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The Beat Goes On: Local Sound Art Festival Celebrates Major Milestone

Send + Receive Festival Embarks on Third Decade


WINNIPEG – September 19, 2018. Japanese noise legend Keiji Haino’s Winnipeg premiere is among the many debuts this year’s Send + Receive attendees will witness during the festival’s twenty-year anniversary. With four exhibitions, four nights of concerts and a four-part film series all between September 6 and November 4, it’s safe to say this Winnipeg-based sound art festival is far from slowing down.

Since its inception, Send + Receive has featured over 150 artists from around the world and has inhabited over 100 venues in Winnipeg, ranging from artist-run spaces to the historic Via Rail Union Station. This year’s festival brings artists from Brazil, Japan, France, Australia and USA together with an exciting group of Manitoban artists.

“When I was compiling the program notes for this year’s edition, a recurring theme of portraits kept striking me. This festival is all about artists: the artists that we invite to share their work in Winnipeg, and the exciting community of local artists that exists and continues to grow here,” says Send + Receive Festival Director crys cole. “This is my eleventh year as Director of Send + Receive and I feel extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with many extraordinary people here in Winnipeg and with our innumerable guests from across the country and abroad. This year’s twentieth edition is simply a continuation of what we always do: celebrating exceptional, unique artistic voices with the support of a wonderful team and a fantastic community.”

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Natasha Havrilenko // Send + Receive Communications Manager
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