Exploring Canada’s Arts and Culture Sector

“AI and games have a long history together but the AI pundits have forgotten one important thing about games as culture. It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play that matters most.

I’ll be talking more about how games help us think about AI at The Walrus Talks Cultural Futures. I hope you’ll join me, and six other fantastic speakers who’ll be discussing the exciting changes and challenges that AI brings to art and culture.”

—Bart Simon, Director, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture, and Technology, Concordia University

Featuring:

Jean-François Bélisle, Director and CEO, National Gallery of Canada

Annie Gérin, Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University

Valentine Goddard, Founder and Executive Director, AI Impact Alliance; Member, Advisory Council on AI of Canada

Cem Guler, AI Educator, Filmmaker, and Former Journalist

Zainab Muse, Filmmaker, Author, Educator, and Founder and Producer, Creatorland Inc.

Bart Simon, Director, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture, and Technology, Concordia University

Bardia Sinaee, Poet and Editor

NEW EVENT! Canada is bursting with talent and making waves on the world stage. What does the future hold for the national cultural institutions that support the country’s creativity? What is their vision for increasing public access, supporting creators, adapting for the future, and facing challenges? Why does Canadian culture matter when there are so many needs competing for our attention and investment?

Join us in Ottawa, or online, at The Walrus Talks Canada’s Creative Power for a unique opportunity to hear directly from the leaders of seven of Canada’s national cultural institutions as they tackle these pressing questions and share the extraordinary stories of cultivating Canada’s creative power.

Featuring:

Michelle Chawla, Director and CEO, Canada Council for the Arts

Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, Canada Media Fund

Christopher Deacon, President and CEO, National Arts Centre

Suzanne Guèvremont, Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson, National Film Board of Canada

Julie Roy, Executive Director and CEO, Telefilm Canada

Catherine Tait, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada

Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Library and Archives Canada

Hosted by Nana aba Duncan, Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion; Associate Professor, Carleton University's School of Journalism