Subject: Electronic Music + Visual Art residency at The Banff
Centre
From: Henry J Ng
Some of you may be interested in this Electronic Music + Visual Arts
program at the Banff Centre in March – applications are due *December 2,
2015. (Sorry for the last minute posting)
I work in audio at the Banff Centre, so please feel free to contact me
if you have questions at henry_ng(at)banffcentre(dot)ca
Convergence Residency: Electronic Music + Visual Art
https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/convergence-residency-electronic-music-visual-art/201603
Program Dates: March 6 – 26, 2016
OVERVIEW
We have entered into a post-instrument era in which music and visual art
born of technology produce contemporary, dynamic and convergent
new forms. Traditional apparatus and techniques are displaced by
computer based processes, virtual instruments, electronic hardware and
custom machines, stems, patches, waveforms and midi. This inaugural
residency welcomes artists working in rhythmic and experimental
electronic music realms, digital visual artists, and those pursuing
work that creates synergies between sound, music and art.
This residency provides the context for artists to research, conceive,
prototype and present new artistic works, tools, techniques and
perspectives for electronic music, sound, and visual creation. Under the
artistic direction of Patti Schmidt and Jen Mizuik, and led by faculty
Robin Fox and Uwe Schmidt with guest faculty who are specialists in
their fields, the program will offer sessions and workshops on modular
synthesizers, electronic music software and hardware, visual creation
software and methods, artistic process and philosophy, and the nature of
live performance in these technologically dominated fields. Together
artists, peers, and world-renowned faculty will exchange knowledge,
discuss ideas, experiment with processes, create, collaborate, perform,
and share artistic experiences.
Artists will have the chance to present their works-in-progress
throughout the program. The nature of the practices involved
will determine the presentation format and may range from a live
performance, an informal presentation, an installation, a talk
or workshop, or something else entirely. Artists will receive technical
and artistic guidance during the development of their projects and research.