NAISA "Still Here" Call for Submissions
Darren Copeland
NAISA "Still Here" Call for Submissions
New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) invites artists of all ages and nationalities to submit works on the theme ”Still Here” for consideration in New Adventures in Sound Art’s 2027 programming.
After 25 years, NAISA is ‘Still Here’ still thriving despite barriers it has faced. Who are the communities and persons that are also ‘still here’ that continue to evolve and develop a unique voice, despite the barriers they too have faced? In this call for submissions, we are inviting artists to submit works that consider the theme ’Still Here’, that communicates their unique voice and the journey it took to get there. At the 25-year mark, NAISA is not planning a retrospective, but rather looking to branch out and present artists that have persevered and developed their own compelling story.
NAISA encourages artists to submit works for interactive sound installations and sound sculptures for indoor and outdoor contexts. NAISA also accepts works for fixed media audio or audio-visual works, performances, livestreaming and any emerging digital formats that include sound as a primary element. Preference is for works that are already completed.
Please complete in full the online submission form and upload your support materials by midnight on the deadline of May 31, 2026.
Note: there is a $10 submission fee in order to defray the cost of processing the submissions and hiring a panel of assessors. All works chosen for presentation will receive an artist fee. Only those artists being considered for presentation will be contacted.
This year’s call includes consideration for two special awards:
The James Bailey Award – a $300 award that will recognize a work submitted by a Canadian artist to NAISA’s call for submissions which best exemplifies an inventive and adventurous spirit and pushes the boundaries of radio and transmission art. Special consideration will be given for a work submitted by an artist who is new to the field of radio and transmission art.
The Andra McCartney Mentorship Award – a $300 award and mentorship residency awarded to an artist who has submitted a work, is new to the field of sound art, and who lives in Northern Ontario. Special consideration will be given for an artist who identifies as female / non-binary, and/or indigenous.
Both annual awards have been established by NAISA with a gift made by Kevin Austin. Visit here to read more about the awards and learn about past recipients.