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New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) is a non-profit organization, based in Toronto, that produces performances and installations spanning the entire spectrum of electroacoustic and experimental sound art. Included in its productions are: Deep Wireless, Sound Travels, Arts Birthday and SOUNDplay. The objectives of NAISA are to foster awareness and understanding locally, as well as nationally and internationally, in the cultural vitality of experimental sound art in its myriad forms of expression. This objective will be achieved through the exploration of new sound technologies in conjunction with the creation of cultural events and artifacts.
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DEEP WIRELESS 11 ONLINE RADIO ART COMP


Dates:
Fri May 01, 2015 00:00 - Fri May 01, 2015

http://www.soundcloud.com/naisa

NAISA celebrates radio and transmission art with the launch of its Deep Wireless 11 Online Radio Art Compilation on soundcloud that includes works selected from its call for submissions on the theme H E A R N O W H E R E.


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TransX Transmission Art Symposium registration now open Register on-line Now!


Dates:
Fri May 22, 2015 00:00 - Sun May 24, 2015

Location:
Toronto, Canada

May 22 - 24 @ the Wychwood Theatre, #176
http://naisa.ca/symposia/trans-x/
$70 / $40 (students)
https://naisa.ca/trans-x-registration/

This year, the TransX Symposium includes a full day of soundhacking workshops!!!

NAISA is pleased to announce the 4th edition of the TransX Transmission Art Symposium featuring the keynote address: What we've learned so far - 10 years of Mobile Radio by Knut Aufermann and Sarah Washington (co-presented with the Goethe Institute). The symposium will also include panel discussions, paper presentations and performances as well as a full day of soundhacking workshops as part of the annual Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art. Performances/presentations/papers/workshops included by: Dan Tapper (UK), Sarah Boothroyd (BC, Can), Doug Van Nort (ON, Can), Elliott Fienberg (ON, Can), Knut Aufermann/Sarah Washington (Berlin, Germany), and Peter Flemming (QC, Can).

On the final day (May 24) from 10am - 4pm will be a full day of soundhacking workshops including Experimental Electromagneticks by Peter Flemming (creating an improvised loudspeaker along with a found-object resonators); Magnetic Signals and Radiophonic Soundscapes: VLF Workshop with Dan Tapper, Micro-Radio Transmitter workshop with Michael Postma and Radio Hacking with Mobile Radio (hacking portable transistor radios to uncover their possibilities as musical instruments). Symposium registration also gets you into the two evening performances.


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14th annual DEEP WIRELESS Festival of Radio & Transmission Art presented by New Adventures in Sound Art


Dates:
Fri May 01, 2015 00:00 - Sun May 31, 2015

Location:
Toronto, Canada

A month-long celebration of radio and transmission art including performances, installations, workshops, radio broadcasts and the TransX Transmission Art Symposium.

As the convention of radio is questioned and no longer confined to the radio dial, Deep Wireless artists ask, what is the nature of transmission? This May, NAISA celebrates its 14th edition of the Deep Wireless Festival by once again bringing together artists from around the globe to respond to this question within the context of a time when old conventions and technologies are dissolving into multiple streams of creative possibilities.— Darren Copeland, NAISA Artistic Director.


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Cross Waves Sound Art series - Cross Waves Series #4 curated by Janna Graham


Dates:
Sun Mar 29, 2015 20:00 - Sun Mar 29, 2015

Location:
Toronto, Canada

Cross Waves is a Canadian Sound Art series that includes performances and internet radio programs curated by eight media artists representing different regional and cultural perspectives in Canada. The series is taking place between July 2014 and June 2015. The content is contextualized by the curators through commentaries and essays and draws attention to Sound Artists from across Canada. The fourth in the series is curated by Janna Graham. Graham’s series will begin broadcasting on March 8 on NAISA Radio everyday at noon, 8pm and 4am on NAISA Radio (www.naisa.ca/naisa-radio). A concert featuring live performances by Casey Koyszan will be presented on March 29th. The remaining upcoming series’ will be curated by Jason Ryle, Christof Migone, Eleanor King and Anna Friz.


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NAISA Sound Bash Extended until April 19th!


Dates:
Sun Mar 01, 2015 00:00 - Sun Apr 19, 2015

Location:
Toronto, Canada

Saturdays 10:00 am to 3:00 pm - Sundays 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
open daily during March Break

On March 12, 2001, New Adventures in Sound Art became a not-for-profit organization, expanding its programming that year and committing to providing year-round sound art programming for all ages. For the month of March, NAISA's installation space will be filled with new selection of everyday objects especially selected for the interesting sounds they make when struck or played, offering you a chance to play with sound and manipulate it live. Open every Saturday in March, 10am - 2pm or by appointment with added times during the March Break Fun Fair.

NAISA will also include a series of concerts by Toronto sound artists who will be performing using the NAISA Sound Bash installation as part of the NAISA Sound Bash Concert Series.