Category: Events
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Mike Ananny on “Reckoning with Generative Artificial Intelligence”
Kula is proud to co-present the 2026 Orion Lecture in Fine Arts with special speaker, Mike Ananny. When: March 19, 2026 Where: Phillip T. Young Recital Hall Faster than many predicted (or wanted), Generative Artificial Intelligence is upon us. It brings a mix of emotions, a shared sense of uncertainty and a persistent question of…
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How to Write for Children with Richard Van Camp
We’re partnering with the Greater Victoria Public Library again! Come join bestselling author Richard Van Camp as he hosts a hilarious and inspiring workshop on Writing for Children. If you are working on board books for babies, children’s books, graphic novels and Young Adult fiction, this is the place for you. Richard will talk about designing…
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Panel Discussion: Large Project Transition, Succession, and Inheritance
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Location: Digital Scholarship Commons A308 Audience: Free & Open to Everyone Register here Please join us for a panel discussion of issues associated with transition, succession, and inheritance in large projects. Focus here will be especially on human and human-collaboration/-community/-institutional considerations, and largely (but not exclusively) in the domain…
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Visual Art Creation with AI Workshop: Autolume
Join us on Saturday, February 28, and Sunday, March 1, 2026, for a no-cost, two-day workshop using Autolume, a visual AI system created by SFU’s Metacreation Lab. Register here: https://libcal.uvic.ca/calendar/kula/autolume Generative AI tools have become increasingly visible in artistic practice, however most artists encounter AI through large-scale corporate platforms like Midjourney, Dall E 3, etc.…
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Presentation: Hundred Rabbits Artist Collective
We’re bringing The Rabbits back to UVic. REGISTER HERE Hundred Rabbits is an artist collective that documents low-tech solutions with the hope of building a more resilient future. Their work develops concepts related to permacomputing, a community of practice oriented around issues of resilience and regenerativity in computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Their…
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Book Launch & Discussion Panel for Mountain Voices: A Celebration of Awe and Persistence
This event celebrates the publication of Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada. Who: All Welcome! When: Thursday February 12, 7 p.m. Where: University of Victoria Library, Digital Scholarship Commons (Room A308/third floor) How: Register here For almost 30 years UVic’s Mountain Legacy Project (MLP) has used repeat photography…
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The Role of the Storyteller in Society (Launch Video)
We are pleased that the first video from the Kula: Library Futures Academy Launch on September 15, 2025 is now available. Moderator Shelagh Rogers is joined by authors Richard Van Camp, Esi Edugyan, and Lawrence Hill as they discuss the role of storytelling and “truth” in society, as well as the role libraries play in…
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Science + Art = Action
Kula: Library Futures Academy co-hosted with the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Climate Disaster Project, and Department of Geography a transdisciplinary presentation and discussion with visiting Swiss glaciologist Dr. Andreas Linsbauer, whose work is situated at the intersection of art, science, and community engagement. Dr Linsbauer presented on his public educational work that allows viewers…
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Vancouver Island Premiere of The Librarians
Join us for the Vancouver Island premiere of Kim A. Snyder’s The Librarians followed by a special panel discussion/audience Q & A You are invited to participate in the Vancouver Island premiere of the award-winning documentary, The Librarians. As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked across North America, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting…
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AI & Research: Beyond the Hype
Kula: Libraries Futures Academy and the office of the Vice President Research & Innovation held an unconference & interdisciplinary forum to explore how emerging developments in AI are transforming UVic Research. The event attracted over 63 participants from across all disciplines on campus. The format included a mix of lightning talks and an “unconference” model,…