Conflux Festival FAQ
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This is the FAQ FOR ATTENDEES &mdas;h click here to view the FAQ FOR PARTICIPANTS.
Q: How do I experience Conflux?
A: Check our online schedule for specific events you want to attend, or just come to our headquarters at NYU’s Barney Building on 34 Stuyvesant Street between 2nd and 3rd avenues where you can purchase a ticket for Conflux Cafe: a series of conversations and skillsharing lectures and workshops by renowned psychogeographers. At headquarters, you’ll also be able to view the schedule, map and information regarding projects going on around the East Village. The schedule and map can also be viewed online using your mobile phone
Q: What types of events happen at Conflux?
A: Participants in Conflux share an interest in psychogeography. Projects range from interpretations of the classical approach developed by the Situationists to emerging artistic, conceptual, and technology-based practices. At Conflux, participants, along with attendees and the public, put these investigations into action on the city streets. The city becomes a playground, a laboratory and a space for civic action in the development of new networks and communities. Here are examples of events we feature:
- exploratory drifts/dérives on foot or by bike, subway, bus or other transport
- walks with experimental mapping or navigation techniques
- social/environmental/urban research and fieldwork
- workshops and classes
- temporary outdoor installations/interventions
- interactive performance projects
- street games
- mobile-tech/locative media projects
- micro-blogging, micro-radio, podcasting, video-blogging and other broadcast proposals
- alternative use/re-use of public space
- projects proposing alternative/experimental/DIY cultures, economies, communities, and artistic initiatives
- lectures, multimedia presentations and panel discussions
- short film/video works
- live audio/video projects
Q: Where can I stay while I’m here for Conflux festival?
A: Some good sites to help find cheap housing are:
Here’s a list of some specific places close to Conflux Headquarters with reasonably priced rooms
- Broadway Hotel and Hostel
- Sky Hotel and Hostel
- Holiday Inn Express
- Lafayette International Hostel
- Glenwood Hostel
- Sun Bright Hotel
- World Hotel Inc.
- SoHotel
- La Semana Hotel
Q: Is there public transportation near the headquarters?
A: Yes. Subway is the easiest way to get to the Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Manhattan. Closest subways are: R to 8th St, 6 to Astor Place, or a 10 minute walk from the many lines located at Union Square.
Q: Is there public wifi available at the headquarters?
A: Yes.
Q: How do I get to Conflux HQ from the airport?
A: Our HQ is located at NYU's Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant St between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Manhattan. If you are taking a taxi you can print direction from the following links depending on which airport you will be coming from:
- FROM JFK: Directions from JFK
- FROM LAGUARDIA: Directions from LGA
- FROM NEWARK: Directions from Newark
- LaGuardia: Transportation options
- JFK: Transportation options
