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.
AKA, Herring Park Simone Lucas In residence from April 8 avril 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…
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…
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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…
simUlator : Gender Euphoria Through the Lens of the Video Game Avatar. Amélie Barrette In residence from September 1st until March 28 2025 Chez Ada X Developed in collaboration with Laurence Wells (Art et Essai), this hybrid project, blending virtual reality and immersive documentary, offers…
Residency from September 3rd 2024 until November 1st 2024 At Ada X How can we conceptualize a communal space that nurtures connection and healing in a hopeful future, especially when confronting the harsh realities of the present? “The Evaporated Tears of Sand Roses” is a poetic exploration of grief…
DS4Y Digital Skills for Youth: 3D/VR/AR/XR-focused artistic residency at Ada X * Calling emerging artists Residency dates: September 1st 2024 to December 31st, 2024 Conditions: 40 hours per week at $23/hr Deadline to apply: August 25th, 2024 Join us at Ada X for 4 months of…
Jing’s Poetic Cartography | Yutong Lin [residency presentation]
Residency presentation Wednesday June 5th, 2024 Doors at 6 PM Artist talk at 7:30 PM At Ada X, 4001 Berri, # 201 > The event is free and open to all > Snacks and drinks will be served How does a recipe…
Residency from April 16 2024 until June 4th 2024 At Ada X The multimedia video project Jing’s Poetic Cartography is about the making of diasporic food—Steamed Pork. It is a dish that my aunt Jing is famous for. To make this project, an immersive media environment will try to…
