I’m delighted to participate in CYFEST-13, one of the biggest international media art festivals in Eastern Europe. CYFEST was founded by a group of independent artists and curators in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2007. My project Exoplanet Zoo is being exhibited at the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art …

I’m honoured to have received the Concordia University President’s Media Outreach Award, Research Communicator of the Year – International for the year 2021.The exceptional work of Concordians who actively engaged with news media over the past year was celebrated at a digital event on December 1, 2021. More info here: …

Bettina’s article “Women With Impact: Taking One Small Step into the Universe” appears in the latest issue of Leonardo/ISAST journal, the special CYFEST issue. This edition is published in both English and Russian. AbstractOut of 1,578 cataloged and named craters on the Moon, only 32 are named after women. That …

September 12, 2020, 10 am PST / 7 pm CSTThe Cosmos above us and the touchscreen in front of us Presenters: Bettina Forget, Elena Gubanova, Alexandra Dementieva, and Daniela De Paulis Moderator: Natalia Kolodzei PartnersLeonardo/ISASTCyland Media LabUCLA Art|Sci Center Leonardo/ISAST and the CYLAND MediaArtLab present the launch of Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendevous St. Petersburg in …

I am delighted to be included in the group exhibition Les Refusés at McBride Contemporary in Montreal, Canada. The exhibition will run from July 16 until August 29, 2020. More information herehttps://mcbridecontemporain.com/exhibitions/23-salon-des-refuses/overview

Bettina Appointed as Director of the SETI Institute AIR Program I am immensely honored and excited to announce that I have been appointed as the Director of the SETI Institute’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program. I have been in the SETI’s Institute’s orbit for a few years now and have seen the …

June 24 – 06:00 PM PDT / 9 PM EDTOpportunities for Online Art and Science Collaboration A conversation with Bettina Forget (director of SETI Institute’s Artist-in-Residence program), Jennifer Parker (founding Director of OpenLab), Curtis Frank (Professor in Chemical Engineering at Stanford and the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic …

Concordia University Public Scholar Program I am delighted to announce that I’m one of the ten Ph.D. candidates in Concordia University’s Public Scholars Program. The program’s mandate is to introduce cutting-edge academic research to a general audience. The 2020 cohort is amazing and includes scholars from the fields of Mechanical …