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In addition to providing information on the Sounds Now project, this website serves as a platform for sharing wider information on curatorial issues in the sonic arts, in particular those connected to the topic of diversity. This section is therefore dedicated to news relating to projects, research and initiatives outside of Sounds Now, which we hope will be of interest to readers who follow our project.

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Applications are open for “Curatorial Practices in Music” at ArtEZ

Sounds Now is one of the few structures to offer a course on curating contemporary music. The ArtEZ University of the Arts is another. This year, ArtEZ presents the fifth edition of a course on curatorial practices in music. ArtEZ is exploring ways to collectively and individually redefine what it means to be a performer, […]

December 1, 2023

CALL FOR WORKS: Sisters in Music

Deadline for applications: February 27, 2023 Konstmusiksystrar (Sisters in Music) is commissioning two new chamber music pieces for the ensemble Damkapellet, to premiere in Stockholm, Sweden on September 10, 2023. Damkapellet is a musical collective based in Copenhagen that highlights and performs music by artists who define themselves as women, non-binary or trans. The theme […]

February 1, 2023

Call for Papers: Music’s institution and the (de)colonial

Lund University, Sweden 4–5 May 2023 Deadline for submissions: 14 February, 2023 Sanne Krogh-Groth, Phil Dodds and Brandon Farnsworth of the Lund University Division of Musicology invite contributions to a two-day conference at Lund University, Sweden, on 4–5 May 2023. We welcome researchers, artists, and activists whose work explores issues of colonialism, decolonial resistance, and/or institutional […]

January 25, 2023

Of interest: Culturopolis conference

International Days on Cultural Rights Barcelona, November 16-19, 2022 Barcelona City Council is promoting the first International Days on Cultural Rights – CULTUROPOLIS, which is being co-organised with Culture Action Europe. Addressing the themes of cultural work & sustainability, diversities, participation & communities, and digital environments, CULTUROPOLIS is a meeting space for reflecting on and […]

September 21, 2022

Online conference: Curating for change

The Work that Music Festivals Do in the World Curating for Change: The Work that Music Festivals Do in the World is a two-part online conference on music festivals as resonant – even if at times contested – sites of activism, equity, environmental stewardship, and community-building. It brings together scholars, practitioners, artists, organizers, and patrons […]

August 22, 2022

Conference – Soundings 2022

Assemblies of Listenings and Voices Across the Souths Akademie der Künste Berlin HanseatenwegAugust 21-25, 2022 What do sounds and music mean to those who do not recognise their tradition, culture or worldview in the globally dominant Eurocentric artistic and intellectual sound art and music practices? Who derive their listening from other origins, other contexts, other […]

August 9, 2022

Project Coordinator for Soundings – August 2022

Soundings is looking for a Project Coordinator (m/f/d) to support the curatorial team in the organization of a conference/workshop/concert event from August 21st-25th, 2022 at and around the Akademie der Künste in Berlin Hanseatenweg, Germany. The position is open as of now, applications accepted until the position has been filled. SOUNDINGS is a seminal five-day […]

May 9, 2022

Opportunity: OneBeat online residency programme

July 11 – September 6, 2022 OneBeat is accepting applications for OneBeat Virtual 2022, an online residency programme which will digitally convene approximately 35 musicians from up to 50 eligible countries and territories. Eligible Countries and Territories – Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic […]

January 18, 2022

Residency – Postcolonial Recherche

The Goethe-Institut and the Ensemble Recherche are inviting 10 emerging composers and sound artists from developing and transition countries to collaborate in a virtual community of artistic research and music creation. We live in a vibrant and diverse global creative community yet, in the 21st century, the so-called “contemporary music” space is still quite Eurocentric. […]

August 24, 2021

Rebellion for Sale – Performing arts lab with Brigitta Muntendorf and Michael Höppner at Time of Music festival

July 6-11, 2021, Finland Rebellion for Sale is a laboratory for interdisciplinary artistic interplay/cooperation that focuses on practical experimentation and collaborative reflection with participants from the fields of composition, instrumental/vocal/body performance and improvisation. It is an invitation to develop compositional ideas in an artistic dialogue by contributing and expanding the own skills as well as […]

May 12, 2021

5th annual international SIMM-posium – January 12, 2021

9 free online sessions on the social impact of making music Due to COVID-19, this edition of the annual international SIMM-posium takes the shape of a 9-week series of online-webinars, beginning Tuesday 12th January. Detailed information on the full programme is available on the SIMM and BOZAR websites. Registration is mandatory, but free. Each live (zoom) […]

January 8, 2021

ArtEZ launches new online course in music curation

Dutch institute ArtEZ launches Curatorial Practices in Music, a new Masters-level course in curating. Deadline for applying: December 15 14 musicians and music professionals will have the opportunity to explore ways to collectively and individually redefine what it means to be a music curator. Reassess relationships between music and audience, develop new hybrid formats, and […]

December 7, 2020

“Decentering Curricula: Questions for Re-evaluating Diversity and Inclusiveness in HMEIs”

A new publication from the Strengthening Music in Society project In the framework of the Strengthening Music in Society (SMS) project, coordinated by the European Association of Conservatoires (AEC) and co-funded by Creative Europe, the Working Group on Diversity, Identity, Inclusiveness is presenting its second publication titled “Decentering Curricula: Questions for Re-evaluating Diversity and Inclusiveness in HMEIs”. On Wednesday 4 November, from […]

October 12, 2020

New course on the curation of contemporary music in Basel, CH

The Academy of Music in Basel, Switzerland, is launching a brand new course in contemporary music curation, starting January 2021 The Academy of Music in Basel is starting a new and so far unique post-graduate study program with the title “CAS Curating Contemporary Music“. The course is designed specifically for young musicians who have founded […]

August 24, 2020

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