Affiliate Update: Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology

Over the past year, many AFAE members have been involved in creative and research activities, Visit our blog post on the AFAE website to read about:

 - Ros Bandt, who received the Distinguished Services to Australian Music Award at the Art Music Awards
 - Vicki Hallett on her project Habitat, and collaboration with Ros Bandt on the Barwon Listening project
 - Tristan Louth Robins on his album Waves, the Fleurieu Sound Map, a new installation called Sternere in Angaston (SA), and new blog exploring ecoacoustic analyses.
 - Jesse Budel on his recent activities as WFAE Secretary and his new album, Cathedrals
 - A member profile on Clare Hall
 - An essay by Prithvi Varatharajan on his experience soundwalking through Melbourne with Anthony Magen.

In spite of the challenges of the pandemic, the AFAE was also involved in a variety of projects in 2020, including: 

• The Reveil 2020 broadcast on International Dawn Chorus Day (2 May Saturday 2020)
• Voices of Nature 2020, a national arts celebration in collaboration with the Australian Earth Arts Alliance and Arts Front.
• Share news of soundscapes observations around the globe during COVID-19 lockdowns

More recently, a new ecological sound art exhibition, Site and Sound, has launched at the McClelland Gallery in Victoria, featuring works by AFAE members Ros Bandt, Leah Barclay and Nigel Frayne, as well as sound artists Jana Winderen and Chris Watson and acoustic ecology pioneer Barry Truax.

Visit our recent post for more information on each project.