Termite TV Collective

Imagining Radical Communication with a DIY FM Transmitter
2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Description:
This is a beginner friendly workshop that will teach attendees how to build a small FM radio transmitter while [hopefully] breaking the assumption that you need an engineering degree to start building your own electronics. In addition to teaching technical skills, we will be offering a brief political context of radical radio organizing, past and present, and how people can start to think about building their own communication networks to keep themselves and their neighbors safe. Understanding radio is a great first step in demystifying networked communication.
This workshop requires no previous electronics experience and will consist of actions like hand-placing small components and wires and placing them in a breadboard. Participants will leave with a working radio transmitter that is powerful enough to transmit about one city block and a small publication with instructions for building the circuit and some examples of how radio and DIY networks can be used for radical organizing. Through the process of building electronics and learning together, we hope that this technology will inspire folks to explore radio as a form of communication and experiment with broadcasting as a radical medium. We hope participants will leave the workshop feeling more empowered to take control of their online presence and potential to broadcast. No prior electronics experience is needed!
Register at the eventbrite!
Bios:
Hannah:
Hannah Tardie (they/them) is an artist, educator, and researcher whose work exists as sculpture, installation, essays, event organization, and performance. Tardie views electronics as rich transferential objects through which we can explore intimacy, attachment, and queer relationality. Their work has been shown at La Gaite Lyrique, SPACE Gallery, Westbeth Gallery, One Brooklyn Bridge Park, Arts, Letters, & Numbers, Vox Populi, Pig Iron Theatre Company, and online via websites like Artsy.net, maps-dna-and-spam, and p5.js. Tardie has participated in residencies at Arts, Letters, & Numbers, ChaNorth, Alterworks, Crit NYC, and the Media Archaeology Lab (forthcoming). Tardie was on the organizing committee of the 2021 experimental iteration of the Movement and Computing Conference, lovingly termed Slo MoCo. They solely organized Temple University’s first Electronics Faire in 2024, an annual event they continue to steward. Tardie currently manages a makerspace at Temple University Library’s Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio.
Derek:
Derek Schwartz (he/him) is an audio engineer, writer, and technologist practicing the art of weaving networks. His values are rooted in DIY music culture, and prior to coming to Philadelphia, he spent time in St. Louis as a music writer and production assistant at KDHX Radio. In his current audio practice, he produces, mixes, and records audio for film and music, and creates experimental audio projects that play with waveforms, radio, and physical media. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Music Technology at Temple University.

El Bembé - Las Parcelas & Colobó Gardens
2025-11-01 14:00 - 18:00 | Colobó Garden, 2263 Palethorp Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Join us for El Bembé! A gathering of friends to celebrate the community AR/VR art project, “Places of Power: Las Parcelas and Colobó Garden”

The Soup: What's Your Ritual
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Let’s come together with our community to share and nurture our relationship with grief and loss. What are your rituals for remembrance?

Let’s come together with our community to share and nurture our relationship with grief and loss. What are your rituals for remembrance? In collaboration with The Thread, an art and grief collective, The Ghouls Next Door are screening their new horror-comedy film, The Soup. After the film, participants will share their stories and have an opportunity to build their rituals through candle making, a grief phone installation, and other interactive art practices designed to honor memory.

Perpetual Repair - Julie Woodard Exhibition
2026-03-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
This collection threads together four years of mourning, curiosity, practice, and play. Stains, holes, and history are stitched behind windowsills, stuffed into birds, woven among ocean waves, and painted above mountain ranges. My work reflects a constellation of ways that mending may manifest in our minds, bodies, environment, and communities.
Artifacts from lost loved ones, scraps from strangers, items purchased secondhand, and materials salvaged from the street are all transformed and intertwined. Remnants have been hand-dyed with indigo, screenprinted with pattern, and stretched to new forms. The process is slow, and the repair is perpetual.
I hope you find a home in this work–something that inspires your own art practice or helps to mend an ache in your heart. Perhaps you’ll be transported to a memory of a walk in the woods, a birdsong that comforts you, or a well-loved stoop down your block. Come and sit for a while. There’s always more mending to do.
Learn more about Julie’s work & follow along at juiceboxworkshop.com and on socials @juiceboxworkshop.

Mending Workshop with Duwenavue Santé Johnson
2026-04-18 11:00 - 14:00
Using the technique of embroidery on photos, mixed with fabric and mixed media collage, participants will be invited to bring a photo or send one in advance of an image that represents something they would like to mend in their life-a memory, relationship or experience. Participants individuals pieces will be become part of a collaborative exhibit presented at Cherry Street Pier in May.
“For Johnson, a master of the needle trade, the artistic process is inseparable from the act of survival. The process of mending a textile is identical to the process of mending a life,” says Johnson. Her work collapses the distance between vocational expertise and communal storytelling, turning the technical precision of the stitch into a vehicle for social cohesion within a space of her own creation.”
https://www.duwenavuesantejohnson.com/bio#
https://www.instagram.com/sante_artxstitch.art/

Estamos Aqui!: A Film Screening w/ Norris Square Neighborhood Project
2026-04-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Kensington Engagement Center, 3000 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19134, United States
Screening of Las Parcelas Garden (2004) and Villa Africana Colobó Garden (2006) videos and discussion of current and upcoming community media projects in the Norris Square Neighborhood.

Philly Tech Week - Places of Power
2026-05-07 15:00 - 20:00 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Termite TV’s community-based “Places of Power” Augmented Reality / VR exhibition will be on view at Studio 1, Cherry Street Pier from May 1 to May 30, 2026. Join us on Thursday, May 7, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of Philly Tech Week. “Places of Power” aims to inspire participatory, community-driven, technology-enabled media arts production in Philadelphia communities facing cultural erasure, strengthening community bonds, prompting intergenerational sharing, and preserving stories and memories among the city’s underserved communities.
Through a process of co-creation, Termite TV artists lead workshops in visual storytelling, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and 3D Photogrammetry. Using these emerging media tools allows participants to create immersive works and experiences that amplify the sense of memory, kinship, connection and empathy. Through the AR installations created by the participants, physical landmarks and objects in the neighborhood are transformed into portals, bringing to life the voices and memories of residents.

Mending - Screening at PhillyCAM
2026-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 | PhillyCAM, 699 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Collaborative Filmmaking Screening Presented By Termite TV & PhillyCAM
Over nine inspiring weeks, a dynamic group of community filmmakers from PhillyCAM and Termite TV collaborated to produce a powerful collection of short films exploring the theme of MENDING.
Now, your’re invited to see their work come to life. Join us for a special Premiere Screening and Talk Back on Friday, May 15 at PhillyCAM. Meet the creators to hear the stories behind the films, and be part of a lively conversation about the creative process on the meaning of mending in today’s world.

The shows were facilitated and produced by filmmakers Gabe Castro and Ingrid Raphael.

Watercolor Undercover with Sam J
2026-05-23 11:00 - 14:00 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Visual art play with two different mediums!

Sam Jacona brings us a custom workshop: Watercolor Undercover –
With Watercolor Undercover, we can connect to the sense of playfulness and spontaneity with TermiteTV. This is a workshop that creates a way to play with multiple different materials to use the spontaneous effect of water and the control of crayons or oil pastels to uncover something the artists likes to express. With that said, we are mending the two worlds of water and wax in a way that is similar to oil and water. Finding a way to mend them into a new way to create, design, story-tell.
The goal of this workshop is to show how different mediums can work together. Using oil pastels or crayons to make shapes and uncover them with watercolor. Using a predictable medium with a more unpredictable one. These are great for all ages and can be adjusted to each age group.
About Sam: https://www.samjacona.com/about and @SamJaconaArt

Places of Power - Las Parcelas and Colobó Gardens Exhibition
2026-06-05 17:00 - 2026-07-19 20:00 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Termite TV’s community-based “Places of Power” Augmented Reality / VR exhibition will be on view at Studio 1, Cherry Street Pier from June 1 to 15, 2026. “Places of Power” aims to inspire participatory, community-driven, technology-enabled media arts production in Philadelphia communities facing cultural erasure, strengthening community bonds, prompting intergenerational sharing, and preserving stories and memories among the city’s underserved communities.
Through a co-creation process, Termite TV artists lead workshops in visual storytelling, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and 3D Photogrammetry. Using these emerging media tools allows participants to create immersive works and experiences that amplify the sense of memory, kinship, connection, and empathy. Through the AR installations created by the participants, physical landmarks and objects in the neighborhood are transformed into portals, bringing the voices and memories of residents to life.

Abstract Mind - workshop with Edith Zapata
2026-07-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
A skill-share workshop where observation becomes inspiration.

Edith Zapata, (bio below) our Cherry Street Pier studio neighbor, brings us a custom workshop: Abstract Mind –
Develop an understanding of your visual preferences in everyday life. Experiment with techniques that will translate your surroundings into abstract art.
Through guided observation and reflection, you will explore how your personal “image map” is formed both consciously and unconsciously by the visual choices you make daily.
The goal is to slow down the pace of everyday life, creating space for intentional observation and presence. Through this process, you can strengthen your connection to your surroundings, enhance environmental awareness, and cultivate a more mindful and meaningful relationship with the visual world.
You’ll walk away with personal artwork that translates, through abstraction, the intimate and subjective perception of your own environment.
**No technical skills are required. Paint and mark-making materials will be provided; you are also welcome to bring your own supplies.
*You can also opt to bring printed images of your visual preferences, preferably of your own surroundings.
Contact us if you have questions!
More about Edith: https://www.artezv.com/ @ez.v88

CONCRETE POETRY and WHEATPASTING workshop
2026-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Wind down from the start of another work week and create a sculptural poetry piece using language composition as a visual language and wheat-pasting as a skill for communication >> Pieces will be exhibited at the Termite TV studio for the upcoming August First Friday 🙂
Hosted by Ellie Koo and Cody Foley

Intro to Visible Mending with Julie Woodard
2026-09-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
A skill-share workshop where observation becomes inspiration.

Join artist Julie Woodard in exploring some foundational methods for creatively extending the life of items in your closet. Bring along a garment with a hole, snag, or stain that you’d like to repair (non-stretch heavyweight cotton or wool is ideal). Julie will provide an overview of visible mending techniques, tools, and tips for getting started, from understanding different types of fibers, to practicing basic stitches, to the art of designing a patch. In addition, this workshop will explore how mending can be an essential component of a mindfulness practice. You’ll go home with a calm mind, a visibly mended garment, and the skills and creative inspiration to continue repairing and revitalizing items in your wardrobe. Basic hand sewing experience is helpful, but not required.
Participants should bring:
A garment to mend (non-stretch heavyweight cotton or wool is ideal)
Favorite fabric scraps (optional) *A big part of Julie’s textile practice centers around repurposing items that belonged to her loved ones or were salvaged from interesting places. If you have any textiles from home that you’d like to integrate into your repair, please bring them along. We’ll share stories as we create.
**No technical skills are required. Contact us if you have questions!
