To end the year in style, CCU and VOGELFREI invite you to take a seat at our table, where sound, food and technology intertwine in an immersive dining experience like no other!
The Klankdiner invites you to rediscover food not just as nourishment, but as a living presence that listens, responds and connects.
Rooted in Ground, our ongoing artistic research into touch, sound and shared rituals, this edition celebrates the earth as a vibrant partner rather than a passive source.
Artist duo Fedde & de Carvalho create a multispecies environment where guests eat, feel and listen together. A vegetarian five-course menu unfolds within a shifting soundscape, transforming dining into a ceremony of care, reciprocity and gratitude.
Join us for an unforgettable experience!
📍 VOGELFREI, Nijverheidsweg 6, 3531 AR Utrecht
📅 11 t/m 13 December, 17:00 - 19:00 / 20:00 - 22:00
🎫 €84 regular / €62 student https://ccu.stager.co/shop/default
The Klankdiner invites you to rediscover food not just as nourishment, but as a living presence that listens, responds and connects.
Rooted in Ground, our ongoing artistic research into touch, sound and shared rituals, this edition celebrates the earth as a vibrant partner rather than a passive source.
Artist duo Fedde & de Carvalho create a multispecies environment where guests eat, feel and listen together. A vegetarian five-course menu unfolds within a shifting soundscape, transforming dining into a ceremony of care, reciprocity and gratitude.
Join us for an unforgettable experience!
📍 VOGELFREI, Nijverheidsweg 6, 3531 AR Utrecht
📅 11 t/m 13 December, 17:00 - 19:00 / 20:00 - 22:00
🎫 €84 regular / €62 student https://ccu.stager.co/shop/default
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Creative Coding Utrecht
To end the year in style, CCU and VOGELFREI invite you to take a seat at our table, where sound, food and technology intertwine in an immersive dining experience like no other! The Klankdiner invites you to rediscover food not just as nourishment, but as…
Last night's show was incredible! Exceptionally, we have a few spots left tonight at 17:00 and tomorrow at 20:00 @ VOGELFREI due to last minute cancellations. If you'd like to join us for the last run ever of the Klankdiner, send us an email at info[at]creativecodingutrecht[dot]nl! Solidariety tickets available for community members
Join our team! We have the following positions available:
💫 Strategic Lead Marketing and Communications: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/news/vacancy-strategic-lead-marcom
💫 Education Programme Assistant: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/news/vacancy-education-assistant
⏰Apply before January 15
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💫 Strategic Lead Marketing and Communications: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/news/vacancy-strategic-lead-marcom
💫 Education Programme Assistant: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/news/vacancy-education-assistant
⏰Apply before January 15
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🚀Our partner Freedom City Utrecht is hiring! Check out the vacancy for Education Project Manager here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSkuTkZDA_C/?img_index=1
Dear community,
💻Do you have any laptops lying around, catching dust? 💻
For our educational program LEARN we are currently on the lookout for laptop donations to use in the classroom. Children will be learning how to program the micro:bit with it.
Requirements:
-Basic web-browsing
-Windows 8/10/11, Mac or linux (no chromebook);
-Core i3/i5/i7
-Min. of 8gb ram
Thank you from the CCU Team!
💻Do you have any laptops lying around, catching dust? 💻
For our educational program LEARN we are currently on the lookout for laptop donations to use in the classroom. Children will be learning how to program the micro:bit with it.
Requirements:
-Basic web-browsing
-Windows 8/10/11, Mac or linux (no chromebook);
-Core i3/i5/i7
-Min. of 8gb ram
Thank you from the CCU Team!
🔮 Last year, Daniel Temkin joined us for a meetup about esolangs. He will be returning to Utrecht to present his new book: Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code
Register via this link: https://transmissioninmotion.sites.uu.nl/recommended-event-book-launch-forty-four-esolangs-the-art-of-esoteric-code-with-daniel-temkin/
Register via this link: https://transmissioninmotion.sites.uu.nl/recommended-event-book-launch-forty-four-esolangs-the-art-of-esoteric-code-with-daniel-temkin/
Transmission in Motion
Book Launch—Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code with Daniel Temkin
In his new book, Forty-Four Esolangs (MIT Press), Daniel Temkin challenges conventional definitions of language, code, and computer, showing the potential of esolangs—or esoteric programming languages—as pure idea art. The languages in this volume ask programmers…
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Next month we celebrate the Week of Circular Economy 🔄
Join our program at the Hof van Cartesius for a week full of workshops, lectures, (data)walks and more. Through hands-on experiments and thought-provoking conversations, we’ll explore how art and creativity can spark new ways of thinking—and doing—circularity.
From reimagining waste to designing regenerative energy systems, expect a programme that bridges imagination and action.
Find more information about these events on our website 🔗 in bio!
Join our program at the Hof van Cartesius for a week full of workshops, lectures, (data)walks and more. Through hands-on experiments and thought-provoking conversations, we’ll explore how art and creativity can spark new ways of thinking—and doing—circularity.
From reimagining waste to designing regenerative energy systems, expect a programme that bridges imagination and action.
Find more information about these events on our website 🔗 in bio!
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start by generating electricity from soil using microbial fuel cells ⚡️
With artist Sunjoo Lee and researcher Fieke Jansen (Critical Infrastructure Lab), you will use mud batteries to power small electronic devices, discovering how energy can emerge from regenerative biological processes rather than extractive systems. This practice reveals principles of distributed, resilient, and symbiotic infrastructure design.
Then we’ll shift from soil to servers with researcher Kars Alfrink from TU Delft. We’ll question centralised cloud systems and resource-intensive data centres, while envisioning collective alternatives that prioritise people and planet over capital and control. A graphic facilitator, Lena Trotereau, will capture the process in real-time, creating a visual map of our collective thinking.
🗓️ Fri 27 March, 14:30-16:30
💸 Regular €10/Student €5- Tickets here: https://ccu.stager.co/shop/default/events/111630927
📍CCU Studio
❕No technical experience required
With artist Sunjoo Lee and researcher Fieke Jansen (Critical Infrastructure Lab), you will use mud batteries to power small electronic devices, discovering how energy can emerge from regenerative biological processes rather than extractive systems. This practice reveals principles of distributed, resilient, and symbiotic infrastructure design.
Then we’ll shift from soil to servers with researcher Kars Alfrink from TU Delft. We’ll question centralised cloud systems and resource-intensive data centres, while envisioning collective alternatives that prioritise people and planet over capital and control. A graphic facilitator, Lena Trotereau, will capture the process in real-time, creating a visual map of our collective thinking.
🗓️ Fri 27 March, 14:30-16:30
💸 Regular €10/Student €5- Tickets here: https://ccu.stager.co/shop/default/events/111630927
📍CCU Studio
❕No technical experience required
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Hoe kunnen we de Hof economie niet alleen circulair, maar zelfs regeneratief maken door samen te werken met niet-menselijk leven? Tijdens deze Lunch talk delen Fabian van Sluijs (CCU) en Theun Karelse (Spreker der Levenden) inzichten over het concept van een Zoöp—een organisatie die recht doet aan alle levende wezens in haar ecosysteem. Daarnaast vertellen ze over de stappen die CCU de afgelopen jaren heeft gezet om het *multi-species perspectief* te integreren in de organisatie.
Laat je inspireren en ontdek hoe jij als Hof lid kunt bijdragen aan een toekomst waarin mens en natuur elkaar versterken.
🌿 De Zoöp-beweging streeft naar organisaties die niet alleen gericht zijn op menselijk belang, maar ook op het welzijn van alle levende wezens in hun omgeving.
🗓️ Dinsdag 27 maart, 12:30-13:30
📍De Loods, Vlampijpstraat 94, Utrecht
💸 Lunch: €7,50-€15,00 - https://shop.ikbenaanwezig.nl/tickets/event/lunch-talk-zops-24-03-2026
🗣️ Nederlands (might be adapted to English based on participants)
Laat je inspireren en ontdek hoe jij als Hof lid kunt bijdragen aan een toekomst waarin mens en natuur elkaar versterken.
🌿 De Zoöp-beweging streeft naar organisaties die niet alleen gericht zijn op menselijk belang, maar ook op het welzijn van alle levende wezens in hun omgeving.
🗓️ Dinsdag 27 maart, 12:30-13:30
📍De Loods, Vlampijpstraat 94, Utrecht
💸 Lunch: €7,50-€15,00 - https://shop.ikbenaanwezig.nl/tickets/event/lunch-talk-zops-24-03-2026
🗣️ Nederlands (might be adapted to English based on participants)
How many examples of circularity can you spot around the Hof van Cartesius? 👀 In this session, you will explore the area with the Datawalk method. During this collective documentation experience, you will snap pictures, record audio, or write a poem about the spots that spark your curiosity. Just bring your phone with Telegram installed! Your entries will build up a digital map of circular economy in the Hof.
After the datawalk, Vincent Schoutsen will unveil his latest trash-artwork at UP, with an artist talk at 14:00.
📅 Saturday March 21, 12:30-13:45
📍 Start at the UP building, Vlampijpstraat 84, Utrecht
🎫 Free, no sign up needed
🗣️ Dutch (might be adapted to English based on participants)
After the datawalk, Vincent Schoutsen will unveil his latest trash-artwork at UP, with an artist talk at 14:00.
📅 Saturday March 21, 12:30-13:45
📍 Start at the UP building, Vlampijpstraat 84, Utrecht
🎫 Free, no sign up needed
🗣️ Dutch (might be adapted to English based on participants)
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Tijdens deze inloopworkshop verander je afgedankte elektronica in iets nieuws en waardevols: In jouw persoonlijke accessoire. Denk hierbij aan een fidget toy, een armband, of een ander uniek draagbaar kunstwerk.
Samen met makers uit de CCU-community duiken we in een stapel e-waste en ontdekken zo gaandeweg waaruit onze apparaten zijn opgebouwd en wat er nog mee mogelijk is.
Knutsel ervaring is niet nodig, we denken graag met je mee in het ontwerp proces! Heb je zelf nog een apparaat liggen dat rijp is voor de sloop? Neem het mee en geef het een nieuw leven!
Schuif aan of kom een kijkje nemen en laat je inspireren!
📅 Woensdag 25 maart, inloop van 14.30 - 17.00u
📍 Werkplaats UP, Vlampijpstraat 84
🎫 Gratis, aanmelden niet nodig
🗣️ Nederlands (might be adapted to English based on participants)
Samen met makers uit de CCU-community duiken we in een stapel e-waste en ontdekken zo gaandeweg waaruit onze apparaten zijn opgebouwd en wat er nog mee mogelijk is.
Knutsel ervaring is niet nodig, we denken graag met je mee in het ontwerp proces! Heb je zelf nog een apparaat liggen dat rijp is voor de sloop? Neem het mee en geef het een nieuw leven!
Schuif aan of kom een kijkje nemen en laat je inspireren!
📅 Woensdag 25 maart, inloop van 14.30 - 17.00u
📍 Werkplaats UP, Vlampijpstraat 84
🎫 Gratis, aanmelden niet nodig
🗣️ Nederlands (might be adapted to English based on participants)
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Eigen Grond tells the story of the the garden of Hof van Cartesius. The garden plays a key role in the multispecies community living here. This hybrid space grounds the daily encounters and relationships among human, leafed, water, feathered, and furry bodies. These encounters are not always harmonious but riddled by frictions and conflicting agencies, leading to continuously renegotiate the boundaries between human and non-human, tame and wild, care and surrender.
Through this display of archival and newly recorded materials, the garden emerges as a dynamic space of attunement: a direct interface to engage with the complexity of ecological relations.
🗓️ Tuesday 24 March, 14:00-14:30
📍De Loods, Vlampijpstraat 94, Utrecht
🎫 Free
🗣️ English
Through this display of archival and newly recorded materials, the garden emerges as a dynamic space of attunement: a direct interface to engage with the complexity of ecological relations.
🗓️ Tuesday 24 March, 14:00-14:30
📍De Loods, Vlampijpstraat 94, Utrecht
🎫 Free
🗣️ English
The terrain of Het Hof van Cartesius has a long history. After leaving its industrial past behind, it had no human purpose for a while. This wild piece of land became increasingly green, and the trees that grew there provided shade for this small ecosystem.
The area was given a new purpose: the Hof of Cartesius. In the construction plans the Boomtoren was erected, now living between willow and oak.
The residents of the Tree Tower tried to be good neighbors to these two trees. They deepened their relationship until they discovered that they were no neighbors, but part of the same ecosystem. And in that new relationship, they suddenly wondered: how old are they, actually?
By measuring the circumference of the trees and looking up their growth factors, they found that both trees were from 1946.
Now, 80 years later, we're celebrating! Come celebrate the birthday of the willow and the oak.
🗓️ Saturday 21 March, 12:00-12:30
📍CCU Studio, Vlampijpstraat 84, Utrecht
🎫 Gratis
The area was given a new purpose: the Hof of Cartesius. In the construction plans the Boomtoren was erected, now living between willow and oak.
The residents of the Tree Tower tried to be good neighbors to these two trees. They deepened their relationship until they discovered that they were no neighbors, but part of the same ecosystem. And in that new relationship, they suddenly wondered: how old are they, actually?
By measuring the circumference of the trees and looking up their growth factors, they found that both trees were from 1946.
Now, 80 years later, we're celebrating! Come celebrate the birthday of the willow and the oak.
🗓️ Saturday 21 March, 12:00-12:30
📍CCU Studio, Vlampijpstraat 84, Utrecht
🎫 Gratis
CCU opens its studio to a unique Living Lab, where artist and researcher Ivan Henriquez is working on his installation Ecoshroom. This project challenges our perception of intelligence in nature by exploring fungal decision-making and its impact on crop resilience. By making the invisible visible, Ecoshroom reimagines our relationship with food systems and the environment.
This interdisciplinary experiment offers a glimpse into a future where technology and nature collaborate—not just to cultivate crops, but to deepen our understanding of life’s complex networks. Join us to experience how art, science, and ecology intersect in this Living Lab!
📅 20 March, 15:00-17:00
📍 CCU Studio, Vlampijpstraat 84, Utrecht
🎫 Free
This interdisciplinary experiment offers a glimpse into a future where technology and nature collaborate—not just to cultivate crops, but to deepen our understanding of life’s complex networks. Join us to experience how art, science, and ecology intersect in this Living Lab!
📅 20 March, 15:00-17:00
📍 CCU Studio, Vlampijpstraat 84, Utrecht
🎫 Free
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Creative Coding Utrecht
Tijdens deze inloopworkshop verander je afgedankte elektronica in iets nieuws en waardevols: In jouw persoonlijke accessoire. Denk hierbij aan een fidget toy, een armband, of een ander uniek draagbaar kunstwerk. Samen met makers uit de CCU-community duiken…
Correction: the time of this workshop is 14:30-17:00 as stated in the text!
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James Holden Live Coding Benny – a night of algorithmic encounters
Date: 24 April 2026
Time: 20:00
Location: Pandora TivoliVredenburg
Creative Coding Utrecht and TivoliVredenburg present an evening featuring James Holden, Turbulente & Eloi el Bon Noi, Sabrina Verhage & Lucretio, bringing together live electronics and improvisation.
From layered melodies and IDM influences to minimalist rawness and live visuals, the artists demonstrate how digital tools enhance their artistry. The evening concludes in the Pandora foyer with an Algo Afterparty hosted by NL_CL
Tickets are available here: https://ticket.tivolivredenburg.nl/nl/buyingflow/tickets/55523/116158
More info: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/calendar/james-holden-live-coding
Date: 24 April 2026
Time: 20:00
Location: Pandora TivoliVredenburg
Creative Coding Utrecht and TivoliVredenburg present an evening featuring James Holden, Turbulente & Eloi el Bon Noi, Sabrina Verhage & Lucretio, bringing together live electronics and improvisation.
From layered melodies and IDM influences to minimalist rawness and live visuals, the artists demonstrate how digital tools enhance their artistry. The evening concludes in the Pandora foyer with an Algo Afterparty hosted by NL_CL
Tickets are available here: https://ticket.tivolivredenburg.nl/nl/buyingflow/tickets/55523/116158
More info: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/calendar/james-holden-live-coding
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CCU and Amarte Fonds invite Netherlands-based artists to apply for Practices of Alliance: a research-driven residency for an artist working at the intersection of art, technology, and ecology.
Through an open-ended research trajectory, you will develop site-specific, scalable prototypes (e.g., performances, installations) that explore the transformative potential of making-with human and more-than-human others.
📅 End of May — July 2026
📍Hof van Cartesius, Utrecht
🌿The residency concludes with a one-week Summer Camp at Artphy Wessinghuizen in Groningen, July 12th- 19th
Find more info here: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/news/practices-of-alliance-residency
Through an open-ended research trajectory, you will develop site-specific, scalable prototypes (e.g., performances, installations) that explore the transformative potential of making-with human and more-than-human others.
📅 End of May — July 2026
📍Hof van Cartesius, Utrecht
🌿The residency concludes with a one-week Summer Camp at Artphy Wessinghuizen in Groningen, July 12th- 19th
Find more info here: https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/news/practices-of-alliance-residency
On April 25th we will host two hands-on masterclasses by James Holden and Lucretio exploring live coding, modular synthesis and experimental electronic music through open source tools.
We want to give you a chance to grab a spot before anyone else can - find the info and ticket links below!
Please note that this event requires some familiarity with live coding and modular synthesis.
📅 25 April, 12:00-17:00
📍CCU Studio, Vlampijpstraat 84, Utrecht
🎫 More info+tickets here: https://ccu.stager.co/shop/default/events/111651577?utm_campaign=algo-encounters&utm_source=community&utm_medium=tg
We want to give you a chance to grab a spot before anyone else can - find the info and ticket links below!
Please note that this event requires some familiarity with live coding and modular synthesis.
📅 25 April, 12:00-17:00
📍CCU Studio, Vlampijpstraat 84, Utrecht
🎫 More info+tickets here: https://ccu.stager.co/shop/default/events/111651577?utm_campaign=algo-encounters&utm_source=community&utm_medium=tg
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Ready to witness live coding in its most dynamic form—playful, hypnotic, and deeply immersive—this weekend?
🌟First up: dance with us in Tivoli on Friday with performances by James Holden, Turbulente, Eloi el Bon Noi, Sabrina Verhage en Lucretio and an afterparty by Netherlands Coding Live with Dago Sondervan, Kasper Jordaens, Saskia Freeke and Timo Hoogland (https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/calendar/james-holden-live-coding)
🪐Learn from live coding legends on Saturday: James Holden and Lucretio will stick around in Utrecht just a while longer to deliver a double feature masterclass on open source software, modular synthesis and much more! (https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/calendar/algorithmic-encounters)
See you there!
🌟First up: dance with us in Tivoli on Friday with performances by James Holden, Turbulente, Eloi el Bon Noi, Sabrina Verhage en Lucretio and an afterparty by Netherlands Coding Live with Dago Sondervan, Kasper Jordaens, Saskia Freeke and Timo Hoogland (https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/calendar/james-holden-live-coding)
🪐Learn from live coding legends on Saturday: James Holden and Lucretio will stick around in Utrecht just a while longer to deliver a double feature masterclass on open source software, modular synthesis and much more! (https://creativecodingutrecht.nl/en/calendar/algorithmic-encounters)
See you there!
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