Dovetailing with the Centaur Theatre production “Constallations” my “Women with Impact” series and my piece “Treasure Hunt” will be presented in the theatre’s Ted T. Katz Family Trust Gallery. Titled “Celestial Nomenclature” this solo show will run from October 4 – 30, 2016. From the theatre catalogue: Montreal artist Bettina Forget …
The Canadian science communication salon ScienceBorealis has invited me to be one of their 100 Voices of Canadian Science Communication. I’m extremely chuffed to be among 100 scientists, journalists, policy makers, communications specialists, government leaders, and artists to talk about the importance of science communication. Each participant is asked for a …
On September 23, 2016 I will participate in an ‘outer-worldly’ panel discussion as part of the POP Montreal Festival. Here is the event info: POP MONTREAL “Thinking Outside the Universe” Moderated by Jennifer Dorner, Director of the FOFA Gallery, Concordia University Join innovative media artists Orion Szydel and Bettina Forget …
I’m delighted to be the plenary speaker at the Dawson College Science Fest on Wednesday, May 4, 2017. In my presentation THE PAINT-STAINED TELESCOPE: FOCUSING ON THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND SCIENCE I will outline my astronomy-informed artistic practice, the mandate of my art-science gallery Visual Voice, and my upcoming activities as art/science researcher at the SETI Institute. …
My most recent project – Women with Impact – has been featured in the Globe and Mail for International Women’s Day 2016. Read the article here.
On February 6, 2016 I will be presenting my latest research at Concordia University’s Inquire and Inspire Symposium. To promote this fantastic event the Symposium’s organizing committee ran a profile on my recent projects. Read the article here.
It’s official: I’m delighted to announce that I’m the newly-minted art/science researcher for the SETI Institute, part of SETI’s Artist in Residence program. In this capacity I will investigate idea translation between collaborating artists and scientists, and explore different modes of knowing. Looking forward to spending the summer of 2016 in the …
Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) have invited me to be their AstroArtist of the Month for the month of November. That means that for the coming month I will post weekly articles on the AWB AstroArts Blog. Over the next few weeks I will share with you four astronomy-informed art projects. I would take …
Bettina talks about Montreal’s visual arts scene and the community of galleries in downtown’s Belgo Building in the fall 2015 issue of the Destiantions Centre-Ville magazine. Subscribers of the magazine: browse here.
Imagine you’re on a lunar base, ready explore to the Moon. Your mission is to document a region of the Moon of your choice – maybe the Ocean of Storms, the Sea of Tranquility, the Peninsula of Thunder, or the Bay of Rainbows. What will you find there? What does …