Events

Lost and Found: Sounds of the Maine Coast by Dianne Ballon

Maine Maritime Museum
243 Washington Street
Bath, ME 04530

February 9th through November 30th 2024

Lost and Found: Sounds of the Maine Coast

Radio Maine with Dr. Lisa Belisle

Finding Art in the Sound of Maine

Presentations:

March 16, 2024    Patten Free Library, Bath, Maine

Artist Talk at the Patten Free Library

The Art of Sound: Recordings on the Coast of Maine

I am presentating the coastal sounds I recorded from the
Maine Artist Fellowship year, in person or via Zoom.
To sponsor a presentation, contact: dballon@maine.edu

More about the Coastal Maine recordings:
The Coastal Maine Recordings

     Past presentations:
     Maine Historical Society
     Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth, ME
     Maine College of Art & Design
     Rockland Public Library
     Portland Public Library Sustainabilty Series
     The Gem Theater, Bethel, ME
     Camden Public Library Mariner Series
     Southwest Harbor Public Library

The Art of Sound: Recordings from Shenandoah National Park Artist-in-Residency

I am presenting the sound recordings I made during my
Shenandoah National Park artist-in-residency, in person or via Zoom.
To sponsor a presentation, contact: dballon@maine.edu 

More about the residency:   
Shenandoah National Park Artist-in-Residency

    Past Presentations:
    Massanutten Regional Library
    Harrisonburg, VA
    
    The Gem Theater     
    Bethel, ME
    Zoomed to a live audience at the theater.

The Richness of Sound

I am presenting the richness of sound to health care professionals,
in person or via Zoom.  To sponsor a presentation, contact: dballon@maine.edu

     Past Presentations:
     Lynn Community Health Center
     Lynn, MA

Audubon Page Turning

Fri, Oct 6 2023

Bowdoin College Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
Special Collections and Archives Reading Room

Join the staff of Special Collections & Archives for the monthly tradition of turning the page of John James Audubon's magnificently large "Birds of America." Learn about Audubon, birds, art, book culture and more each month as we engage with this remarkable work.

This month's guest speaker is Dianne Ballon.

Audubon page-turning with Sound Artist Dianne Ballon

Learning the Basics: Audio Recording for Beginners

I teach an audio basics intensive class -  online - through the SALT Institute for Documentary Studies at Maine College of Art and Design.  The class runs in late winter/early spring of each year and is open to the public. 

Although slated for beginners, producers who have little or no training in audio or never heard about microphone pick-up patterns or phantom power, will also benefit. 

For updates on when the next class is coming, as we say in broadcasting, stay tuned.

Audio Editing for Dialogue

I teach an audio editing intensive class -  online - through the SALT Institute for Documentary Studies at Maine College of Art and Design.  The class runs in late winter/early spring of each year and is open to the public. 

Although slated for beginners and intermedite, producers who have little or no training in audio editing or never heard of editing at zero crossing, will also benefit. 

For updates on when the next class is coming, as we say in broadcasting, stay tuned.

The Listener | Maine Sound Artist Dianne Ballon

Yankee Magazine

For Sound Artist Dianne Ballon, Maine's beauty can be heard as well as seen...

The Listener | Maine Sound Artist Dianne Ballon

Requiem for a Foghorn

Nautilus Magazine

Sound artist Dianne Ballon has recorded the disappearing foghorn...

Requiem for the Foghorn