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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.
When people talk about community development, the conversation often turns to buildings, equipment and large projects. Those things matter, but so do the modest spaces that support everyday social life. Seating, paths, shade and planting can make it easier for people to meet, talk and spend time outdoors. These are practical investments in how a place functions, and they can create opportunities for community activities without requiring an elaborate setup.
Arts & Creative Leadership

Good Ideas Need a Place to Sit

Park benches, campus gardens and informal gathering spaces remind us that placemaking begins with people, not expensive infrastructure.
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Making Audio Publishing a Little Easier: Building Our Own Audio Converter
Community Projects

Making Audio Publishing a Little Easier: Building Our Own Audio Converter

A community-built audio converter for preparing stories, music and recordings with artwork, metadata and simple browser-based tools.
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Lexi painted some moose jaws and bones earlier. We love the skull themed palette she's using!
Fun

Skulls and Bones!

We're getting spooky and creative this Halloween season.
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With groups working in different spaces throughout the hall, the workshops brought a lot of activity into the building. It was a good reminder of what a community space can make possible when people gather with something important to discuss.
News

Communities Come Together for Nuclear Deep Geological Repository Workshops

Local voices, lively discussions and community participation marked a busy day of nuclear waste repository workshops.
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Why Third Places Quietly Protect Your Mental Health
Community Lens

Why Third Places Quietly Protect Your Mental Health

Only 36% of Canadians feel connected most of the time. Third places help close that gap. Here’s the evidence.
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A university campus, a few garden planters, and plenty of inspiration for our next visit! We enjoyed seeing how Athabasca University brings a little nature into its shared spaces. Our living lab work often centres on placemaking, community gardens, and food security, so it's always interesting to see how other places make room for greenery and community life. Thanks, Athabasca University, for a wonderful visit!
Food Security and Innovation

Finding Inspiration at Athabasca University

A visit to Athabasca University inspires new connections between community gardening, food security, placemaking, and creative community development.
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And that's a wrap! Great research, great people and wonderful new connections. Thanks for the warm welcome at Together in Research! We ❤️ Athabasca University.
Arts & Creative Leadership

Athabasca University: Great Research, Great People, Great Conversations

Thank you to Athabasca University for two engaging days of graduate research, collaboration and new connections.
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A well-earned moment for our partners at Art Borups Corners Society! After months of collecting local clay, shaping test pieces and waiting for safe conditions, the team is completing its first pit firing. Now comes the wait for everything to cool before the big reveal.
Community Projects

And Then the Flames Died Down …

The flames are dying down on the Art Borups Corners Society's first pit firing this weekend. We can't wait to see the results.
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Nonprofits face rising demand and stagnant revenue. Community research stays underfunded. The numbers don’t lie.
Community Lens

Stop Making Communities Compete for Scraps

Canadian nonprofits are cutting services while research dollars pile up at big institutions. The gap is policy, not capacity.
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A full weekend of presentations are ahead, including succession planning, at Athabasca University.
Arts & Creative Leadership

Together in Research: Connecting Through Graduate Research

Celebrating multidisciplinary research, academic exchange and collaboration at Athabasca University's engaging 2026 graduate student conference.
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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 $200 Art Show is coming to Calgary October 15-18. Art of all kinds- paintings, photography, textiles, mixed media, ceramics, handmade accessories, and so much more! Don’t miss your chance to discover amazing local art and one-of-a-kind finds!
The Under $200 Art Show is coming to Calgary October 15-18. Art of all kinds- paintings, photography, textiles, mixed media, ceramics, handmade accessories, and so much more! Don’t miss your chance to discover amazing local art and one-of-a-kind finds!

MANITOBA 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

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

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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