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      • 2023-2024 Report
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    • Food Security
      • Towards a Framework for Northern Food Systems Innovation
      • Food Preservation Training and Curriculum Development
      • Relationship Development and Engagement with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and University of Minnesota Duluth
      • Relationship Development and Engagement Activities with the University of the Arctic
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Photos and Short Stories

Empty seats in a lecture hall echo with memory—fragments of thought, laughter, doubt, discovery. Education isn’t confined to presence; it resonates in absence. These still rows are archives of energy, holding the quiet hum of voices that changed everything.
  • Photos and Short Stories
  • Winnipeg

The Quiet Rows

Digital Salvage June 12, 2025
Just a perfect little buttercup, fresh from the field with its morning dew! Love how that pure yellow just glows – such a simple, radiant moment.
  • Borups Corners
  • Photos and Short Stories

A Glimmer of Gold

Tony Eetak June 12, 2025
Just soaking in the incredible details of this summer lupin! Those blues and purples, the intricate layering... it's a whole art piece in itself. Getting so much inspiration from nature's own designs lately!
  • Photos and Short Stories

Unpacking the Lupine’s Design

The Arts Incubator June 11, 2025
A universe in miniature, each wispy parachute poised for flight, carrying the promise of new life. This macro photograph captures the breathtaking intricacy of a dandelion seed head, highlighting the delicate balance and extraordinary design within nature's unassuming wonders.
  • Photos and Short Stories

Whispers on the Wind

Jamie Bell June 11, 2025
The first tiny berries are emerging in our Northwestern Ontario land lab, inspiring growth in nature and our vibrant arts program!
  • Photos and Short Stories
  • Sustainable Agriculture

Sweet Beginnings

Art Borups Corners June 11, 2025

Arts and Creative Leadership

Stepping into the silence of the forest, embracing the beauty of our Canadian green spaces. With June being Parks and Recreation Month, there's no better time to hit the trails and experience moments like this!
  • Arts & Creative Leadership
  • Recreation

Nature Trails: More than a Walk

Art Borups Corners June 10, 2025
The Nodding Trillium was one of the many plants that truly fascinated us this year. We had walked past it countless times, never realizing it was quietly growing all around us—hiding its delicate white bloom beneath its leaves. Once we finally noticed it, we began to understand why so many traditional plants are described as humble teachers.
  • Arts & Creative Leadership
  • Recreation

Plants, People, and the Arts

Jamie Bell June 5, 2025
Gathering around a crackling campfire, residents connect with nature and each other. These moments of shared experience on the land are vital for fostering well-being and exemplify how outdoor physical activity creates strong community bonds.
  • Arts & Creative Leadership
  • Recreation

Your Community, More Active

The Arts Incubator June 4, 2025
This spacious, yet currently somewhat bare, room presents a perfect opportunity for arts-based placemaking. Imagine this space transformed into a vibrant community hub through murals co-created by local youth, collaborative art installations, or even a flexible area for community theatre or dance workshops.
  • Arts & Creative Leadership
  • Recreation

What is Placemaking?

The Arts Incubator June 3, 2025

Creative and Climate Entrepreneurship

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  • Climate Entrepreneurship

2025 Climate Entrepreneurship Survey

Tony Eetak June 4, 2025
Global Dignity Canada champions innovation by fostering a culture of respect, dignity, and kindness—empowering individuals and communities to create meaningful, human-centered solutions for a better future.
  • Climate Entrepreneurship

Dignity as a Driving Force for #CIW25

Tony Eetak May 28, 2025
In summer 2022, established and emerging artists from British Columbia, Northwestern Ontario, Minnesota, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba were able to come together in Winnipeg to learn alongside an inclusive, diverse team of researchers, arts educators and culture sector workers. 
  • Climate Entrepreneurship

Youth Power: #CIW25

Eva Suluk May 27, 2025
Members of the former Arviat Film Society, Global Dignity Canada, and the Our People Our Climate project held a knowledge sharing session with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
  • Climate Entrepreneurship

Why Climate Entrepreneurship is Canada’s Urgent Call

Jamie Bell May 26, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

From Dumpster to Development: Northern AI Tools Get Trashy AI tackles the grit of Northern waste management, turning chaotic coordination into streamlined success. Young innovators built this to sharply cut effort for vital community work.
  • Artificial Intelligence

From Dumpster to Development: Northern AI Tools Get Trashy

June 10, 2025
Northern Recreation Capacity and AI The dedication of recreation professionals makes moments like these possible. New technologies, including AI, offer promising ways to support these practitioners, freeing up time for direct community engagement and enhancing their ability to deliver impactful programs.
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Recreation

Northern Recreation Capacity and AI

June 5, 2025
2025 Summer AI Program Energized Tony Eetak, a founding member of our program, frames a shot outside the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film in Winnipeg. Photo: Jamie Bell
  • Artificial Intelligence

2025 Summer AI Program Energized

June 3, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Online Weekend Workshop Join us for an exciting group discussion and workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Arts! This session delivered by Winnipeg artist Jamie Bell will delve into the fascinating intersection of technology and creativity, exploring how AI is shaping and influencing artistic expression across various mediums.
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Recreation

Artificial Intelligence Online Weekend Workshop

May 19, 2025

Agriculture and Food Security

May 2025 Update: Northern Blooms and Bountiful Prospects May is winding down, and we're thrilled with the progress in our living lab! We set aside our usual creative tools earlier this month to focus on preparing our food security program. The sight of hundreds of strawberry flowers opening up is a truly exciting reward for all the hard work.
  • Community Projects
  • Food Security and Systems Innovation

May 2025 Update: Northern Blooms and Bountiful Prospects

June 3, 2025
Planting Sage This week, we planted sage in our community garden—a small act with deep roots. Known for its medicinal, culinary, and ceremonial uses, sage has long been a symbol of wisdom and renewal.
  • Food Security and Systems Innovation
  • Sustainable Agriculture

Planting Sage

June 3, 2025
Dill-icious Dill: From soil to simmer — this hardy northern herb brings a burst of freshness to our beds and our kitchens. A quiet favourite that’s become a returning star in our growing season.
  • Food Security and Systems Innovation
  • Sustainable Agriculture

Dill-icious

June 2, 2025
Rhubarb Rhapsody Freshly harvested rhubarb, chopped and packaged into four-cup portions for freezing. A key step in our food preservation efforts, ensuring this vibrant, tart bounty can be enjoyed all year long.
  • Food Security and Systems Innovation
  • Sustainable Agriculture

Rhubarb Rhapsody

May 31, 2025

Community Recreation Programs

Welcoming a Fresh New Platform Refreshing our online space to better connect with communities and share the latest from our arts and sustainability programs. Thanks for your patience as we build something new!
  • Community Projects
  • Photos and Short Stories

Welcoming a Fresh New Platform

June 11, 2025
No More Garbage Gaps for Northern Volunteers Tired of volunteer headaches at your waste station? Our new WordPress plugin makes managing monthly shifts effortless. Get organized, boost sign-ups, and keep your community clean!
  • Borups Corners
  • Community Projects

No More Garbage Gaps for Northern Volunteers

June 10, 2025
Ignite & Innovate Capturing the view from inside a decaying tree stump. We're having a great time with our land-based activities and living lab, capturing the world around us from he inside out.
  • Community Projects

Ignite & Innovate

June 10, 2025
May 2025 Update: Northern Blooms and Bountiful Prospects May is winding down, and we're thrilled with the progress in our living lab! We set aside our usual creative tools earlier this month to focus on preparing our food security program. The sight of hundreds of strawberry flowers opening up is a truly exciting reward for all the hard work.
  • Community Projects
  • Food Security and Systems Innovation

May 2025 Update: Northern Blooms and Bountiful Prospects

June 3, 2025
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Platform and Programs Supported By

Canada Council for the Arts
Manitoba Arts Council
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
University of Minnesota Duluth
Manitoba Agriculture
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
ArcticNet
UArctic
LiveIT
Agriculture Canada
ISED
Live It Earth
The Carter Center
Isuma TV
Arviat Film Society
Local Services Board of Melgund

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The Quiet Rows

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A Glimmer of Gold

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  • Photos and Short Stories

Unpacking the Lupine’s Design

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Acknowledgements

The Arts Incubator was seeded with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse.

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