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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.
Future memories are being poured in Melgund! This new cement pad, for the cookshack extension and pavilion is set to be the heart of many Canada Day celebrations and community gatherings. Photo: Terri Bell
Borups Corners

Melgund Township News for June 2025

LSB gears up for Canada Day: door prizes, food, and volunteer needs discussed. Cookshack expansion also underway.
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This striking close-up captures the quiet narrative of endurance and natural beauty, ideal for those seeking rustic and evocative photographic inspiration.
Photos and Short Stories

Old Rope

An old, frayed rope intimately embraces a wooden post in this captivating close-up.
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These small, tightly-closed green buds nestled amongst the glossy leaves of the pepper plant are a welcome sight and a critical milestone. This is indeed the flowering stage, a clear sign that the plant is healthy, mature, and ready to begin the process of fruiting. Each of these nascent buds holds the promise of a future pepper. With continued sunlight and care, they will soon open into small, delicate flowers, which, once pollinated, will transform into the crisp, sweet green peppers destined for the table.
Food Security and Innovation

Green and Red Peppers

"Our pepper plants are starting to show signs of things really kicking off, with new buds ready to become beautiful flowers."
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The foundation is set for good times ahead! The new pavilion at the Dyment Recreation complex in Melgund Township is one step closer to reality with the fresh concrete pad now in place. Photo: Terri Bell
Borups Corners

Pavilion Construction Underway

The Dyment Recreation complex in Melgund Township is undergoing a major enhancement with the construction of a new community pavilion.
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Behold, the undisputed, heavyweight champion of the garden plot. This is what peak performance looks like. With a back like a cobbled lane and the dignified posture of a tiny sumo wrestler, this portly American toad is the best pest control money can't buy. He seems to be plotting his next move from his post against the fence, a warty, welcome monarch in his garden kingdom.
Photos and Short Stories

The American Toad

Meet the American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus), a widespread and vital amphibian in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.
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Set planning in full swing—artists collaborate over coffee and lyrics, shaping seven sets for Canada Day celebrations.
Borups Corners

Songs, Sets, and Summer Vibes

Summer Artists Retreat begins with jamming, shared meals, and 79 songs prepared for the Melgund Township Canada Day stage.
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Friday night at the Summer Artists' Retreat! Northwestern Ontario musicians, including Gerry and Tanya McArthur, brought the house down with an epic jam session in Borups Corners. Pure creative energy and musical magic!
Borups Corners

Jamming in Borups Corners

Music, planning, and jam sessions fuel upcoming Dryden & Melgund Township events.
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Look what's starting to appear! These tiny green berries are the first sign of a bountiful Saskatoon berry harvest to come. Soon they'll ripen into delicious, juicy saskatoons perfect for picking, pies, and preserves.
Photos and Short Stories

Getting Ready for Fresh, Local Berries

Saskatoon berries are starting to fruit! Get ready for fresh, local Saskatoon berries – perfect for picking, pies, and jams.
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A wonderful week of wildlife encounters! We were thrilled to spot these three fascinating amphibians in our land-based living lab. Each one a unique marvel of nature!
Photos and Short Stories

It’s Toad-ally Froggy Friday

It's Froggy Friday! This week, our land-based living lab celebrated with sightings of a Northern Leopard Frog, American Toad, and Gray Tree Frog.
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Melgund Gears Up for 2025 Canada Day Celebration
Borups Corners

Melgund Gears Up for 2025 Canada Day Celebration

Local businesses like Tim Hortons, Downtown Dollar, and NWMO have stepped up to support this year's event.
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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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The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba August 13-16, 2026!
The ARTSPOT Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba August 13-16, 2026! We're proud to support this amazing event and encourage everyone to attend!

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.

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