Creation at UQAM
Innovation. Intersectorality. Impact.
At UQAM, creation brings together a broad spectrum of activities and disciplines: dance, communications, literature, music, design, visual and media arts, theatre, etc. But what happens when research is combined with creation?
Collaborative and involving several disciplines, research-creation at UQAM refers to research practices or approaches that promote artistic, media, literary, design or other creation.
UQAM’s creation researchers stand out for their:
- interdisciplinarity
- innovations
- high level of activity
- drive to promote culture and promote the arts in Quebec society and internationally
Strategic directions
The 2020-2025 strategic directions for research and creation (PDF in French) at UQAM are structured around six main divisions:
- Cognition, creation and learning
- Territorial issues and environmental challenges
- Theoretical foundations and applied development of digital and technological research
- Governance, ethics and responsible management
- Identity, culture, and society
- Health and wellness
Check out the research news at UQAM (in French)

Une création de Ying Gao en Écosse
La professeure de design participe à l’exposition Beyond the little black dress du Musée national d’Écosse.

Vernissage en Colombie
Une équipe UQAM-UQAC assiste au dévoilement d’une sculpture et d’un dispositif réalisés dans le cadre d’un projet de recherche mené par Jennifer Carter.

À la rencontre des musiciens du monde
Le musicologue Ons Barnat met sur pied un studio mobile pour enregistrer les chansons d’artistes émergents.

Nos mains qui vibrent
Recherche-création rassemblant des artistes sourds québécois d’origines diverses, qui vise à déconstruire l’audisme en musique.
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