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B Media is hosting a “Surfing the Archives” workshop as part of the Communities in Practice workshops series at Portland State University. The workshops are offered throughout the term to empower students and alumni with the skills needed to be effective change agents. These are offered by both faculty and community members with relevant skills. Read more about Communities of Practice Workshop @ PSU[…]
Fellow B Media member Rio Collier talked about our upcoming community media workshop series, and discussed community engagement, propaganda, and the importance of multiple perspectives when making films. Host Chris Andre referred to B Media as “rekindling the fire of activism media.” Check it out below: http://kboo.fm/content/aircascadiaon092613
B Media is hosting a series of low-cost remix workshops open to the public the weekend of September 27-29th. The workshops are being held in conjunction with the OROR Fest , an experimental unfestival celebrating independent art and technology made in Portland, OR. About the workshops: Participation in the workshops will be sliding scale for Read more about Fall Community Workshops: Ripping, Remix and Reel Revolution[…]
B Media will be doing a live VJ set for five local acts at the Filastine concert this coming Saturday, August 17, 2013. Japperwock, DJ Anjeli and the Incredible Kid, Dan Cin, Global Ruckus and other well-known Portland DJ’s will be spinning sets as we live mix experimental video art onstage. For more information and Read more about B Media Chosen for Live VJ Set at Filastine Event[…]
B Media is collaborating with the EFF Portland Film Festival to bring the public a participatory remix game during the second annual festival. “A Symphonic Exquisite Corpse” is the name of the game, and the public can help remix found footage to different parts of Stravinksy’s “The Rite of Spring.” B Media is providing the Read more about Exquisite Corpse Remix Game at EFF Portland[…]
B Media is super excited to teach a low-cost, introductory workshop at Portland Community Media about our favorite sort of media –the remix video. In the era of information overload, the art of video remix and sampling opens up exciting opportunities in working with digital media. In this six-session summer class, participants will learn to Read more about New Remix Course @ PCM[…]
B Media is a featured artist at this year’s 2013 Open Engagement Conference, an initiative of Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA concentration. Open Engagement is an international conference that sets out to explore various perspectives on art and social practice and expand the dialogue around socially engaged art making. The conference is a Read more about BMC Featured Artist at Open Engagement Conference[…]
B Media jumped into the cultural meme game with a parody of Hitler advocating for fluoride in Portland’s public water system. The debate over fluoridating Portland’s water system will come to a vote this month. Read what the WWeek had to say about the film parody. In terms of fluoridation, B Media’s core beliefs are Read more about Willamette Week Features B Media’s Fluoride Hitler Meme[…]
This Spring B Media is partnering with PNCA to bring an amazing mash-up video course. From the radical roots of the culture jamming form, to the techniques necessary to do it, students will become political remix video aficionados –and make their own short film throughout the course. This is the last week to sign up Read more about B Media To Teach Remix Course @ PNCA[…]
B Media Collective teamed up with a group of youth participating in We Are Oregon’s Rockwood Arts and Media Program (RAMP) to create dialogue about their community. Through photos and video, the group documented different aspects of Rockwood, focusing on what is unique and important about their community, as well as their specific visions for Read more about New Video: Rockwood Youth Media Project[…]