curation

As a curator she has produced exhibitions, events and publications internationally. She founded the early internet art organization Upgrade Vancouver as part of an international network of organizations in 30 cities, collaborated with the Goethe Institut to develop the nomadic project space Goethe Satellite, and was an Artistic Director of the 21st International Symposium on Electronic Arts. Armstrong has created and produced over 50 exhibitions and publications through various partnerships, and founded and directed Living Labs, one of four research centres at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She is the founder of the Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship. Armstrong has served in advisory roles for organizations such as MUTEK and the City of Vancouver, and co-founded AI Film Festival Pacific Future in partnership with the Vancouver International Film Festival and Signals in 2024. Armstrong has served as president of the board of directors at Western Front, curator and board member at New Forms Festival, and is currently Trustee and Chair of the Acquisitions Committee at the Vancouver Art Gallery.