Launch Friday 15 April at 5:30pm Beamish and Crawford, Cork

The National Sculpture Factory, supported by Cork School of Music, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork Opera House, Limerick College of Art and Crawford College of Art and Design will be presenting an international Sound Art event in Cork and Limerick across a two-week period from 15 April 2011.

The event, entitled Just Listen, will include Irish premieres of performances by international sound artists, Sound Art installations, and a day long seminar presented in conjunction with the CIT Cork School of Music and a workshops programme.

There is also a showcase of Irish sound artists which will be presented live to the public at the Lmerick School of Art & Design.

The project includes international artists including, Anne Bean, David Toop, Michael Prime,Eric Leonardson, Stephen Vitiello, Pauline Oliveros, John Godfrey, among others.

The event aims to explore Sound art as an art form and aims to bring some incredible engaging, interactive works to a public audience. Discussions and workshops will explore how this work is positioned and evaluated within the art/education context and how is it mediated to a broader public.

Project curatorial advisors: Danny McCarthy / Sean Taylor.

Friday 15 April

Installations by

Stephen Vitiello

Anne Bean

Michael prime

Evening Performance by

David Toop.

Sat 16 April

Just listen Seminar

Stack Theatre, Cork School of Music

chaired by Anne Hilde Neste (Deputy Editor of Wire)

Evening Performances by

Eric Leonardson

Pauline Oliveros with John Godfrey

Sunday 17 April

Workshop by Eric Leonardson

Saturday 23 April

Workshop by Nicholas Collins

Saturday 30 April

Just Listening Showcase of Irish Based Sound Artists

Limerick School of Art & Design, Church Gallery Space 10.30am-4.30pm

Installations will run till 30 April.