NEW ADVENTURES IN SOUND ART Presents:
The 25th annual Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Hwy 124, South River, ON
June 15 to September 4, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SOUTH RIVER, ON – June 8, 2023: New Adventures in Sound Art presents the 25th anniversary edition of the Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art with indoor and outdoor exhibitions, soundwalks and other events.
“NAISA marks the 25th anniversary of its Sound Travels Festival by including interactive artworks that imagine alternative ways of listening and responding to the acoustic environment. This year’s Sound Travels artists explore the theme Remote Connections by transforming common everyday sounds through interactive sculptural objects and experiential listening.” — Darren Copeland, Artistic Director, New Adventures in Sound Art
Indoor and Outdoor Exhibitions
June 15 to September 4, 2023, NAISA North Media Arts Centre, Pay by Donation
“Meet the Artists” Opening Launch – June 15 at 1 pm
Open all summer at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre are two interactive media art installations that explore the nature of listening. Sensation of Distribution by Mitchell Akiyama and Brady Peters features listening pipes located on NAISA’s exterior walls and seating areas. The outdoor sculpture invites visitors to explore the unnoticed or imminent sonic and aesthetic potential of the built environment.
Indoors at NAISA will be Secret Reception by Kristine Diekman, Ben Pagac and Tony Allard which combines art and bioacoustics to creatively engage the public in questions about sound reception in more-than-human worlds. This media art installation offers new paradigms for hearing, through the design of haptic objects and tactile interfaces that use vibration to transmit sonic information. Drawing on scientific research that examines how insects detect sound through body parts, the artwork transposes insect hearing to the human listening experience using sonic impulses that emulate the way insects receive them.
World Listening Day Soundwalk and Screening
July 15 and 18, 2023 online and at Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Rd, South River
$12 Tickets. Advance registration required – https://naisa.ca/purchase-tickets/
NAISA’s contribution to World Listening Day this year features a SOUNDwalk exploring the mid-summer soundscape of Deer Lake in Lount Township (22 KM west of South River) as well as a screening of Listening (with Hildegard Westerkamp) by filmmakers Mike Hoolboom and Heather Frise and Accidental Wilderness by media and sound artist Alëna Korolëva. The online presentation will include a Q&A with the artists.
Hundreds of organizations and thousands of people from six continents have participated in World Listening Day since its inception in 2010. The annual grass roots event is about engaging with important questions related to listening, ecology, and the future. Check out worldlisteningday.org for more info about World Listening Day.
Special Events on The Decomposing Piano
Open Improv every Saturday at 1 pm
Guest Performances on June 24, July 28 and August 26, 2023, 7:00 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River, Ontario
Pay by Donation ($12 minimum for guest performances)
The Decomposing Piano has been transforming outside the NAISA North Media Arts Centre since December 2022. It continues to reveal new timbres and interesting tunings by the day and sometimes even by the hour. A YouTube webcam focused on the piano brings out the soundscape of the main thoroughfare through the piano’s decaying architecture.
Starting on June 3rd, NAISA will be hosting Saturday afternoon drop-in jam sessions using the Decomposing Piano which will be facilitated by NAISA Executive Director and pianist Nadene Thériault-Copeland. There will also be special performances featuring artists from the local region playing the Decomposing Piano at 7 pm on June 24, July 28 and August 26.
New Adventures in Sound Art is a non-profit media art organization in South River Ontario that is funded in part by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Department of Canadian Heritage.
What: Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art https://naisa.ca/festivals/sound-travels/
Where: NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
When: June 15 to September 4, 2023
Cost: Pay by Donation for exhibition, $12 for soundwalks and screening
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Media contact: Darren Copeland
Artistic Director, New Adventures in Sound Art
705-978-4447