architecture

October 8, 2023

Listening Is the Other Half of How We Know

Join us on Saturday, October 14 for Open House Chicago, a citywide architectural festival. NON:op Open Opera Works and the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) team up with the Chicago Architecture Center to reveal its acoustic dimensions in Aural Architecture: Listening is the Other …

by MSAE

February 18, 2023

Join Us on February 25 at Wild Things 2023!

Meet us at the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) exhibitors’ table and hear MSAE members Alex Braidwood and Eric Leonardson deliver talks and music on soundwalking and nature. The Wild Things 2023 Conference invites nature enthusiasts from across Illinois and beyond to learn about …

by MSAE

October 11, 2022

Aural Neighborhoods: Listening to Chicago

MSAE and NON:op Open Opera Works partner with the Chicago Architecture Center’s Open House Chicago to present Aural Neighborhoods 2022

by Veronica Salinas

MSAE

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology6 days ago

In May/June 2024, American periodical cicadas — seven subspecies of Brood XIII and Brood XIX — will hatch simultaneously, a convergent phenomenon that occurs once every 221 years. The seven different species chorusing (each with a unique song) is an occasion to reflect on our interconnections with that which is other than human.

Calling All Ears Collective (CAEC) seeks to create a platform to feature the American cicada, where the practices of science and art can connect participants in this historic moment with a specific focus on cicada sound. As a growing entity, the collective is open to welcoming initiatives that cohabit with the broods.

In the quest for this unique bicentennial sound, one may ask: how do we listen to cicadas, but also how do they listen to us? Are we really listening deeply?

We ask potential contributors, participants, and the curious to provide us with a brief idea about how you see yourself or your group interacting with the Broods, XIII, and/or XIX. Find more detailed info on the application at our website: https://mwsae.org/calling-all-ears-request-for-cicada-proposals/

Send your materials to Stephen Bradley (sbradley@umbc.edu) and Matthew Wolkow (matthew.wolkow@gmail.com) by or before May 7th, 2024. General inquiries are welcome. We will respond within a few days of your submission.

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