Sound Art Exhibit

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum at Flagler College presents a special exhibit on sound art from September 2 to November 22, 2016. The exhibit opening will take place during the First Friday Art Walk on September 2, 2016, from 5 to 9 p.m., and the exhibit will be on display through November 22, 2016.

This special exhibit is curated by artists Michael Dickins and Barry Jones and organized by Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. The work of seventeen artists from around the world will be featured: Phillip Andrew Lewis, Olivia Block, Curt Cloning, McLean Fahnestock, Josh Gumiela, Brian Harnetty, Morgan Higby-Flowers, Aaron Hutchinson, Peter Kay, Kris Neely with Lynn Rhodes, Will Owen, Greg Pond and Jesse Thompson, Matt Roberts, Steve Roden, Jason Sloan, and Nathan Wolek.

These artists use sound in innovative ways, from manipulating recordings and "found sound" to creating sound through data-based processes and using the environment to create sound sculptures. The acceptance of sound art as a distinct medium has evolved through the work of Luigi Russolo, who first formulated the concept of using everyday "noise" as an element in music compositions in 1913, Pierre Schaeffer during the 1940s and 1950s in Paris, and John Cage, whose focus on silence and random noise transformed 20th century music. In his book, Sound Art, artist Alan Licht details how these musical concepts have grown to become an interdisciplinary medium during the same period.

Admission: Free.

When: The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Where: The Crisp-Ellert Museum is located at 48 Sevilla Street in St. Augustine 32084.

Special Events Associated with the Sound Art Exhibit

There will be several special events associated with the exhibit taking place at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum and on the grounds of Flagler College.

On Friday, October 7,  at 7 p.m., Jacksonville-based singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Insel (Robin Rütenberg) will perform at the museum.

Additionally, the Crisp-Ellert has commissioned Michael Dickins to create a site-specific sound installation in the Palm Garden of Flagler College during the week of October 10, which will remain on display through November 22.

During the week of October 24, one of the exhibit artists, Olivia Block, will host an interdisciplinary workshop, and on Wednesday, October 26, she will give a public performance at the Flagler College Rotunda.

On Thursday, November 3, at 6 p.m., participating artist Matt Roberts will give a talk on sound art in the Gamache-Koger Theater at the Ringhaver Student Center.