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A one-of-a-kind network for creative innovation, experimentation, incubation and entrepreneurship at

Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 09/30/2024

As a proud partner for we are excited to invite you to Entangled Dimensions: Art in the Age of Neural Media at on October 8-9.

Presented by the collaborative initiative of and Creative Technology Office - Future Makers Collective and the Human Feedback Foundation.

This FREE immersive exhibition explores the intricate connections between human and non-human intelligences through digital and neural media art.

Curated by Ryan Kelln, we invite you to experience the work of Toronto-based artists and dive into a world of cutting-edge art featuring AI-driven creations, EEG/brainwave-powered pieces, 3D-printed marvels, and other pioneering forms of digital expression.

This is an experience you don’t want to miss, see you there!

📍Illuminarium, Toronto

Oct 8: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Oct 9: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Featured Artists:

We Are Entanglement : Artificial Nature
Haru Ji ( ) & Graham Wakfield

Living Sculptures
Vladimir Kankc ( )

(ex)tending towards
Jane Tingley

The Wail
Wilfred Lee ( )

IWTBNA: I want to be new again
Nava Messas Waxman ( )

what abides
Ben McCarthy ()

Blue Dot (Shadow)
Evangeline Y Brooks

TMU Masters of Student Projects

Echo Wave: Aashana Dhingra, Maykel Shehata, Ryan Allen-Hallam and Sujay Rambajue

Envisioning TO: Charis Chu, Crystal Chan, Dione Almeida and Josephine Chan

Kaleidoscope TO: Jahnoya Cole, Lee Radovitzky, Sarah Morassutti and Harsh*ta Jain

Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 09/30/2024

As a proud partner for we are excited to invite you to Entangled Dimensions: Art in the Age of Neural Media at on October 8-9.

Presented by the collaborative initiative of and - Future Makers Collective and the Human Feedback Foundation.

This FREE immersive exhibition explores the intricate connections between human and non-human intelligences through digital and neural media art.

Curated by Ryan Kelln, we invite you to experience the work of Toronto-based artists and dive into a world of cutting-edge art featuring AI-driven creations, EEG/brainwave-powered pieces, 3D-printed marvels, and other pioneering forms of digital expression.

This is an experience you don’t want to miss, see you there!

📍Illuminarium, Toronto

Oct 8: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Oct 9: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Featured Artists:

We Are Entanglement : Artificial Nature
Haru Ji ( ) & Graham Wakfield

Living Sculptures
Vladimir Kankc ( )

(ex)tending towards
Jane Tingley

The Wail
Wilfred Lee ( )

IWTBNA: I want to be new again
Nava Messas Waxman ( )

what abides
Ben McCarthy ( )

Blue Dot (Shadow)
Evangeline Y Brooks

TMU Masters of Student Projects

Echo Wave: Aashana Dhingra, Maykel Shehata, Ryan Allen-Hallam and Sujay Rambajue

Envisioning TO: Charis Chu, Crystal Chan, Dione Almeida and Josephine Chan

Kaleidoscope TO: Jahnoya Cole, Lee Radovitzky, Sarah Morassutti and Harsh*ta Jain



Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 09/28/2024

In collaboration between the and the Creative Technology Office, The Future Makers Collective presents Future Makers Week 2024!

Taking place at the and from October 8 - 10.

Future Makers Week brings together some of the brightest minds to reimagine the future of creativity from immersive AI art exhibits to panels on gaming, healthcare, and entertainment.

Whether you’re a student, professional, or visionary creator, Future Makers Week is all about exploring what’s next and helping you lead the way. 🌍✨

🎟️ The best part, all events are FREE to attend!

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Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 09/21/2023

2023 Nuit Blanche - City of Toronto’s yearly all night celebration of contemporary art and culture, featuring ground-breaking artists exploring ideas around the natural world. More than 300 artworks are stationed across the city in the downtown core, Etobicoke and Scarborough.

Start: Saturday September 23rd, 7pm
End: Sunday September 24th, 7am

Featured at 110 Bond Street:

elsewhere collective: Crack in the Case, an immersive investigation of projections and reflections. This installation is by a team of artists, designers and theater professionals.

Elsewhere, an emerging artist collective, brings together independent practices in the fields of painting, film, installation, and architecture to interrogate the intersections of space, image, narrative, and emotion. Materially working through reflections of the built environment, interior and political landscapes and human perception, each work is approached as the temporary coming together of many different parts.

Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 09/21/2023

City of Toronto’s yearly all night celebration of contemporary art and culture, featuring ground-breaking artists exploring ideas around the natural world. More than 300 artworks are stationed across the city in the downtown core, Etobicoke and Scarborough.

Start: Saturday September 23rd, 7pm
End: Sunday September 24th, 7am

Stephen Severn: Forticulture, a q***r paper sculpture piece will be installed in the first floor gallery of 110 Bond. The artist is a PhD student in The Creative School’s Media and Design Innovation program.

“FORTICULTURE” is a sculptural plant installation where q***rphobic rhetoric is transformed to grow joy as methods of resistance and refusal.

07/27/2023

How are your pitching skills entrepreneurs? Here’s a fun 📸of our Co-Directors loving the presentations and pitches from our mock startup pitch competition. They did their best reality tv judge commentary during 2023.
More pics to come!

L to R - Brian A. Richards Manager of the , Dan Speerin of .zone and Ashley Jane Lewis of the at The Creative School Innovation Studio event space HQ

Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 07/11/2023

📸 from Day One of

Summer Studio is designed to be two weeks of choose your own adventure style learning, building and exploring guided by the artists, creators and professionals who make up The Innovation Studio, Design Fabrication Zone, Fashion Zone, Music Den, and Transmedia Zone.⁠

🕶️⛱️☀️🍉

Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 07/06/2023

🌻Are you ready for Summer Studio Camp? We are getting ready for our Monday Launch! 🕶️

Summer Studio is designed to be two weeks of choose your own adventure style learning, building and exploring guided by the artists, creators and professionals who make up The Innovation Studio, Design Fabrication Zone, Fashion Zone, Music Den, and Transmedia Zone.⁠

Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 06/16/2022

🚩✨ 🏕️ CAMP SUMMER STUDIO WANTS YOU!! 🎨 ⛺ 🌳
Swipe to see why! 👉🏼 👉🏽 👉🏾 👉🏿 👉🏼 👉🏽 👉🏾 👉🏿

We have already seen some UNREAL applications to camp and we want to see yours!! Check out why people are excited about this 3week choose-your-own-adventure ⁠creative camp for adults and why you should be too!!

We're bringing together some of this city's most interesting people for Summer Studio: A creative camp for adults. This camp 🏕️ will be 3 whimsical and playful weeks of choose your own adventure style learning, building and exploring! 🐞 ⁠

Are you an artist, writer, scientist, coder, maker, tinkerer, musician, performer or designer? Are you itching to explore something new, build a broad set of skills and meet other creative minds? Or maybe you're just ready to reset and bring more energy to your creative practice! ⁠
Join the Creative School Innovation Studio as we explore creativity, community building and innovative design practices AT CAMP BUT FOR ADULTS!! ✂️ 🛠️ 🔩 🪴 🧶 🥽 🏕️ 🦠 🧬 🎙️ ⁠

⏰ When: July 4th 2022 to July 22nd 2022 ⁠
*Applications close on June 20th but applicants will be assessed as they apply — in short, apply early! ⁠
*Successful applicants will be contacted no later than Friday June 24th.⁠

🗺️ Where: The Creative School Innovation Studio Building + the Toronto Metropolitan University Campus. 110 Bond Street, Toronto.⁠

👨‍👨‍👧 Who: Hosted by The Innovation Studio with support from The Design Fabrication Zone, The Transmedia Zone, and The Fashion Zone⁠

Check out https://www.summerstudiocamp.com/ for the full website with all the details!! DM us on IG you have questions.⁠

06/08/2022

👀 ISO...🧐 It's 🏃🏾‍♀️Speed Dating💕 but for your next creative partner!!

Are you IN SEARCH OF opportunities to network with other creatives in disciplines outside your practice? Maybe even meet your new creative partner in crime? Often the most incredible works come out of the most unexpected partnerships! Think Organic Chemistry meets Fine Art, or Costume Design meets Botany! The possibilities are endless and SO EXCITING!

🧠+☘️ 🍉+🧪 🤖 + 🦠

DFZ x The Studio Presents ISO… a cross programmatic collaboration where you’ll be speed-dating other creatives outside your niche who have the desire, just like you, to form new connections and even partnerships that could lead to exciting new working relationships. Who knows you could meet your next professional soulmate or creative best friend!

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When: July 12th from 6:00 - 7:30pm.

Where: ISO is running IRL on the 2nd floor HQ @ 110 Bond St, on the Toronto Met Campus (formally X University)

What: All you need to do is bring yourself and a stack of contact cards to share with those you meet and want to stay in touch with.
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NOTE: There are a limited number of spots available so REGISTER ASAP via https://forms.gle/WUZB8crHuQqrMqxu9 Oh and of course there will be snacks!
DM us if you have questions! See your creative self there!! 🤓

# GetClever

Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 06/03/2022

✨ CALLING ALL CREATIVE ADULTS!🎨 ⛺ Camp Summer Studio is HERE!!🌳

We're bringing together some of this city's most interesting people for Summer Studio: A creative camp for adults. This camp 🏕️ will be 3 whimsical and playful weeks of choose your own adventure style learning, building and exploring! 🐞

Are you an artist, writer, scientist, coder, maker, tinkerer, musician, performer or designer? Are you itching to explore something new, build a broad set of skills and meet other creative minds? Or maybe you're just ready to reset and bring more energy to your creative practice!
Join the Creative School Innovation Studio as we explore creativity, community building and innovative design practices AT CAMP BUT FOR ADULTS!! ✂️ 🛠️ 🔩 🪴 🧶 🥽 🏕️ 🦠 🧬 🎙️

⏰ When: July 4th 2022 to July 22nd 2022
*Applications close on June 20th but applicants will be assessed as they apply — in short, apply early!
*Successful applicants will be contacted no later than Friday June 24th.

🗺️ Where: The Creative School Innovation Studio Building + the Toronto Metropolitan University Campus. 110 Bond Street, Toronto.

👨‍👨‍👧 Who: Hosted by The Innovation Studio with support from The Design Fabrication Zone, The Transmedia Zone, and The Fashion Zone

Check out https://www.summerstudiocamp.com/ for the full the details!! DM us if you have questions.

Photos from The Innovation Studio's post 03/03/2022

Introducing the Future Makers Incubation Grant - supporting the future of the creative industries!

Supported by the City of Toronto’s new Interactive Digital Media Office and The Creative School Innovation Studio Zones, eight $2,000 CAD grants have been awarded with the mission of supporting emerging creative innovators who are interested in future-proofing and rebuilding the creative industries post-Covid, through the exploration and/or application of new technologies, new business models, or other innovations.

Join us in congratulating our recipients!





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