Participating Artists so far…
Justine A. Chambers (Ars Scientia residency, 2021); Josephine Lee (Ars Scientia residency, 2021); Khan Lee (Ars Scientia residency, 2021); Kelly Lycan (Ars Scientia residency, 2021); Timothy Taylor (Ars Scientia residency, 2023); jg mair (Ars Scientia residency, 2023); Scott Billings (Ars Scientia residency, 2023); Javiera Tejerina-Risso (Quantum Studio resident, Oct-Nov 2023); Caroline Delétoille (Quantum Studio resident, Oct–Nov 2024); Nadia Lichtig (Quantum Studio resident, Oct–Nov 2025).
Founding & First Residencies (2019–2021)
Ars Scientia was established as a UBC Research Excellence Cluster in 2019. The first embedded residencies began in May 2021, pairing artists and physicists and culminating in the public symposium Signals and Apparatuses at Sage on Nov 25, 2021.
Expanding Public Engagement (2022–2023)
Residencies evolved into public dialogues and exhibitions. Highlights included Artist Talks with jg mair (Feb 21, 2023), Scott Billings (Mar 28, 2023), and Timothy Taylor (Apr 4, 2023). The encou(n)ters symposium followed at the UBC Botanical Garden on May 15, 2023.
UBC Course Development (launched Jan 2023)
CRWR 570: Storytelling, Persuasion, and Physics launched in January 2023, co-created by Timothy Taylor and James Day, bringing Creative Writing and Physics students together to explore new approaches to communication.
Quantum Studio (French Embassy Partnership, 2023–ongoing)
The Quantum Studio arts–sciences residency program (French Embassy × QMI × Belkin) launched in 2023 and has since hosted three residents in Vancouver: Javiera Tejerina-Risso, fall 2023; Caroline Delétoille, fall 2024; and Nadia Lichtig, fall 2025).
Ongoing Creative Outputs (2022–present)
The book project with the Belkin, emerging from Ars Scientia’s early residencies, began in 2022 and remains in progress. In 2025, Ars Scientia also introduced its first Essay Prize, with results announced Sep 22, 2025.
We are under construction.
Look at this handsome boy.