Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, 4TH SPACE is a uniquely flexible, street-level venue that acts as a gateway onto the research and learning activities at Concordia University. Through a series of events, 4TH SPACE regularly engage with a new question, project, or initiative brewing at Concordia. 

In the space, they help put the research of Concordians into action through experiential learning activities like interactive installations, research-creation experiences, workshops, hack-a-thons, and public talks. 4TH SPACE also facilitates learning by hosting residencies, performances, and screenings.

4th Space: Connecting People with Knowledge Creation:

4TH SPACE is an immersive experience designed to bring knowledge and ideas to life. It offers programming grounded in innovation and creativity, revealing research and experiential learning activities that focus on compelling issues, surrounding humans, culture and society – in inspired and inventive ways.

Open for Community: Across Platform Demos and Conversations: 

Moderated by Ryan Van Huijstee, join us in this event offering a series of show-and-tell demonstrations of Concordia-led innovation and work-in-progress on community-driven open initiatives.

With demos and demonstrations by Research Creation (Pippin Bar, Kathleen Vaughan), Open Data (Faisal Shennib, Elizabeth Bloodgood), Open Education (Cristina Sanza and Andrea Hunter, Ariel Harlap),  Open Publishing and Library Support (Saelan Twerdy, Rachel Harris)

YouTube - 1hour 28 minutes

Game Jamming 101 - Let's Create Something Interactive:

Join us for an explanation and overview of how game jams work. The workshop is taught by Owen Hellum, who is an undergraduate student in the Computation Arts Major program, and the Undergraduate Student Representative at the Technoculture, Arts and Games Lab (TAG).

His interests lie squarely on the intersection between whimsicality, unorthodoxy, and technicality in games and other interactive media. One can often find his artistic and programming sides at viscous war with each other, with no clear winner in sight.

YouTube - 32 minutes

Let's Talk Through Art: How Can Creative Work Nourish Public Dialogue? :

How can art help us to initiate or nurture public dialogue? Does art have the potential to unlock issues in our conversations? Can art help to address (and possibly redress) historical injustices?

Join us in this public conversation with Majiza Philip, Emanuelle Dufourwe, and Anurag Dhir that considers how, in concrete terms, artistic practices can contribute to the discussions and discourse that shape our society.

YouTube - 1 hour 58 minutes

Honouring the Living Legacies of Black Women’s Organising in Montreal:

Join us for a panel discussion with Dr. Kamari Clarke, Brenda Paris, Marlène Rateau, and Marjorie Villefranche that will look at the history of Black Women's organising in Montreal, as well as honouring their living legacies.

This event is part of Harambec's "Flame Keeping" which is a constellation of events marking the 40th Anniversary of Canada's first university accredited course in Black Women's Studies, Black Women: The Missing Pages from Canadian Women's Studies.

YouTube - 2 hours 10 minutes

Montréal: Promoting Biodiversity by Protecting Pollinators 2022-2027:

Pollinators are living organisms that must be protected to maintain the balance of ecosystems and the important services they provide. Through its comprehensive approach, Montréal: Promoting Biodiversity by Protecting Pollinators demonstrates the city's commitment to consolidating the tools needed to improve pollinators’ living conditions and to recognize their importance.

Join us for the presentation of this Action plan that addresses 3 main goals:

1. Conserve, create and connect pollinator friendly habitats

2. Improve pollinators’ living conditions

3. Recognize the importance of pollinators for biodiversity

The Montréal Insectarium will also present examples of features that benefit native pollinators and how to take a concrete step to increase biodiversity in our environment.

YouTube - 1 hour 23 minutes

Cree Language Learning and Writing: A Conversation with Solomon Ratt:

YouTube - 1 hour 59 minutes