RADIANT WAVES

Episode 16 of EARS HAVE EYES

RADIANT WAVES: resonating and shiny; too bright to see

Sound Artists:
Benoit Bories
Eryk Salvaggio
Jon Middleton
Magda Lambropoulou
Ryan Pratt
Serge Bulat
Zoundskaap

Hosted by Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett

GATHER BY FIRE

Week 6 of 6: a backyard ritual sculpture burn (for Matthew Mark)

Participants:
Andrew Davidson
Audrey Lane Cockett
Clare Duckett
Daniel Barossa
Eric Heitmann
Hannah Doerksen & Palmer Olson
Jane Grace
Jennifer Bourree-Lebouthillier
Joanne & Jonathan MacDonald
Tiff Polancec
Wayne Garrett
Caitlind Brown

HOMEBODIES

Week 4 of 6: digital performances from the comfort of your own home(body)

Participants:
Ana Phylactic (Kiki Barua)
Audrey Lane Cockett
Becca McDonald
Clare M. Duckett & Eeeeeernie!
Ian Ward
Jonathan Dowdall
Monica Ila & her Yeti!
Phantom Orchid
Ryan Bourne & Rebecca Reid
Salome Says (Toni Hiatt)
Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett

Theme by Audrey Lane Cockett

SLOW REVEAL

Week 5 of 6 of the 2023 Hibernation Project

Episode 15 of EARS HAVE EYES

SLOW REVEAL: hidden beneath the winter sheath, released by thaw of spring

Sound Artists:
Andrew Davidson
Audrey Lane Cockett
Cristian Estrella
Eryk Salvaggio
Masha Kashyna
Phantom Orchid
Simon Le Boggit
Sylvi macCormac
Tibor Donath

Hosted by Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett

HOUSE OF CARDS

Week 3 of 6: cardboard architecture

Participants:
Christina Milinusic
Clare M. Duckett, James Jensen, Louisa Jensen & Kaili Jensen
Kari Brawn & Gary McMillan
Khalid Omokanye & Maud Salvi
Mary Mazurek
Monica Ila
Studio North (Mark Erickson, Hayden Pattulo, Damon Hayes Couture)
Tiff Polancec
Caitlind Brown

Theme by Studio North

TOBOGGAPALOOZA

Week 1 of 6: return of build-your-own-toboggans!

Participants:
Aiden & Mike Tan
Andrew Davidson
Audrey Lane Cockett
Blake O’Brien
Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett
Daniel & Maggie Schaefer
Maggy & Ellen Close
Logan
Sarah VS & Family
Vanessa Porteous & Friends

Themes of Hibernation 2023!

The Hibernation Project is back!!!!!! Because we’ve been gradually spreading our events out over the course of the entire year, we have a short and sweet pop of wintertime magic for you this year! It’s gonna be a load of fun, collaboration, and creative satisfaction, so we hope you’ll join us – as an artist or attendee!

Check out all our themes in this handy blog post.

DECAY

Episode 10 of EARS HAVE EYES, a sound art radio program on CJSW 90.9 FM

DECAY: degradation, release, and melting away

Sound Artists:
Alëna Korolëva
Andre Rodrigues
Artiom Constantinov
Dixie Treichel
Eryk Salvaggio
Lauren Wong
Lewis Kaye
Peter Annear
Rotting Sounds
The Worst Mankind

Hosted by Wayne Garrett and Caitlind Brown

IDLE WORSHIP

IDLE WORSHIP is a mobile exhibition of art and performance in cars touring across the parking lots of the greater Calgary / Mohkinstsis area on Sept 24 and 25, 2022. Intended to subvert the car-centric culture of Alberta and utilize the “non-site site” of the car interior, IDLE WORSHIP is part community project, commentary, and intervention in plain sight.

IDLE WORSHIP is a spinoff of The Hibernation Project.

BLAZING

Episode 6 of EARS HAVE EYES, a sound art radio program on CJSW 90.9 FM

BLAZING: red hot words, essential feelings

Sound Artists:
Anna Friz
January Rogers
Jared Tailfeathers
Kevin Logan
Natalia Mamcarczyk
Stephanie Quilliams
Dr. Tibor Donath
The Worst Mankind

Hosted by Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett.

All the Thank Yous!

We’ve reached the end of The Hibernation Project 2022! Thank you to the artists and participants who joined us on this wild adventure! This year, we once again navigated the shifting waters of a global pandemic to facilitate 11 Hibernation Project events spanning digital space, tobogganing hills, radio waves, hockey rinks, community centres, and our…

GATHER BY FIRE

Week 11 of 11: a backyard ritual sculpture burn

Artworks by Elaine Weryshko, Jamie Tognazzini, Kamila Eltassi, Kat Dornian, Sarah Smalik, Wayne Garrett, and Caitlind Brown, featuring the unveiling of Maggie Schaefer’s SNOWDOWN Time-Capsule and an impromptu drag performance by Audrey Lane Cockett.

FIRST TOUCH

Week 10 of 11: a slow dance

Music by Clare M. Duckett, Eric Heitmann, Ryan Bourne, Travis Miller, and Wayne Garrett. Sound by Ryan McNally. Social distancing dance prosthetics by Desiree Nault and Caitlind Brown. Thanks to everyone who came and danced!

Theme by Desiree Nault.

WILD(ER)NESS

Episode 2 of EARS HAVE EYES, WILD(ER)NESS: beyond human soundscapes

Week 8 of 11 of The Hibernation Project.

Sound Artist: Alexandra Spence, Annie Dunning, Bert Crowfoot with the voice of Mary Thomas, Christina Milinusic, Curved Walls (Richard Gallant), Derek Haussecker, Jean-Paul Perrotte, Robin Minard, and Rucyl Frison. Hosted by Wayne Garrett and Caitlind Brown.

CLEAR FOR TAKE-OFF

Week 7 of 11: a carnival of paper planes, tricks, stunts, and flying high

All participants were artists in this bizarre and delightful happening, so instead of naming artists, we’re airing on the side of anonymity. Thanks to all the folks who traveled Jett’s Way Airlines!

SNOWDOWN

Ongoing theme: a gathering place for snow sculptures

Snowy contributions from Bruce & Liv Barton, Clare Duckett, Dale & Sadie Meyer/Murphy, Maggie & Daniel Schaefer, Matt Masters & The Burgener Bunch, Shyra DeSouza, Suri & Lincoln, Tiff Polancec, Veronica Murphy, Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett, and more TBA!

Theme by Maggie Schaefer.

BEACONS

Week 5 of 11: light sculptures and illuminated experiments for winter darkness

Artworks by Audrey Lane Cockett, Joanne MacDonald, Maggie Schaefer, Noel Begin & Jennifer Ireland, Rebecca Reid, Sarah Houle, Susan Clarahan, Wayne Garrett & Caitlind Brown.

The Hibernation Station 3!

Week 1 of 11: public access TV from our house(s) to yours!

Featuring artists Eric Hill & Jeff Meldrum, Ingrid Vargas, Jennifer Crighton, Jett Thunders, Kino Sum, Lollipop! (Jessica Wittman), Migueltzinta Solís, Natasha Jensen, Patrick Hamilton & Fiona McTaggart, Sarah Smalik & Jamie Tea, SCN Swampy Communications Network (Amber PB, Sean Dunham, and Teale Phelps Bondaroff), Who Cares? (Jiajia Li & Laura Reid), Yes Nice & Old Saw, and Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett

HIBERNATION PROJECT THEMES 2022

We are delighted to announce the themes for the 4th Hibernation Project, our annual DIY domestic art intervention bridging Winter to Spring. A tool for embracing and combating Winter in Canada, each weekend an open community of artists, musicians, performers, and participants respond to a theme, making new work and sharing old work for an intimate audience. This year, locations range from tobogganing hills, to domestic space, to community radio, and beyond!

Ears Have Eyes

The Hibernation Project has launched a Radio Show, and we’re accepting Sound Art submissions! EARS HAVE EYES is an auditory exhibition space for sound art on CJSW 90.9 fm. Every month, artists and musicians respond to a theme, making new compositions or sharing existing works. EARS HAVE EYES invites local, national, and international artists to share spatial soundscapes, auditory aesthetics, spoken word, poetry, experimental music, thematic interviews, and other recorded media, transmitted on the radio across Treaty 7 Territory – and beyond.