As part of MTL Connecte 2025, Olivier Beauchet, holder of the Arts and Health axis, presents a workshop exploring how art, digital technologies, and artificial intelligence can transform our connection to the living world. Inspired by the notions of resonance and eco-emotions, the activity highlights two research-creation projects that use the sonification of plant signals […]
Professor Laureline Chiapello took part in one of the panels at the Sommet de l’innovation en jeu vidéo, held on September 30 and October 1, 2025, at Ax-C in Montreal. Dedicated to the tensions between industry conventions and creativity in the era of generative AI and inclusivity challenges, this exchange brought together leading voices from […]
CREAT supports the organization of the first International Symposium on Social Design in Québec, an event co-organized by the Culture in the regions and Discoverability axis. Entitled “Beyond Social Innovation: Social Design?”, the symposium brings together researchers and practitioners from Québec and abroad to reflect on the role of social design in addressing the major […]
The Digital Creativity axis plays an active role in promoting research-creation, both internationally and within Québec. Laureline Chiapello took part in the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) conference, held in Malta from June 30 to July 4, 2025. She presented the paper “Exploring Collaborative Practices in Video Game Development: An Ethnographic Study” and highlighted her […]
On June 17, 2025, the Richmond 1861 Hall in Montreal hosted an evening organized by the Arts and Health axis, blending opera, cultural mediation, philosophical debate, and intergenerational dialogue. This unique event aimed to explore the relationship between humans and nature through an immersive artistic performance, a film screening, and a participatory discussion. Following the […]
The Triennale UdeM de la recherche-création at the Université de Montréal (UdeM) spotlighted the theme of independent video games exploring gender, intimacy, and sexuality through a project led by Caroline Bem, professor in the Département de littératures et de langues du monde and co-researcher of the CREAT Chair. Here’s an overview of the featured activities: […]
The Culture in the Regions Axis is collaborating on a pilot project currently underway in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Led by a group of accredited museum institutions in Quebec and under the scientific direction of Philippe Dubé (Université Laval), the project draws inspiration from Danish and Norwegian models to rethink the management of small and mid-sized […]
On Monday, May 5, 2025, “Colloque 607 – Écoémotion et recherche en économie créative : défis et enjeux” – was held at ÉTS as part of the 92nd Acfas Conference. The event brought together researchers, professionals, and stakeholders from various sectors around a central concern: the impact of climate change on mental health. Discussions focused […]
As part of the ISEA 2025 international symposium, Laureline Chiapello, in collaboration with Florian Glesser, presented “Things Happen”, an experimental video game work that explores the relationship between creators and digital tools. Rather than adopting a stance of control or dominance over game engines, the project embraces a dialogic approach: engaging in conversation with the […]
Professor and game designer Laureline Chiapello recently travelled to Toulouse to take part in the international colloquium Scénographies et couleurs : Arts, Audiovisuel, Cinéma et Design, organized by the LARA-SEPPIA laboratory. The colloquium brought together researchers and creators to discuss the aesthetic and symbolic issues of color in contemporary artistic practices. Laureline Chiapello presented a […]
The creative economy also flourishes at the margins, where the most surprising experiences are born. Hexagram, the Behaviour Interactive Research Chair in Game Design , Milieux, and the Digital Creativity axis of the CREAT Chair invite you to an immersive evening at the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), where some twenty experimental games will […]
Charlotte Gagnon and Kévin Galéry, members of the CREAT Chair’s Arts and Health axis have been selected to give a joint 20-minute talk at the 3rd Annual Conference of the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Research in Music and Health. “Exploring the Intersection of Music and Health” will be presented on May 14, 2025, and […]
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series of lunchtime conferences
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Starting in January 2025, CREAT Research Chair will be holding a series of videoconference lunchtime lectures highlighting a variety of themes linked to its four (4) research axis. These lunchtime conferences (in French only) aim to foster dialogue and knowledge-sharing within the community. Registration is already open; click the button above to secure your spot. […]
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research notebook
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The Research Notebook containing speeches, abstracts, biographies and illustrations related to the Creative Economy, Well-Being and Territory Conference is now available. Use the button below to download a copy (French only).
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Creative Economy, Well-Being and Territory The CREAT Research Chair team is pleased to invite you to its Conference Creative Economy, Well-Being and Territory, to be held on November 4-6, 2024, at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau. The event will feature eight (8) thematic sessions on November 4 and 5, bringing together researchers […]
On July 1st and 2nd, 2025, the interdisciplinary and interprofessional conference La société face aux vulnérabilités : réflexions et perspectives pour les disciplines de conception will be held at the Université de Nîmes in France. This initiative has been brought to our attention by members of the Chair, and we invite those interested in proposing […]
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CREAT Conference, November, 4, 5 & 6. 2024
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Creative Economy, Well-being and Territory For several years now, society has been in a state of flux, and organizational methods are constantly evolving. The creative economy offers an opportunity to rethink the way we work, by rethinking the way we relate to each other and contributing to the well-being of society as a whole. By […]
Dr. Julia Chabot, geriatrician at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal and member of the Arts and Health Axis, has initiated an innovative project funded in part by the CREAT Chair, in collaboration with Florence Troncy, Executive Director of SAMS (Société pour les Arts en Milieu de Santé), and Dr. Olivier Beauchet, head of the Arts […]
Understanding social transformations in the era of algorithmic capitalism and generative AI Guillaume Blum, head of the Discoverability Axis of the CREAT research Chair, co-organized a half-day public study session on social transformations in the era of algorithmic capitalism and generative AI on April 10, 2024. * Under Dan Furukawa Marques and Guillaume Blum, this […]
As part of the DES7003 research seminar, under Guillaume Blum, head of CREAT’s Discoverability Axis, a day of study, reflection and discussion was held on April 4, 2024, on the theme: Is it possible to navigate between creative research and critical perspectives?
Laureline Chiapello, head of Axis 3. Digital Creativity, is enjoying a rich research stay at the Université Paul-Valéry-Montpellier in France, where she has present her pragmatist approach to game design. On the agenda: meetings with students, exchanges on research-creation projects, discussions on the notion of ArtGame and the presentation of the first images of her game […]
Guillaume Blum, head of the Discoverability Axis, took part in a panel discussion as part of the 3rd edition of Rendez-vous France-Québec on the discoverability of French-language cultural content. « Découvrabilité des contenus culturels : défis et possibilités pour la francophonie », was organized by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications as part of MTL Connect […]
The “Croître autrement” study day was a first opportunity for some members of CREAT’s Culture in the regions Axis to hear first-hand accounts from the architects and workers behind the major efforts to pool support for infrastructure for artists in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area. It was also an opportunity to hear the viewpoints of organizations from […]
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90th ACFAS Congress: Mapping, mediating and promoting creative activity in Quebec for the well-being of citizens
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The CREAT Chair presented a symposium on May 11 and 12, 2023, as part of the 90th edition of ACFAS. Cartographier, médier et favoriser l’activité créative au Québec pour le mieux-être citoyen was part of the project to create a brand new FRQSC research chair on the theme of the creative economy and well-being. The […]