VANCOUVER, Wash. – Sound art created by 91ԹϺ students will be exhibited at Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver as part of First Friday on May 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Called “Divine Sounds,” the exhibition features 30 experiences designed to focus attention on listening. The work represents students’ final projects for a course in sound art taught by John Barber, a faculty member in the Creative Media & Digital Culture program at 91ԹϺ and curator of the exhibition.
Divine Consign is a nonprofit store that supports local charities in arts, education and human services. Students will use the furniture in the store as backdrop or part of their sound art.
“Imagine sitting at a dining table, or on a living room sofa to experience or interact with a work of sound art," said Barber. "The sound art will be part of the environment. Visitors will walk through the space and interact with different sounds.”
Design Consign is located at 904 Main St., Vancouver, Wash. Student artists will be on hand to discuss their works.
About 91ԹϺ
As one of six campuses of the Washington State University system, 91ԹϺ offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91ԹϺ helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu.
John Barber, Creative Media and Digital Culture Program, jfbarber@wsu.edu.