# Event Details - **Event Name**: An Evening of Craft, Digitality, and Critical Reflection: Artist Talks - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a panel discussion focusing on themes of community, the economic dimensions of craft, and digital tools.About this EventJoin the Craft and the Digital Turn (CDT) team in partnership with the Craft & Design Studio Residency at Harbourfront Centre and OCAD University for a thought-provoking artist talk and discussion emerging from the CDT SSHRC funded international Partnership Development Grant initiative. This event brings together an international trio of educators, makers and researchers who will share insights from their involvement in the project and their individual practices.We will hear from Dr. Cynthia Villagómez (University of Guanajuato, MX) who will discuss the role of technology in traditional craft processes through the community initiative Fábrica de Artes y Oficios. Geoffery Mann (Manchester School of Art, UK) will speak about his twenty-year trajectory engaging with emergent technologies and craft processes and Dr. Niklavs Rubenis (University of Tasmania, AU) will reflect on a pilot project that connects the creative sector with the waste industry. The conversation will explore the dynamic intersection of contemporary craft and digital technologies, touching on themes of community, the economic dimensions of craft, and the transformative potential of digital tools. The speakers will consider how digitality enables new forms of fluidity, reinterpretation, and the way that we can reuse, reinterpret, and repair our crafted world. To build from nothing and also from everything – Thinking Through Craft and the Digital Turn: Open Studio.This event is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Government of Canada (SSHRC) and OCAD University through a Partnership Development Grant. It is in partnership with Harbourfront Centre and is an Independent Project with DesignTO. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/ac2a44e0-d014-11f0-83ae-936a8ea2defc-rimg-w991-h740-dc000000-gmir.jpg Image credit: Geoffery Mann, Flight takeoff, 2010, Long Exposure series, Kiln Cast glass, photo:Sylvain Deleu. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/ac64b5d0-d014-11f0-80e4-a5f23ff97372-rimg-w1200-h463-dc494649-gmir.jpg Image credit: Eduardo Garcia, studio shot dancers’ masks, 2025, photo: L. Heller.Banner image credit: Niklavs Rubenis, Trove, 2016, Sourcing materials, still taken from the short film Crafting Waste by Brett Lamb. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/an-evening-of-craft-digitality-and-critical-reflection-artist-talks/100001975607570425 - **Event Categories**: Art, Business, Entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre - **lat**: 43.6391759 - **long**: -79.3820602 - **full address**: Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: An Evening of Craft, Digitality, and Critical Reflection: Artist Talks - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/50ac934bd2f35cf1f816c0ad30348ab4a2ecbfbf4d0ccf18a77204978daf6292-rimg-w1200-h675-dc95a3c2-gmir.jpg?v=1764744792 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is An Evening of Craft, Digitality, and Critical Reflection: Artist Talks being held? - **A:** An Evening of Craft, Digitality, and Critical Reflection: Artist Talks takes place on Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing An Evening of Craft, Digitality, and Critical Reflection: Artist Talks? - **A:** An Evening of Craft, Digitality, and Critical Reflection: Artist Talks is organized by Lynne Heller. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** An Evening of Craft, Digitality, and Critical Reflection: Artist Talks is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Toronto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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