Newsletter for August 2019 (Vol.14; Iss. 8)
Produced by New Adventures in Sound Art
www.naisa.ca

1) Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art June 17 – Sept 29, 2019
2) Sound Travels final Exhibition
3) Sound Travels final Performances
4) SOUNDplay Festival Oct 3, 2019 – January 6, 2020
5) Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art Jan 17 – Mar 30, 2020

All events below are presented at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 106 Ottawa Ave., South River, ON

1) Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art

June 17 – September 29, 2019
https://naisa.ca/festivals/sound-travels/

NAISA’s 21st annual edition of the Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art continues to September 29th at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre in South River.

“A sound artist might consider all sounds as the basis for creating auditory experiences. These sounds could include sounds made by common household objects and industrial materials. Some of these sounds might evoke dread, such as those of flies and mosquitos, but when transformed by the sound artist, might also inspire a sense of wonder and delight. Similarly, industrial materials can equally be transformed into an elaborate percussion orchestra. This summer the works included in Sound Travels takes us a little off the beaten track by teasing out the inner beauty inherent within objects that we never thought possible.” – Darren Copeland, Artistic Director, New Adventures in Sound Art.

Featured this year are interactive installations by Stephanie Castonguay and Sonia Paço-Rocchia, community workshops using discarded materials with Mark Sepic as well as performances by these three artists and Alan Bloor.

2) Sound Travels Final Exhibition

https://naisa.ca/installations/upcoming-installations/

Lames @ NAISA by Sonia Paço-Rocchia
Aug 8 – Sept 29, Thursday to Monday, 10am – 4pm
Pay By Donation

Lames @ NAISA is an interactive installation for an ensemble of automated musical saws. The piece is a sonic story about what it feels not to walk on the beaten track, the anxiety and the liberty it gives. The composition follows paths that are chosen depending on how the visitors position themselves in the room.

3) Sound Travels Final Performances

https://naisa.ca/installations/upcoming-performances/

Dual Abrasives by Alan Bloor
Aug 31 @ 7pm, $10

Dual Abrasives, will compare two (of many) sound projects of Alan Bloor: Knurl and Pholde. Both of these projects use the treated analog sounds of metals cultures from found objects. Knurl, began in 1994, as an idea to capture the very harsh and abrasive sounds of the welding shops in which Bloor worked. Pholde, which was initiated in 2002, has a more suspenseful, “ambient” sound. In this project, Bloor uses the natural resonances of the metal.

Double-Tranchant @ NAISA by Sonia Paço-Rocchia during Culture Days
Sep 27-29, 2019, 11 am to 3 pm, FREE

Double-Tranchant @ NAISA is a drop-in live performance by Sonia Paço-Rocchia that will take place during Culture Days weekend using musical saws and other instruments inspired by objects that can cut. The performance is a commentary on the contrast between the brute, the sharp and the flexible, the fascinating.

4) SOUNDplay Festival

Oct 4, 2019 – January 6, 2020

SOUNDplay is a meeting point for experimentation in sound art and new media, encouraging new avenues for exploration. SOUNDplay 2019 features an installation exhibition of two works by Gordon Monahan and a performance by Geronimo Inutiq as well as workshops and artist talks.

5) Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art

January 17 – March 30, 2020

A celebration of Radio and Transmission Art presented by New Adventures in Sound Art. It begins with Art’s Birthday celebrations in mid-January and continues until spring with performances, special radio broadcasts, interactive installations, and workshops at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre in South River. Deep Wireless 2020 features an installation exhibition and workshops by Michael Waterman and Jesse Stewart.

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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, Canada Council for the Arts and the SOCAN Foundation.

NAISA North Media Arts Centre is Accessible

Inquiries & general information:
Nadene Thériault-Copeland
NAISA Executive Director

NAISA North Media Arts Centre
106 Ottawa Ave., PO Box 335
South River, ON, P0A 1X0