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.

Old School Journalism and Modern Magic Emerging Inuk youth artist Tony Eetak is a member of the Niriqatiginnga Youth, Arts and Media Team. The project will be exploring the use of AI tools thanks to support from the OpenAI Research Access Program.

Emerging Inuk youth artist Tony Eetak is a member of the Niriqatiginnga Youth, Arts and Media Team. The project will be exploring the use of AI tools thanks to support from the OpenAI Research Access Program.

Old School Journalism and Modern Magic

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 14, 2024

The iconic image of a journalist hunched over a typewriter, cigarette in hand, and a stack of...

Celebrating Canadian Innovation Week with Local Spark in Manitoba Art Borups Corners and its Winnipeg Arts Incubator fosters youth leadership and enhances organizational capacity by teaching digital tools through participatory arts research. Our programs empower First Nations, Inuit and Red River Metis youth to drive change and build resilient communities using innovative, tech-driven approaches.

Art Borups Corners and its Winnipeg Arts Incubator fosters youth leadership and enhances organizational capacity by teaching digital tools through participatory arts research. Our programs empower First Nations, Inuit and Red River Metis youth to drive change and build resilient communities using innovative, tech-driven approaches.

Celebrating Canadian Innovation Week with Local Spark in Manitoba

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 13, 2024

For today's Canadian Innovation Week #CIW24 spotlight, we wanted to share some of the news about the...

Youth, Arts and Media Team launches Indigenous Intellectual Property Survey Niriqatiginnga means “come eat with me” in Inuktitut. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the project is designed to address issues of food insecurity with northern Indigenous communities through a highly collaborative approach engaging a range of stakeholders such as farmers, food producers, and systems innovators.

Niriqatiginnga means “come eat with me” in Inuktitut. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the project is designed to address issues of food insecurity with northern Indigenous communities through a highly collaborative approach engaging a range of stakeholders such as farmers, food producers, and systems innovators.

Youth, Arts and Media Team launches Indigenous Intellectual Property Survey

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 4, 2024

Discover the Power of Indigenous Voices! Take Our IP Survey Today! Join us in amplifying Indigenous voices...

A Time for Transformation: Manitoba Arts Council 2024-2026 Priorities In this photo, emerging Inuk artist and musician Tony Eetak reflects on the visible vault during a workshop at Qaumajuq and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Since 2021, Art Borups Corners and the Winnipeg Arts Incubator program have been supporting artists and communities across Manitoba, northern Canada, and internationally, seeded with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

In this photo, emerging Inuk artist and musician Tony Eetak reflects on the visible vault during a workshop at Qaumajuq and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Since 2021, Art Borups Corners and the Winnipeg Arts Incubator program have been supporting artists and communities across Manitoba, northern Canada, and internationally, seeded with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

A Time for Transformation: Manitoba Arts Council 2024-2026 Priorities

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 1, 2024

The Manitoba Arts Council's 2024-2026 strategy puts equity at up front, ensuring underrepresented voices are heard across...

IIPP-0071: Introducing Intellectual Property Protection and Indigenous Cultural Expressions Indigenous youth participated in workshops to learn how to protect their cultural heritage and intellectual property rights, gaining valuable skills to safeguard Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions.

Indigenous youth participated in workshops to learn how to protect their cultural heritage and intellectual property rights, gaining valuable skills to safeguard Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions.

IIPP-0071: Introducing Intellectual Property Protection and Indigenous Cultural Expressions

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg May 1, 2024

The Indigenous Intellectual Property Protection Program (IIPP) empowers Indigenous youth to protect their cultural heritage through IP...

Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurs plan seasonal food production project Sourced from the pristine landscapes of Kivalliq Nunavut, Northwestern Ontario, and Manitoba, our blueberries embody the essence of the North, cultivated with care and harvested with pride.

Sourced from the pristine landscapes of Kivalliq Nunavut, Northwestern Ontario, and Manitoba, our blueberries embody the essence of the North, cultivated with care and harvested with pride.

Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurs plan seasonal food production project

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg April 8, 2024

Discover how Indigenous youth in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are leading a groundbreaking seasonal food production project with the...

The Art of Canning and Creative Entrepreneurship

The Art of Canning for Cultural Entrepreneurship introduces the art of canning and food preservation to urban Indigenous Winnipeg youth. Combining canning and hands-on skills development, participants learn to create and market a food product, while exploring opportunities for cultural entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector. The project explores sustainable food systems through traditional knowledge exchange for cultural preservation, food literacy, and economic reconciliation.

The Art of Canning and Creative Entrepreneurship

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg March 11, 2024

Participatory arts, community-based research, food security, food production, creative leadership

From Digital Greenhouse to Food Security and Arctic AI tony-eetak-winter-city-stories-niriqatiginnga-1860-winnipeg-arts

From Digital Greenhouse to Food Security and Arctic AI

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg March 3, 2024

One year after its pilot phase, the Winnipeg-based @1860 Arts Collective continues to grow thanks to the...

Permafrost Thaw, Infrastructure and Indigenous Communities: Lessons from Alaska Incubating Minnesota and Manitoba research collaboration: From art galleries to chocolate shops, creative leadership and climate entrepreneurship research supported by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design is bringing Manitoba, Minnesota and Nunavut communities closer together.