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New Adventures in Sound Art

New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) is a non-profit media arts organization that operates the fully accessible NAISA North Media Arts Centre and Café at 313 Highway 124 in South River, Ontario, Canada. Arts presentation with a focus on sound and listening are the basis of its year-round exhibitions, online broadcasts and performances.

New Adventures in Sound Art is located in the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki peoples covered by the Williams Treaty (1923) and Robinson-Huron Treaty (1850). New Adventures in Sound Art recognizes the significant ongoing contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples to aural culture in Canada.

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The objectives of NAISA are to foster awareness and understanding locally, as well as nationally and internationally, in the cultural vitality of experimental sound art in its myriad forms of expression. This objective is achieved through the exploration of new sound technologies in conjunction with the creation of cultural events and artifacts.

NAISA’s annual events include the Deep Wireless festival of Radio & Transmission Art, the Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art, the SOUNDplay festival and Springscapes.  These events each have their individual artistic focal points while collectively they provide a comprehensive 12 month overview of experimental sound-based media art in Canada and beyond.

NAISA is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Canadian Heritage as well as contributions from its supporters. Click Here to make your contribution.


Upcoming Events

A Soundmap of Sherbrooke’s Machine Songs
By Colin Frank
September 26, 2024 to January 6, 2025. Open 10 am to 4 pm Thursday to Monday.
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario
Pay by Donation
Navigate industrial urban environments to uncover a hidden sonic beauty.
The Wetland Project
Included in the livestream event Water (Deshkan Ziibi)
By Brady Marks and Mark Timmings
Dec 12, 2024 from 12 noon to 12 midnight
Livestreaming on YouTube and In-person at the artLAB, Department of Visual Arts, Western University, London, Ontario.
FREE, Click Here for Event Information
NAISA with support from Other Sights is presenting a new audio-visual version of the Wetland Project by Brady Marks and Mark Timmings as part of the 12 hour in-person and streaming event “Water (Deshkan Ziibi)” curated by Christof Migone, Sheri Osden Nault, and Ruth Skinner.
Making Waves: Mark Timmings and Brady Marks on The Wetland Project
November 9, 2024 episode, 11:00-11:59 am
Listen live on WGXC 90.7-FM: Radio for Open Ears or on-demand at wavefarm.org

Mark Timmings and Brady Marks from The Wetland Project in British Columbia speak to Host and NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland. The Wetland Project is an exploration of a 24-hour field recording of a marsh on Saturna Island (ṮEḴTEḴSEN). The reverberant soundscape, featuring birds, frogs and airplanes, has been shared with international audiences since 2015 in the form of slow radio broadcasts, new-media installations and musical performances. An audio-visual version of The Wetland Project will be included in the Water themed edition of the December 12 livestream event "You and I Are Water Earth Fire Air Of Life And Death."
Colin Frank on "Soundmap of Sherbrooke's Machine Songs"

Weekly Storytelling in South River
Every Wednesday at 6:30 pm
South River Friendly Circle, 10 Isabella Street, South River
FREE
Join us every Wednesday night to contribute your story to a growing collection of aural histories and stories told by residents of South River.
South River Seniors Telling Their Stories
Listen to NAISA Radio every Saturday at 1 pm
FREE
South River Seniors Telling Their Stories is a community-made collection of stories, anecdotes, aural history and reminiscences told by Seniors who live in South River, Ontario.

Need a Quiet Work Space?

NAISA has a quiet co-working space with reliable internet that can be rented by the hour or the day. Useful for Zoom Meetings, Podcasting, Laptop work and Small private meetings. Click Here to Learn More.


Music, or Noise? by Bepi Crespan on NAISA Radio
Tune in on our web player or using your streaming player

Listen to NAISA Radio on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 to 10 pm (UTC-4) to Music, or Noise? a show mixed and curated by Bepi Crespan that provides a two hour snapshot of the latest in experimental composition, field recordings, and sound exploration.

Ears Have Eyes on NAISA Radio
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Monday to Thursday from 4 to 5 pm (UTC-4) NAISA Radio will be airing episodes from Ears Have Eyes which is a monthly podcast and radio show produced by The Hibernation Project and is also aired on CJSW in Calgary and Golden Co-op Radio in Golden, BC.