher.

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WE’RE HIRING! Program Lead – Kenora

Under the supervision of the Program Coordinator and Library CEO/Head Librarian at the City of Kenora Public Library, the Digital Creator Program Lead will be responsible for coordinating and executing the Digital Creator North project in Kenora, Ontario. The project offers structured and unstructured learning environments in digital and media arts for youth and emerging artists. Program Leads will be required to create a welcoming space and develop responsive media arts programming for their community.

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Sioux Lookout Blooms in Time for Summer

When a crew of regular High School Students left to grab some dinner & then came back with it, I knew they had settled into the Lounge! They often organize their own social every Wednesday, inviting different people over & showing first timers around with a sense of pride in “their Space”.  They throw on their own tunes, duke it out in Smash bros, play the uke, enjoy some VR, GarageBand & Digital Art, and recently the 3D Printer!  They are a very social and friendly crew, who always include others in the room in their tournaments, even the 11-13 year olds, leaving me with a warm fuzzy heart. I love hearing the laughter fill up the place. These guys fill the Space with enthusiasm, which often lures curious bystanders into the Digital “web”!  And that is only one example of how Digital Creator is making an impact in Sioux Lookout!

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