National Summit on AI and Culture

In mid-March 2026, Artengine was invited to attend the National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity……

A Conversation With Laura Taler About: MONAHAN

Project Monahan is a national award-winning public sound art piece located at the Monahan Wetlands in Ottawa’s Kanata South. Commissioned by the City of Ottawa, it is a permanent installation desig……

Conversation, Interactive Art, Sustainability, Bio Art, Tactical Urbanism, Public Works

Words Within Words

In conversation with Cheryl L’Hirondelle (who was in conversation with eels)

Cheryl L’Hirondelle joins us in the Artengine Studio to talk about her conversations with eels and a broader understanding of communicating with the world. After an excellent artist talk on the develo…

Conversation, Networks

Interspecies Communication

Cheryl L’Hirondelle on her work Nipawiwin Akikodjiwan: Pimizi ohci

Cheryl L’Hirondelle presents the process and ideas behind her new work Nipawiwin Akikodjiwan: Pimizi ohci, shown for the first time as part of our Entanglements exhibition. The work is a immersive AV …

Conversation, Futures, Video/Film, Sustainability, Bio Art

Kofi Oduro

Rethinking the Value of an Hour in the Artist’s Ecosystem

Oduro’s interest in the Digital Economies Lab stemmed from his existing practice of blending analog forms (like poetry) with digital tools (like creative coding). He noted that the shift to digital pl…

Conversation, Arts + Economy

Kalli Retzepi

The Ecological Metaphor, Critical Design, and Rethinking Digital Infrastructure

Kalli Retzepi critiques digital networks via an ecological metaphor (mycelium) leading to the Need Offer Machine (NOM/ONM) to exchange value using “the hour.” Her work advocates critical design, build…

Conversation, Sustainability, Bio Art

Flying to Fish

Jerrold McGrath

Expand the scope of your curiosity with Jerrold McGrath, founder of UKAI Projects. In this conversation, Jerry shares the inspiration behind UKAI Projects and his desire to design for useful people……

Conversation, Futures, Design

Interface: Art + Stability

In Conversation with Emmanuel Madan

What is software without hardware? Join us as DEL participant, artist and National Director of the Independent Media Arts Alliance Emmanuel Madan shares his vision for the viability of the Arts ecosys…

Conversation, Networks, Arts + Economy, Futures

Art and Capital

Famous New Media Artist Jeremy Bailey

Famous New Media Artist Jeremy Bailey helped shape the structure of the Digital Economies Lab and here we discuss their vision for artistic prosperity in the 21st century. We chat about artists’ co……

Conversation, Arts + Economy, Futures, Interactive Art, Sustainability

Blockchain + DAOs

From NFTs to governance structures, blockchain technology may be a glimpse into the future. At least that is what Jesse McKee and the team at 221A are exploring. In this conversation McKee shares a bi…

Conversation, Arts + Economy, Public Works, Decentralization

Game + Community Design

Izzie Colpitts-Campbell

Dames Making Games (DMG) founder Izzie Colpitts-Campbell speaks with us about her art and design practice and how her role as a community organizer influenced her contributions to the DEL. In this ……

Conversation, Design, Decentralization

Caring + Sharing

Artengine’s Artistic Director Ryan Stec in conversation with Digital Economies Lab (DEL) participant, strategist, designer, artist and independent creative director, Julie Gendron, where they discu……

Conversation, Networks, Arts + Economy

$ Value and Values

In Conversation with Macy Siu

Join us as Macy Siu gives us the lowdown on another development from the Digital Economies Lab – the Offer/Need Machine. In an era where the gig economy has monetized every informal……

Conversation, Arts + Economy, Sustainability

Organizing Creative Labour

In this conversation Tim Maughan chats with us about digital infrastructure, the role of organized labour in the creative landscape, and the DEL project Artwork_Local404. Join us, as we discuss techno…

Conversation, Networks

Futures Imagined

Developed in our Digital Economies Lab, An Artist’s Almanac is Suzanne Kite’s dive into artist solidarity through exchange and sharing. Kite discussed how she began from the DEL’s central focus on ……

Conversation, Networks, Futures, Decentralization

This NFT Moment

Famous New Media Artist Jeremy Bailey

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) made their way into the popular imagination and have been a lightning rod topic in the realm of culture throughout this year. As part of our Digital Economies Lab, we invited…

Conversation, Networks

Hidden Relics

Claudio Sgarbi, in collaboration with David Bastien-Allard, Rubin de Jonge and Fabio Elia Sgarbi Biondi

Architectures of Hiding is the first symposium organized by Carleton Research | Practice of Teaching | Collaborative (CR|PT|C). The symposium, its online exhibition and the artistic dialogues Arten……

Tactical Urbanism, Public Works, Decentralization

The Art and Craft of the Art and Craft of Asking your Boss for a Raise

CRIPTIC X Artengine

Architectures of Hiding is the first symposium organized by Carleton Research | Practice of Teaching | Collaborative (CR|PT|C). The symposium, its online exhibition and the artistic dialogues Artengin…

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Architectures of Hiding is the first symposium organized by Carleton Research | Practice of Teaching | Collaborative (CR|PT|C). The symposium, its online exhibition and the artistic dialogues Artengin…

Design, Sustainability, Tactical Urbanism, Public Works

Can Sound be Spaceless?

Sound is inherently tied to space, it traverses. Once you start considering the possibility of a spaceless sound, you are delving into a realm of abstraction. …

Sound, Artist Talk

How Does Culture Shape Sound?

What does it mean to speak of “aural culture?” What does listening offer, as a tool or technique for understanding our world, that visual perception cannot? The sounds that fill our lives are dense …

Sound, Artist Talk

How Does Sound Shape Knowledge?

Western thought has long assumed a special relationship between vision and knowledge: Seeing is believing. But what about the traffic between sonic experience and ideas? How do inherited beliefs abo…

Sound, Artist Talk

How Does Space Shape Sound?

Matthew Edwards

Answers to the question can take many forms, from the technical through to the poetic and the phenomenological. Terms like sound and space are seemingly quite simple, in their everyday usage, yet when…

Sound, Artist Talk

Networked Urbanism

Tracey Lauriault provides a dynamic introduction to the relationship between data and the city at the Future Cities Forum. This talk delves into the social and technological infrastructure and frames …

Artist Talk, Data Art, Tactical Urbanism, Decentralization

Body Mind Machine

Kristin Anne Carlson, Davide Rokeby, Chris Salter

An engaging panel with Kristin Anne Carlson, Davide Rokeby and Chris Salter, moderated by Nell Tenhaff which delves into different relationships artists are …

Madeline Ashby

Madeline Ashby, a noted science fiction writer and futurist, delivered a thought-provoking talk at Artengine’s Future Cities Forum, focusing on the future of cities and their evolving roles in society…

Arts + Economy, Artist Talk, Tactical Urbanism, Decentralization

Ken Greenberg

Ken Greenberg delves into the transformative impact of technology on urban landscapes, threading his discourse with both optimism and caution. Opening with an assertion that technology should fundamen…

Artist Talk, Tactical Urbanism

Tracey Lauriault

Dr. Tracey Lauriault addresses an engaging discussion on the evolving concept of smart cities at the Artengine’s Future Cities forum. Dr. Lauriault, a professor from Carleton University with affiliati…

Artist Talk, Tactical Urbanism

Allison Parish

Artificial Imagination

Allison Parrish, a programmer, poet, and educator at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, discusses her latest project on computer-generated poetry. Her book, “Articulations,” explores poe……

AI/ML, Artist Talk, Data Art

Kristin Anne Carlson

Artificial Imagination

Kristen Carlson, an assistant professor at Illinois State University, merges computation with embodied creative processes across choreography and media performance. Her diverse background includes mov…

Artist Talk, Interactive Art, Data Art

Sandra Alfoldy

Sandra Alfoldy’s artist talk delves into the intricate relationship between craft, technology, tradition, and the evolving discourse surrounding the maker’s hand. With eloquence and depth, she navigat…

Artist Talk, Design

Valerie Lamontagne

Valerie Lamontagne delivered an electrifying artist talk that traversed the dynamic intersection of fashion and technology. With a whimsical twist, Lamontagne embarked on a journey through the alphabe…

Artist Talk, Interactive Art

Sarah Brin

Sarah Brin, an accomplished writer and curator, explores the intricate relationship between art, technology, and community. Brin highlights her experience as a public programs manager at Autodesk’s Pi…

AI/ML, Artist Talk

Chris Salter

Artificial Imagination

Chris Salter is an artist, University Research Chair in New Media, Technology and the Senses, Professor of Computation Arts in the Department of Design and Computation Arts, Co-Director of the Hexa……

AI/ML, Artist Talk

Ben Bogart

Artificial Imagination

Ben Bogart explores the concept of “machine subjectivity” within the realm of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Bogart delves into the intricate relationship between human cognitive proces…

AI/ML, Artist Talk, Data Art

Suzanne Kite

Artificial Imagination

Suzan Kite, an Oglala Lakota performance artist, visual artist, and composer based in Montreal, weaves an intricate narrative that bridges her indigenous heritage with contemporary technology. Educate…

AI/ML, Artist Talk

David Rokeby

Artificial Imagination

David Rokeby, a vanguard of electronic, video, and installation art since the early 1980s, delivers an artist talk that delves deeply into the evolving interplay between humans, technology, and art……

Jackson 2Bears

Artificial Imagination

Jackson 2Bears, a Mohawk multimedia artist, shared insights during an artist talk after participating in a panel discussion. Currently based in Lethbridge, Alberta, where he teaches at the University …

Sound, Artist Talk, Interactive Art, Video/Film

Sofian Audry

Artificial Imagination

Sofian Audrey, an assistant professor of new media at the University of Maine, delivered a thought-provoking presentation on the intersection of art and technology. With a robust background in compute…

AI/ML, Artist Talk

Making Talk

How do we talk about making in the 21st century?

This discussion brings together artist, scholar and Director of Creating Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations at the Canada Council for the Arts, Steven Loft; craft historian Sa…

Conversation, Networks, Arts + Economy, Artist Talk

Joanna Berzowska

Joanna Berzowska explores the realm of electronic textiles, a subset of wearables. She introduces the broad spectrum of projects within this field, from electronic tattoos to biometric shirts. Berzow…

Artist Talk, Futures, Design

Garnet Hertz

Garnet Hertz’s talk delves into his personal relationship with his 3D printer, using it as a lens to explore broader themes of technological adoption. He discusses the initial excitement and promis……

James Hayes

James Hayes delves into the intricate relationship between architecture, technology, and the concept of making. Identifying himself primarily as an architect, Hayes emphasizes the unique perspective f…

Artist Talk, Tactical Urbanism

Greg Sims

Greg Sims, a jewelry designer and digital fabrication instructor at OCAD University, shares insights into his evolution from traditional craftsmanship to embracing digital techniques. Initially ske……

Artist Talk, Design

Tom Bessai

In Tom Bessai’s engaging artist talk, he delves into the dynamic role of architects and designers amidst the advent of digital fabrication and technology. With a background in architecture and a deep …

Artist Talk, Design, Tactical Urbanism

Video is Dead

The generic has consumed everything. Be it resolved that video is dead.

This is a debate about the state of the moving image and the names we need to discuss them. It occurred in the context of Tasman Richardson’s show Necropolis presented in collaboration with the city …