Sounds Now is a network of European music festivals and cultural centres that promote contemporary music, experimental music and sound art, and are concerned with the way in which curation reproduces the same patterns of power and exclusion that are dominant at all levels of our societies.
The Sounds Now project aims to stimulate diversity within the cultural field, and in doing so open up the possibility for different experiences, conditions and perspectives to shape the sonic art that reaches audiences today.
The project, which will run until December 2023, includes a range of activities including curator labs, learning programmes run by artists, composers and experts, new artistic productions, symposia and research, all of which are directed at bringing new voices, perspectives and backgrounds into focus.
Visit the Sounds Now website for more information, and watch an introduction to the project below:
In partnership with: Musica (Belgium), Onassis STEGI (Greece), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (UK), Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival (Norway), November Music (Netherlands), SPOR FESTIVAL (Denmark), Time of Music (Finland), Festival van Vlaanderen Vlaams-Brabant (Belgium), Wilde Westen (Belgium)
Photo: Songs of Rebellion © Dimitris Michalakis