APRIL 12 – MAY 18, 2013
USER REQUIRED
Opening Reception: Friday, April 12, 5-8pm
Member Preview: Thursday, April 11, 5:30-7:30pm
Innovative light and sound-focused technologies that are fueling a new generation of art “making” are the focus of this exhibition. The BCA Center is transformed into a multi-floor interactive space, showcasing experiential and customizable technologies that blur the distinctions between science, art, and technology. Each project in the exhibition will facilitate an engaging, provoking, and multi-sensory experience of contemporary art.
Artists and collaborators include: Colin Brahmstedt, Marcelo Coelho, John Cohn, Maxwell Cohn, Mike Fortney, Eric Hall, }Hexdump{, Dave Howell, Ken Howell, Jennifer Jacobs, Jenn Karson, Al Larsen, Renée Lauzon, Kathy Marmor, Robin Perlah, Jeffrey Pierce, Jie Qi, Rebecca Schwarz, Chris Thompson, Karen Walkerman, Homer Wells, and Jamie Zigelbaum
Exhibition: User Required
April 12 – May 18, 2013
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
An exhibition of Burlington City Arts
Members of Vermont Makers will have work on view and Vermont Makers will host special complementary programming, see below:
More exhibition info
Vermont Makers Meetup
April 25 7pm
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers and Burlington City Arts
Join us in the galleries of “User Required” for a special Vermont Makers Meetup! Converse with artists, technologists and scientists about the ideas and technology of the works on view.
“User Required” Curator talk with Kathy Marmor and Michael Fortney
Thursday, May 2nd, 7pm
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
A Program of Burlington City Arts
Join artist Kathy Marmor, engineer collaborator Michael Fortney, and BCA Curator DJ Hellerman for a discussion about cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Makers on Deck
Friday, May 17th, 5-8pm
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers and Burlington City Arts
Bring a problem, project, or a question, and let the MacGyver-esque team of artists, engineers, and scientists brainstorm with you.
Beginning Arduino Workshop
May 4 from 1-5
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers Burlington City Arts
Register Here
What is Arduino?
Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It’s an open-source physical computing platform that uses a “system on a chip” integrated circuit, and an easy to use development environment for writing software.
Why Arduino?
Inexpensive – Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other microcontroller
platforms. The least expensive version of the Arduino module can be assembled by hand, and even the pre-assembled Arduino modules cost less than $50.
Cross-platform – The Arduino software runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux operating systems.
Simple, clear programming environment – The Arduino programming environment is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to take advantage of as well.
Wokshop Logistics
Attendees must bring their own Windows 7, Windows XP SP3, or Mac laptop (sorry, no Linux).
Arduino Unos will be provided for the class. A donation of $20 (or more 
is suggested, but not required. This money will be used to sponsor further workshops.
Reservations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Class size is limited to ten stations, and sharing hardware is encouraged (more than one person/station).
Youth under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Arduinos and additional hardware can be purchased through Vermont Makers for a discount after attending the workshop. We have educational discounts through SparkFun and Adafruit. Certain group minimum order restrictions apply.