- Immersive Art and expressive technology -
- Uniting code, hardware, art + design -

dadageek is a non-profit community of immersive artists and electronic musicians. Our mission is to offer education and community to those creating at the intersection of art, interactive media, and tech. Our community is filled with talented and creative technologists with a passion for sharing their expertise with others. 

Join dadageek for our SUMMER 2022 EXHIBITION!

An evening of inspiring tech-art and music from the international dadageek community | IRL & Virtual

WHEN: Saturday, August 27 | Stream starts at 8p CDT

Performance lineup:

GYZA | MOTHR | KYLE EVANS | STATXMAN, WOMAN, FRIEND, COMPUTERCHOOSE HELLTH | RELIEFS 

Artwork by:

Frank Force | Hunter Cure | Nathan Jin | FANCHY Art | Devin Ryan | Aslan French | Panoptikon Party

Throw us a bone! We are fundraising for our dadageek Scholarship Program which will help to give students support to cover course fees and technology costs for all of our courses. Help us support our students, instructors, and the tech-art community by donating to dadageek. Every contribution goes a long way toward keeping this crazy school alive. Thank you!

Venmo - @dadageek
PayPal - paypal.me/dadageek

 

What’s NEW at dadageek!

 

Join dadageek for our SUMMER 2022 EXHIBITION!

An evening of inspiring tech-art and music from the international dadageek community | IRL & Virtual

FEATURING: 

GYZA | MOTHR | KYLE EVANSMAN, WOMAN, FRIEND, COMPUTERCHOOSE HELLTH | RELIEFS

More performances TBD! Artwork lineup announcing soon!

Stop by IRL or tune in virtually on Saturday, August 27th for an evening of inspiring tech-art and music from the international dadageek community! On display will be tech-art installations, projections, generative art, and performances from dadageek students, instructors, and connected organizations. Come by dadaLab IRL to experience the artworks and performances in-person or tune in to the live stream of the event at dadageek.com.  IRL exhibition opens at 7p, live stream starts with performances at 8p.

 

dadageek re:Connect Series

Let’s re:Connect! 

The dadageek re:Connect series is your opportunity to connect and collaborate with local dadageeks. These casual hangouts are free and open to anyone interested in the intersection of art, tech, music, and code. Come by dadaLab on the first, second, and third Thursday of each month and show us your latest creation, learn something new, or just come and hang out with interesting people! 

1st Thursdays: Community re:Connect

2nd Thursdays: Music & Synths

3rd Thursdays - Video, Projection, & Lighting

Good people, good conversations, and good times. Beer and sparkling water are provided. We can't wait to catch up!

 

Announcing Continuous Enrollment

We've been hard at work developing our online campus and we are excited to announce that it has reached a new phase of life! We are finally able to open all of our online campus courses to continuous enrollment! Start whenever you want, dive in right away, and move at your own pace!

No need to wait around for the next quarter, jump in now and start learning! You can sign up for any of our courses directly on the Online Campus or browse the courses and descriptions with the courses link below. Here are some of the advantages of signing up for a dadageek Online Campus course:

  • Sign up and dive into lessons right away!

  • Revisit the course materials as needed. There is no time limit to access.

  • Chat with instructors online or meet with them virtually during office hours

  • Connect with other students in the class on a dedicated course network

 

FREE Generative Art workshop on the dadageek Online Campus!

This workshop focuses on genartlayers - an emerging online generative art workspace. The brainchild of Brian Gawlik, genartlayers aims to provide an update to the generative artist toolkit - offering the experience of modern digital art software including fundamental features like real-time control and layering.

Dive in and learn to create some generative art! Spread the word and invite your friends, it's free! Use the link below to join the course. If you are not already a member of the dadageek Online Campus, the link will help you get signed up.

 

New dadageek VECTOR Shirts!

Check out these rad new dadageek shirts! These shirts were designed from vector images created generatively by Dallas-based video artist Evan Henry. The original images were generated with analog circuity and captured off a CRT monitor. Pick out your favorite design and order one today!

 

DADAGEEK Scholarship Program

dadageek scholarships are currently open again for our Spring 2022 quarter.

dadageek offers several scholarship opportunities for all our courses. In addition to offer multiple $100 scholarships for every course, we also have a limited number of full-course scholarships every quarter including our new BIPOC scholarship program. Interested in applying for a scholarship? Learn more with the link below.