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Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concert By Eric Leonardson

Tuesday, September 21 Eric Leonardson performs live and in person at Jarvis Square Pottery,
1443 West Jarvis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626

A.I.R. Krems

I am honored to be one of two SAIC faculty awarded a one-month international summer artist’s residency with a studio and living quarters at AIR Krems on the Danube River. Located in the Kunstquartier of Krems, these facilities are provided through the support of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in an exchange… Continue reading A.I.R. Krems

Soundwalking & Acoustic Ecology | Chicago Parks Foundation

Big thanks to the Chicago Parks Foundation for posting the  June 1st, “Soundwalking in Chicago Parks,” interview highlighting the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology’s Night Out In the Parks soundwalk series, employing local teaching artists with support of the Chicago Park District. I describe how our thematically-focused soundwalks can serve as immersive, mindful ways to… Continue reading Soundwalking & Acoustic Ecology | Chicago Parks Foundation

Unsilent Night Public Sound Procession Thursday, December 22

Join us for a community procession of Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night. All ages are welcome. Thursday, December 22 6-7 pm Meet at Maggie Daley Park Field House End at Cloud Gate Get sparkly and shimmery and bring your old boom boxes or other devices for playing cassettes or sound files (click the link above for… Continue reading Unsilent Night Public Sound Procession Thursday, December 22

Artist residency program to start along 606 Trail | abc7chicago.com

Tuesday, April 26: Chicago local ABC Channel 7 News announced I am one of the artists creating cultural programming in the landscape of The 606 park system along the Bloomingdale Trail. My series of events will invite communities to explore urban soundscape awareness through a series of soundwalks, original instrument-making classes, beginning in May and… Continue reading Artist residency program to start along 606 Trail | abc7chicago.com

ACRE The Verdant Visit

From July 22-26 I was honored to be one of several visiting artists at the ACRE Summer Residency in a rural landscape near Steuben, Wisconsin. From their website: ACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) is a volunteer-run non-profit based in Chicago devoted to employing various systems of support for emerging artists and to creating a… Continue reading ACRE The Verdant Visit

Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining Environments

On March 25–26, I am participating in the pre-conference acoustic ecology workshop and overnight field trip to the Beaver Creek Biosphere Reserve, organized by the American Society for Acoustic Ecology. On March 27–29, I am honored to lead and present these panels and papers in the spectacular conference, Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining… Continue reading Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining Environments

Team Teaching Award for Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape

In October 2014 Lindsey French and I were awarded our request to team-teach a proposed course called Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, for the 2015-16 academic year. Please visit our course blog: https://ecosensingsoundscape.wordpress.com/ Our course will be offered in the Fall 2015 term and cross-listed with the… Continue reading Team Teaching Award for Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape

October 13, MiniSoundFestival at Prak-Sis

8:00 PM Saturday, October 13, 2012 Prak-Sis Gallery, 1917 W Irving Park Road North Center, Chicago IL 60613 (Located between Wolcott and Damen Avenues, a 2-minute walk west from the Irving Park stop on the CTA Brown Line.) From the organizer, Gwenn-Aël Lynn: Chicago has long been known for a cradle of innovative music. The… Continue reading October 13, MiniSoundFestival at Prak-Sis