Tag: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Hear Below: Listening to Chicago Underground

Listening to Chicago Underground Friday, February 14, 2020, 12:30–1:30pm   Join me on a soundwalk with Christophe Preissing and Alex Braidwood as we explore Chicago’s underground pedway system with our ears, and ultimately, reveal what urban critic Jane Jacobs calls “the seemingly mysterious and perverse behavior of cities”. At 12:15 meet me at 112 S.… Continue reading Hear Below: Listening to Chicago Underground

Sound Collaborations: Inferno Mobile Recording Studio Manifesto & Cookbook

I am honored to be among the teaching artists invited to contribute a “recipe” for the new Inferno Mobile Recording Studio (IMRS) Sound Collaborations Manifesto & Cookbook, a free open source educational tool on sonic arts making for youth. My recipe is on soundwalking, which I thank IMRS for supporting as a partner with the… Continue reading Sound Collaborations: Inferno Mobile Recording Studio Manifesto & Cookbook

POTLUCK: New Student Work on Free Radio SAIC

Listen to the archived recording of our live webcast POTLUCK, a sonic cornucopia created by my Introduction To Sound students in the department of Sound, made on Monday, November 19, 2018 for Free Radio SAIC at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Warning: Some adult themes and language may be unsuitable for more… Continue reading POTLUCK: New Student Work on Free Radio SAIC

Ragdale Residency | February 2018

The start of this new year brings a special time for peaceful reflection, planning, performing, production, and fellowship during my 25-day residency at Ragdale. This is my third residency here since 2015. Ragdale is an interdisciplinary artists’ community established in 1976 in Lake Forest, Illinois by poet Alice Judson Hayes, the granddaughter of architect Howard… Continue reading Ragdale Residency | February 2018

Monday, May 8, Original Instruments Concert

3:00-4:00 PM Monday, May 8 Students of Eric Leonardson’s Instrument Construction 4004 course perform on unique and newly invented instruments for acoustic and electronic sound. The LeRoy Neiman Center, 1st floor The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 37 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago IL 60603   Free beverages and snacks will be provided courtesy… Continue reading Monday, May 8, Original Instruments Concert

Ecoacoustics Congress 2016, June 6-8

Tuesday, June 7, I am giving a presentation in the Ecoacoustics Congress 2016, held June 6-8 at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Ecoacoustics Congress 2016 will bring together scientists from around the world for an in-depth conference exploring new frontiers of ecoacoustics research and development. Sessions at this year’s conference will feature: Ecoacoustics Environment… Continue reading Ecoacoustics Congress 2016, June 6-8

Sound Department Colloquium Series – Feb 25

SOUND DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM SERIES SPRING 2016 ERIC LEONARDSON Thursday, Feb. 25th, 4.15 p.m. Room 522, 112 S Michigan This presentation open to all School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) students, staff, and faculty. Find the poster (PDF) here.

May 8: Original Instruments Ensemble at SAIC

Friday, May 8 at 2:30pm – 4:30pm, my Instrument Construction students will conclude the spring semester with a display of, and performances with, their new and original instrument inventions for SAIC students, staff, and faculty at the Leroy Neiman Center. School of the Art Institute of Chicago 37 S. Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603  

Oct 6, EcoMedia Panel at International Sculpture Conference

Time/Date: 10:00—11:30 AM Saturday, October 6 Location: Columbus Auditorium at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 280 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60603 During the 23rd International Sculpture Conference I will speak on a panel entitled, EcoMedia: Environmental Science & Technology & Interaction in Public Art. The panel’s moderator is Andrea Polli. The panelists… Continue reading Oct 6, EcoMedia Panel at International Sculpture Conference