9:15-10:15
David Maggs & Shoshanah Jacobs in conversation: "Together for Action: Art and Science Confronting the Exploding Climate Crisis"

David: "How Art Can Contribute to Changing Behaviors Regarding the Climate Crisis

Shoshanah: "Manufactured Ecosystems – Forecasting Climate Futures"

With questions to each other

10:15-10:30
Q&A

10:45-11:00
Valérie Chartrand & Heather Kharouba: "Bridging Art and Science to Foster Biodiversity Conservation"

Valérie will present her collaboration with the Kharouba lab that brings together art and science to raise awareness about biodiversity loss due to climate change​.

11:00-11:15
Shealagh Pope: "Immersive Art and Arctic Ocean Ecosystems"

Shealagh will present her immersive art installations designed to engage the public on the impact of climate change on Arctic ecosystems​.

11:15-11:30
Ana Rewakowicz: "Mist Collector – Harvesting Water from Fog for Freshwater Security"
(virtual)

Ana will present her interdisciplinary project that explores alternative methods for obtaining water from fog, focusing on sustainability in arid regions​.

11:30-11:45
Panel Discussion - Moderated by Annette Hegel

11:45-12:00
Q&A with audience

1:00-1:15
Chantal Rodier: "STEAM Research and Teaching"

Having brought multidisciplinary students to work together for the last 7 years, Chantal will present some key considerations for doing so. She will introduce the combined work of two groups of multidisciplinary students.

1:15-1:30
Caitlin Heppner, Ahmed Issaoui, Ronit Shahu, Utkarsh Pramodrao Nipane: "Micro Cities, Macro Problems"

Caitlin and her team will present Micro Cities, Macro Problems which leverages robotics to examine ethical dimensions and urban planning challenges in autonomous navigation and to invite participants to explore how autonomous navigation could impact ecosystem restoration efforts and reimagine how municipalities and individual citizens might utilize autonomous navigation systems to better support these sustainability initiatives.

1:30-1:45
Student Presentations support by professors Franz Newland, Heather Kharouba, Chantal Rodier: "Eco-Systems Restoration"

In our Winter multidisciplinary design course, students worked on restoration projects of 7 types of urban ecosystems in Ottawa.

1. Thomas Olusola Ajayi: EcoWeave
2. Amal Hussein: Mini Forest Campus
3. Olivia Lamontagne-Kratz & Nick Smith: Green Roof - St-Laurent
4. Ella Defrancisco: Dows Lake
5. Ben Lester: Bioswale sounds

1:45-2:00
Panel discussion- Moderated by Chantal Rodier

2:00-2:15
Jakub Zedbik: "Disaster Diagrams: Visualization in Art Representing Environmental Collapse."

Jakub's presentation will explore Disaster Diagrams—artistic visualizations of climate collapse that use data and abstract forms to express the overwhelming scale of environmental disaster and imagined post-natural futures.

2:15-2:30
Grace Grothaus: "Seeing the Invisible: Co-Creating Wearable Air Pollution Visualization"

Grace will discuss how her collaborative projects use wearable technology to make air pollution tangible and relevant to the public​.

2:30-2:45
Karine Vanthuyne: "Troubling dominant understandings of “invasive species”."

Karine's presentation explores a collaboration with an urban designer, biologist, and sound artist to challenge dominant views of "invasive species" through a sound installation in a Japanese knotweed fields.

2:45-3:00
Panel Discussion- Moderated by Jakub Zdebik

3:00-3:15
Q&A with audience

3:45-4:00
Kathleen Vaughan & François Guillemette: "Interdisciplinary Research and Climate Action in the St. Lawrence River"

Kathleen and François will discuss the role of interdisciplinary research in raising public awareness of environmental issues in the St. Lawrence River​.

4:00-4:15
Geneviève Metson: "Urban Ecology, Art, and Sustainability in an Uncertain Climate"

Geneviève will explore how urban ecological infrastructure, like urban agriculture, intersects with art and science to foster sustainability​.

4:15-4:30
Panel Discussion- Moderated by Heather Kharouba

4:30-4:45
Q&A

Manufactured Ecosystems: How I Built Institutional Support for Art/Science Collaboration

Shoshana will give us a candid look into her journey at the University of Guelph, covering:

• Steps she took to get buy-in from the university.
• Key challenges and surprising successes she experienced.
• Practical lessons and advice for others trying to do similar work.

Participants will actively engage in conversation to explore:

• Integrating arts/other institutions into her university-based model.
• Small-scale, practical partnerships between artists and scientists.

How can universities and arts/other institutions create lasting, sustainable collaborations that become a regular part of how we tackle climate issues?

This session will explore real-world examples, challenges, and solutions from participants' own experiences, providing everyone the opportunity to join the conversation.

In small groups, participants will develop project ideas inspired by morning discussions, emphasizing realistic institutional collaboration frameworks, and practical artist-scientist partnership projects suitable for immediate implementation.

We will discuss specific next steps needed to develop BCC into a larger entity. Resources, funding strategies, and how to handle institutional challenges realistically will be discussed. Audience reflection, input, and shared experiences will be strongly encouraged.

We will conclude by setting specific actions and creating pathways for ongoing communication and collaboration among participants.