Urban Exchange Residency I | Chicago: Museum as Instrument
Overview
Museum as Instrument (MU::IN) is a residency of Chicago-based sound artists Troy Briggs, Jon Brumit, Michael Milano, David Moré, Jeff Kolar and Meredith Kooi of Radius. Artists will transform Elsewhere's 100-year-old building into an architectural music box with new installations and performance-based sound works.New sound works will feature electronics, found-objects, interactive instruments, field recordings, and experimental radio broadcasting that alter, enhance, and draw attention to the sounds of the museum as a resonant architectural chamber. Their building-wide interventions will invite audiences to consider the museum as a comprehensive and interconnected artwork, using electronic and auditory media to connect architectures seen and unseen.
MU::IN is curated by Shannon Stratton, Chief Curator of The Museum of Arts and Design in New York and Founder and Executive Director Emeritus of Threewalls in Chicago, and Joe Jeffers, musician, producer and Director of 8550 Ohio (Chicago and Chesterhill, OH).
MU::IN is the first in Elsewhere’s series of city residencies dedicated to providing in-depth exploration of methods and media of contemporary art production at Elsewhere for artists and the public. This month-long special residency culminates with a series of public workshops and a July First Friday public performance event to play the museum.For more information, and for workshop registration, contact production@goelsewhere.org
This project is supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Related Events
June 11, 8 PM | Featured Artist Talks
Artist Talks by Joe Jeffers, Troy Briggs, David Moré, Jon Brumit, Michael Milano, and Radius
June 18, 830 PM | Local Artist Talks
Artist Talks with Mark Dixon (Greensboro, NC) and Lee Weisert (Chapel Hill, NC)
June 20, 7 PM | Special Public Dinner
Sounds Like Dinner
Come explore the sonic frontiers of the dinner table at a live-action musical dinner, where diners perform the soundtrack for their meal as they munch.
Dinner is $10-$20, sliding scale. RSVP to kitchen@goelsewhere.org by Monday, June 15.
June 25, 830 PM | Featured Artist Talks
Radius
June 27, 10am - 6pm | Workshop
Sound Practices Workshop Series
Join artists participating in Elsewhere’s Museum :: Instrument special residency for a day of workshops introducing methods and technologies of sound art production. Topics will range from mapping the sounds of the urban environment and testing the resonant frequencies of objects to creating radio transmitters and receivers to use in art actions.
Free.
July 2, 8:30 PM | Featured Artist Talks
Curator’s Talk by Shannon Stratton, Chief Curator of The Museum of Arts and Design, NY
July 3, 6-10PM | First Friday Opening
Premiere event for MU::IN projects, with performances and opportunities to play the museum.
The event featured the public opening of the Urban Gray Ballroom, an alternative space inside an alternative space. Located in between Elsewhere's two storefronts, the stairwell at 606 & ½ S. Elm Street is a street-side staircase theater equipped with a full audio arsenal including the Werkstatt-01 synthesizer donated by Moog in Asheville, NC. The space is available for indoor and outdoor performances, contact documentarian@goelsewhere.org for performance opportunities and scheduling.
Full details listed in the workshops tab. For more information contact Program Curator, Jennie Carlisle, at production@goelsewhere.org.
Workshops
June 27, 10am - 6pm
Sound Practices Workshop Series
Join artists taking part in Elsewhere’s Museum as Instrument special residency program for a full day art practical introducing new skills and ideas for working with electronic materials, found objects, and toys to explore and create sonic environments. With Jon Brumit, Michael Milano, David Moré, Troy Briggs, and Jeff Kolar and Meredith Kooi of Radius.
Free. All Materials will be provided.
Space is limited to 25.
Come for the full series or just for part of the day.
For more information and to reserve your spot, please contact Jennie Carlisle at production@goelsewhere.org with the workshops that you plan to participate in.
Workshop Overview
10am-12pm | Mapping Found Sounds
Learn techniques for more sensitive listening and to bring attention to your sonic environment. Explore ways to capture found sounds with a variety of recording devices and work with these sounds as components for the creation of new musical compositions.
12-1pm | Lunch on Your Own or at the museum, $5.
1-3pm | Resonant Frequencies
Investigates modes of vibration and resonance through hands on activities and experiments to better understand how sound travels through different materials and media.
3-6pm | How to Build Your Own Radio Network
An in depth introduction to using radio technology as an artistic medium. Participants will learn about how to build and use radio transmitters and receivers and various approaches to free, open-source low-powered transmission.
