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Containing the answers to such FAQs as where can one find a good macchiato in this town?, where can I play a Theremin? and where may one go to get away from it all?. Compiled by STELIX with love, gingham, and our trusty recording devices for your viewing and listening pleasure. Youre Welcome.

Audiograft is an annual festival of Contemporary Experimental Music and Sound Art curated by the Sonic Art Research Unit (SARU) at Oxford Brookes University. The festival aims to engage audiences from Oxford and beyond with the This guide has been made by practices that are the focus of the Stavroula Kounadea (STAV) and Research Unit. Felicity Ford (FELIX) AKA audiograft.com sonicartresearch.co.uk

STELIX is comprised of Felicity Ford and Stavroula Kounadea. Felix has hand-knitted a speaker It tells you where to find good beer, nice cakes, solace, and the system and made radio based on marvellous in Oxford, as well as the washing up, while Stav can wire a plug and use a wire stripper where to go if you need to as effectively as she can bake a replace a speaker cable at the last minute, and (perhaps most dozen cupcakes. Mixing our worlds essentially) where you can play in scores, performances, and DIY learning programmes, we've and party. created artwork about handbags, The guide is part of the HEARth mixtapes, sewing machines, and programme: an event-series making our own pants. running alongside Audiograft 2013, 27th Feb - 2nd March. For HEARth is an artwork about getting the most out of attending HEARth and Audiograft event a Sound Art and Contemporary listings visit audiograft.com. Experimental Music festival, and relating the inspiring contents to the experiences of everyday life. Welcome to the artwork.

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Time & Date Evening 27.02.2013 3 - 4pm 28.02.2013 5 - 7.30pm 28.02.2013 11.30 01.03.2013 1pm 01.03.2013

Activity Cover of Alison Knowles's "#2 Proposition - Make a salad" (pg. 5)

Venue Address Richard Hamilton Building Oxford Brookes University Oxford OX3 0BT

FREE

Book club event exploring Blackwells Bookshop sounds in literature (pg. 7) cafe (2nd floor) 48-51 Broad St Oxford OX1 3BQ Buffet for Audiograft artists, tech support and friends (pg. 11) Kings Arms 40 Holywell Street OX1 3SP

PRICE OF A COFFEE OR TEA

FREE WHILE FOOD LASTS! FREE

Guided tour of artworks Richard Hamilton Building and installations at Oxford (see above) Brookes (pg. 13) Sound walks encouraging Modern Art Oxford your participation in 30 Pembroke Street projects by Kathy Hinde OX1 1BP and James Saunders (see back cover) Sound Art Pub Quiz Cafe at Modern Art Oxford (see above)

FREE

5 - 7pm 01.03.2013 1 - 5pm 02.03.2013

FREE

A range of family-friendly Modern Art Oxford (see sound and listening above) activities including badgemaking and sonic bunting Audiograft after party bring records to our DIY DJ event, and relax with wine and hot chocolate (pg. 15) The Jam Factory Holybush Row 27 Park End Street OX1 1HU

FREE

10pm - 2am 02.03.2013

NO DOOR CHARGE BUT YOULL NEED TO BRING MONEY FOR DRINKS!

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The Music Box, 53A Cowley Rd, OX4 1HP For all your sonic emergencies. You would never believe that so many musical instruments and accessories could fit into such a tiny shop. New and second hand. We like it because theyre friendly and they know what theyre talking about. Tel. 01865 204119 For opening hours please contact the shop. Maplin, Unit 3, Botley Road Retail Park, Botley Rd, OX2 0HA Your standard behemoth megastore of electronics and components and switches. Included here because we know you like piezos as much as we do. A short taxi ride or 30min walk away from town. Tel. 0843 227 7406 Open till 8pm, weekends until 5pm. Covered Market, Market St, OX1 3DZ Oxfords covered market is not only a great place to find amazingly luxuriant cookies and any fresh fruit, veg or pies that you might desire; it also has a distinctive acoustic quite different from those you might experience in modern shopping malls or supermarkets. Open Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm, Sun 10am - 4pm. Shop at the Old Fire Station, Gloucester Green, OX1 2AQ This fantastic emporium of handmade items includes many editions created by artists connected with Audiograft. Your chance to take home something truly specific to the art scene in Oxford! Tel. 01865 263990 Open Tues - Sat 10am 5pm. Gloucester Green Market, Gloucester Green, OX1 2AQ If you happen to be in Oxford on a Wednesday, come here to hear all the sellers advertising their wares! Open Wed - 9am - 5pm. 4.

(ON WE DNESD AY 28T PRIOR H, TO TH E STEL PERFO IX RMANC E AT T AUDIO HE GRAFT LAUNC FEATU H RING S ONORO VEGET US ABLES)

Scan the QR code with a smartphone for crunchy sounds!

Unless you are a member of STELIX it is not necessary to buy sonorous foodstuffs! We just put it in here as a fine example of artists in need of last-minute supplies in advance of a performance. You can see and hear the STELIX cover of Alison Knowless #2 Proposition (Make a salad) at the launch of Audiograft 2013, 28th February, 6pm, Richard Hamilton Building, OX3 0BT 5.

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Port Meadow Port Meadow is the largest area of common land in Oxford. Also, one of the very few places around where you can enjoy an uninterrupted view of the horizon. The land here has never been ploughed or turned and the cows are very friendly (sometimes). Perfect if you're looking for a relaxing state of mind not far from the city. You can find directions to it in our handy escape map! Iffley Lock on the River Thames If you meet the RiverThames (or Isis as it's called around here) at any point around town and head south along its footpath you'll discover the beauties of the Iffley Lock. You'll be welcomed by the quacking of ducks and the roaring sounds of the River and if you're looking for a sit down then the Isis Tavern on the west side of the lock is a real gem. Also included on our handy escape map. Oxford Central Library, Westgate, OX1 1DJ Very close to Modern Art Oxford, the library provides ample opportunities to enjoy people trying to be quiet, and the papery sounds of turning pages. We are sure there are some nice literary references to sound in here, too, and if you attend the HEARth Book Club event detailed opposite, you may find you are especially inspired to seek them out! Tel. 01865 815509 Open Mon - Thurs, 9am - 7pm, Fri - Sat 9am - 5.30pm, Sun - Closed.

Sounds heard while escaping from the main thoroughfares of Oxford, and/or sounds found while exploring the worlds inside books:

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UIET OF TO THE Q ...IN D IMAGINE RDS AND WO LY N A LOVE TENING I LIS LL KSHOP FU OLD BOO S ALL OF SOUND N LATENT I PAGES...

Scan the QR code for instant access to escapist book shop cafe soundscape

You are warmly invited to join us in the cafe at Blackwell's Bookshop for an informal tea/coffee/books social, exploring sounds in text. Bring a book in which you've particularly enjoyed sonic descriptions, or just turn up to hear our recommendations and to explore the delight of "hearing" words on the page. The HEARth book club will take place on Thursday 28th February 2013 from 3 - 4pm at Blackwell's Bookshop cafe. There is no ticket price, but booking is essential as places are limited. To do this please telephone 01865 333623 or visit the Customer Service Department, 2nd floor, Blackwells Bookshop, Oxford. Alternatively you can email: events.oxford@blackwell.co.uk
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8 ways to make sounds with this guide (when you don't need it anymore) by STELIX AKA

Stavroula Kounadea and Felicity Ford is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

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Jacobs & Field ,15 Old High St., Headington, OX3 9HP This deli-grocer-cafe serves almost certainly the best coffee in Oxford. Old-grocery style decor, low-key atmosphere, fresh local ingredients, freshly baked bread, massive sandwiches, nice pies AND the guys who run it are genuinely friendly and welcoming. What else can we say; J&F has singlehandedly rescued the cafe culture in Oxford. Tel. 01865 766990 Open Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm, Sat & Sun 10am - 6pm. Vaults Cafe, University Church, High Street, OX1 4AH Conveniently placed in a central location, this space boasts the lovely acoustics of the old church its built in, and serves big platefuls of hearty fare. Tel. 01865 279112 Breakfast 8.30 - 11.30am, Lunch 11.45am - 3.30pm, Afternoon Tea 2.30 - 6.30pm. Georginas Cafe, 1st Floor, Avenue 3, Covered Market, OX2 7PL In Oxfords Covered Market you risk getting lost in all the smells and colours coming from the fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers and leather goods shops, and in the sounds and voices of the fishmongers and the butchers. If you want to let all that settle in over a nice cup of coffee and a bagel go upstairs to Georginas. Mind your head as you go in, the ceiling is low. Tel. 01865 249527 Open Mon - Sat 8.30am - 5pm. Oxfork, 39 Magdalen Road, OX4 3DH Slightly out of the way, but if you happen to find yourself on the bohemian, arty Magdalen Road youll really thank us for putting this one in the guide. Retro-chic would be the correct way to describe it, I guess, but this doesnt even start to explain in how many ways this cafe is amazing. Delicious cakes, a ton of different types of tea, scavenged china, art on the walls. A slice of paradise. (The best Eggs Benedict Stav had in her life). Tel. 01865 243280 Open Mon - Thurs10am - 5pm (Kitchen til 4pm), Fri 9.30am - 5pm (Kitchen til 4pm) Sat & Sun 9.30am - 6pm (Kitchen til 5pm). 10.

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The QR code below can be scanned with a smartphone to reveal the soundscape in this classic British Pub.

The Kings Arms is Conveniently located a two minute walk away from The Holywell Music Room on HOLYWELL STREET.

The pub has kindly lent Audiograft its function room from 5 - 7pm on Thursday 28th February, where you can buy a nut brown ale and meet artists and audiences before the evening concert. The HEARth production budget has bought sandwiches, chips and snacks, so that Audiografters and mates can catch a bite to eat before the evenings concert free of charge. (Youll have to buy your own drinks, though).

If you are late and miss the free buffet, or simply want your own classic, hot pub meal, you can browse the excellent menu in The Kings Arms at your leisure. The Kings Arms, 40 Holywell Street, OX1 3SP Tel. 01865 242369
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Bate Collection , Faculty of Music, St Aldate's, OX1 1DB Probably the only place in Oxford where you can wander in off the street and try your hand at the theremin, the steel drum, and other instruments. The Bate collection has over 2000 instruments from the renaissance through to contemporary times, plus they sell hand-wound music boxes in the gift shop. Whats not to love? Tel. 01865 276139 Open Mon - Fri afternoons 2 - 5pm throughout the year; you can also arrange an appointment if you telephone ahead.

Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street, OX1 3AZ Around the corner from The Holywell and the Kings Arms. All the history of ALL the Science under one roof! From contraptions used in early medical experiments to optics, photography and Marconis portable telecommunication devices, you wont be able to stop your jaw from dropping. Look out for Einsteins blackboard. Its the Museums pride and joy. Listen out for the ghost of the Ethometric Museum, which had its world premiere here in 2011. Tel. 01865 277280 Open Tues to Fri from 12 - 5pm, Sat - 10am 5pm, Sun - 2- 5pm, Mon - Closed.

Pitt Rivers Museum, South Parks Road, OX1 3PP Truly marvellous collection dedicated to world anthropology and ethnography. (Did you know that Sound and Music together with the Pitt Rivers and Oxford Contemporary Music are running a residency there for composers?) Look out for Aeolian devices! 01865 270927 Open Mon 12 - 4.30pm, Tues - Sun 10am - 4.30pm.

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(ON FRIDAY 1ST MARCH, 11.30 AM AT THE OXFORD BROOKES UN IVERSITY HEADINGTO N HILL CAM PUS

The tour will explore the works shown at Audiograft in a spirit of fun, respect and curiosity. Bring your sense of wonder!

The QR code can be scanned with a smartphone to reveal some of the marvellous sounds that have been available to hear around the Headington Hill Campus of Oxford Brookes University in previous years of Audiograft.
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White Hart, 12 St Andrew's Rd, Headington, OX3 9DL Beautiful Olde Worlde Pub covered in wooden panelling and traditionally rustic. Tucked away in the quiet and picturesque village of Old Headington just across the road from St. Andrews Church. Tel. 01865 761737 12 - 11pm, Open til midnight Fri - Sat. Serves food. (Try the BBQ Ribs!) The Star, 21 Rectory Rd, OX4 1BU According to a reviewer, this is where you can find local band-members, their relatives, and their sound-engineers. The haters would call it a hipster pub, the lovers would say its the best pub on the Cowley Road Area. Also a good place to escape from the Internet as theres no wi-fi. Free pool on Sundays. Tel. 01865 248011 Open til midnight. The Port Mahon, 82 St Clement's St, OX4 1AW Friendly and relaxed pub a short stroll away from Oxford Brookes. We like it because it has sofas, board-games, regular gigs in the upstairs room and a pub-quiz on Sundays. Tel. 01865 790970 4pm - 11pm every day, stays open until 1am Fri - Sat. Serves food. Their Sunday roasts have a good reputation. The Turf Tavern, 4-5 Bath Place, OX1 3SU A bit of an Oxford institution, this 13th century Olde Schoole pub has a great selection of quality beers and is tucked away in earshot of some fine, sonorous Oxford bells. Get someone who lives in Oxford to show you where it is after the concert at the Holywell (28th Feb) and if you cant get a table indoors, dont worry, they have heaters outside. Tel. 01865 243 235 11am - 11pm Mon - Sat,12 - 10.30pm Sun. 14.

(ON THE LAS T NIGHT OF AUDIOGR AFT AT THE AFTER-P ARTY!)

The QR code below can be scanned with a smartphone to reveal bubbling jam recorded for an installation at The Jam Factory in 2007! BUBBLE BUBBLE x

Conveniently located ten minutes from Modern Art Oxford, The Jam Factory is based at the historical landmark of Frank Cooper's Old Marmalade Factory, and has been serving food and art there since 2006. The Jam Factory has supported artists from Oxford Brookes in the past, and because the lighting, menu and winelist are just perfect for post-gig unwinding, HEARth is delighted to present the after party for Audiograft there. We are presenting a DIY disco, and will play any records that you bring, or tracks you want to hear from our collection of fun/ strange/wondrous sounds. Bring your records, or just your ears and the desire to play.

The Jam Factory

27 Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HU, UK Tel. 01865 244613

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During the HEARth programme, STELIX will lead a sound walk from Modern Art Oxford themed around exploring the participatory project Make Sound Here by James Saunders. In the meantime, we thought wed give you the basics for joining in right here, because we reckon Oxford (like most places, really) is more fun with a little sonic intervention.

MAKE SOUND HERE is a distributed sound project by James Saunders that locates places where sounds can be made through interacting with the immediate environment. All the sounds are created through human interaction, rather than being ambient and always present. When you are out and about, listen to the world around you, paying attention to places where it is possible to cause interesting sounds to occur. When you find an interesting possibility for making sounds in a particular location, make a short audio recording of the sounds. After recording the sound, place the label in a position that makes the source of the sound clear, and photograph this situation. Remove the label on completion: please don't make a mess. Once complete, upload the recording and photo via makesoundhere.com or audioboo.fm/makesoundhere. Include a short description of how to make the sound, and make sure the location is marked on the map. http://www.james-saunders.com http://makesoundhere.com

MAKE SOUND HERE