Invoking Beaconsfield Wetland – Sept. 20, 2022
Co-presented by Still Moon Arts and Vancouver New Music
Tuesday, September 20, 2022; 6:30 – 9PM
Beaconsfield Park, southeast field (East 17th Avenue, between Slocan St. and Penticton St.) [map]
Free – everyone welcome
This event is part of Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival.
With the incoming creation of a wetland at Beaconsfield Park, this Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival event will be an evening to invoke the spirit of wetlands through sound. We gather to celebrate this and welcome this important green infrastructure in the neighborhood.
The evening will present a unique and immersive sound installation brought to you by a collaboration of local sound artists Brady Marks + Mark Timmings (Wetland Project) and Giorgio Magnanensi (West Coast Radians). This is an opportunity to listen to a high fidelity multi-channel recording of the ṮEḴTEḴSEN marsh soundscape (Wetland Project) emitted by flat audio panels made of native wood reclaimed from discard piles from mill operations on the Sunshine Coast of BC (West Coast Radians). In addition, there will be a presentation of the ecological importance of wetlands and the process of creating a new urban wetland by representatives from the Strathcona Community Gardens; and an active listening activity facilitated by Brady Marks. We encourage you to bring a blanket / chair to sit in while we take in the sounds and teachings of our wonderful guests. There will be warm beverages and a light snack to share.
All ages welcome!
Accessibility:
Washrooms available in the Italian Cultural Centre. A wheel-chair accessible ramp is available off Slocan St beside the Italian Cultural Centre. Limited seating available on site.
Transportation:
Free Parking along the west side of Slocan St. A 10 min walk from Renfrew Skytrain Station. We recommend walking, bussing, riding your bike, or carpooling when possible. You can arrive at the location by walking on the footpath past the playground.
Hear how these unique resonators sound in an entirely different location at soundgarden – Hadden Park on September 24 + 25.
Still Moon Arts Society inspires vibrant and connected communities by creating artistic experiences and nurturing a passion for nature.
They do so through our eco-arts and environmental stewardship programming in addition to our founding annual festival: the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival.
Their belief in the power of artistic experiences to move and engage people guides us as we bring together art, environment, and community in East Vancouver, with specific focus on the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood and Still Creek watershed
Since its inception in 2004, they have used art to raise awareness and bring about positive change by mobilizing the local community and government partners to restore the Renfrew Ravine from a neglected dumping ground to a place of wonder, natural beauty, and educational opportunities.
Visit Still Moon Arts for more information about their full Moon Festival programming.
This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Top photo: Giorgio Magnanensi.
