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Fees: $100-$200 + 100% Subsidy 1 Spot Available (see below)
VIVO Media Arts present Analog Video Art: Playing with Mixers, Feedback & Sources workshop facilitated by Davis Heslep. This two-day hands-on workshop introduces artists and curious beginners to the world of experimental analog video; exploring video mixers, signal feedback, and live input sources through playful experimentation and creative discovery.
**Please note: this workshop will include flashing lights.
Limited capacity: register now to reserve your spot! Registration Deadline: June 1, 2026
Saturday June 13, 12-5pm &
Sunday June 14, 12-5pm
(Two sessions, 10 hours total)
Day 1 - Video Mixers & Feedback Exploration (12–5pm)
The day will begin with an introduction to analog video as an artistic medium, focusing on the video mixer as both a technical tool and creative instrument. Participants will learn how mixers process and combine signals, and how feedback loops can be used to generate evolving, abstract visuals. The demonstration will cover multiple techniques for creating imagery through feedback, layering, and signal manipulation.
The second half of the day shifts into a hands-on, play-based exploration. Participants will rotate through a series of “speed dating”-style stations, each offering a different setup for experimenting with video feedback and mixers. This open-ended session encourages discovery and experimentation.
Day 2 - External Inputs & Live Source Integration (12–5pm)
The second day expands on foundational techniques by introducing external video sources such as cameras, prerecorded media, and other signal-generating devices. The demonstration will explore how to integrate and manipulate these inputs through the mixer, combining them with feedback systems to create dynamic, layered compositions.
In the second half, participants return to the exploration stations, now incorporating external inputs into their setups. The rotating format continues, allowing participants to try multiple configurations and approaches, deepening their understanding through hands-on experimentation. The workshop concludes with a session showing examples of work by other media artists using analog techniques.
This workshop is open to all skill levels. No prior experience with analog video is required, though familiarity with basic video concepts is helpful.
* Active members should have already received a discount code based on their membership level. If not, please email learning@vivomediaarts.com.
^ If you’ve volunteered with VIVO, you should have received a discount code based on your stored Video Bucks. If not, please email learning@vivomediaarts.com.
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One no-cost workshop spot will be available for individuals from marginalized or underserved communities facing financial barriers. To enter the lottery for a 100% subsidy, please email learning@vivomediaarts.com. The deadline to apply is May 29, 2026.
Results will be shared with all applicants by June 2.
Class sizes are small, and our instructors need to be paid. If you can’t make a class that you’ve signed up for, we need time to alert wait-listed participants. VIVO presently asks that withdrawals from workshops be requested by emailing learning@vivomediaarts.com. Please notify us at least 10 days before the workshop (by Tuesday, June 2 end of day) if you need to withdraw to receive a refund. Note that the ShowPass processing fee is non-refundable, and we cannot process any refund requests after June 2.
If the workshop does not reach minimum capacity, it will be cancelled and all participants will receive a full refund.
VIVO is located in the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in a warehouse space at 2625 Kaslo Street south of East Broadway at the end of E 10th. Transit line 9 stops at Kaslo Street on Broadway. From the bus stop, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight decline. The closest skytrain station is Renfrew Station, which is three blocks south-east of VIVO and has an elevator. From there, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight incline. There is parking available at VIVO, including wheelchair access parking. There is a bike rack at the entrance. The front entrance leads indoors to a set of 7 stairs to the lobby.
A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides. There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.
There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.
To reach the bathrooms from the studio, exit through the double doors and proceed straight through the lobby and down the hall . Turn left, and the two bathrooms will be on your right side. The closest one has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The far bathroom is accessible.
Davis Heslep a mixed-race arts administrator, educator, producer, and media artist from Somba Ké (Yellowknife), NT Canada. From 2010 – 2022, Davis worked as programming and outreach director for the non-profit media arts organization Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP). In 2014, Davis developed the traveling workshop Hackspace NT which aimed to develop the digital skills of young northerners through hands-on workshops on VR/360 video, game design, modular synth building, 3d modeling/printing, and other forms of digital fabrication. Davis was the representative for WAMP’s partnerships with The Initiative for Indigenous Futures (Concordia, Quebec), Inuit Futures (Concordia, Quebec), and Dechı̨ta Nàowo (Yellowknives Dene First Nation, NT/University of the Fraser Valley). In 2021, Davis was instrumental in hosting the 4th Symposium of the Future Imaginary for the Initiative for Indigenous Futures and the exhibition Rooted and Ascending.
As a media artist, Davis incorporates the use of both discarded and contemporary technologies as a way to create experimental work. Davis has been a part of solo and collaborative exhibitions at the Vector Festival (Toronto, Canada) ArtArctica Festival (Helsinki, Finland), Imaginative Film Festival (Toronto, Canada) Fantasia Film Festival (Montreal, Canada), VIVO (Vancouver, Canada), and more.