Charter members of the NiS+T society​

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Robert Bean is a media artist and writer, and a Professor at NSCAD University. He has exhibited his work in solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the United States, Europe, Korea and New Zealand. Utilizing public archives and collections, Bean considers the temporal uncertainty that photographs and digital media evoke in relation to experience, technology and language. He publishes and curates on photography, art and cultural history. Robert Bean is represented by Circuit Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. http://www.circuitgallery.com/



Léola Le Blanc is a media artist, curator and teacher living in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Her educational background includes media art studies, and archaeology/anthropology. Le Blanc’s current research creation is in mobile technology, engaging locative digital media and historical, non-linear narratives in site-specific public projects such as DAMMSel Day, iObject and Perpétuel. Le Blanc has been an artist in residence at the Banff New Media Institute and the Centre for Art Tapes in Halifax.



Brian Lilley is a member of the Dalhousie University Faculty of Architecture and Planning.  His experience is across a broad range of design strategies and appropriate technologies concerned with the best fit between human activity and environmental responsiveness. Lilley’s specialties include integrated design and community engagement. A regular contributor to the Smart Geometry international gatherings, Lilley combines his knowledge of computational tools and sensored environments with research into the cultural landscape, in which he likes to ramble.

Barbara Lounder is a visual artist and educator in Nova Scotia, where she teaches at NSCAD University. Her current art practice focuses on walking as a creative methodology; her performative works engage members of the public in carefully designed walking activities, sometimes utilizing prosthetics and tools such as walking sticks, stilts, blindfolds, locative devices and portable digital projectors. Lounder has presented her work in gallery exhibitions, workshops and other venues across Canada and in the USA, England, Poland, New Zealand, Germany and Bulgaria.



Mary Elizabeth Luka is an award-winning director, producer, writer, editor and devoted maker of digital and television projects. She also works as a creative consultant in the culture sector. Currently a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar, she is a doctoral candidate in Communication and Media Studies at Concordia University. Among other volunteer commitments, Luka serves on the Boards of Arts Nova Scotia and Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council.