WIRED  O P E N  DAY on 31st October 2009 is your opportunity to GET WIRED in the great outdoors of The WIRED Lab.

WIRED  O P E N   DAY gives the general public the first opportunity to interact with the ‘wires’ and witness its vast array of creative applications.

Performing at WIRED  O P E N  DAY will be the original wire maestro Alan LAMB and his core crew of collaborators Dave NOYZE, Garry BRADBURY, Oren AMBARCHI and Robin FOX. Each artist will be presenting unique ruminations of the ‘wires’ sonic capacities. Dave NOYZE and Alan LAMB will perform live mixes of this dynamic instrument; Garry BRADBURY provides a live mix in the pitch of ‘B’ (also the pitch of Bees in chorus!) for a ‘great bow’ acoustic performance by Alan LAMB; Oren AMBARCHI treats the wires like a giant guitar and amplifier; and Robin FOX utilises wire sounds to control a laser beam across the surface of water.

Commencing in the late afternoon audiences will be bussed from Cootamundra to The WIRED Lab site for a multi-sensory experience of site and sound. From sunset to nightfall audiences will experience the immense dynamic range and capacity of a musical instrument spanning hundreds of metres across the landscape. Affectionately called “... nature's microphone” by WIRED Lab curator Sarah LAST, the ‘wires’ and the WIRED  O P E N  DAY program expands many horizons, and will radically shift paradigms of art, music and space.

The WIRED Lab is a collaborative arts project uniquely located in the rural landscape of South West NSW. In 2007 The WIRED Lab was established to create a site for artists, scientists and audiences to expand upon æolian traditions, environmental sonification, ‘wire’ music and research originally developed by Alan Lamb. Since its inception many Australian and international artists have visited The WIRED Lab, their research continues, and October 31st is the first of many future open days.

TICKETS ETC...

• BOOKINGS MUST BE MADE by 11am FRIDAY 30th October to reserve your place.

PLEASE NOTE: The WIRED Lab is also a working farm and audience numbers are strictly limited.

• WHEN: Saturday 31st October 2009. Busses leaving 5.30pm sharp and returning by 10.00pm

• WHERE: Busses depart Cootamundra Post Office, Wallendoon Street for The WIRED Lab.
• ATTIRE: Covered shoes must be worn, you will be in a paddock with long grasses & rocks etc. At nightfall the temperature can drop so bring something warm.
• MEALS: available on site at an additional cost Supper will be available at WIRED O P E N DAY courtesy of the Cootamundra Creative Arts and Cultural Centre (CCACC), all proceeds to the CCACC building fund. Drinks, tea and coffee will be available on site. No food, drink or animals to be bought on premises.
• ACCOMMODATION: Many Hotels in Cootamundra are offering discounts for WIRED O P E N DAY punters for a full listing visit http://wiredlab.ning.com/

WIRED LAB: http://wiredlab.ning.com/

The WIRED Lab gratefully acknowledges in-kind and financial assistance from :

• The Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body
• Arts NSW, The NSW Government Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation
• Cootamundra Creative Arts and Cultural Centre
• Decode Media
• Cootamundra Shire Council
• Eastern Riverina Arts Program
• The Riverina Co-op
• Noyzelab
• Retrovox
• Charles Sturt University Winery