NAISA Workshops :: December 2008 and January 2009 :: All workshops @ the NAISA space (equipment provided), Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Studio #252, Toronto :: Pre-registration required :: Call 416 652 5115 or email naisa [at] naisa.ca to register.

Dec 7th, 1-4pm, $25: INTRODUCTION to LINUX and Open Source Software for sound production with Hector Centeno — Open Source software is available to anyone for free. This workshop is directed to anyone using computers for sound art, electroacoustic music or any other digital music/sound creation giving participants a walk through some of the available Open Source options for digital music and audio production.

Jan 24th, noon-5pm, $100 (cost includes the NAISAtron kit): NAISAtron soldering party — The NAISAtron, created for NAISA by Rob Cruickshank, is a small sound sculpture, an electronic gizmo. This workshop is an opportunity to make your own NAISAtron to take home with you. If you haven’t soldered, we’ll help you with that as well.

Jan 25th, 10am-5pm, $100: SOUND AS ART 1 Recording & Editing workshop with Darren Copeland — This workshop is geared towards the budding sound artist, the visual and media artist exploring sound, the community radio programmer wanting to expand their possibilities, and those with a general interest in sound. It will teach basic recording, editing, processing and mixing practices.

Feb 7th, 10am-4pm, $100: PODPOEMS Workshop — The whole podcasting process from beginning to end ..voicing, recording, editing and uploading to a website. For poets and anybody with a voice.

NAISA afternoon Christmas Party: December 13th, 1-5pm — Celebrate the upcoming holiday season with the many artists whose works we’ve presented over the last year. There will be sound and food and drink. Bring a friend, enjoy the sound atmosphere. Please RSVP.

The next NAISA Space event: NAISA SOIREE, JANUARY 31st noon - 4pm (right after the market). Check the January NAISA Sound Channel or www.naisa.ca for further details.