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Arts Incubator Winnipeg

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg is a participatory arts collective and living lab, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. It's a space where innovation and creativity thrive. It's latest iteration was launched in 2021 with funding and support from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. Today, working with students and faculty from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, we fuse traditional and participatory media arts with artificial intelligence, music, storytelling and community-driven, land-based artist residencies to cultivate new voices and bold ideas. Whether through collaborative projects or immersive experiences, our small but vibrant community supports creators to explore, experiment, and connect. Join us at the intersection of artistry, technology, culture and community—where every moment is a new opportunity to create.
A visit to Windsor's waterfront offers inspiration for how parks, trails, public art and placemaking can strengthen community wellbeing and create vibrant public spaces.
Ontario

How Public Spaces Transform Community Life

From walking paths and green spaces to public art and community gathering areas, placemaking is changing how Canadians think about parks and public infrastructure.
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Placemaking means looking at a patch of grass and asking how it can serve the emotional, creative, and physical needs of the community.
Ontario

Turning Acres into Spaces

A visit to Windsor's massive Ford Test Track Park inspires new design paths
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A lot happens when people from different backgrounds crowd around one canvas. Everyone is focused on the same thing at the exact same time—some people fill in the backgrounds with blue paint, others sharpen the edges of the graffiti letters, and phones actually stay in pockets. It’s simple, hands-on work, and it forces people to talk and connect without any awkwardness.
Arts & Creative Leadership

Connecting Generations: The Impact of Community Painting Sessions

Shared painting events give youth and older adults a casual, hands-on space to hang out. It lets different generations drop their assumptions, trade skills, and…
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Making Our Own Clay
Community Projects

Making Our Own Clay

Processing wild clay isn't a linear path.
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Elmwood Park
Winnipeg

Elmwood Park

Elmwood Park has changed very little over the 50 years, maintaining its original footprint as a local gathering space.
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Apple tree care lessons from a community orchard in Borups Corners, focusing on northern growing conditions and sustainable food systems.
Food Security and Innovation

How to Care for Apple Trees: Lessons from a Northern Community Orchard

Apple tree care lessons from a community orchard in Borups Corners, focusing on northern growing conditions and sustainable food systems.
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While discussing a new mural series, we found ourselves reflecting on Winnipeg's arts community, creative collaboration, and the importance of making time for big ideas in the middle of a busy summer. Photo: Tony Eetak
Winnipeg

Murals, Meetings, and a Summer Afternoon at Stella’s

From mural planning and arts programming to film, research, and community development, a productive afternoon in Winnipeg highlights a busy summer season.
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Planning a community market requires careful coordination, from choosing the right venue to marketing the event effectively. Discover how to create an engaging summer experience that benefits both vendors and attendees.
Creative Entrepreneurship

Hosting a Pop-Up Artist or Farmer’s Market?

Discover how to organize thriving summer artist and farmer's markets across Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.
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Texture-Driven Space Art on Display in Winnipeg
Photos and Short Stories

Cosmic Canvas

Winnipeg artist Jamie Bell showcases a space-inspired painting using spray paint and acrylic.
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Community workshop addresses grief, resilience, and support systems, encouraging open dialogue and creative approaches to healing.
Arts & Creative Leadership

Supporting Grief and Healing Through Art and Conversation

Artist-led workshop examines mental health, grief, and healing through art, focusing on storytelling and emotional processing.
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  • Echoes of Winnipeg’s Radio Days
  • Elmwood Park
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In Music

Jukebox In Exile is the new country music album from Flin Flon singer-songwriter C.C. Trubiak, blending classic country, honky-tonk, Americana and traditional storytelling into a collection of songs inspired by resilience, community and life in Northern Manitoba. Written during and after the 2025 Flin Flon wildfire evacuation, the album draws influence from country music legends including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings and George Jones. Featuring the singles "Old Country Songs," "Being Rich" and the charting track "Outlaws Meditation," Jukebox In Exile showcases Trubiak's signature songwriting while celebrating small-town life, northern Canadian culture, queer country music and the enduring spirit of Flin Flon. The album is available now on major music streaming platforms.
Manitoba's own C.C. Trubiak's new album "Jukebox in Exile" dropped on June 5! Check it out!

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Upcoming Events

The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg August 13-16, 2026. Get your tickets now for this amazing event! The Art Spot Canada Under $100 Art Exhibition is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba this August! ART SPOT was created in 2008 in Calgary to support local emerging artists.  ART SPOT has curated and facilitated over 100 successful art events, including solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, workshops, concerts, body painting competitions, markets, community events and more.

WINNIPEG ARTS PROGRAMS

This platform, our Winnipeg, Manitoba hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator was seeded and piloted with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. We thank them for their investment, supporting northern arts capacity building and bringing the arts to life.

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NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ARTS

This platform, our Northwestern Ontario hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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