Upgrade! Östersund-Stockholm: Ecology and New Media Art — Workshop + Exhibition :: June 8 – 13, 2009 :: Birka Folkhögskola, Birkavägen 25, Ã…s, Sweden :: Free ! Register until June 30 at upgrade [at] likenow.org (limited to 12 places)

The workshop is dealing with the topics of ecology and the new media art/ sound art, and the participants will be working with solar powered installations of small art, sound gardens with mixed contents of plants, electronics and what the workshop participants will find possible. The different installations will together form a bigger collective installation that will be exhibited to the public at the end of the workshop. The workshop is led by french new media artist Nathalie Fougeras together with the sound artist Björn Eriksson, who together initiated and manages the Upgrade projects in Sweden.

Environment: The workshop takes place in the north of Sweden in a grandieuse landscape in the nearness of the high mountain and the wild nature, but also close to the Östersund city at the Birka folkhögskola just near the big lake Storsjön. Östersund has good travel communications with fast train from Stockholm. The workshop and living is free of charge, a room for each participant. The food is at your charge.

Come follow a week of curious art making and exploring of new fields. The workshop is open to all interested in different ages and regardless of the individual technical skills. The workshop group solves together with the workshop leaders the technical problems that might arise and therefore noone that feels curiosity about this should hesitate in applying.

The workshop is free of costs, including the living at Birka during this 1 week and for all participants (except food, restaurant in the school).