RESEARCH CHAIR IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY AND WELL-BEING
At the Core of the Francophone Creative Economy
Research Axes
The Research Chair in the creative economy and well-being (CREAT) connects 4 research areas.
Culture in the regions
The main objective of this axis is to promote and foster research and creative and cultural initiatives in the regions, i.e. outside the major urban centres.
Arts and Health
Encourage and undertake research, training and knowledge-transfer initiatives to better understand the relationship between arts, culture and health.
Digital Creativity
Identify crucial issues within the digital creative industries to foster research, training and development in this sector.
Discoverability
Contribute to understanding the dynamics behind discoverability issues, disseminate knowledge on the subject and propose modes of action based on research.
News
16 February 2026
Call for papers, CREAT Conference
Culture in the regions
Arts and Health
Digital Creativity
Discoverability
11 February 2026
SSHRC funds structuring initiative in digital creativity at the CREAT Chair
Culture in the regions
Arts and Health
Digital Creativity
Discoverability
10 February 2026
Creative Economy, Well-Being, and Territory, Special Issue
Culture in the regions
Arts and Health
Digital Creativity
Discoverability
9 February 2026
Launch of CREAT Podcast Series
Culture in the regions
Arts and Health
Digital Creativity
DiscoverabilityEVENTS
28 May 2026 – 29 May 2026
[ Upon registration ]
Outaouais
Culture in the regionsStudy Days on the Concept of Culture in the Regions
21 May 2026 – 22 May 2026
[ Sur inscription ]
Montréal
Culture in the regions
Arts and Health
Digital Creativity
DiscoverabilityCREAT Conference, May 21-22, 2026
12 February 2026 – 12 February 2026
Montréal
Digital CreativityLaunch of an essay by Les Presses de l’Université Laval
Latest Podcasts & Videos
Reflections on Social Design
13 January 2026
Produced in the wake of the symposium Beyond Social Innovation: Social Design?, this podcast extends the discussions by giving a voice to invited guests. It offers a broader perspective on reflections surrounding social design and its role in addressing contemporary social, cultural, and environmental challenges.
Enjoy listening!
Music & Immigration project
7 January 2026
The Discoverability Axis supported the production of an outreach video related to the project Music & Immigration, an online cultural mapping initiative highlighting the musical practices of professional immigrant artists in Quebec.
The project is led by two CREAT members: Caroline Marcoux Gendron (UQAM), collaborator of the Discoverability Axis, and Guillaume Blum (ÉTS), Head of the Axis. It is part of ongoing research on the visibility and accessibility of cultural content.
What Is Creative Economy?
30 October 2025
Short videos in which the Arts and Health Axis team asked members of the public, on the spot, to share their definition of the creative economy. Take a listen—we captured sparks of imagination that reveal the richness and diversity of this concept!