The Melgund Township Spring 2026 Arts Exhibition is proud to showcase Inuk artist Tony Eetak at the Dyment Recreation Hall. A rising talent in the Canadian art scene, Eetak is a Winnipeg-based photographer and musician known for blending multimedia disciplines. His creative projects have earned prestigious backing from the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Manitoba Arts Council, and the OpenAI Researcher Access Program.
Winnipeg-based Inuk artist Tony Eetak blends photography and music in new multimedia exhibition.
Digital innovation meets Northern landscape this spring as Melgund Recreation, Arts and Culture unveils its inaugural arts programming. Launching April 17, the 2026 Melgund Township Arts Exhibition marks a bold evolution for the regional creative scene, transforming the community’s newest heritage space into a hub for visual storytelling, cinematic exploration, and virtual reality.
Among this year’s featured artists is Tony Eetak, a Winnipeg-based Inuk artist whose work collapses the boundaries between sight and sound. As an emerging photographer and musician, Eetak captures the raw essence of the North through a high-tech lens, blending traditional Inuit perspectives with contemporary digital experimentation. His presence in the exhibition signals a shift toward a more interconnected, multi-sensory future for Melgund’s cultural landscape.
He’s also a founding member of The Arts Incubator Winnipeg and Art Borups Corners collectives. Eetak’s forward-thinking approach has earned significant institutional support, including backing from organizations including the Canada Council for the Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Manitoba Agriculture and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Manitoba Arts Council, and the Ontario Arts Council, as well as the prestigious OpenAI Researcher Access Program.
Running through May 17, Tony’s work will invite visitors to experience how the next generation of artists is redefining “local” art in a global, digital age.
About the Exhibition
Each year, spring, summer and winter exhibitions alternate between Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. This year’s exhibition will take place in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario. The month-long event will also see open mic sessions and music jams, guest speakers and artists, participatory workshops and arts-based community dialogues on subjects ranging from climate change, to virtual reality and the potential transboundary and environmental impacts of nuclear waste management programs.
For more information, contact us at info@artsincubator.ca or visit melgundrecreation.ca.
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