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SUMMARY:Fish Creek Provincial Park Soundwalks with Chad Eastman
DESCRIPTION:Take a walk at night. \n\nWalk so silently that the bottoms \n\
 nof your feet become ears. \n\n— Pauline Oliveros\, Native\, 1974 \n\nSin
 ce its emergence in the 1970s\, the practice of soundwalking has spawned mu
 ltiple other modalities that blend physical activity with intentional liste
 ning\, such as\, soundsitting and soundswimming. This suggests to me that m
 ovement\, not the modality\, is the crux. \n\nFor me\, running is a creativ
 e practice of rhythmic movement that facilitates knowledge of self and worl
 d. Through experiences of flow and immersion\, running encourages the forma
 tion of deep relationships between people and places. Sound is movement\, t
 oo\, and moving transforms sound—not just listening to it but feeling it\
 , moving with it\, becoming it. \n\nFish Creek\, being the second largest u
 rban park in Canada\, has many visitors who are participating in outdoor ac
 tivities whether hiking\, running\, biking\, or paddling. Running then is a
 n effective methodology to conduct research in this park\, as it mimics the
  experiences of many visitors who are moving at heightened speeds and physi
 ological states. \n\nFor this second and final year of my residency with Ne
 wWorks and Friends of Fish Creek\, I plan to use running to immerse myself 
 in the soundscape of Fish Creek. The idea is to run a ~10km route multiple 
 times in a month\, at different times of day\, noting what I hear and what 
 hears me. I am curious about how the park sounds at different times of day\
 , and running helps me traverse it more efficiently. I am curious about how
  my listening experience changes when running—does it contract or dilate?
  I am curious about how running is sound-making…music even! Feet are not 
 only ears\, they are percussion\, they are voice. \n\nFish Creek has 100km 
 of trails and 60km of paved pathways. I hope by the end of the residency to
  have traversed every kilometre of trail and path in the park\, to have tot
 ally immersed myself by foot in the soundscape of Fish Creek. During the mo
 nthly public soundwalk\, I will design a truncated route for us to walk and
  share reflections on what I experienced through the intimacy of repetition
 \, movement\, and immersion. \n\n- Chad Eastman\, 2026-2027 Acoustic Ecolog
 y Artist-in-Residence at Fish Creek Park\n \nThe Acoustic Ecology Artist-in
 -Residency program through New Works Calgary and the Friends of Fish Creek 
 Park features free monthly public soundwalks guided by Chad Eastman. A soun
 dwalk is a walk with a focus on listening to the environment\, internally a
 nd externally. We hope you’ll join us on some of these contemplative and 
 thought-provoking walks in the woods.\n \nVENUE: Fish Creek Provincial Park
 \, Bebo Grove (meet by the public washrooms: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BDuZBt
 5FK3kwUHmw5?g_st=ipc\n TIME: Always 2pm \n COST: Free. Please consider maki
 ng a donation along with your registration.\n \nAbout the Acoustic Ecology 
 Artist-in-Residence Program:\n\nThe Acoustic Ecology Artist-in-Residence pr
 ogram at Fish Creek Provincial Park provides one Calgary-based sonic artist
  with the financial resources\, time\, space\, marketing\, and technologica
 l support to undertake a two-year artistic research residency in Fish Creek
  Provincial Park. Through the unique lens of Artistic Research\, the progra
 m supports deep and sustained knowledge-building within a single urban wild
 erness environment. This project is a partnership between New Works Calgary
  and the Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society. Our selected artist
  for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 seasons is Chad Eastman\, a Calgary-based 
 musician and sound artist\, writer\, and outdoor educator.\n\nhttps://www.v
 isitcalgary.com/events/fish-creek-provincial-park-soundwalks-with-chad-east
 man\n\nhttps://www.showpass.com/fish-creek-provincial-park-soundwalks-with-
 chad-eastman/
LOCATION:New Works Calgary\, 13610 24 St Sw\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2Y 0E7
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