Workshops
Art's Birthday Sound Art Jam
January 17, 2026 at 1 pm
In-Person at NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario, Canada
FREE
Come celebrate Art's Birthday with NAISA by participating in an indoor and outdoor sound art jam. Bring something that makes sound, or something you can use to strum or make percussive sounds on the Decomposing Piano. All experience levels welcome. The jam will be shared on the Art's Birthday Mesh Network, connecting with Art's Birthday celebrations happening around the world. And yes, there will be cake!
Art’s Birthday is an annual exchange art event celebrated internationally by the arts community. Happy 1,000,063rd Birthday, Art!
January 17, 2026 at 1 pm
In-Person at NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario, Canada
FREE
Come celebrate Art's Birthday with NAISA by participating in an indoor and outdoor sound art jam. Bring something that makes sound, or something you can use to strum or make percussive sounds on the Decomposing Piano. All experience levels welcome. The jam will be shared on the Art's Birthday Mesh Network, connecting with Art's Birthday celebrations happening around the world. And yes, there will be cake!
Art’s Birthday is an annual exchange art event celebrated internationally by the arts community. Happy 1,000,063rd Birthday, Art!
Stories Through Sound - Winter Workshop Intensive
February 6 to 8, 2026
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River, Ontario
$339 with 2 nights accommodation and $215 with no accommodation.
February 6 to 8, 2026
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River, Ontario
$339 with 2 nights accommodation and $215 with no accommodation.
Advance Registration Required
A winter workshop at Warbler’s Roost in the Almaguin Highlands exploring storytelling through sound rather than words. The workshop will combine practical recording and audio production/creation experience with a curated listening session of Radio Art works, in order to consider the evocative potential of sounds to convey stories without words.
Participants will record winter soundscapes on a 14 acre rural property in Northern Ontario, including using hydrophones to explore the latent sounds of a frozen lake. Through guided field recording, group listening, and discussion, we’ll explore sound as story: non-linear, place-based, and more-than-human narratives shaped by winter environments.
All levels of Experience are welcome. Participants should bring a laptop and headphones and winter clothing suitable to keep your whole body dry and warm in sub-zero temperatures. Hydrophones will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own personal recording equipment. Recorders can be provided upon request.
Warbler’s Roost is located in the unorganized rural Township of Lount which is 22 KM west of the village of South River, Ontario, Canada and is in the same biosphere as Algonquin Park and equidistant between the cities of North Bay and Huntsville.
There are comfortable indoor accommodations at Warbler's Roost with kitchens and bathrooms that are shared among the guests. Breakfast is provided each day.
Limited Spots Available. Accommodation discounts available for those wanting to share a room with a friend or partner.
Schedule:
Friday Feb 6
3:00 to 4:00 pm - Arrival and unpacking
4:00 to 5:00 pm - Winter SOUNDwalk
7:00 to 8:00 pm - Listening Session #1 - Stories told through sounds
8:00 to 10:00 pm - Night Recording
Saturday Feb 7
8:00 to 9:00 - Breakfast provided
9:00 to 12:00 - Morning Recording
13:00 to 14:00 - Sound Editing Tutorial - Reaper Basic introduction
14:00 to 15:00 - Sound Editing Tutorial - Editing Hydrophone Recordings
15:00 to 17:00 - Individual work on Editing (individual assistance is available)
17:00 to 18:00 - Listening Session #2 - Recordings made by Participants
18:00 to ? - Personal Creation Time
Sunday Feb 8
9:00 to 10:00 - Breakfast provided
11:00 to 12:00 pm - Listening Session #3 - Short Compositions by participants
12:00 to 2:00 pm - Lunch and Departure
2:00 to 4:00 - Material Transmissions installation visit to NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
A winter workshop at Warbler’s Roost in the Almaguin Highlands exploring storytelling through sound rather than words. The workshop will combine practical recording and audio production/creation experience with a curated listening session of Radio Art works, in order to consider the evocative potential of sounds to convey stories without words.
Participants will record winter soundscapes on a 14 acre rural property in Northern Ontario, including using hydrophones to explore the latent sounds of a frozen lake. Through guided field recording, group listening, and discussion, we’ll explore sound as story: non-linear, place-based, and more-than-human narratives shaped by winter environments.
All levels of Experience are welcome. Participants should bring a laptop and headphones and winter clothing suitable to keep your whole body dry and warm in sub-zero temperatures. Hydrophones will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own personal recording equipment. Recorders can be provided upon request.
Warbler’s Roost is located in the unorganized rural Township of Lount which is 22 KM west of the village of South River, Ontario, Canada and is in the same biosphere as Algonquin Park and equidistant between the cities of North Bay and Huntsville.
There are comfortable indoor accommodations at Warbler's Roost with kitchens and bathrooms that are shared among the guests. Breakfast is provided each day.
Limited Spots Available. Accommodation discounts available for those wanting to share a room with a friend or partner.
Schedule:
Friday Feb 6
3:00 to 4:00 pm - Arrival and unpacking
4:00 to 5:00 pm - Winter SOUNDwalk
7:00 to 8:00 pm - Listening Session #1 - Stories told through sounds
8:00 to 10:00 pm - Night Recording
Saturday Feb 7
8:00 to 9:00 - Breakfast provided
9:00 to 12:00 - Morning Recording
13:00 to 14:00 - Sound Editing Tutorial - Reaper Basic introduction
14:00 to 15:00 - Sound Editing Tutorial - Editing Hydrophone Recordings
15:00 to 17:00 - Individual work on Editing (individual assistance is available)
17:00 to 18:00 - Listening Session #2 - Recordings made by Participants
18:00 to ? - Personal Creation Time
Sunday Feb 8
9:00 to 10:00 - Breakfast provided
11:00 to 12:00 pm - Listening Session #3 - Short Compositions by participants
12:00 to 2:00 pm - Lunch and Departure
2:00 to 4:00 - Material Transmissions installation visit to NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
Talks
Exhibition Opening and Artist Talk with Anju Singh
January 8, 2026, 7:00 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario
Admission by Donation
Join sound artist Anju Singh to celebrate the opening of her new sound sculpture Material Transmissions. In this talk Anju Singh will demonstrate her new sound sculpture, discuss her interest in noise-based textures and talk about how her life experiences informed the making of the artwork. The talk will be hosted by NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland and will be recorded for NAISATube and the Making Waves radio show.
January 8, 2026, 7:00 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario
Admission by Donation
Join sound artist Anju Singh to celebrate the opening of her new sound sculpture Material Transmissions. In this talk Anju Singh will demonstrate her new sound sculpture, discuss her interest in noise-based textures and talk about how her life experiences informed the making of the artwork. The talk will be hosted by NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland and will be recorded for NAISATube and the Making Waves radio show.