Events

A virtual screening and discussion with artist duo Primordial Dismemberment (Thomas L. Archambault and Manolis Daris).

Join emerging curator Tristan Sauer for a virtual tour and discussion of the virtual exhibition Sculpted in Our Image, Forged in Our Minds

Join artist Max Lester for a reading circle that will explore some of the central ideas and themes present in his exhibition Behind These Strange Sensations are Hidden Structures.

Tamiko Thiel considers the ways augmented reality can be used to evoke the past, visualize the future, and highlight underrepresented communities, histories, and cultures.

Scott Benesiinaabandan, Cat Bluemke, Jonathan Carroll, Adrienne Matheuszik, Jenn E Norton, and Karie Liao discuss the making of the exhibition Geofenced, and consider the contemporary applications and implications of AR technologies.

A screening program curated by Maria Alejandrina Coates and presented at Fort York in partnership with Toronto Outdoor Picture Show.

A panel discussion on the dynamics of isolation and kinship in racialized creative communities.

Follow along with artist Meech Boakye as they process and fermet foraged and locally grown herbs, flowers, fruit, and honey.

A virtual tour of Vector Festival's 2021 flagship exhibition dis-ease followed by a discussion with the curator and artists.

Steve Saylor, Tiffany Witcher, and moderator Sandra Danilovic examine the design and development of accessible and inclusive digital games and gaming spaces.

Community-engaged digital artists Danielle Braitwaithe-Shirley and Kim Ninkuru discuss the possibilities of post-pandemic togetherness.

Hum presents a limited run of printed zines mapping resonant sounds audible on the streets of Toronto. Artists Tasman Richardson & Kristel Jax perform Palindrome, a dualistic broadcast mixing these sounds.

An outdoor screening curated by Theresa Wang offering interpretations of the connections that can be found within digital spaces.

A panel exploring the recent NFT (non-fungible token) craze and the merits of the blockchain as an artistic and activist medium

Kim Ninkuru inaugurates Vector Festival 2021 with hello, a participatory soft movement performance.

Join co-curators Sean Sandusky and Dana Snow for a tour of the virtual exhibition QUEERSPHERE

keikobot is an unscripted, improvisational digital performance where artist Keiko Hart roleplays as a chatbot.

Jeremy Bailey, Rah Eleh, Ziv Schneider, and moderator Tristan Sauer address the rising popularity of CGI social media influencers and the controversy of simulating identity online

A panel discussion on tool-making presented in partnership with the Art Gallery of York University.

Ananda Gabo, Keeley Haftner, Anastasiya Yatsuk, Sultana Zana and Megan MacLaurin discuss sustainable art making, biomaterials, and interspecies collaboration