Sonic Sculptures 3

Sonic Sculptures 3: Playground of Sound Call-Out

Event: Saturday 14th September 2024, 1pm-11pm

Deadline for submissions: Monday 9th September 2024.

Call-out for audio submissions for a day-long event at contemporary art organisation, Primary in Nottingham. An opportunity to share your audio work, new or old. We welcome submissions of your music, soundscapes, sonic artworks, work-in-progress, site recordings, readings, performances, and curiosities - anything you’ve made in a .mp3 or .wav format. 

Send your submissions (.mp3 or .wav) by email, including title of work, artist name, year, and a short description (one or two lines max). All submissions should have a running time of less than 10 minutes. Send submissions to: 2fee283rfehw8@gmx.co.uk 

Sound submissions will play back-to-back through experimental sonic sculpture in Gallery 1 at Primary (1-11pm). A programme of activity will energise another sonic sculpture built in the playground against the backdrop of an expansive garden.

Programme (14/09):

13:00-15:00. Bring Your Own Sound: Share & Feedback Session
15:30-17:30. Participatory Sound Workshop: Sounds of the Garden
18:30-19:30. Live Performance 1, TBC.

20:00-21:00. Live Performance 2, TBC.

21:30-22:30. Live Performance 3, TBC.

Sonic Sculptures is a project led by visual artist/curator Ryan Boultbee, architectural design studio FROMTHEGROUNDUP (FTGU) and musician Tom Harris. Sonic Sculptures is a recurring series of events hosting a programme of soundscapes and sonic experiences. 

Free event at Primary, 33 Seely Road, Nottingham, NG7 1NU. 

Event supported by Primary, Broadway’s Near Now, and Arts Council England.