In Machine Agencies’s first skill share of the school year, new media artist and Machine Agencies member, Rowena Chadkowski, will move beyond the hype of AI Image generation to think about what it means to create “AI Art”. Throughout the workshop, participants will gain hands-on experience using the Stable Diffusion model with the Automatic1111 interface […]
Join IFRC and Textiles & Materiality Research Center on September 23, 2025, for part two of their Orange Shirt Day workshop as we prepare for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The orange shirt is a symbol of the experiences of Indigenous children, families, and communities harmed by the residential school system, and a reminder […]
Join Machine Agencies for Patchwork Agencies, the exciting kick-off event for the new year with the Milieux Institute’s AI Research Group! On Friday September 19th from 2-4pm come on down to the Milieux Resource Centre and learn about Machine Agencies, an exciting research community at the Milieux Institute investigating artificial intelligence technologies, cultures, and creations. During […]
Join the Indigenous Futures research Centre (IFRC) and the Textiles and Materiality cluster on Friday, September 19, for a hands-on dyeing workshop as we prepare for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The orange shirt is a symbol of the experiences of Indigenous children, families, and communities harmed by the residential school system, and a […]
Join us for a hands-on workshop that explores the generative potential of decay in digital and material images. From corrupted files to faded photocopies, we will use processes like hacking, glitching, scanning and printing. Inspired by Hito Steyerl's In Defence of the Poor Image and Legacy Russell's Glitch Feminism, we'll rethink the aesthetics of deterioration. […]
This summer, the IFRC is inviting you to attend a series of events on the theme of Indigiqueer Joy! In the context of queer and Indigenous communities, joy is not merely an emotion but an act of resistance, survival, and a framework for building liberatory futures. In this series, you will explore: What is revealed […]
This summer, the IFRC is inviting you to attend a series of events on the theme of Indigiqueer Joy! In the context of queer and Indigenous communities, joy is not merely an emotion but an act of resistance, survival, and a framework for building liberatory futures. In this series, you will explore: What is revealed […]
This summer, the IFRC is inviting you to attend a series of events on the theme of Indigiqueer Joy! In the context of queer and Indigenous communities, joy is not merely an emotion but an act of resistance, survival, and a framework for building liberatory futures. In this series, you will explore: What is revealed […]
Discover a new way to experience the city. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Led by PhD Candidate Amanda Gutiérrez, this workshop invites you to immerse yourself in Montreal's urban environment, focusing on its soundscapes and the architectural echoes that define its character. In this workshop, we will stroll through the streets and listen to urban architecture, soundscapes, […]
Join us for an introductory workshop exploring the use of mycelium in bioart & design, facilitated by Amélie Brindamour. Mycelium, the fibrous, vegetative part of mushrooms, has been used in recent years to build furniture, art pieces, and even small buildings. Come to the Speculative Life Biolab to learn more about mycelium, how to grow […]
Join the Concordia Ethnography Lab on April 9th for the second edition of the Manuscript Workshops. The purpose of each workshop is to help the author with a portion of the manuscript for a book they’re working on. The text will be shared two weeks beforehand so that attendees have time to read it and […]
Join Machine Agencies and Kamyar Karimi for an Introduction to AudioStellar workshop to discover how this AI-powered experimental sampler transforms your audio samples into an interactive, real-time visual and sonic experience. Learn to load your own dataset and extract the features/turn to samples, navigate the latent space, and integrate machine learning concepts into live performance […]