BAO September Open Studio+

because it's more than just an open studio. In addition to creating a space for community to gather, share work and support each other, we will also be hosting skill-building workshops during each Open Studio+.

• A space to foster creativity and encourage experimentation in an atmosphere of exchange, conversation, and support.
• A place to encounter fellow creatives and learn about their work and practices.
• A chance to find future collaborators or reconnect with old friends.
• A studio to work on your own in-progress artworks and be inspired by someone else's project.
• An opportunity to learn new skills and explore different art practices and tools.

Most importantly, Open Studio+ is FREE to attend and open to all skill levels.

As always, you can bring your own works in progress to Open Studio+. You can use our art supplies and materials to start a new project, take pictures in our Photography Studio, find inspiration in our Community Library, record beats in our Recording Studio and so much more. Drop-in any time between noon and eight p.m. and make the most of this artistic environment.

Join this year's grant writing cohort for a show and share of the grants they have been working on completing. Learn from their experiences writing grants for the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts and ask your own grant writing questions.

Learn how to create a tap-and-tap adventure game on your phone using Downpour, a free game-making app! Participants will play and make branching story games, hide-and-seek type games, and explore more abstract, expressive forms of games. Open to all experience levels, even if you have never made a game before. Downpour is designed to be easy for anyone to learn and use.

Please Note: We recommend bringing your own smartphone or tablet to participate in this workshop and to download Downpour in advance.

• Launchkey 49 MIDI controller keyboard
• Volt 2 USB Recording Studio
• 2 Shure SM7B Vocal Dynamic Microphone
• Yamaha HS5 MP Powered Studio Monitors (Pair)
• Shure SRH240A Studio Headphones
• iMac
• Studio One software
• Ableton Live 11 Lite software
• Garage Band software

• Canon Rebel T8i with a 18-55mm lens (requires an SD card)
• Canon EOS R50 RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens Kit (requires an SD card)
• Kaiser Baas Real 1080 60FPS Action Camera (requires a micro SD card)
• Mobifoto Ring Light Creator Kit
• Foldable Photography Studio Light Box
• Canon PIXMA G7020 Wireless MegaTank All-In-One Printer
• Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Colour All-in-One Printer (requires downloading Epson Smart Panel™ app)
• Green screen
• Tripods

Donate - Your donation helps us support Brampton artists and expand free programming like this.

Accessibility: If you are a Brampton resident who needs assistance or support to participate, such as an ASL interpreter, please get in touch with us at aW5mbyB8IGJyYW1wdG9uYXJ0c29yZyAhIGNh as soon as possible (minimum of five days in advance) so that we can make the necessary accommodations.

Transportation: We can provide all-ages Brampton Transit Tickets to Brampton residents free of charge to those who need them for all BAO in-person events. If you would like to pick up a ticket for yourself and others attending with you, please email aW5mbyB8IGJyYW1wdG9uYXJ0c29yZyAhIGNh prior to the event and we will have them available for you onsite. Tickets work for both Brampton Transit and Züm buses.

## droqen / Alexander Clair Tseu Martin is a lifelong experimental game maker, poet, artist, and aspiring art therapist.

## droqen's body of work, including the IGF-nominated "Starseed Pilgrim" and recently released gameplay-killing anthology "The End of Gameplay", spans decades of engaging with the nature of games and of play.

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