Electric Sky is an art and tech weekend retreat in the Cascade mountains. The goal of Electric Sky is to foster the art and tech community in the Pacific Northwest. Our creative efforts were organized around the theme "The Wondering Woods" -- what if the woods could sense you and respond? Electric Sky was brought to you by the non-profit Third Place Technologies and the art group Totally Legit, with the support of 4Culture and the Town of Skykomish. Learn more at http://ElectricSkyArtCamp.com. See short video at: https://youtu.be/XWS7p6e0JYI

1. ELECTRIC
SKY
JUNE 2017
An art and tech weekend retreat
with the goal of fostering the
community of innovation at the
intersection of art and technology in
the Pacific Northwest.
Postcard by Jeff Larson

2. § Event production and creative lead:
Shelly Farnham
§ Design framework, infrastructure,
signs, and lighting: The art group Totally
Legit, including Jeff Larson, Greg Larson,
and Shelly Farnham
§ Group meal: Aly Tibbetts
§ The setup and takedown crew:
especially Ben Flaster, Lea Willingham
§ Workshops: Carey Christie, Kevin
Friberg
§ Wondering Woods participants!
SPECIAL THANKS
Brought to you by:
Made possible through the
support of:
photo by Leo Spizzirri

3. PART I:
ELECTRIC
SKY
(the event)
photo by Shelly Farnham

4. ART AND TECH COMMUNITY
§ A growing community of practice,
with its own characteristics, best
practices, needs
§ Art that is technology-mediated,
or technology enhanced
§ Often interactive, participatory
§ Most innovative work tends to be
collaborative, interdisciplinary
Interactive Technology
Interactive Art
Internet Art
Interactive Media
New Media Art
Electronic Art
Electronic Media
Cyber Art
E.A.T.: Experiments in
Arts and Technology
Digital Art
Interactive Media Art
Media Arts
Creative Technologies
Art+Technology
Light Art
Generative Art
Emergent Technology
Intermedia
Digital Media
Experimental Art
Technology Creatives
photo by Bryan Ressler

5. § An art and tech weekend retreat
§ A mix of artists, technologists, makers,
friends
§ In the Skykomish Ballpark, in the
woods, on the river
WHAT IS ELECTRIC SKY
photo by Shelly Farnham

6. Foster interdisciplinary collaboration at
the intersection of art and technology.
Build community, develop best practices,
provide life-long learning, push
boundaries of innovation.
MISSION
photo by Leo Spizzirri

7. photo by Carey Christie
71 registered participants
12 kids
21 sponsored creatives
+30-50 Sky Valley locals at
the opening night party
ATTENDANCE FOR 2017

8. immersive
EVENT GOAL: BRIDGING ART & TECH COMMUNITIES
photo by Carey Christie

9. collaborative
photo by Shelly Farnham

10. communal
photo by Leo Spizzirri

11. playful
photo by Lea Willingham

12. emergent
photo by Leo Spizzirri

13. EVENT GOAL: LIFE-LONG LEARNING
workshops
photo by Shelly Farnham

14. peer education

15. mentorship
photo
by Leo Spizzirri

16. open lab
photo by Shelly Farnham

17. open lab

18. 24 hours, day and night
photo by Josh Lind

19. setting up
photo by Leo Spizzirriphoto by Leo Spizzirri

20. Time Vortex
workshop
EVENT GOAL:
ENGAGING WITH
THE ENVIRONMENT
photo by Carey Christie

21. inspiring
photo by Elizabeth Ostasiewski

22. EVENT GOAL:
FINANCING
TECHNOLOGY-
BASED ART
§ Micro-grants to
support
collaborations
§ Non-profit, reduced
costs through
donated materials,
volunteers
photo by Shelly Farnham

23. PART II:
THE WONDERING
WOOD
(the art)

24. § For 2017, collaborative efforts were
organized around the theme called
“The Wondering Woods”
§ Our basic design framework was to
explore what if the trees could talk?
What if they could sense you and
respond?
§ We then recruited artists and
technologists to participate, taking on
elements of the theme
ABOUT THE WONDERING WOODS
photo by Jole Sack

25. THE
WONDERING
WOODS
G
poster by Jeff Larson
Shared with the public as
a one night installation,
enjoyed by Electric Sky
participants and people
from the Skykomish river
valley.

26. opening night party
photo by Shelly Farnham

27. open to
the public
photo
by Leo Spizzirri

28. LET’S TAKE
A WALK
AND SEE
SOME ART!

29. photo by Lea Willingam

30. photo by Elizabeth Ostasiewski

31. photo by Lea Willingham

32. photo by Lea Willingham

33. photo by Leo Spizzirri

34. photo by Jole Sack

35. photo by Lea Willingham

36. photo by Elizabeth Ostasiewski

37. photo by Shelly Farnham

38. photo
by Shelly Farnham

39. photo by Lea Willingham

40. photo by Bryan Ressler

41. photo by Leo Spizzirri

42. photo by Jole Sack

43. photo by Lea Willingham

44. photo by Elizabeth Ostasiewski

45. photo by Leo Spizzirri

46. photo by Bryan Ressler

47. photo by Shelly Farnham

48. photo by
Lea Willingham

49. Photo by Jole Sack

50. photo by Lea Willingham

51. photo by Elizabeth Ostasiewski

52. photo by Jole Sack

53. photo by Jole Sack

54. photo by Lea Willingham

55. photo by Albert Hwang

56. photo by Albert Hwang

57. photo by Albert Hwang

58. photo by Shelly Farnham

59. photo by Shelly Farnham

60. photo by Jole Sack

61. photo by Leo Spizzirri

62. photo by Lea Willingham

63. photo by Elizabeth Ostasiewski

64. photo by Lea Willingham

65. photo by Bryan Ressler

66. photo by Lea Willingham

67. photo by Shelly Farnham

68. photo by Lea Willingham

69. photo by Bryan Ressler

70. photo by Jole Sack

71. photo by Shelly Farnham

72. photo by Lea Willingham

73. photo by Lea Willingham

74. photo by Lea Willingham

75. photo by Lea Willingham

76. photo by Jole Sack

77. photo by Lea Willingha

78. photo by Lea Willingham

79. Learn more at http://ElectricSkyArtCamp.com
See a short video at https://youtu.be/XWS7p6e0JYI
Contact: shelly@TotallyLegitLLC.com
See you next year!
photo by Shelly Farnham