SOUND SCENE
An Interactive Audio Art Installation for all ages.
June 29-30th 2019, at the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Featuring national and international artists!
Come rest in a dream tent
Hold sound in your hands
Listen through your fingertips
Take an accoustic tour
Practice mixing samples
Transform words from speech, to text, to dance
JOIN US
Submit YOUR Proposal for 2019 Here
Proposals Accepted until Jan 15th, 2019
Now in it's 12th year, Sound Scene features sonic surprises and thought provoking listening opportunities produced by DC-based artists as well as national and international contributors. Sound Scene has included audio work from Michigan, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Spain, India, Armenia, South Korea, Germany, and elsewhere.
Live performances from Layne Garrett, David Schulman, Pan Lara, members of the National Symphony Orchestra, dance ensemble Errant Movement and others.
Live broadcasts courtesy of WPFW.
2018 Small group workshops (all first come, first served) included:
Deep Listening: A guided sonic meditation inspired by Pauline Oliveros.
Perform the Building: An architectural listening walk with international guest artist Sam Auinger.
Sample DJ : A demo and hands-on opportunity to sample and construct your own tunes, with Sonia Herrero.
Your DC Oral History: Enrich the cultural heritage of our city by contributing a story of your own or an interview of a neighbor or friend. Audio links available after the event.
Hand Games Project: Join OnRaé LaTeal from the Hirshhorn ArtLab for an interactive audio workshop where participants remember childhood hand games and remix the sounds and stories into hip-hop songs. Girls and women-identified participants of all-ages welcome.
Mini Listening Lounge: Grab a seat and join members of the DC Listening Lounge audio collective for a faciliated listening session of diverse audio, including: found sound, original music, oral history, video sound and narrative. Feel free to bring a sound to share!
Sound Scene is curated and produced by the DC Listening Lounge with the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden with support from the Goethe-Institut Washington and Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Sound Scene 2018 was supported in part, by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
An Interactive Audio Art Installation for all ages.
June 29-30th 2019, at the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Featuring national and international artists!
Come rest in a dream tent
Hold sound in your hands
Listen through your fingertips
Take an accoustic tour
Practice mixing samples
Transform words from speech, to text, to dance
JOIN US
Submit YOUR Proposal for 2019 Here
Proposals Accepted until Jan 15th, 2019
Now in it's 12th year, Sound Scene features sonic surprises and thought provoking listening opportunities produced by DC-based artists as well as national and international contributors. Sound Scene has included audio work from Michigan, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Spain, India, Armenia, South Korea, Germany, and elsewhere.
Live performances from Layne Garrett, David Schulman, Pan Lara, members of the National Symphony Orchestra, dance ensemble Errant Movement and others.
Live broadcasts courtesy of WPFW.
2018 Small group workshops (all first come, first served) included:
Deep Listening: A guided sonic meditation inspired by Pauline Oliveros.
Perform the Building: An architectural listening walk with international guest artist Sam Auinger.
Sample DJ : A demo and hands-on opportunity to sample and construct your own tunes, with Sonia Herrero.
Your DC Oral History: Enrich the cultural heritage of our city by contributing a story of your own or an interview of a neighbor or friend. Audio links available after the event.
Hand Games Project: Join OnRaé LaTeal from the Hirshhorn ArtLab for an interactive audio workshop where participants remember childhood hand games and remix the sounds and stories into hip-hop songs. Girls and women-identified participants of all-ages welcome.
Mini Listening Lounge: Grab a seat and join members of the DC Listening Lounge audio collective for a faciliated listening session of diverse audio, including: found sound, original music, oral history, video sound and narrative. Feel free to bring a sound to share!
Sound Scene is curated and produced by the DC Listening Lounge with the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden with support from the Goethe-Institut Washington and Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Sound Scene 2018 was supported in part, by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.