Established in 1998, Subtle Technologies is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to investigating the relationships between art, science and technology.

Every May we present the Subtle Technologies conference, a multidisciplinary event where artists and scientists come together to discuss, demonstrate and exhibit their work. Our mandate is to feature work that is not confined to one particular practice or methodology. Subtle Technologies is a chance to contemplate the discreet ways art and science reshape our perspectives, both individually and collectively.

The success of Subtle Technologies is due in large part to our committed volunteers, as well as the many presenters and audience members who support the conference every year. We also gratefully acknowledge the support of the Toronto Arts Council and Canada Council of the Arts, and the Canadian Heritage Foundation.

The Directors of Subtle Technologies are Jim Ruxton and Tania Thompson.

Jim Ruxton
Jim Ruxton received his M.A.Sc in electrical engineering at the University of Ottawa in 1988. Since graduating from the New Media Program at the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1993, he has worked in Toronto as an inventor, engineer and artist to bring electronics into various fields of the arts. Through his company Cinematronics, Jim has collaborated with numerous Canadian artists and cultural institutions in the fields of installation, performance, theatre, dance and film to create kinetic interactive environments. Jim's interest in all that is subtle led him to becoming a co-founder of the Subtle Technologies Conference in 1998.

Tania Thompson
Tania Thompson received her BFA in Studio Arts from York University. She is a painter and filmmaker currently working in Toronto. In addition to her own production, Tania is an active arts promoter and administrator. She is co-founder of Vancouver’s Eisteadfodd, an artist collective devoted to the promotion of out-moded filmmaking, as well as its Toronto offshoot, the InCamera Collective. Through her studio in the neighbourhood of Parkdale, Tania runs Artistic Ventures Partnership, a company that assists emerging artists. In 2000, Tania went to her first Subtle Technologies conference and has been hooked ever since.