Residencies

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.

In progress

Touch Tank | Hailey Guzik [DS4Y residency]

30 January 2023

artist residency
DS4Y Residency From January 30th to March 31st 2023 At Ada X During their residency at Ada X, Hailey Guzik will be continuing development on Touch Tank, a mixed-reality installation project that reflects upon experiences of coastal maritime landscape. Exploring how sensuous acts of looking, touching, and remembering… Read More

Archive

In the name of Moon, I won’t forgive it | Ahreum Lee

25 January 2023

artist residency
Residency from January 25th to March 22nd, 2023 At Ada X During their residency at Ada X, Ahreum Lee will be developing In the name of Moon, I won’t forgive it, a workshop project for participants to create an accessory for daily micro-aggressions. The artist will create samples of… Read More

I was once sea floor | naakita feldman-kiss [residency presentation]

25 January 2023

artist residency presentation
Residency Presentation Wednesday January 25th, 2023 Presentation at 6pm, discussion at 6:30pm At Ada X, 4001 Berri, #201 Free Don’t miss naakita feldman kiss’ upcoming residency presentation! You will have the chance to view the work feldman-kiss completed during their residency at Ada X. The presentation… Read More

Call for proposals 2023-2024 | Local residencies

20 December 2022

artist residency call
Do you require resources to develop a media arts project? Submit a project proposal for Ada X’s residency program! You could be selected to participate in a 6-8 week production residency at Ada X between September 2023 and June 2024. This call is only open to artists who live in… Read More

I was once sea floor | naakita feldman-kiss

25 October 2022

artist residency
Residency from October 25th to December 13th At Ada X During their residency at Ada X, naakita feldman-kiss will work toward the development of a new multimedia installation titled I was once sea floor. Using place-based research, 360˚ audio and video capture and material experimentation, the project centers rock,… Read More

Fading Fables (Zar-Afshun) | Naghmeh Sharifi [residency presentation]

20 October 2022

artist residency presentation
Residency Presentation Thursday October 20th, 2022 Presentation at 6pm, discussion at 6:30pm At Ada X, 4001 Berri, #201 Free | Register here Don’t miss Naghmeh Sharifi’s residency presentation! You will have the chance to view the work Sharifi completed during her residency at Ada X. Read More

Fading Fables (Zar-Afshun) | Naghmeh Sharifi

23 August 2022

artist residency
Residency from August 23rd to October 18th, 2022 At Ada X Naghmeh Sharifi’s residency project, Fading Fables (Zar-Afshun), is an audio-visual installation inspired by an old Iranian fairytale told to Sharifi by her grandmother as a bedtime story during the Iran-Iraq War. This tradition of oral storytelling has been… Read More

The Weed in Your Garden | Anahita Norouzi [residency presentation]

28 April 2022

artist residency presentation
Residency Presentation Thursday April 28th, 2022 Presentation at 6pm, discussion at 7pm At Ada X, 4001 Berri, #201 Free | Registration via this link Golpar is a plant native to the territory known as Iran and is particularly beloved as a distinctive spice used in… Read More

The Weed in Your Garden | Anahita Norouzi

14 February 2022

artist residency
Residency from February, 14th to April 10th, 2022 At Ada X Heracleum persicum is a plant species native to Iran which can measure from 2 to 5 meters tall. The species was first recorded in Europe in 1817, likely introduced as an ornamental plant. It became fashionable thanks to… Read More

AI The End | Gina Hara [residency presentation]

9 December 2021

artist residency presentation
Residency presentation | screening + discussion Thursday, December 9th, from 7 to 8 pm Online | Registration via this link With Gina Hara Conversation moderated by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Join us for a presentation of the work produced by Gina Hara during her residency at… Read More

AI The End | Gina Hara

19 October 2021

artist residency
Residency from October, 19th to December, 13th 2021 At Ada X + Algora Lab Public presentation on Thursday, December 9th Since the beginning of the pandemic, social AIs have been increasingly stepping up to offer companionship and mental-health help online. In her residency, Gina Hara sets out to… Read More

Thinking in circles: weaving weeds – coding brains

27 May 2021

artist residency discussion
Discussion with Liane Décary-Chen and Lucas LaRochelle Thurday, May 27th, at 5pm Free | Register via this link Online > https://zoom.us/s/93454640999 Liane Décary-Chen and Lucas LaRochelle will talk about the process behind Gentle Bot Seeks Same, a project developed by Liane as part of her… Read More