Get to Know The Members of our Arts Incubator Collective

Our program is an innovative volunteer-driven arts incubator and community program hub dedicated to fostering creativity, collaboration, and artistic growth. From mentorship and resources to immersive programming, we are here to support artists and creators in bringing their vision to life.

Using a hub and cluster-based approach, our programming blends artistic exploration with creative leadership and community care, providing a platform for diverse voices to come together, share knowledge, and create meaningful change. Whether you’re an emerging artist or an established creator, we offer the tools and support to thrive in artistic journeys.

Meet the incredible artists, youth, students and volunteers who make our arts incubator collective possible.

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MEET OUR COLLECTIVE

JAMIE BELL

Founding Member, Participatory Arts and Arts Administration

TONY EETAK

Founding Member, Participatory Arts and Music

LUCY EETAK

Arts, Crafts and Culture

MAURICE BETOURNAY

Music

PAUL EETAK

Music

dr. olaf kuhlke

Founding Member, Creative and Climate Entrepreneurship

kami norland

Creative Leadership

ETHAN TASSIUK

Film and Television, Recreation Management

TERRI BELL

Arts and Crafts, Arts Administration

STUDENTS, ARTISTS, MENTORS AND VOLUNTEERS

Working with youth, emerging artists, students and volunteers brings immense joy, as their passion, energy, and dedication are the driving force behind much of what we accomplish. We are deeply grateful for their support, commitment and contributions, as they make our projects come alive and help us continue to create meaningful impact in our community.

2023-2024

ELLIS ANDERSON

Creative Entrepreneurship, MCAD

ANASTASIA BROMAN

Creative Entrepreneurship, MCAD

ALVANO SERRANO

Creative Entrepreneurship, MCAD

Lesley McGaster

Climate Entrepreneurship, MCAD

ALVANO SERRANO

Creative Entrepreneurship, MCAD

ashe underwood

Creative Entrepreneurship, MCAD

2021-2022

Tara Baswani is an internationally acclaimed creator and sustainability designer. Social entrepreneur, trans media writer, director, composer and producer. She is an award winning interdsciplinary artist and regenerative design practitioner.

TARA BASWANI

Arts Mentor, LembasWorks

Remi Lemieux is a sustainable Innovation practitioner with a passion for inventing transformative intersections between the Creative and Cultural industry, sustainable business, ethical technology and community engagement towards social & environmental responsibility.

Remi lemieux

Arts Mentor, LembasWorks

OUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY
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Art Borups Corners, its land-based programming and Minneapolis and Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs in 2024 were made possible with support from the University of the Arctic.
Art Borups Corners, its land-based programming and Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible with support from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Creative Entrepreneurship and Master of Arts in Creative Leadership Programs.
Art Borups Corners, and its Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible with support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Art Borups Corners, and its Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible in 2021 with support from Manitoba Agriculture and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Art Borups Corners, and its Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs in 2024 were made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council.
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Art Borups Corners, its land-based programming and Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible with support from the OpenAI Researcher Access Program.
Art Borups Corners, and its Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were founded by members of the Arviat Film Society. Their incredible contributions over a decade made everything we do today possible.
Art Borups Corners, and its Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible with support from the Université Laval and the ArcticNet Inclusion in Northern Research Project.
Art Borups Corners, and its Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible with support from the University of Victoria Community Based Research Lab. We've learned so much from them!
Art Borups Corners, and its Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible with support from the ArcticNet Inclusion in Northern Research Project.
Art Borups Corners, and its Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible in 2021 with support from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Art Borups Corners, its land-based programming and Winnipeg-based Arts Incubator programs were made possible with support from the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth.