IOTA Engage

The Earthline Tattoo Collective

Meet the ArtistsMarch 12th, 2019

Introducing the cultural tattoo practitioners and visual artists that make up Earthline Tattoo Collective, Jordan Bennett, Amberley John, Dion Kaszas, Amy Malbeuf and the 2019 Programs Coordinator Audie Murray.

Artist Talk: Stelarc + Andrew Pelling

Artist TalkMay 29th, 2019

Get curious about Bio Art with two of the most prolific artists in the field. Artists, Stelarc and Andrew Pelling will present a talk on recent works.

Meet the Artist: Ruth Marsh

Artist TalkMay 26th, 2019

Visit and ask questions with the creator of the immersive, cinematic production of CYBERHIVE.

Performance + Interactive Public Exhibition: StickMan by Stelarc

Exhibition, PerformanceMay 30th, 2019

StickMan/miniStickMan is a minimal but full-body exoskeleton that algorithmically actuates the artist with six degrees-of-freedom.

Public Exhibit + Artist Talk: Nina Sellars and Jennifer Willet

Artist Talk, Exhibition, PerformanceMay 27th, 2019

The exhibition will run 5:30-7:00pm, followed by an Artist Talk by Jennifer Willet at the Art Bar from 7:15-8:30pm.

Bio Art Workshop: Halifax Yeast with Jennifer Willet

WorkshopMay 26th, 2019

Participants will create their own Bio Art project, using simple ingredients, and watch their work come to life—literally.

CYBERHIVE by Ruth Marsh

Opening, World Premier ScreeningJune 14th, 2019

This Immersive Experience is created by Ruth Marsh is a 360 degree video with original music and sound design by Jeremy Costello. The new work is presented by IOTA Institute and was supported via a 2-month artist residency in the Seadome.

Bacterial BioPigments Master Class with WhiteFeather Hunter

Bio Art, Demonstration and Discussion, EventSeptember 10th, 2018

A very rad Master Class with Bio Artist WhiteFeather Hunter is now live for registration on the NSCAD University website. IOTA, the School of Extended Studies and the Anna Leonowens, are co-hosting a Bacterial BioPigments Master Class which will include the coveted textile dyeing technique of shibori.

Artist Talk: WhiteFeather Hunter

Artist TalkNovember 9th, 2018

Hunter has been in Halifax since October 1st, for a soil remediation project "Prospective Futures: The Aurelia Project".

The wide sky: An Opening Launch in Second Life

OpeningSeptember 24th, 2017

Liz Solo’s “The Wide Sky” is a story based on the fragmented memories of a scientist desperately trying to make sense of her deteriorating world. IOTA: DATA and Solo are co-hosting an online reception to launch this project in Second Life. Create your SL identity and join us.

Web Art commission: J.R. Carpenter, "This is a Picture of Wind", 2018

Launch: ‘This is a Picture of Wind’ by J.R. Carpenter

LaunchJanuary 17th, 2018

J.R. Carpenter’s web piece “This is A Picture of Wind” will expand upon a short text written in response to the storms which battered South West England in early 2014.

Art Out Loud, Nova Scotia Creative Awards Gala

Arts Event, Six Questions 2015

Presented by Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council, the annual gala was held at the Halifax Central Library November 7th, 2016 in recognition of the beautiful new space and adding a twist to this year's theme - Art Out Loud.

Acadie Mythique

Project Facilitation 2014 - 2017

Collective Members: All artists, Mireille Bourgeois Coordination (Travel, Communications, Press Materials): IOTA Curation: Harlan Johnson The exhibition l’Acadie mythique is a project of Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, curated by artist Harlan Johnson and Coordinated by IOTA. It consists of contemporary artworks created in response to historical objects and documents found in collections

ENGAGE sees its art events as being intravenous in nature, creating interventions rather than presentations of art.