My artist name is SciwalkArt, I am a PhD student in molecular biology at the University of Montreal and also a “street artist”. I leave messages on records or on abandoned furniture around the city of Montreal to engage people with science. The content of my messages is broad and often related to topics such as science funding, misinformation and climate change, or give a piece of information on a fun scientific fact. The goal is to have people who come across my pieces to realize that science is all around, and within us, and that it is a major societal and political issue. This idea transformed into a project when I witnessed how much people are disconnected from science, with the rise of conspiracy theories and movements that refuse to conform to evidence-based recommendations. The current pandemic has exacerbated these types of beliefs and as a scientist I felt that I needed to connect with the population to spread the importance of scientific research to keep our world going.