Inspiring Digital Creativity In Ontario’s North
DGTL CREATOR NORTH BAY
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 3pm – 7pm
Location: Capitol Centre, lower level, 150 Main Street East, North Bay, ON, P1B 1A8
Digital Creator North Bay operates as a free, drop-in learning environment for youth aged 11 – 19 to acquire digital media skills. Staffed by artist mentors, the space is equipped to support interest-driven creative activities like 3D Printing, coding, graphic design, animation, videography, digital photography, podcasting and audio recording. Teens can also come in to work on homework, read, paint, draw, collage, or just hang out and play video games with friends!
What is Dgtl Creator North?
Digital Creator North is a free, low-barrier program for youth and emerging artists with a focus on using digital and media arts tools to support creativity in a casual atmosphere. It is a welcoming program that offers participants the freedom to gain digital skills at their own pace, collaborate with others, and learn from experienced mentors. In 2020 we launched a virtual version of the Digital Creator, using the Gather.town platform. We are also currently working on creating a network to support communities in northern Ontario that want to create their own spaces using Digital Creator as a model.
Our Upcoming Programming
Sara Mayhew
Program Facilitator
Sara Mayhew is a Canadian manga artist, writer, and illustrator. She graduated Canadore College in 2005 and the same year created “Secrets of Sorcerers,” which won the International Manga and Anime Festival award and a Northern Arts grant. Mayhew also illustrated “The First Emperor,” self-published “Love Pet,” and created the “Legend of the Ztarr” series, which received another Northern Arts grant. Mayhew has written about her skeptical viewpoint in her art in various periodicals, podcasts, and conventions. Her work has also featured in Applied Arts Magazine and Scholastic’s ChickaDEE magazine.
Our News & Announcements
We’re Making a Movie!
NewsWe're Making A Movie!Teens at the Sault Ste. Marie site having been up to some movie-making magic over the past couple of weeks. We are currently in the final stages of post-production, tweaking our masterpiece for an exclusive screening event next month hosted at...
Centennial Smash!
NewsCentennial Smash!Inspiring teens from Korah Collegiate in Sault Ste. Marie organized two hugely successful Super Smash Bros. video game tournaments over school holidays this year. Centennial Smash was the first of it’s kind to hit our Library, and it was so...
Digital Line Drawings Illustrator
NewsDigital Line Drawings IllustratorBrittany from our Digital Creator Elliot Lake space recently made a tutorial about Digital Line Drawing using Adobe Illustrator. This technique can be used if you would like to turn an existing image into a digital art project....
Kenora Double Exposure Workshop
NewsKenora Double Exposure WorkshopLast week our Digital Creator Kenora space tried something new which they named the Double Exposure Workshop. The double exposure workshop was hosted at ACE/WJS, which is an attendance centre in Kenora. As a group they took some...
April Update
NewsApril UpdateApril has been a good month and the rest of the month is looking just as good! Temiskaming Shores Digital Creator has started hosting weekly clubs during the week along with stand-alone workshops on Saturdays. The weekly clubs have been going very well...
Sol Lewitt – “Copied Lines”
NewsSol Lewitt - "Copied Lines"We recently held a workshop here in Sioux Lookout where we created a piece entitled Wall Drawing #797 inspired by Sol Lewitt. Lewitt was an American Conceptual artist famous for his instructionals, among other things. In this set of...