A September 21, 2026 email (visible here) announces two ArtSci Salon events coming up in October 2026,
Fall is here and ArtSci salon is back with 2 Back-to-Back events
Algae Soiree artists working with algae at the intersection of art, science and ecology
October 6, [2026] 5:00-7:00 pm @ The Fields Institute 222 College Street Toronto [Ontario, Canada]
Algae: a diverse, promiscuous, widely diffused group of photosynthetic organisms. Algae are used as food, as fiber, or as artistic medium; for medicine, remediation, or industrial usage; they can simultaneously be beneficial and very damaging. Algae are versatile and complex.
Join us for an evening of artist talks and discussion with three artists who have thought about (and with) these organisms deeply and with care.
Dr. Jennifer Willet is the Director of INCUBATOR Art Lab and a Canada Research Chair in Art, Science and Ecology at the University of Windsor. She is a world known bioartist, merging artistic and biotech skills towards research/creation that uses living media (cells, plants, microbes) in the production of creative works.
Vladimir Kanic is a transmedia artist whose living algae installations transform spectators’ breath into oxygen, creating participatory ecosystems that embody the possibilities of interspecies collaboration.
Deepikah is an Indian interdisciplinary artist based in T’karonto (Toronto), Canada. She graduated from OCAD University with an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts. Her work at the intersections of nature, motherhood, and hope explores themes of care, sustainability, and speculative futures, inviting viewers to contemplate our interconnectedness with the environment.
For anyone unfamiliar with PechaKucha (I’ve seen it spelled both as one word and two words), here’s a description from its Wikipedia entry, Note: Links have been removed,
PechaKucha (Japanese: ぺちゃくちゃ, IPA: [petɕa kɯ̥tɕa],[1]chit-chat) is a storytelling format in which a presenter shows 20 slides for 20 seconds per slide. At a PechaKucha Night, individuals gather at a venue to share personal presentations about their work. The PechaKucha format can be used, for example, in business presentations to clients or staff, as well as in education settings.
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As for the Pecha Kucha artists, I would describe their work as being art/tech rather than art/sci as you can see for yourself on the ArtSci Salon’s page (scroll down) holding more information about the artists and scholars here.
