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Practical AI for Creative Artists

Practical AI

For Business Leaders & Artists in the Creative Industry

Hear from industry veterans and learn how to harness the power of AI to create seamless workflows for the creative industries 

The program blends in-person and virtual delivery to provide creative industry leaders with practical training in AI workflows. Participants will learn how to utilize AI to help increase efficiency in processes, project management, and overall creative innovation.

Duration

1 hour webinar
2 day workshop

Price

Free webinar
$500 CAD for workshop

Delivery

Hybrid (virtual webinar, in person workshop)


Workshop Dates Registration
From Disruption to Design: Leading in the Age of AI Webinar September 14th | 12 PM–1 PM  (google form) Register here (external link) 
Practical AI for Creative Industry Leaders 2 Day Workshop October 5th - 6th | 9 AM – 4 PM Coming Soon

Discounted rates available TMU students, please contact Michael Carter (wmcarter@torontomu.ca) for more information.

Workshop Details

Description: 
Are you a leader managing businesses in the creative industry, striving to more innovative and outpace your peers with AI-driven strategies? AI isn’t just everywhere — it’s evolving at a pace that’s reshaping work week by week. This Lunch and Learn gives you the grounding you need to make sense of that shift: what’s changing, why it matters for your teams, and how to build a practical, durable understanding of the tools now shaping the industry.

Workshop Details

Monday, September 14th
12 PM–1 PM

Instructor: Dominic Lam & Stephen Perelgut

Delivery: Live Virtual + Recording

Description: 
The creative industry is not immune to the impact of rapid advancement and adaptation of AI technology. Leaders in many industries are moving from experimenting with AI to leveraging it to generate innovative ideas. This trend is particularly intensified by coupling Generative AI with AI Agents - an Agentic AI implementation. This system integration practice is evolving from merely improving efficiency to creating new revenue streams for businesses. However, without deliberate use, it risks shaping work through opaque systems and default settings. When implementing AI in the creative sector, unique challenges arise, such as ensuring ethical and responsible uses of AI, safeguarding artists’ intellectual property and distinguishing between artworks produced by AI and those created by humans. This course with an emphasis on governance and sovereignty, equips creative industry leaders with practical AI skills to stay ahead of the curve - using AI to enhance business operations and provide creative artists with ideation support, streamline literature and audience research, accelerate prototyping across media, and make stronger, evidencebased creative decisions, while safeguarding authorship, ethics, and the integrity of practice.

Workshop Details:

Monday, October 5th & Tuesday, October 6th
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Instructor: Dominic Lam & Sephen Perelgut

Delivery: In person, 80 Gould Street, Rogers Communication Centre (RCC) Second Floor, Catalyst, Room: 230

Registration Link Coming Soon

Meet Your Expert Instructors

Dominic Lam, Ph.D.

Dominic Lam, Ph.D. in Physics, University of Toronto. He has 25 years of consulting experience in Advanced Research Computing, Big Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence, working for IBM Canada, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Centre, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Stephen Perelgut

Stephen Perelgut, M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Toronto. Stephen spent 25 years at IBM Canada’s Centre for Advanced Studies as an Academic Research Liaison Officer. He is currently a lecturer for Seneca Polytechnic's Business Analytics diploma program when he isn't stretching the limits of AI and spending too many tokens.

Questions?

For more information or questions about the workshop series, please contact The Creative School Pro team at creativepro@torontomu.ca.