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COMMUNITY EVENT
Field Recording Workshop & Sound Bath with Lavender Suarez

Part of The Blue Bus Mobile Media Lab Workshops
Sunday, May 16, 2021, 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
34th Ave Open Street in Jackson Heights

Would you like to learn how to create an archive of sounds that represent your neighborhood? By thoughtfully listening to the people and the ecosystem (natural and human-made) of our neighborhoods, as well as the culture at large, we can gain deep insights into our roles as members of our communities. Documenting sounds can give us a rich sense of learning, discovery, belonging, and purpose. Lavender Suarez will lead a media workshop featuring basic audio recording techniques (known as field recording) to assist you in becoming a sonic explorer in your neighborhood. Participants will be guided to use their cellphone's audio recording feature to take recordings during the workshop. Please bring headphones and make sure you have storage space available on your phone to hold the recordings. The workshop will feature a meditative sound bath, and participants will help gather an archive of sounds, which will be accessible on the MoMI website.

Join MoMI in supporting our partner, The Blue Bus Project, with this series of free outside media workshops around Queens, called the The Blue Bus Mobile Media Lab. The Blue Bus Project is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization committed to bringing participatory arts events into underserved communities around NYC, heightening awareness and encouraging social and environmental change through visual art, performance, and interdisciplinary workshops. The field recording workshop & sound bath with artist Lavender Suarez is the first event of this series and will be offered in English and Spanish. It will take place in Jackson Heights, on 34th avenue between 93rd and 94th Street, and is co-sponsored by Emerald Isle Immigration Center, 34th Avenue Open Streets, and Together We Can. Please email any questions about this workshop to [email protected]

This workshop is free with RSVP. Please complete this form to register. This program is made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, with additional support from Citizens Committee for New York City.

TALLER GRABACIÓN DE CAMPO Y BAÑO DE SONIDO con Lavender Suarez

¿Te gustaría aprender a crear un archivo de sonidos como una forma de representar su vecindario? Al escuchar atentamente a nuestras comunidades, la gente, el ecosistema (natural y creado por el humano) y la cultura en general, podemos obtener una comprensión profunda de nuestros roles como miembros de la comunidad. Documentar los sonidos puede brindarle una rica sensación de aprendizaje, descubrimiento, pertenencia y propósito. Lavender Suarez imparte este taller que incluye técnicas básicas de grabación de audio (conocidas como grabación de campo) para ayudarte a llevar a cabo una exploración sónica en tu vecindario. Por medio de la funcion de audio en tu telefono movíl, aprenderás a capturar sonidos representativos (favor de traer audífonos y asegurarte que hay suficiente memoria en tu telefono para guardar grabaciones antes del taller).

El taller contará con un baño de sonido meditativo, y se creará un archivo de los sonidos recopilados por los participantes del taller al que se podrá acceder en el sitio web del MoMI.

Este taller es parte de una serie de talleres ofrecido por The Blue Bus Project, y se presenta en colaboracion con: La Esmeralda (Emerald Isle Immigration Center), 34th Ave Open Streets, Together We Can, y el Museo del Imagen en Movimiento. Este programa es apoyado por el Consejo de Artes del Condado de Queens con fondos del Departamento de Asuntos Culturales de la Ciudad de Nueva York, y también del Comité de Ciudadanos de Nueva York. El taller se presentará el domingo 16 de mayo, de 2 a 6 pm en la avenida 34 (entre las calles 93 y 94). Para inscribirte, llena este formulario. Envíe sus preguntas por correo electrónico a [email protected] 


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