Sounding City Summer School 2027 will explore the micro-stories in and around Struer

During Sounding City 2027, we will explore how to listen to the small and big stories in and around Struer.

During the course, you will be introduced to

• theories of soundscapes and placemaking
• theories of listening to and engaging with human, multispecies and nature environments
• fieldwork and field recording methodologies,

You will learn to

• examine and analyze sound productions and public spaces

You will work with

• on-site interview techniques
• design thinking
• creative and maker processes.

Sounding City Summer School 2027 takes place from August 3rd 22nd 2027.

The summer school spans over three weeks. The first week is online while the last two weeks are on location in Struer, the City of Sound, in Western Jutland.

You can find further information on the course  logistics here.

Sounding City Summer School consists of an online introductory section (a series of sessions, discussion and workshops based on reading recommendations to be studied before the Summer school starts) and two weeks in August on-site in Struer, during which participants will meet and work with sound art labsters, museum curators, municipal stakeholders, audiences and residents on urban challenges for which they will conceptualise, test, prototype and present a sonic solution and/or intervention to raise awareness.

The stay in Struer will end with a presentation session with local stakeholders, follow by the opening of a public exhibition of the students' productions.

See examples of previous projects and previous exhibitions.