SCHEDULE:
✦  Day 1: Friday, Sept 5th, 3:00 - 5:30: Fractal Flowers: Drawing with Code in p5.js with Daniel Shiffman

More info:
POWERUP is curated by Pauli Cakes, POWRPLNT Board Member and Programming Committee Leader. Pauli Cakes is a New York City born & based globally recognized interdisciplinary artist, dj, rave organizer, youth advocate, and more. 

They are the founder of radio, rave, and fundraising platform @xCakesnyc, co-founder of formerly acclaimed @discakesnyc and programming coordinator at @powrplnt 

Pauli's first interaction with POWRPLNT was in highschool as a student intern for a residency at Red Bull Studios.

POWERUP 2025

Hosted at Trans-Pecos (9-15 Wyckoff Ave, Queens, NY, 11385)

September 5th and 7th

POWRUP is an annual microfest hosted by POWRPLNT, designed to empower creatives to critically engage with technology and use it as a tool for self-expression, creativity, and collective action. In a time when digital literacy is a form of power, we believe it’s essential for individuals—to understand, shape, and challenge the technologies that structure their lives.

Originally envisioned as a 5-day program, POWRUP 2025 will be condensed into a dynamic 2-day workshop series. Despite financial and temporal constraints, our commitment remains unwavering: to provide access to tools, education, and community support that fosters creative and technological agency.

The theme of this year’s 6th annual POWRUP is The Nature Of Technology — Reimagining Reality and World Building Through Creative Technological Practices. We’ll be focusing on the topics of coding, digital identity, and sonic expression, to explore the worlds we’re building both online and offline. Participants will learn programs like p5.sj with Daniel Schiffman, best practices for digital privacy with Ana Roman, and the introduction of djing and using cdjs with Dj O-Well and DJ Yanka. From irl roots to digital futures, POWRUP 2025 invites participants to reimagine tech as a way of sustaining more connected, expressive, and resilient communities.

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Thank you Trans-Pecos for welcoming us back yet again!