-------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday June 25, 2010 6:30 - 8:30 PM Gottesman Libraries Teachers College/Columbia New Blankets Welcomes its first Artist-in-Transit Fellow Hans-Christoph Steiner

Everyone welcome! -- But RSVP/reservation is REQUIRED to: jdeken@ucsd.edu OR library@tc.edu

525 W. 120th St. New York, NY 10027

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New Blankets is a non-profit organization founded to re-invent the Free Public Library. Its current focus is on expanding read/write computer literacy, and creating new ways to circumvent barriers in order to make computers more accessible. New Blankets is a voluntary coalition of artists, musicians, scientists, engineers, librarians, parents and community activists throughout the country dedicated to the networked support of mutually enriching learning communities.

Please join us Friday, June 25, from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Gottesman Library, Teachers College, Columbia University where we will be describing and brainstorming about New Blankets' progress in the past two years, and welcoming Hans-Christoph Steiner as our First Artist-in- Transit Fellow. You can also look forward to strumming the Suitcase Supercomputer and viewing other exhibits exploring artworks and technologies.

Hans-Christoph brings with him years of experience of sharing, teaching and and collaborating with an eye towards building community. He has been involved in designing interactive software with a focus on human perceptual capabilities, building networks with free software, and composing music with computers, He has been instrumental in the development and distribution of Pure Data, a graphical programming language. He sees Pd as an intuitive way 'in' to read/write computer literacy and will be furthering New Blankets mission by teaching free and fun Pure Data workshops at the South Queens Boys and Girls Club.