Monorepo for Aesthetic.Computer
aesthetic.computer
update: lacma grant — elegant header, local budget, call appendix
- Title: "The Unfinished Instrument" (mission over description)
- Spacious typographic header, small pals icon top-right
- Budget: drop travel/accommodation (Echo Park local), add studio
hardware, server/compute, platform dev — same $43k total
- Appendix: full LACMA 2026 call for proposals from lacma.org
- Centered LACMA byline, consistent aesthetic.computer contact
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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{\acbold\fontsize{28pt}{32pt}\selectfont Aesthetic{\color{acpink}.}Computer}\\[6pt]
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{\Large Bare Metal Instruments}\\[12pt]
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{\color{acgray}
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Jeffrey Alan Scudder\\[2pt]
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\href{https://justanothersystem.org}{justanothersystem.org}\enspace·\enspace
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\href{https://aesthetic.computer}{aesthetic.computer}\enspace·\enspace
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\href{mailto:me@jas.life}{me@jas.life}\\[2pt]
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ORCID: 0009-0007-4460-4913
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{\large The Unfinished Instrument}\\[24pt]
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{\color{acgray}\small Jeffrey Alan Scudder}\\[3pt]
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{\color{acgray}\small LACMA Art + Technology Lab · 2026}
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{\itshape instrument\enspace·\enspace language\enspace·\enspace network}
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{\large\bfseries \ac{} is a bare-metal creative computing system---custom hardware, a handmade programming language, and a social network---that reimagines the personal computer as a live musical instrument for art.}
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\small\color{acgray} LACMA Art + Technology Lab · 2026 Grant Application · Deadline: April 22, 2026
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\achead{Project Description}
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Artist fee (24 months) & \$20,000 \\
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Hardware---laptops for installation (5 × \$400 refurb.) & \$2,000 \\
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Hardware---USB drives, cables, peripherals & \$500 \\
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Installation laptops (5 × \$400 refurb.) & \$2,000 \\
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USB drives, cables, peripherals & \$500 \\
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Studio hardware (dev machines, displays) & \$4,000 \\
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NuPhy analog keyboards for installation (5 × \$120) & \$600 \\
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Workshop materials (printed guides, reference cards) & \$1,000 \\
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Travel to Los Angeles (4 trips × \$1,200) & \$4,800 \\
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Accommodation during LA visits (30 nights × \$150) & \$4,500 \\
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NuPhy analog keyboards for installation (5 × \$120) & \$600 \\
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Fabrication---installation furniture/mounts & \$2,500 \\
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Software infrastructure (hosting, CDN, domain) & \$1,200 \\
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Installation fabrication (furniture, mounts) & \$2,500 \\
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Server + compute infrastructure (hosting, CDN, CI/CD) & \$3,500 \\
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Platform development (contract engineering) & \$3,000 \\
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Documentation production (video, photography) & \$2,000 \\
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Contingency (10\%) & \$3,900 \\
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{\color{acgray} Other funding: open-source sponsorship via GitHub Sponsors and Liberapay (covers ongoing server costs).}
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{\color{acgray} Other funding: open-source sponsorship via GitHub Sponsors and Liberapay supplements ongoing infrastructure costs.}
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\achead{Curriculum Vitae}
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{\color{acgray} Jeffrey Alan Scudder · \href{https://justanothersystem.org}{justanothersystem.org} · Los Angeles, CA}
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{\color{acgray} Jeffrey Alan Scudder · \href{https://aesthetic.computer}{aesthetic.computer} · Los Angeles, CA}
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Jeffrey Alan Scudder (b.\,1989, Assonet, MA) is a painter based in Los Angeles. His work moves between stretched canvas, custom software, and live performance. He is the creator of \ac{}, Whistlegraph, and No Paint. Collections include KADIST (San Francisco) and SMK (National Gallery of Denmark).
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\href{https://justanothersystem.org}{justanothersystem.org}\enspace·\enspace
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\href{https://aesthetic.computer}{aesthetic.computer}\enspace·\enspace
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\href{mailto:mail@aesthetic.computer}{mail@aesthetic.computer}\enspace·\enspace
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LACMA Art + Technology Lab 2026
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% APPENDIX: Original Call for Proposals
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\achead{Appendix: LACMA 2026 Call for Proposals}
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{\color{acgray}\small Source: \href{https://www.lacma.org/art/lab/grants}{lacma.org/art/lab/grants} · Retrieved April 2026}
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art invites artists worldwide to apply for Art + Technology Lab grants. The initiative supports a ``safe-to-fail rapid prototyping environment'' where creators explore intersections of art, science, and emerging technology. The program emphasizes experimentation over finished products.
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\textbf{Deadline} & April 22, 2026, 11:59\,PM PST \\
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\textbf{Notification} & July 2026 \\
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\textbf{Project Start} & As early as fall 2026 \\
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\textbf{Grant Amount} & Up to \$50,000 per project \\
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\textbf{Duration} & Typically two years \\
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\textbf{Selected} & 3--5 via open call, plus up to 2 invitational \\
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\acsubhead{Eligibility}
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Artists and collectives worldwide may apply. Prior technological experience is not required. Applicants need not be Los Angeles--based.
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\acsubhead{Support Provided}
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Financial grants cover artist fees and direct costs including materials. Recipients also receive in-kind support: mentorship, coaching, and access to partner technologies from Hyundai Motor, Snap Inc., Anthropic, and academic institutions including MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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\item Artistic merit and artist-led vision
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Apply: \href{https://lacma.submittable.com/submit/348727/2026-art-technology-lab-grants}{lacma.submittable.com}
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