In the context of her exhibition at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery on view until April, 25, Milieux is hosting a conversation between curator and creative director Ingrid Jones and Associate Professor Gabrielle Moser, in collaboration with the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art. In this lecture, Ingrid Jones […]
On March 12th, TAG will host a networking event with the t3rkko game collective. Founded in 2021, t3rkko is a local game collective composed of six developers from diverse professional horizons and backgrounds. Over the past five years, the collective has produced five games and is now preparing to work on their most ambitious project […]
Following the success of its first edition, the Speculative Life Research Cluster and the Performing Arts Research Cluster (LePARC) are teaming up once again to host a second mixer event, Speculations in the PARC on March 12th, from 5pm to 8:30pm, in Spec Life (EV. 10.625) and LePARC Performance Lab (EV. 10.785). Open to Milieux members […]
In this workshop, you will be introduced to the Pointcarré Textile CAD software for the Jacquard loom. You will learn the first steps of transforming an image into an intricately woven piece of cloth and how to turn your digital file into a haptic piece of art, an image that you can touch and feel. […]
Join the MHRC for their last Montreal Media History Seminar of the year. Assistant Professor Sowparnika Balaswaminathan will talk about how the Tamil Nadu government uses archaeology to create a counter-narrative to Hindu nationalism. ABOUT THE TALK: In January 2025, M.K. Stalin, the Chief Minister of the south Indian state of Tamilnadu, made a […]
Embroidered patches have a long and rich history cross-culturally, functioning as symbols of status, achievement, and identity within communities. In this workshop, we invite you to consider what skills and statuses are undervalued within contemporary society. How can a merit badge bring attention to invisible, unseen, or otherwise unappreciated forms of knowledge? Participants will learn […]
Videogames create worlds. Often, those worlds mirror our own, reproducing certain ideals and values as norm through their narrative, game play, design, etc. This session begins with an invitation to the participants to critically consider those worlds, identifying the key points and elements through which specific videogames circulate political, cultural and social values. How do […]
Networked personal media devices construct an animated intimacy, fostering user trust and emotional dependence. Viewing this development through a historical eye, this talk explores examples of object-oriented digital intimacy that emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century. Drawing from Needy Media (recently published by McGill-Queens University Press), it will consider how user-device closeness was […]