The Sonic Arts Award is aimed at the production and promotion of sonic arts at an international level. SAAW will assign a cash prize to the winning project of each of the four categories. Two residencies will be granted by the Cardelli & Fontana Gallery in Sarzana and CAOS [Centro Arti Opificio Sirio] Museo in Terni. Winners will be notified in June 2015.
SAAW is made up of four categories:
Sound Art – Sound installation works, including multi-channel. The work must have been realised in the three year period prior to the announcement of the competition.
Sonic Research – Works corresponding with an idea of exploratory music and advanced sounds that explores new codes of composition and innovative processes in the production of contemporary sound (electronic music, electroacoustic music, acousmatic, digital music, musique concrète, experimental music, free improvisation, glitch, ambient, exploratory music).
Soundscapes – Soundscapes are sound compositions that use only field recordings as sound source. The composition could be created by editing, mixing or processing of the sound source.
Digital Art – This section includes all works of Interactive Art and Media Art that, through the active participation of the general public, introduce innovative elements in the field of sound experimentation.
Submission deadline: 20 January 2015
More information here.