The Open Call for the 2026 Electronics Faire is now open!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Click Here for the Application Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Call for Proposals: Repair Electronics Faire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Temple University Libraries Loretta C Duckworth Digital Scholars Studio, in collaboration with the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, and the Boyer College of Music and Dance invite submissions for organizations to table, individual or group paper presentations, workshops, performances, and artworks for the Repair Electronics Faire<\/em> on April 9 and 10, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This Year\u2019s Theme, <\/strong>Repair<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This year\u2019s theme follows the Electronics Faire founding principle that while the history of electronics is entangled with violence, manifold traditions of marginalized communities using electronics as a form of social relating, intimacy, and resistance continue to flourish. Following mending movements and care cultures, we invite scholars, artists, practitioners, and organizations to propose works that engage with repair as a maintenance protocol, cultural practice, and queer and abolitionist methodology. Our definition of repair follows Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick\u2019s analytic approach that<\/p>\n\n\n\n The desire of a reparative impulse, on the other hand, is additive and accretive. Its fear, a realistic one, is that the culture surrounding it is inadequate or inimical to its nurture; it wants to assemble and confer plenitude on an object that will then have resources to offer to an inchoate self.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n We invite submissions that focus on the technical aspects of repairing electronic media and objects and\/or radically imagine the myriad ways that electronic media can contribute to community, collective, and interpersonal repair. We welcome myriad interpretations and meditations on this theme. Proposals may engage with the following questions, or ask their own: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Event Information: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is an in-person event taking place on April 9th and 10th at Temple University\u2019s Charles Library in Philadelphia, PA. Paper presentations will be recorded for online viewing after the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keynote Series: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Workshop Instructors will be compensated with a $350 honorarium per workshop. Each workshop will be granted a budget of up to $150 for materials. Workshop sessions must be at least ninety minutes long and can be a maximum of four hours long. To preserve the intimacy and spirit of the event and our classroom sizes, some workshops will be capped at 8 participants each and some at 15. If your workshop requires a larger group, please indicate that on your application so we know what classroom size you will need. Keep in mind that a larger group will result in the same $150 materials budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lo-dB Restorative Performances (curated by Sandra James and Michelle Temple)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are looking for performers and instrument makers to play in our Low Decibel, restorative ensemble showcasing performances centered around this year\u2019s theme, Repair<\/em>. We are personally interested in repair as a way to acknowledge our music and music technology histories that are exclusive by nature; we welcome performances that work to repair social and political injustices. Repair can also refer to repurposed and reconfigured materials, works that specifically engage with reparative or healing work. Performances will close out the Electronics Faire on Friday, April 10th in the afternoon through the early evening on the library\u2019s roof terrace. Open to groups or solo artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Art Exhibition (curated by Ollie Goss and Hannah Tardie):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Electronics Faire affiliated exhibition is open to artists, crafts people, and practitioners working in a variety of mediums that specifically engage with this year\u2019s theme, Repair<\/em>. Repair can refer to repurposed and reconfigured materials, works that specifically engage with reparative or healing work, or other interpretations on the theme. This year\u2019s exhibition will be held at Ulises Bookstore and will feature an accompanying publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All submissions are due by March 1st, 2026, at 11:59 PM<\/strong>. <\/em>Please read about this year\u2019s theme and browse the bibliography before completing your submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Submission Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Talk\/ Paper Presentation Submission:<\/strong> Abstract of 400-800 words. Paper Presentations should be 15 minutes in length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Workshop Submission: <\/strong>Workshop Description of 200-400 words + accompanying media (photo, video, audio) demonstrating what will be done in the workshop or past iterations of the workshop, technical requirements (outlet access and equipment needs) and a Bill of Materials draft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Organization Tabling Submission: <\/strong>Website, Mission Statement, Table Needs (size, outlet access, and any other requirements)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Art Submission:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Title, Medium, Size, and Date of work. Installation requirements. Up to 300-word Artist Statement and up to a 150-word statement about the work. If your work has specific technical requirements please reach out to hannah.tardie@temple.edu<\/a> to see if we can accommodate your piece. All works must be shipped to Philadelphia, PA by March 15th, 2026. \u00a0The exhibition will take place at Ulises Bookstore in Philadelphia.\u00a0Further exhibition\u00a0details will be provided upon acceptance.\u00a0You may submit up to 3 works for consideration. Please submit only one image or video per work being submitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Performance Submission: Lo-dB Restorative <\/strong>asks for submissions for live performance, audio, or multimedia. Fixed media will be looped on large monitors and a small sound system. Live performances will be held outdoors on the terrace, weather permitting. Lo-dB, for this call, means keeping performances subtle and quiet as a complement to the library environment. Please submit a 300 word Artist Statement and up to 150-word statement about the work. Additionally, include any tech needs, supplemental links to current work, or a clip of the piece you wish to submit. Group submissions are permitted. Performance durations should not exceed 20 minutes, multimedia pieces should be under 7 minutes. Artists may submit one piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If submitting to more than one category:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please upload one pdf\/doc per submission<\/strong> that includes the materials required (abstract, images, statements, links to video, etc). If you are applying for multiple categories, make sure each category submission has a separate pdf\/doc. If applicable, please link to video. Do not upload video files. If you have any issues with your submission, including uploading attachments, please reach out to Hannah at hannah.tardie@temple.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n …<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Repair Bibliography and Inspiration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A View of a Landscape<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Kevin Beasley<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alt-Text as Poetry<\/a> Finnegan and Bojana<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0100mant\u0113cay\u014dtl: And When it Disappears, it is Said, the Moon has Died<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Fernando Palma Rodr\u00edguez<\/p>\n\n\n\n Astra Urbanocena, <\/em><\/a>Kristof Kintera<\/p>\n\n\n\n Audible Silence<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Ivana Dama<\/p>\n\n\n\n BADs Lab<\/em><\/a>, <\/a>CCAM Chicago<\/p>\n\n\n\n Code Switch: Distributing Blackness, Reprogramming Internet Art<\/a> Organized by Legacy Russell<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dermasonic Grief<\/em><\/a> by Chrissy Brimmage<\/p>\n\n\n\n Endogene Depression<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> David Vostell<\/p>\n\n\n\n Glue-making and re-connecting<\/em><\/a> <\/a>by Dri Chiu Tattersfield,<\/em> Jeffrey Yoo Warren<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guerrilla Frequencies<\/a>, Jordan Deal<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lubricate Coil Engine<\/a> Tabita Rezaire<\/p>\n\n\n\n Homies Helping Homies<\/em><\/a>, Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n\n\n If You Can Read This, Thank the Phoenicians<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Clare Koury<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Motion<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Will Toney<\/p>\n\n\n\n I fix It <\/a>Hardware Repair Resource<\/p>\n\n\n\n Love, guilt and reparation, and other works, 1921-1945<\/em><\/a> by Melanie Klein<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maintenance and Care<\/em><\/a> by Shannon Mattern<\/p>\n\n\n\n My Machines<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Carl Craig<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raving<\/em><\/a> <\/a>by McKenzie Wark<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reimagining and Revealing Our Relationship with Machines through Mystical Practice<\/em><\/a> <\/a>by Aarati Akkapeddi,<\/em> Erica Kermani<\/p>\n\n\n\n Relational Dance Dance<\/em><\/a> by Jackie Liu<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prototipo 1.0_A (Tecnolog\u00edas de visi\u00f3n forestal)<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>miguel cinta robles<\/p>\n\n\n\n Screaming Minerals,<\/em><\/a> <\/a>Ioana Vreme Moser<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sleep Close and Fast<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Susan Philipsz<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sonic Liberation Devices,<\/em><\/a> by DJ LITA and collaborators<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sound Suits,<\/em><\/a> Nick Cave<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sorry for Suffering,<\/em><\/a> <\/a>Lee Bul<\/p>\n\n\n\n Street Artists\u2019 Realtime Bus Tracker,<\/a> Make It Weird and collaborator Bird<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solar Power for Artists<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Timelapse<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Sarah Sze<\/p>\n\n\n\n Temple OS<\/em><\/a> by Terry Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Future is Present, The Harbinger is Home, Prospect,<\/em><\/a> by Zalika Azim, <\/em>rafa Esparza, Dewey Tofoya, and curated by Miranda Lash and Ebony G<\/p>\n\n\n\n Transfer,<\/em><\/a> William Anastasi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Two Person Operating System Type 2<\/a> Martha Friedman and Susan Marshall<\/p>\n\n\n\n Untitled (Casual Power),<\/em><\/a> Julianna Huxtable<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3 Musics<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> Yuko Mohri<\/p>\n\n\n\n 360 Virtual Exhibit of the Charles L. 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