● Program Overview

Time-Based Art &

New Media

This ongoing workshop is designed for artists who want to expand their practice through video, photography, GIFs, sound, projection, and other forms of time-based and new media. Rather than focusing on software or step-by-step tutorials, each session explores a single technique, workflow, or material strategy that can be integrated into an existing artistic practice.

Every workshop stands on its own, making it easy to join whenever a topic sparks your interest. Through artist examples, brief demonstrations, discussion, and small-group conversations, participants will explore how contemporary artists use moving images and digital tools to deepen conceptual ideas, experiment with new forms, and develop work beyond traditional mediums.

Whether you're curious about looping, layering video, masking, multi-channel, projection, found footage, sound, animation, or emerging digital tools, this workshop offers a space to experiment, ask questions, and imagine new possibilities for your work alongside a community of artists.

Each session includes:

  • A focused lecture introducing a specific time-based media technique or artistic strategy

  • Artist examples and a live demonstration

  • Group discussion around contemporary practices and applications

  • Breakout conversations to reflect on the day's topic and connect it to your own work

No previous experience with time-based media is required—only curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

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● Program Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

  • TAAS is for artists, curators, makers, and doers at every stage of their artistic life. Many of our members already have undergraduate or graduate art degrees. We believe strongly that this mixed-level experience is an incredible opportunity.

  • The uniqueness of TAAS is that our instructors are often working artists and curators with complex schedules, therefore you’ll see amazing artists come, go and return from quarter to quarter.

  • TAAS is not accredited — intentionally. We believe the most valuable art education happens in dialogue with working artists and curators, not through institutional checkboxes.

  • TAAS operates on Zoom embedded in a networking software that operates as our digital campus. The platform includes a variety of messaging options, profile pages for artists to represent themselves and their work, and clubs in which they can host break-out sessions outside of classes.

  • The Alternative Art School uses Mighty Networks as our online campus and platform. This media-based learning environment allows artists to collaborate, upload their work, and share across vast distances.

  • TAAS is an online school and students need access to a dependable wifi network and a desktop or laptop computer with a working webcam and microphone. Some students find Direct Ethernet cables helpful to boost connectivity if their wifi networks are unstable.

  • While TAAS is not a non-profit, we have a fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, that accepts donations on our behalf and offers a tax-deduction for all donations. We certainly encourage those with means and a big heart to support this initiative (see “Support” tab to donate.)