The Guide to MUTEK Forum
MUTEK is more than a festival, it is also a major professional event that brings together artists, digital experts, researchers, and cultural practitioners under the name of MUTEK Forum. This year’s Forum will feature over 45 activities led by nearly 90 speakers from August 20 to 22.
What can you expect from this three-day program?
Talks, performances, workshops, and networking opportunities that explore the intersections of music, artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), media arts, video games, ecology, quantum art, and design.
Special rates for STUDENTS:
- Forum Passport: $90 CAD
- Individual tickets: $35 CAD
GROUPS receive a 15% discount on most passes and passports.
Access to the MUTEK Match networking event at OASIS Immersion is available for an additional fee, offered at the time of purchase. Please select this as an add-on option when you’re checking out.
Forum Passport
Day 1 | Storytelling
Day 2 | Technology
Day 3 | Practices
FULL PROGRAM
Wednesday, August 20
Discover new ways of telling stories through technology with live performances, engaging talks, and hands-on workshops. Highlights include a live AI poetry reading by Sasha Stiles, an interactive performance by Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, in-depth discussions on immersive design during Expanding Realities, and the launch of the Village Numérique digital art showcase in the Quartier des Spectacles.
Meet artists and professionals working in music, visual design, and digital media. Day 1 offers a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and explore works that rethink how we share and experience stories today.
Thursday, August 21
Explore how quantum theory, AI, and video games are reshaping artistic creation. Day 2 features an inspiring talk by Libby Heaney on quantum art, the debut of Benny, an open-source music software by James Holden, and an immersive performance by Suzanne Kite.
Discover Rencontres Algorithmiques, an exhibition questioning our relationship with AI, and interactive game-based projects, including Indigenous-led creations by Kahentawaks Tiewshaw and Vanessa Racine. Join workshops with Lexis, machìna, and Nicola Cruz, and take part in Computational Witchcraft Sleepover, a queer-feminist ritual blending games, digital altars, and collective storytelling.
Day 2 is an invitation to connect with artists and professionals exploring new ways to create, share, and imagine narratives.
Friday, August 22
Discover how artists and thinkers are imagining more sustainable and inclusive practices in digital creation. Attend a conversation with Madame Gandhi on music and climate justice, explore queer rave culture with McKenzie Wark, and try out new musical technologies in the interactive Ableton Spaces environment.
Key panels explore diversity, governance, and ownership in music and AI, while Ash Fure leads an immersive masterclass on the physicality of sound. Don’t miss composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus) in conversation, along with other artists who are redefining sound creation.
Day 3 is a moment to learn, connect, and be inspired by emerging visions for a more responsible and creative future.
Practical information
Locations
- Monument-National
1182 Boulevard St-Laurent, Montréal, H2X 2S5 - Society for Arts and Technology
1201 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal, H2X 2S6 - DASA
1341 Boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Montréal, H2L 3B5 - OASIS Immersion
301 Rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, Montréal, H2Y 0A3
Accessibility
Our action plan and collaborations with various experts allow us to work continuously to improve accessibility and reduce barriers to participation in our events. Our current goals focus on risk reduction, harassment prevention of all kinds, and ensuring physical access to our venues.
During the event, no interpretation for Deaf attendees will be provided.
More information:
Accommodation and transportation
THE MUTEK FORUM APP
The MUTEK Forum App is the main networking tool for international professionals and Canadian artists to make valuable connections during the festival. You may use it to send messages to all other participants, book 1-on-1 meetings with them, and to register for limited capacity activities via a desktop computer or a smartphone.
All Forum tickets and passes include access to the platform. Once you purchase a ticket, you receive an invitation to set up your account.
PARTNERS
MUTEK would like to thank its partners, who play a key role in the maintenance and development of its activities and have provided support towards the production of the Forum.
The Government of Québec, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the ministère du Tourisme du Québec, the Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine du gouvernement du Québec, the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, FACTOR and Canada's private radio broadcasters, the Department of Canadian Heritage, Musicaction, the City of Montréal, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, Goethe-Institut, Tourisme Montréal, Hôtel Monville, Society for Arts and Technology, Canada Media Fund (CMF), Institut en sciences et génie quantique de l’ÉTS, LCI Éducation, Ableton, Applied AI Institute, Milieux Institute, Silent Partners, OASIS Immersion, Xn Québec, Abundant Intelligences, FEMINAE NOX, Caisse de la Culture Desjardins, CJE, Station Clip, Ubisoft, MOTH, DASA, La Piscine, Encode Canada, Club Sexu, Revital Software, Hexagram, ArtiA, Sporobole, and Botto.
