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Chippy making one of his regular visits. He'll often scamper right up to our feet while we're working, have a look around and wait to see if anyone has brought out the peanuts. He's getting pretty good at this routine.

Chippy the Chipmunk

Our little chipmunk neighbour has made himself at home around the Living Lab. We always keep a few peanuts handy.
By Arts Incubator Winnipeg 10 Nov 2026
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Stronger Together: How Small Groups Can Grow Capacity Through Connection

Stronger Together: How Small Groups Can Grow Capacity Through Connection

You don’t have to build everything alone. Here’s how small groups are getting creative and staying hopeful.
By Art Borups Corners 8 Nov 2026
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You don't need a destination to enjoy a good walk. Sometimes the best afternoons are spent following the river, stopping wherever something catches your eye and seeing familiar places from a different angle. These are the kinds of outdoor spaces that make a city worth spending time in.

Taking the Long Way Home

Collecting natural materials, enjoying the city outdoors and getting ready for Christmas workshops.
By Arts Incubator Winnipeg 7 Nov 2026
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Join a national webinar examining Canada’s nuclear expansion, nuclear waste disposal, environmental oversight and the rights of affected communities.

Canada’s Nuclear Expansion: The Controversial Decisions That Deserve Public Attention’

Canada’s nuclear decisions have regional consequences. Hear experts discuss nuclear waste, Indigenous rights, environmental oversight and community involvement.
By Arts Incubator Winnipeg 7 Nov 2026
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Artist and drum dancer Eva Suluk with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew during the Manitoba–Nunavut gathering in Arviat, Nunavut, July 7, 2026. Photo: Wab Kinew
Artist and drum dancer Eva Suluk with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew during the Manitoba–Nunavut gathering in Arviat, Nunavut, July 7, 2026. Photo: Wab Kinew

Arts Incubator Winnipeg

The Arts Incubator Winnipeg is a community-based arts organization and network of artists, cultural workers, and researchers working across Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario. We support artists, youth, and community partners through media arts programs, digital storytelling workshops, creative research, and public programming.

Our work focuses on accessible arts participation, digital literacy, and community-based storytelling. Originally seeded through the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse program, we explore how digital media and emerging technologies—including artificial intelligence—can support artists, strengthen community connections, and create new opportunities for learning and collaboration.

Our Programming Has Been Supported By:

The Arts Incubator and its programming was seeded with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse program.
The Arts Incubator and its Winnipeg hub and programs were made possible with funding and support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program and Share - Artists in Communities program.
The Arts Incubator was made possible with support from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Creative Entrepreneurship and Master of Arts in Creative Leadership programs.
Projects and Programs for The Arts Incubator are made possible with support and funding from the Ontario Arts Council.
The Arts Incubator and its participatory arts and food systems innovation programs were made possible with support from Manitoba Agriculture and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Activities in support of the Arts Incubator were made possible with support from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
The Arts Incubator was made possible with support from the University of Minnesota Duluth and the Labovitz School of Business and Economics.
The Arts Incubator and its programs were made possible with support from Global Dignity Canada.
The Arts Incubator was inspired by and many activities made possible with support from the University of Victoria Community Based Research Lab.
The Arts Incubator and its food security and participatory research was supported by the University of the Arctic. Thank you for supporting our adventures to the 2024 Arctic Congress in Bodø, Norway.
The Arts Incubator builds on the work of the Arviat Film Society and Arviat Television. More than a decade of media arts and community-based participatory research.
The Arts Incubator and its participatory arts and food systems innovation programs were made possible with support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
The Arts Incubator and its participatory arts and food systems innovation programs were made possible with support from the Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Agriculture and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
The Arts Incubator and its programs were made possible with support from ArcticNet and the Inclusion in Northern Research Program.
Thank you to CKDR Radio in Dryden for supporting this year's Canada Day Celebrations in Melgund Township, Dyment and Borups Corners.
The Arts Incubator and its Participatory Artificial Intelligence Research was made possible with support from the OpenAI Researcher Access Program.

Community-Based Arts Programs in
Winnipeg, Alberta and Northwestern Ontario

Our hubs operate through a flexible network of virtual and in-person spaces, allowing us to deliver media arts workshops, community storytelling projects, digital skills training, and collaborative research initiatives across Manitoba, Alberta and Northwestern Ontario.

We work with artists, youth, Indigenous communities, and partner organizations to create accessible opportunities for creative practice, cultural exchange, and community-based learning. Through these partnerships, we support local and regional arts projects while contributing to broader conversations about arts, culture, technology, and community resilience.

Our programs evolve in response to community needs, new partnerships, and emerging ideas—creating space for experimentation, creative collaboration, and ongoing learning in both urban and northern communities.

No two seasons are exactly the same. As new artists, ideas, partnerships, and community needs emerge, our projects continue to evolve—creating space for experimentation, learning, and unexpected creative collaborations.

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