What is Sound Scene?
Sound Scene is the Washington, D.C. region’s premier, interactive sound and multi-sensory arts festival.
It is a free, all-ages celebration of sonic and sensory arts featuring artists from Washington, D.C. and around the world.
Since 2007, Sound Scene has been curated and produced by the DC Listening Lounge. It is presented in partnership with the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden with support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Sound Scene 2023: After The End
What comes after “After The End?” Through interactive art installations, live performances and small group workshops, audiences may consider a future after the end of patriarchy, colonialism, ableism, climate catastrophe or just after breaking a habit or retiring a particular turn of phrase. Whatever shape the phoenix takes as it rises, audiences are sure to take new inspiration with them after this one-of-a-kind interactive art festival held at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Sound Scene invites audiences to engage with this theme through:
Interactive audio art installations
Small group workshops
Live performances
This festival is free and open to the public; RSVP optional but appreciated.