On May 20, 2010, Concordia University and Université du Québec à Montréal
announced the inaugural recipients of The Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art, a major new multi-year gift of $550,000 supporting fine arts graduates as they launch their careers.
Receiving
the two-year fellowship from Concordia is Steven Bates, an artist,
musician, technician and sometimes curator. The fellowship, valued at
approximately $55,000 (plus additional resources such as studio space),
will allow Bates to develop his professional practice, undertake and
exhibit his research/creation and broaden his teaching experience.
Steven BatesSteve
Bates recently completed his MFA in Studio Arts (Open Media) at
Concordia University, focusing on sound, composed music, radio and
installation projects. His thesis exhibition,
Dead Air, was presented at Parisian Laundry in April 2010 as part of the gallery's annual graduate student showcase,
Collision, and was met with critical acclaim.
Dead Air
attempts to elicit some of his personal reactions to the concepts of
time and its implication on everyday life. Bates welcomes the
interaction of theory and artistic production, and this plays a
significant role in his work. He founded a sound art festival in
Winnipeg, Send + Receive: A Festival of Sound, which he directed for
eight years. Current projects include ongoing collaborations with
Douglas Moffat under the name
Field Sound, including a commission from the City of Toronto for its first permanent outdoor sound installation,
OKTA, and
Pergola Music, commissioned by the City of Calgary Parks Department as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations.
Dead Air by Steven Bates
Updated on May 21, 2010
