NEW ADVENTURES IN SOUND ART Presents:
NAISA Open House
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Hwy 124, South River, ON
May 30, 2024 – 5:30 to 8 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SOUTH RIVER, ON – May 16, 2024: New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) announces a special Open House celebration at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre in South River to acknowledge NAISA’s funders and event sponsors as well as the many community members that have contributed to our current Almaguin Community Soundscapes Exhibition. Details will also be announced about the launch of a South River Storytelling Project for Seniors.
Celebrations commence on Thursday May 30 at 5:30 and will continue until 8 pm with special remarks at 7 pm. There will be complementary cake, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages available.
The event will bring together the many local residents that have contributed to the Almaguin Community Soundscapes exhibition that is currently showing until June 17. NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland will provide an overview of the exhibition along with insights from members of the community that contributed recordings.
NAISA Executive Director Nadene Thériault-Copeland will also announce the launch of South River Storytelling Project for Seniors with community support from The South River Friendly Circle and South River Lion’s Club. Financial support for this initiative was received from the New Horizons for Seniors program of Employment and Social Development Canada.
NAISA Staff and Board of Directors would also like to acknowledge the ongoing operating support NAISA receives from the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and Department of Canadian Heritage. These government funding agencies provide the backbone to the development of media arts in Ontario and Canada. It is because of their support that NAISA continues to thrive in South River.
Events they have supported have been covered in the North Bay Nugget, the Almaguin News, CBC Radio, Radio Canada Le matin du Nord, The Wire Magazine (UK) Clot Magazine (Berlin, Germany), and The Whole Note and Ludwig van (Toronto).
NAISA would also like to thank Charles Street Video, Reuten Construction, the Crystal Cave and Gift Shoppe, the Canadian Music Centre and Warbler’s Roost for their sponsorship support of this year’s edition of the Springscapes series
What: NAISA Open House
Where: NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
NAISA is accessible
When: May 30, 2024 from 5:30 to 8 pm, Special Remarks at 7 pm
Cost: FREE
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Media contact: Darren Copeland
Artistic Director, New Adventures in Sound Art
705-978-4447
outreach@naisa.ca / www.naisa.ca