TouchDesigner Meet Up
25/06/2025
Artengine is delighted to be supporting the newly formed organization Mindful Habitats with their online presentation series Negotiating Digital Space in Cultural Significant Storytelling. These series explores the relationship between narrative and our experience of the environment around us.
Check out the upcoming talks below and register on their site to join.
The Omnipresence of Screens: Ideal Projections:
Brian Greenspan in conversation with Louise Pelletier: June 29, 2022 10 AM to 12 PM
In the webinar, The Omnipresence of Screens: Ideal Projections, Louise Pelletier examines how different points of view negotiate the role of the image in a digital era, while Brian Greenspan explores the concept of narrative transportation through screens and the visualization of ideal spaces.
Absences and Pluralities of Stories
Zoe Todd and Marc Neveu: July 7, 1 pm – 3 pm EST
In the session Absence and Pluralities of Stories, Zoe Todd discusses institutions and strategies of absenting stories, while Marc Neveu proposes a plurality in the reading of stories embedded in archival drawings.
Translate and Transform
Caroline Dayer and Liam Doherty: July 14, 9 am – 11 am EST
In the session Translate and Transform, Carolina Dayer and Liam Doherty discuss how translation transforms stories, their audience, places, and lives.
Narratives of Familiarity: Empathy in Storytelling
Sojung Bahng and Stephen Foster: July 21, 9 am – 11 am EST
Sojung Bahng and Stephen Foster will discuss the dangers of empathy and other ethical issues as they introduce their work in immersive and interactive documentary storytelling.
Immersive Storytelling: Negotiating Identity
Dylan Paré and Maize Longboat: July 28, 1 pm – 3 pm EST
Dylan Paré and Maize Longboat ask what it means to create a video game or experience that reflects their identities. As they each navigate what it means to create a queer or Indigenous game, respectively, they explore how game design can create a conversation between creator and user.
Artengine TouchDesigner Meetup: Under the Hood with Michaela van Beinum
Join us at Artengine on Wednesday, May 22nd at 6:30 PM for an engaging artist talk with the incredibly talented Michaela van Beinum! Get ready to journey into the fascinating world where abstract art seamlessly blends with cutting-edge technology.
Michaela, an abstract artist and electrical engineer, will take us under the hood of some of her captivating TouchDesigner projects. Discover the creative processes, technical intricacies, and boundless inspiration that fuel her unique multimedia installations. Learn how she masterfully fuses projections, code, and even recycled materials to craft truly immersive and thought-provoking experiences.
With over five years of dedicated artistic exploration, Michaela has honed her craft to evoke emotions, challenge perceptions, and ignite a sense of wonder in her audience. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain insights into her innovative approach, ask questions, and connect with fellow artists and technology enthusiasts in Ottawa.
Wednesday April 16th
6:30-7:15 Warm Up and Chit Chat
7:15-8:30 Show and Tell or Pitch a Project
For this edition of our TouchDesigner MeetUp we have invited a number of local artists to show us under the hood of their TouchDesigner projects.
We also want to hear from you. Bring your ideas for a fun exchange on the project potential of TouchDesigner.
What to expect:
Meet and connect with other local artists
Get inspired by cool projects at the intersection of art and technology
Be able to share ideas and ask questions
No need for laptop
As always SNACKS!
Residency showcase by Valérie Chartrand opens April 24 at Artengine
Ottawa, ON – Artist Valérie Chartrand invites the public to Flutterings, an exhibition exploring the impact of climate change on monarch butterflies, presented at Artengine in Arts Court from April 24 to May 10, 2025. The opening reception will take place on April 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM.
Inspired by scientific research conducted in Dr. Heather Kharouba’s lab at the University of Ottawa, Flutterings bridges art and ecology. Chartrand’s works incorporate UV-printed plant resin, thermochromic pigments that fade with heat, UV dyes, and solar-powered blooms, each material chosen to evoke the effects of warming on ecosystems and the delicate interdependence of life.
The exhibition also serves as a poetic memorial to monarch butterfly specimens used in research, honouring their role in advancing our understanding of climate impacts on insect life and supporting the survival of future generations.
Flutterings is the result of a residency with the Kharouba Lab and Artengine, supported by the City of Ottawa’s Creation and Production Fund. The project highlights the strength of a collaboration between art and science in addressing ecological change.
Exhibition Details:
Opening Reception: April 24, 6–8 PM
Exhibition: April 24 – May 10, 2025 (Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM)
Location: Artengine, Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave, Ottawa
Exposition de résidence de Valérie Chartrand – Ouverture le 24 avril à Artengine
Ottawa (Ontario) – Valérie Chartrand invite le public à découvrir Papillonnements, une exposition qui explore l’impact des changements climatiques sur les papillons monarques, présentée à Artengine dans la Cour des arts, du 24 avril au 10 mai 2025. Le vernissage aura lieu le 24 avril de 18 h à 20 h.
Inspiré par les recherches scientifiques menées au laboratoire de la Dre Heather Kharouba à l’Université d’Ottawa, Papillonnements établit un pont entre l’art et l’écologie. Les œuvres de Chartrand intègrent de la résine végétale imprimée avec UV, des pigments thermochromiques qui s’effacent sous la chaleur, des teintures UV, ainsi que des fleurs alimentées par l’énergie solaire — chaque matériau étant soigneusement choisi pour évoquer les effets du réchauffement sur les écosystèmes et l’interdépendance fragile des êtres vivants.
L’exposition se veut également un hommage poétique aux spécimens de monarques utilisés dans la recherche scientifique, honorant leur rôle dans l’avancement de nos connaissances sur l’impact climatique sur les insectes et leur contribution à la survie des générations futures.
Papillonnements est le fruit d’une résidence avec le laboratoire Kharouba et Artengine, soutenue par le Fonds de création et de production de la Ville d’Ottawa. Ce projet témoigne de la richesse d’une collaboration entre l’art et la science pour sensibiliser aux enjeux écologiques actuels.
Détails de l’exposition :
Vernissage : 24 avril, de 18 h à 20 h
Exposition : 24 avril – 10 mai 2025 (du mardi au samedi, de 10 h à 17 h)
Lieu : Artengine, Cour des arts, 2 avenue Daly, Ottawa