Join the Shortwave Collective and make a very simple radio. Working with a basic set of materials: wire, clips, tent pegs, and chosen or found objects, we'll become co-researchers and experimenters, attaching our radios to metal structures as makeshift antennas and searching for signals.

As radio waves travel vast distances at sunset, in the evening we will be able to listen for transmissions from near and far.

We encourage you to bring or scavenge some scraps to customise your radio:

- Something flat and non-conductive, around A5 size.
- A tube (also non-conductive), the size and shape of a toilet paper tube.
- Small pieces of metal or mineral.

No experience is necessary. This workshops has a feminist ethos and is designed as an inclusive space to question and create together.

This is a free workshop. Food and drink is available to buy. Places are limited and therefore booking is essenital. 

The workshop is open to Adults and Children aged 13+

An OpenWave Receiver workshop for children and their familes aged 5-12 is available to book as part of the Hundred Club. 


Shortwave Collective is an international, feminist artist group, interested in creative uses of radio. We meet regularly to discuss feminist approaches to amateur radio and the radio spectrum as artistic material, sharing resources, considering DIY approaches and inclusive structures.