Art Matters
Art Matters is North America’s largest student-run Fine Arts festival that takes place every year around February. This fall, the festival hosts workshops and events for undergraduate artists studying at the University.
END-OF-YEAR SHOWS
2026
Art and design exhibitions, film festivals, vernissages, concerts, theatre shows, and dance performances — this year, students in Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts will showcase their end-of-year work in a variety of forms. We’ll update this page as new events are announced, so be sure to check back often to catch all the creative work being produced by our fine arts students.
Exhibitions
FOFA Gallery
On view at the FOFA Gallery until November 20, two exhibitions invite visitors to explore the relationships between history, memory, land and technology. Kandis Friesen’s Where you have not first of all to uproot a whole forest examines displaced artistic and political histories of Soviet Kazakhstan through video, photography and wood carving, while The Earth We Carry, curated by Hanss Lujan Torres, brings together six Indigenous artists exploring the interconnected relationships between land, body and technology. Finissage with Taylor McArthur Artist Talk on Nov 20.
Lectures & Special Events
Human Agency and AI in Art
CTRL+AI: Art, Code, Credibility, and Human Agency brings together artists and experts in creative technology, visual effects, human–computer interaction and AI education to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping creative work. The conversation will explore questions of human agency, judgment, responsibility and value when AI systems become part of artistic production and cultural processes. December 3, 5–7 p.m., at Sporobole in Sherbrooke and online. Free admission.
Digital research-creation
Join us for a presentation and conversation exploring the connections between arts, research-creation and digital creativity with leaders of ECLO, a new Québec initiative co-founded by the Société des arts technologiques (SAT) and Zú. The event will introduce opportunities for artists and researchers to experiment with digital technologies, including immersive experiences and generative AI, and explore potential collaborations. November 19, 3–6 p.m., at 4TH SPACE and online. Free admission.
Artist Talk
Join Haudenosaunee artist, designer and curator Amanda Lickers for a discussion of her work featured in The Earth We Carry exhibition. She will explore her interdisciplinary artistic process and the connections between land, body sovereignty and Indigenous technologies. The talk will be presented in English and is free and open to the public.
Performances
Contemporary Dance
Catch upcoming Contemporary Dance performances at Concordia’s School of Performance this November. On November 13, There Is So Much More To Say takes the stage from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by Improvisation as Choreography Outcome on November 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. Join us to experience the creativity, experimentation and artistic innovation of our emerging dance artists
Theatre
Catch two upcoming theatre productions this November and December. Rossum’s Universal Robots, by Karel Čapek and directed by Gabriela Petrov, runs November 17–21, exploring questions of humanity, technology and the future of life. In December, UFO, by Ivan Viripaev and facilitated by Robert Reid, takes the stage December 2–5 in a workshop-performance.
Performance
There Is So Much More To Say brings three artists from different generations together for an intimate, participatory performance exploring intergenerational connection through personal stories, conversation, improvisation and play. Hosted by Erin Brubacher, Seung Eun Cha and Anne Wessels, this one-of-a-kind encounter invites audiences to listen, share and connect. November 13.
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