Jack Straw Audio Workshops

Jack Straw Audio Workshops are the perfect opportunity to jump start that recording project you've been thinking about.

HOW TO SIGN UP: A nonrefundable deposit of $25 is required to register and hold a place in each class. Students are encouraged to pay in full at time of registration. Please make sure you contact us to reserve your spot early on! Spaces are limited. To register call Jack Straw Productions at 206-634-0919 with your credit card to pay the deposit or full class fee. Students may also get a brochure form, and mail in a check for the deposit or class fee. For more information email workshops@jackstraw.org.

Discounts for the visually impaired are offered on Basic Field Recording. Co-sponsored by Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences and Jack Straw Productions.

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Jack Straw New Media Gallery

Echo at Satsop A film and sound installation by Etsuko Ichikawa February 7 - March 14, 2014 Closing event and 3/11 memorial: Tuesday, March 11, 6pm Jack Straw New Media Gallery 4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle 98105 Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9-5 Also open during evening events at Jack Straw

The making of the short film Echo at Satsop began with Etsuko Ichikawa's response to the triple disaster that occurred in her home country of Japan on March 11, 2011. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit the Tohoku region, causing a massive tsunami that led to the collapse of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Tragically, due to ongoing radiation leakage, its devastating impact on the people and environment around it, will continue for years to come.

Ichikawa and her crew, including Jack Straw engineer Tom Stiles, were granted access to the abandoned Satsop nuclear facility in Elma, Washington, where they captured all of the video and sound used in the making of this film. Ichikawa was inspired by the emotional juxtaposition between ethereality and fear that she experienced while being in Cooling Tower 3, as well as by the amazing acoustic property of the space. The sound created by simply clapping hands becomes an almost emotional experience within the tower where Ichikawa's act of prayer and purification are captured.

In this New Media Gallery installation, the film will be projected and the associated sound will be installed at various locations throughout the space, enabling visitors to experience the echo effects.

See our New Media Gallery page for more information.

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Jack Straw Artist Event

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Jack Straw Artist Project

See Art Zone with Nancy Guppy's piece on Story Chairs!

Story Chairs, a temporary audio installation by Jack Straw Resident Artist Tina Hoggatt featuring the work of over 30 writers and musicians, is now installed in Jack Straw's new lobby.