Beyond Listening: Agency, Art and the Environment

International Symposium on Sonic Ecologies22 to 25 November, 2023Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME) I am in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary to present a new 8-channel sound composition and presenting about ‘Listening Pasts – Listening Futures,’ the recent World Forum for Acoustic Ecology conference co-organized and hosted in New Smyrna Beach,… Continue reading Beyond Listening: Agency, Art and the Environment

Listening Pasts, Listening Futures WFAE Conference 23-26 March 2023

Following 15 months of organizing with a small dedicated team of brilliant teaching artists I am pleased to inform you that the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology’s first international happens on 23-26 March 2023. Join us online and in person at Atlantic Center for the Arts This conference is a small one that promises to… Continue reading Listening Pasts, Listening Futures WFAE Conference 23-26 March 2023

Then as Now: Woodland Pattern 1980-2022

My work will be on display at MIAD’s Frederick Layton Gallery, opening this Friday, October 14. Dates: October 10 – December 3, 2022 Location: Frederick Layton Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI Reception: October 14, 5-8 p.m. “A visual history of Milwaukee’s Woodland Pattern Book Center featuring more than 100 artists who have exhibited… Continue reading Then as Now: Woodland Pattern 1980-2022

May 6, Original Instruments Concert 2019

Monday, May 6 at 2:00 to 3:00 PM You are invited to the Original Instruments showcase of students’ work made in my Instrument Construction class. They will demonstrate and perform with a range of newly made instrument inventions. Snacks and beverages provided courtesy of the Department of Sound, at the School of the Art Institute… Continue reading May 6, Original Instruments Concert 2019

World Forum for Acoustic Ecology 25th Anniversary

The Global Composition 2018 conference featured a series of workshops and open discussions with participants on media culture the future of acoustic ecology. The proceedings were recorded and now you may watch them on The Global Composition website.  2018 marks the 25th Anniversary of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), founded in August 1993… Continue reading World Forum for Acoustic Ecology 25th Anniversary

Faculty Projects Exhibition 2018 | September 14 – October 13

Works on View at the Sullivan Galleries September 14 – October 13 Reception: Friday, September 28, 6:00–9:00 p.m. 33 S. State St., 7th floor Free and open to the public Tuesday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Public Conversations and Activations Over the duration of the Faculty Project Exhibition, Sullivan Gallery will serve as a site for activities… Continue reading Faculty Projects Exhibition 2018 | September 14 – October 13

Masters International Media Cultural Workshop

In mid-June, 2018 I led a 3-day workshop for over 20 graduate students of the International Media Cultural Work program at the Dieburg Media Campus of Hochschule Darmstadt. Their prompt, “How do you actively engage others in listening for everyday sounds,” was explored through ear cleaning exercises, soundwalking, site visits, and discussion, then realized for… Continue reading Masters International Media Cultural Workshop

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

Talk About for Taking the Waters | Eco Design Riverworks Chicago at SAIC

Taking the Waters | Eco Design Riverworks Chicago | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Oct 30th – Nov 7th 33 S State Street 12th Floor An interactive transient external partnership sound mapping and community engagement series of classes that visualize and reimagine a regenerative world. Talk About for Taking the Waters Monday Nov.… Continue reading Talk About for Taking the Waters | Eco Design Riverworks Chicago at SAIC