Facilities & Equipment

Signal Culture is a live-in residency program for artists, researchers and tool makers in the field of experimental media art. Each resident is awarded time, space and access in order to make new work in their respective fields. Resident spaces feature:

Shared kitchen, common area, and dining room
Private bedrooms and studio work spaces
Shared fridge, pantry, kitchen appliances & dishes
Shared library of printed, digital and time based media
Easy access to shopping and events in Loveland

Artist Studio Equipment

The Artist Studio has realtime analog and digital image processing equipment, custom made hardware and software, a variety of interactive interfaces and alternative imaging devices in a modular format. While the list is too large to include everything, here is a sampling of what we have:

Jones four channel analog colorizer/keyer
Jones Raster Manipulator - Only one Dave Jones made, works very similarly to a Rutt/Etra Scan Processor
Hearn EAB Videolab analog Processing System
Wobbulators made by Jason Bernagozzi and Ivan Marusic Klif
Eurorack & other audio synthesis systems
Jones MVIP and Frame Buffers
Studio cameras and TBCs for live camera work
A variety of SD analog and HD digital video mixers
Wide range of video cameras including non-standard cameras like a dental camera, and early Sony Portapak cameras w/ live composite video capabilties.
A fluid up/down conversion system where you can combine standard definition analog and high definition digital content live and in real time with a wide array of software packages including the Signal Culture Modular Apps
And more!

Javier Sanchez - Artist in Residence - Mexico City, Mexico

Researcher/Toolmaker Studio

We believe that research and toolmaking in the field of experimental media art is just as important as the art being produced. We have a separate studio space for this work that serves as a dual purpose research and development space. Resources include:

A library consisting of various historical, theoretical and technical texts ranging from show cards from long ago to short run publications to the Spaghetti City Video Manual
A tape and digital media viewing station featuring work by alumni and other makers in the field
Fully equipped toolmaker space including a professional soldering station with exhaust fans, magnifying visors and materials
Bench power, multimeters, oscilloscopes and waveform generators for testing your circuit design
Bread boards, perf boards, a wide range of electronic components, both common and rare
A wide range of IC’s, including CMOS, NTSC, and PAL chips specific to video circuits
Other utility tools such as clamps, wire strippers, etc. you may need for prototype fabrication
And more!