NAISA presents workshops that help people new to sound art acquire training and skills and learn from artists that NAISA is presenting. Workshops are accessible to people of all ages and abilities and they can take place online or in-person. Contact us if your organization or group are interested in hosting one in the future. Upcoming workshops are listed below.
Decomposing Piano Jam Sessions
Every Sunday between July 9 and August 25 at 2 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario
Pay by Donation
An interesting way to learn about improvisation is to play an instrument that is always changing. The Decomposing Piano has been transforming outdoors since December 2022 and in the process continues to reveal new sound colours and tunings by the day and sometimes even by the hour. People of all ages and abilities are welcome to join NAISA Executive Director Nadene Thériault-Copeland in the discovery process.
Every Sunday between July 9 and August 25 at 2 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario
Pay by Donation
An interesting way to learn about improvisation is to play an instrument that is always changing. The Decomposing Piano has been transforming outdoors since December 2022 and in the process continues to reveal new sound colours and tunings by the day and sometimes even by the hour. People of all ages and abilities are welcome to join NAISA Executive Director Nadene Thériault-Copeland in the discovery process.
Sound Art Workshop #3
August 24, 2024, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Also available on June 29 or July 27, 2024; 1 – 4 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario
General $50, Click Here to Register
Learn how to record your voice, make short field recordings, edit your recordings and share your final creation at the end of the workshop. No experience with audio is necessary. Advance Registration required – limited capacity.
August 24, 2024, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Also available on June 29 or July 27, 2024; 1 – 4 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario
General $50, Click Here to Register
Learn how to record your voice, make short field recordings, edit your recordings and share your final creation at the end of the workshop. No experience with audio is necessary. Advance Registration required – limited capacity.
48 Hour Sound Art Challenge
October 18 to 20, 4 pm to 4 pm
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River, Ontario
General $283, includes 2 nights accommodation with breakfast.
October 18 to 20, 4 pm to 4 pm
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River, Ontario
General $283, includes 2 nights accommodation with breakfast.
Advance Registration Required
This weekend intensive invites artists to create a sound art miniature in a 48-hour period. The 48-hour Sound Art Challenge will take place at Warbler’s Roost, a 14-acre rural, forested and lake-side property in the Almaguin Highlands.
The Sound Art miniature should be an audio or audio-visual work less than 5 minutes in duration that responds to the theme of Reimagine.
NAISA will provide assistance with access to its supply of equipment. Participating artists should bring their own portable recording devices and computers and other tools necessary for their creation. Peer learning and sharing will be encouraged throughout the process and NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland will facilitate and assist participants.
Results of the 48-hour Sound Art Challenge will be aired on NAISA Radio and NAISA’s social media channels after completion.
Photo by Anton Pickard
This weekend intensive invites artists to create a sound art miniature in a 48-hour period. The 48-hour Sound Art Challenge will take place at Warbler’s Roost, a 14-acre rural, forested and lake-side property in the Almaguin Highlands.
The Sound Art miniature should be an audio or audio-visual work less than 5 minutes in duration that responds to the theme of Reimagine.
NAISA will provide assistance with access to its supply of equipment. Participating artists should bring their own portable recording devices and computers and other tools necessary for their creation. Peer learning and sharing will be encouraged throughout the process and NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland will facilitate and assist participants.
Results of the 48-hour Sound Art Challenge will be aired on NAISA Radio and NAISA’s social media channels after completion.
Photo by Anton Pickard
Program:
I. Listen here to works made at last year's workshop by Victoria Fenner, Yan St-Onge, Troy Ouellette and Anton Pickard