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VIDEO: Âé¶¹AV art project listening for change

Psounds is an art project encouraging public participation
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Psounds, an art project by Jessie Rivest in partnership with the City of Âé¶¹AV, encourages people to stop and listen, record audio, and submit the clip online.

Âé¶¹AV's Jessie Rivest is asking the public to stop and listen as part of an art project in partnership with the city. 

Psounds, pronounced with a silent 'P', was prompted by a call for artists through the Community Grant Program to pitch ideas around climate change. 

"Whenever I hear climate change, I automatically think about us as opposed to trying to save the planet," Rivest explained. "If you are served with the task of saving the planet, it's a little daunting and you kind of feel unfit in a way. But, to me, I thought that there's something that all of us can do which is listening."

The art project was started in May and includes five portals set up around Âé¶¹AV for the public to stop, record audio, and make a submission to the project. 

Rivest said the submissions are available to listen to and other local artists are encouraged to use the sounds to create a new project for showcase at a listening event planned for October. 

"I have a partnership in the works with another event that's going to be happening in October, so that I can pay artists who submit their creations," Rivest added. 

Learn more about the project or make a submission by visiting .



Brittany Webster

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I am a video journalist based in Âé¶¹AV and capturing life in the Okanagan
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