The 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.

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Melgund Gears Up for 2025 Canada Day Celebration

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg June 12, 2025

Local businesses like Tim Hortons, Downtown Dollar, and NWMO have stepped up to support this year's event.

Sweet Beginnings The first tiny berries are emerging in our Northwestern Ontario land lab, inspiring growth in nature and our vibrant arts program!

The first tiny berries are emerging in our Northwestern Ontario land lab, inspiring growth in nature and our vibrant arts program!

Sweet Beginnings

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg June 11, 2025

See the magic unfold as the first strawberries appear in our land lab program in Northwestern Ontario....

Nature Trails: More than a Walk 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!

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!

Nature Trails: More than a Walk

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg June 10, 2025

Canada's nature trails & parks offer premier spots for hiking, cycling, and outdoor activities. Learn about the...

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.

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.

Planting Sage

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg June 3, 2025

With its soft, textured leaves and earthy aroma, sage brings more than flavor—it offers resilience, tradition, and...

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.

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.

Dill-icious

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg June 2, 2025

First introduced to us during our pilot Northern Food Systems Innovation Program with support from Manitoba Agriculture,...

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.

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.

Rhubarb Rhapsody

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 31, 2025

There's nothing quite like the vibrant, tart taste of freshly harvested rhubarb – a flavour that is...

The Joys of Fresh Lettuce Tender leaf lettuce seedlings, among the first to be planted this year, thrive in our grow-beds – a promising start to our community sustainable agriculture and food security program!

Tender leaf lettuce seedlings, among the first to be planted this year, thrive in our grow-beds – a promising start to our community sustainable agriculture and food security program!

The Joys of Fresh Lettuce

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 30, 2025

As part of our community recreation, sustainable agriculture and food security program, one of the very first...

Rhubarb Slush Refreshing Rhubarb Slush — a tangy, icy summer treat bursting with fresh rhubarb flavor! Perfect for cooling down, naturally sweetened, and easy to make at home.

Rhubarb Slush

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 30, 2025

There's nothing quite like the tart, sweet tang of rhubarb to signal the change of seasons. If...

What Silence Says While the world moves forward digitally, many Canadian nonprofits are being left behind. The quiet struggle isn’t just about outdated websites—it’s about lacking the tools, training, and funding to keep up. For more than half of nonprofits, the gap between what’s needed and what’s possible is growing. Sometimes, standing still feels like falling behind.