Art/In Knowledge Mobilization

​How can art help create entry points into scientific innovation, helping to make the complex visible, data beautiful, and research accessible? Beyond scientific illustration, what do artists and artistic methods have to offer scientific discovery? Do you need to be an artist to engage in art-based knowledge mobilization?  

​This introductory workshop to the upcoming intensive presents some examples to inspire and expand the scientific imagination when it comes to knowledge mobilization. Join us for a look at the ways that artists work with data, and how scientific inquiry gets made into art. Together, we’ll explore ways that accelerated discovery can engage in innovative art-making. 

​Why art for knowledge mobilization/knowledge translation? Art can bring people onboard, open up space for dialogue across disciplines and publics, and create new portals between research and the people it affects. Creative inquiry can shape scientific inquiry itself, surfacing questions, structures, and meanings that conventional practice might overlook. 

​Whether you want to collaborate with artists, or want to experiment with making art yourself… Whether you are an artist already, or you’re ready to discover your hidden creative talents, this workshop and the upcoming summer intensive are made for you.

https://forum.artisticintelligence.com/2026/knowledge-mobilization-for-science-through-the-lens-of-artistic-intelligence-an-introductory-workshop-with-utsc-and-laboratory-for-artistic-intelligence/