NAISA Sound Channel
Newsletter for March 2023 (Vol.18; Iss. 03)
Produced by New Adventures in Sound Art
https://naisa.ca/
1) Deep Wireless Festival of Transmission & Radio Art
2) Deep Wireless Concert and Exhibitions 3) Soundscape Workshop Intensive
4) NAISA 2023 Call For Submissions on the theme Reimagine
5) NAISA’s Decomposing Piano Exhibition 24/7
1) Deep Wireless Festival of Radio and Transmission Art
Feb 4 - Apr 3, 2023
https://naisa.ca/festivals/deep-wireless/
NAISA opened its 22nd annual edition of the Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art on Feb 4, 2023 on the theme Remote Connections with exhibitions, performances, artist talks, an online compilation and radio programs being transmitted from and hosted at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre in South River.
“Radio over its history has built societal connections across multiple and remote locations. The content in this year’s festival adds to that tradition with stories told through digital interactivity, round table discussions, documentaries, interactive art, poetry and sound art on the theme Remote Connections.” — Darren Copeland, Artistic Director, New Adventures in Sound Art
2) Deep Wireless Concert and Exhibitions
Remote Connections Online Concert
March 4 @ 7 pm
Admission $10
Advance Registration Required - https://naisa.ca/purchase-tickets/
Three works from the Deep Wireless 17 Radio Art Compilation Album will be included in this online event on the theme _Remote Connections_. The presentation will feature a new work by Anton Pickard - this year's James Bailey award winner - as well as works by Juro Kim Feliz and Faisal Karadsheh.
Faisal Karadsheh's "to be heard (soundwalk’in_2021)" is derived from recordings of street protests in Toronto responding to national and international events. Anton Pickard features the sounds of dial up modems, morse code and the RCI shortwave interval signal. Juro Kim Feliz's "Kinalugarán" highlights the invisibility of Filipino artists based in first-world diaspora.
Forced Migration, Interactive Installation by Michelle Wilson
February 4 to April 3, 2023
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
Pay By Donation
https://naisa.ca/festivals/deep-wireless/installations/
In this interactive textile map, Michelle Wilson stitches together organic and technological material to memorialize specific bison killed, captured, or bred in an effort to save the species from extinction. “When viewers touch a segment of this journey, they will hear an associated story; not a straightforward narrative but a glimpse at the places, beings (human and non-human) and tales that have shaped our current relationships with bison.”
Watch a Video Explanation here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xum71Ox1w3Y
Deep Wireless 17 Compilation
Listen in the Cafe at NAISA
or Online at https://naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/
The Deep Wireless 17 Compilation is curated on the theme Remote Connections and includes a cross spectrum of radio and transmission art practices that bring together influences from documentary, poetry and electronic music. The compilation includes works by Michelle Wilson, Juro Kim Feliz, Faisal Karadsheh, Nicole Goodwin (GOODW.Y.N.), Anton Pickard and Prachi Khandekar.
Radio Art on NAISA Radio
Listen 24/7 at https://www.naisa.ca/naisa-radio/
New Adventures in Sound Art broadcasts radio art and experimental sound art 24/7 on its online audio stream NAISA Radio. Featured this year from 1-3 pm every Saturday are radio art works from around the world curated on the theme of Remote Connections. The July 2021 issue of the Wire Magazine (UK) featured NAISA Radio as one of 100 essential online radio stations, a distinction shared by only one other online radio station in Canada.
3) Soundscape Workshop Intensive
NAISA North Media Arts Centre & Warbler’s Roost, South River
May 5 to 7, 2023 ?$283 (with 2 nights accommodation)
$170 (with no accommodation)
Info: https://naisa.ca/education/workshops/
Advance Registration Required: https://naisa.ca/education/register/
The annual soundscape workshop intensive will take place May 5 – 7, 2023 and will be led by NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland. The focus this year will be both open microphone live-streaming and multi-channel soundscape mixing.
Open microphones are broadcasts of a soundscape recorded continuously without the presence of the recordist and without any editing, or with mobile apps for real-time SOUNDwalk broadcasts. The first part of the workshop will explore these approaches and discuss their characteristics and limitations while also providing guidance on best practices. In the latter part of the workshop we will create multichannel recordings on a 14-acre area and re-combine them in a multi-speaker environment at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre.
The skills acquired from the workshop can be applied to artistic and ecological research projects about the soundscape in your home community or elsewhere.
4) NAISA 2023 Call For Submissions on the theme Reimagine
Deadline: May 26, 2023
Categories: Interactive Installation (indoor and outdoor contexts), Sound Art/Electroacoustic, Videomusic, Radio/Transmission Art
Information: https://naisa.ca/opportunities/calls-for-submissions/naisa-general-call-for-submissions/
Application Form: https://naisa.ca/naisa.ca/naisa-general-submission-form/
New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) invites artists of all ages and nationalities to submit works on the theme Reimagine for consideration in New Adventures in Sound Art’s 2024 programming.
The push for renewal following the pandemic along with adjustments necessary to meet climate goals suggest new structures and terms for moving forward. What opportunities do those present creatively? What new stories do you imagine hearing? How will artists Reimagine the sound art of tomorrow based on the choices that lie ahead. Individual interpretations or variations on the theme Reimagine are encouraged, but should be realized with sound as the primary component. Note: there is a $5 submission fee. Submitted works will be considered for two special awards: The James Bailey Award – a $300 award; and the Andra McCartney Mentorship Award.
5) NAISA’s Decomposing Piano Exhibition
Open 24/7
NAISA staff have created an outdoor exhibition that includes the documentation of the transformation of sound and the natural deterioration that occurs when a piano is left outdoors until its final ruin.
Performances on the Decomposing Piano: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNwjTxGyYBl2NDIG-Dk2TVUVnyS9mMjus
Interview with Nadene Thériault-Copeland on CBC Radio's Morning North: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-41/clip/15958713
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New Adventures in Sound Art is a non-profit organization that presents performances and installations spanning the entire spectrum of sound art. NAISA is partially funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Inquiries & general information:
Nadene Thériault-Copeland, Executive Director
New Adventures in Sound Art
313 Highway 124
South River, ON
P0A 1X0
705-386-0880
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