Our program of artist residencies in research and creation are offered every year. Click here for information about the artist in residence call for proposals.
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Mooring, Waters, From Far Away | Frida Jiaying Chen
Mooring, Waters, From Far Away Frida Jiaying Chen In residence from September 3rd to November 1st 2025 At Ada X Mooring, Waters, From Far Away is a mixed-media installation interweaving geocoding, mapping, and meteorology. It traces the ocean’s dual quality—as a reservoir of cultural memory for coastal…
Vivarium Marian Godbout In residence from September 1st to December 26th 2025 At Ada X Vivarium is an interactive story-telling project in virtual reality inspired by amateur fishkeeping. While humans are more and more isolated indoors and looking at the world through screens, the growing trend…
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Allo Ada residency opportunity: 3D modeling, virtual and augmented reality at Ada X
Allo Ada residency opportunity: 3D modeling, virtual and augmented reality at Ada X * Calling emerging artists Residency start date: September 1, 2025 End date of residency: December 26, 2025 Hours worked per week: 40 Hourly wage: $23.00 Join us at Ada X…
AKA Herring Park | Simone Lucas Kłodawa [residency presentation]
AKA Herring Park | Simone Lucas Kłodawa Residency presentation Wednesday June 11th, 2025 From 6 to 9 pm At Ada X, 4001 rue Berri, # 201 and on zoom [contact info@ada-x.org to register for the zoom link] > This event is mask-mandatory, free and open…
AKA, Herring Park Simone Lucas Kłodawa In residence from April 8 until June 6 2025 At Ada X What if history had a smell? From 1955-57, in the industrial city of Łódź, Poland, it did. The site of a former herring market in the working-class…
In Here | Marie-Ann LaRoche [DS4Y residency presentation]
In Here | Marie-Ann Laroche Residency presentation Wednesday, May 14th 2025 From 6 to 9 pm At Ada X, 4001 rue Berri, # 201 > The event is free and open to all > Snacks and drinks will be served Join Marie-Ann LaRoche…
CALL FOR LOCAL RESIDENCY PROJECTS 2025-2026 On a Human Scale Deadline: Monday, May 5th, 2025 before 23h59 (Montreal, EST) The Local Residency Program at Ada X is open to women, trans, non-binary, and queer artists exploring critical and experimental practices in media arts, digital culture, and feminist technological…
Walked Traces: Living with (____) | Tricia Enns [residency presentation]
Walked Traces: Living with (____) Residency presentation Wednesday, April 9th 6 to 9 pm At Ada X, 4001 rue Berri, # 201 > The event is free and open to all > Snacks and drinks will be served Join us and artist Tricia Enns…
simUlator : Gender Euphoria Through the Lens of the Video Game Avatar. Residency presentation Wednesday April 16th, 2025 From 6 to 9 pm At Ada X, 4001 rue Berri, # 201 > The event is free and open to all > Snacks and drinks will…
In Here Marie-Ann LaRoche In residence from February 10th until March 31st 2025 At Ada X In Here is a VR project inspired by Marie-Ann’s relationship with her bedroom and her cat. The bedroom, and Disco the cat, were born during the lockdowns of the pandemic, with…
Seeing Ghosts at Night | Adam Mbowe [Residency presentation]
Seeing Ghosts at Night | Adam Mbowe Residency presentation Friday, February 7th 2025 Doors at 6:30 pm Discussion at 7pm At Ada X, 4001 rue Berri, # 201 > The event is free and open to all > Snacks and drinks with be served…
Walked Traces: Living with (___) Tricia Enns Residency from February 4 2025 until April 4 2025 At Ada X Centring walking as a mode of healing and care, Walked Traces: Living With (___), explores what care means for people living with chronic pain, and other invisible challenges,…
Residency from November 12th 2024 until January 31st 2025 At Ada X Seeing Ghosts at Night is a multimedia video project that examines the intersection of colourism and technology. It builds on cinema’s legacy of bias, where lighting and film emulsions were designed for lighter skin tones—a…
The Evaporated Tears of Sand Roses | Rihab Essayh [residency presentation]
Residency Presentation Wednesday November 6, 2024 Doors at 6:30 pm Discussion at 7pm At Ada X, 4001 rue Berri, # 201 > Free & open to all > Snacks and drinks will be served Sand roses form through the evaporation of water and…
