New Adventures in Sound Art’s (NAISA) is proud to present the 23rd edition of its SOUNDplay Festival. SOUNDplay is an annual fall Festival that encourages new avenues of exploration between sound and new media. This year’s edition connects NAISA’s 2024 theme of Reimagine to the immense world of play available to artists wishing to abstract both images and sounds.
The festival this year includes a diverse collection of artists from across Canada that are working in a variety of disciplines. Festival artists include composers and media artists Colin Frank, Véro Marengère and Edgardo Moreno, the collaborative duos of media artists Mark Trimmings and Brady Marks and ceramic artist April Martin and musician and poet Ben McCarthy as well as the trio of computer artist Laura De Decker, media artist Stefan A. Rose and poet and painter Herménégilde Chiasson. Also included in the festival is a return from last year of the 48-Hour Sound Art Challenge and an adaptation of the Wetland Project for a special YouTube livestream organized by Christof Migone.
“The artists in SOUNDplay Reimagine places, actions, objects. On the surface they depart abstractly from their subjects but in doing so they afford us a deep immersion into a hidden and unexpected beauty.” — Darren Copeland, Artistic Director, New Adventures in Sound Art
October 17 to 19, 4 pm to 4 pm
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River, Ontario
$339 with 2 nights accommodation and $215 with no accommodation.
This weekend intensive invites artists to create a sound art miniature in a 48-hour period on the theme "There is Art in Our Nature."
Fall is undeniably a remarkable time for the changes in the tree canopy. However, there are also many changes and movements in the soundscape worth considering, as both people and animals prepare for the arrival of winter.
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. 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