Sarah Mackenzie
Sarah MacKenzie is a media arts curator and cultural strategist specializing in art, technology, and social good. As Director of MUTEK Forum and founder of the AI Ecologies Lab, she leads critical programming on responsible innovation and ethical AI through artistic experimentation. With 15 years across cultural institutions and brands including Red Bull Music Academy, Barbican Centre, and the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Sarah positions artists as essential voices in shaping technological futures.
For this IRL Map to Montréal, Sarah MacKenzie shares five spaces that anchor her creative life in the city — the places where art, technology, and community converge.
Habitat 67
You have to see the 'patina of life' here—the way residents have added their own gardens and personal interventions to Safdie's concrete modules over 50 years makes it feel alive, not like a museum.
Sarah Mackenzie
Society for Arts and Technology (SAT)
Lying back on a beanbag in the dome while 4,000-foot horses or scale-less whales drift over you is the ultimate sensory plunge. The bass frequencies literally reverberate through your entire body.
Sarah Mackenzie
PHI Centre
A multidisciplinary pole where art, technology, and immersive experiences intersect in the heart of Old Montréal.
Sarah Mackenzie
L'Express
Snagging a seat at the Parisian-style counter is a victory. It's the kind of place where you see people covered in paint from moving houses sitting next to couples in black-tie.
Sarah Mackenzie
Parquette
A flexible cultural venue and café shaped by community needs, hosting workshops, markets, and nightlife events.
Sarah Mackenzie
Sarah MacKenzie is a media arts curator and cultural strategist specializing in art, technology, and social good. As Director of MUTEK Forum and founder of the AI Ecologies Lab, she leads critical programming on responsible innovation and ethical AI through artistic experimentation. With 15 years across cultural institutions and brands including Red Bull Music Academy, Barbican Centre, and the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Sarah positions artists as essential voices in shaping technological futures.