Engaging Data-Art: Conducting a Public Hands-On Workshop

TL;DR

This paper describes organizing a public data-art workshop that combines data visualization and artistic expression, engaging diverse participants in hands-on learning and creative data storytelling.

Contribution

It presents a structured approach to conducting inclusive, engaging data-art workshops that balance education and entertainment for all age groups.

Findings

Participants gained basic data visualization skills

The workshop successfully engaged a diverse audience

Participants created their own visual data narratives

Abstract

Data-art blends visualisation, data science, and artistic expression. It allows people to transform information and data into exciting and interesting visual narratives. Hosting a public data-art hands-on workshop enables participants to engage with data and learn fundamental visualisation techniques. However, being a public event, it presents a range of challenges. We outline our approach to organising and conducting a public workshop, that caters to a wide age range, from children to adults. We divide the tutorial into three sections, focusing on data, sketching skills and visualisation. We place emphasis on public engagement, and ensure that participants have fun while learning new skills.