I will be giving a presentation in Urban Soundscapes & Critical Citizenship, March 27th and 28th, at the University of Limerick. Titled “Our Sonic Playground: A Model For Active Engagement in Urban Soundscape,” my focus will be on recent events that engage public participation actively in the urban soundscape. Urban Soundscapes and Critical Citizenship poster… Continue reading Urban Soundscapes & Critical Citizenship
Category: Conferences
Janaury 2014 WFAE President’s Report
My President’s Report for the year-end issue of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News has been published. This issue includes “Teaching Sound and Listening: Auditory Experiments”, a feature article by Leonardo Cardoso and a research/project report “Mapping the Sounds of Collections: Listening to Museums and Archives” By John Kannenberg. My report provides… Continue reading Janaury 2014 WFAE President’s Report
Special Seminar, “Sound, Silence and Acoustic Ecology”
On Thursday June 20 I will present in a seminar on “Sound, Silence and Acoustic Ecology.” This is an invitation-only event held in conjunction with the Silence Exhibition, curated by Alex van Oss. The exhibition is open to the public at the Embassy of Finland on June 29-30 and July 13-14, from 11 AM to… Continue reading Special Seminar, “Sound, Silence and Acoustic Ecology”
April 13, 2013 Megapolis Audio Fest With Anna Friz at Union Docs
MEGAPOLIS Pre-festival – Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm @ Union Docs 322 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Suggested Donation: $9 My transmission art performance with good friend Anna Friz is a prelude to the following weekend’s MEGAPOLIS Audio Festival, a celebration of sound art. On Friday, April 12 Anna and I will visit and talk… Continue reading April 13, 2013 Megapolis Audio Fest With Anna Friz at Union Docs
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
AUDIOPARC et lancement de la programmation de l’automne 2012
Andra McCartney and Eric Leonardson speak and lead soundwalks around the Métro de la Concorde, for Audioparc, a series of sonic art events curated by Magali Babin and hosted by Galerie Verticale in Laval, Québec. AUDIOPARC is meant to present new and captivating projects with the bold idea to make Laval a playground for the… Continue reading AUDIOPARC et lancement de la programmation de l’automne 2012
My New Role In World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
Following “Crossing Listening Paths,” the 2011 World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Conference on Corfu Island, I became Vice President of the WFAE itself. In late July 2012, I became WFAE President. You can read my reports in the WFAE Quarterly News published online at http://wfae.proscenia.net/newsletter/. To read past issues of the newsletter please visit… Continue reading My New Role In World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
President’s Report on July-August 2012 WFAE Newsletter
My first report as President of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology was published in the organization’s online newsletter. Published bi-monthly, the WFAE Newsletter is a supplement to its annual scholarly journal, Soundscape: The Journal for Acoustic Ecology. Please bookmark and read the newsletter, it is full of resources as well as information about current… Continue reading President’s Report on July-August 2012 WFAE Newsletter
A Week of Sound and Silence: Interview On Vidos Island
Interview on Vidos Island Part of Kiki Karydi’s “A Week of Sound and Silence” project. Kiki is a graduate student studying in the UK. She was among the many people met in Corfu for “Crossing Listening Paths” 2011 WFAE International Conference. Among the questions I respond to are, In the video I respond to four… Continue reading A Week of Sound and Silence: Interview On Vidos Island
WFAE Feature Article: Observations On “Crossing Listening Paths”
My report, “Observations on the 2011 WFAE International Conference “Crossing Listening Paths,” about the 2011 WFAE International Conference is published in the Nov/Dec WFAE Newsletter. This report is describes my personal observations of the conference and Kerkyra, on the island of Corfu, Greece. Rather than offering an analysis of the events, I wrote about whatever… Continue reading WFAE Feature Article: Observations On “Crossing Listening Paths”