Koffler Centre of the Arts

Schoolscapes on Tape is a collaborative, multidisciplinary arts project with Grade 5 students from Rose Avenue Junior Public School and Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School.

Schoolscapes on Tape is a collaborative, multidisciplinary arts project with Grade 5 students from Rose Avenue Junior Public School and Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School. Working together with sound artist April Aliermo, students recorded interviews, gathered field recordings and captured performed sound on analog tape recorders. Paired with a student from the opposite school, the students also learned about each other – sharing personal experiences and stories from everyday life.

Using only the recordings from the students, Aliermo remixed the sounds. She cut them up, filtered, rearranged and added effects to them, creating looped soundscapes – echoes and reflections of one another through a young person’s emotions. The vibrant prints were created with visual artist Leah Gold to further illustrate the work.

Schoolscapes on Tape is generously supported by Agnico Eagle.

About the Program
Since 2015, the Koffler Centre of the Arts has partnered with Rose Avenue Junior Public School and Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School (DJDS) to create community-engaged programs through intercultural dialogue and the arts.

During a series of workshops (over 4-6 weeks) led by multidisciplinary artists, participating grade 5-6 students explore personal narratives in collaboration with their peers, to create multidisciplinary artworks. Documentation of their creative process, and images of their collective public exhibitions, are featured on K-blog [hyperlink].

Art Stories: Schoolscapes on Tape

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