Tony Eetak

Tony Eetak is an emerging artist, musician and culture connector from Arviat, Nunavut, now exploring the arts in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A founding member of the Art Borups Corners, Tony has a demonstrated passion for photography, music, composition, and visual arts. With over five years of experience as a dedicated volunteer, collaborator and co-funder of several arts projects, Tony has been involved in various participatory arts events through organizations like the Arviat Film Society, Global Dignity Canada, Inclusion in Northern Research, and Our People, Our Climate. His contributions earned him recognition as a National Role Model by Global Dignity Canada in 2023. His work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council and the OpenAI Researcher Access Program.

Between Two Worlds This unpaved shoreline road leads past the edge of town, where land, sky, and water meet in a quiet rhythm. It's a place to slow down and reconnect—far from the urban pace of Winnipeg.

This unpaved shoreline road leads past the edge of town, where land, sky, and water meet in a quiet rhythm. It's a place to slow down and reconnect—far from the urban pace of Winnipeg.

Between Two Worlds

Tony Eetak June 17, 2025

Tony reflects on the contrast between life in Arviat, Nunavut, and Winnipeg’s arts scene—finding creative clarity on...

Golden Hour Just look at that sun! It's like someone poured liquid gold across the open water of Hudson Bay. The light just dances on the gentle waves, stretching all the way to forever. In moments like this, everything feels peaceful, expansive, and utterly, breathtakingly beautiful.

Just look at that sun! It's like someone poured liquid gold across the open water of Hudson Bay. The light just dances on the gentle waves, stretching all the way to forever. In moments like this, everything feels peaceful, expansive, and utterly, breathtakingly beautiful.

Golden Hour

Tony Eetak June 16, 2025

Connect with the land, the wildlife, and the incredible spirit of the North.

Beautifully Crocheted Hats A close-up shot revealing the beautiful texture and vibrant color work in one of Lucy Eetak's meticulously crocheted hats. Each stitch tells a story of skill and passion!

A close-up shot revealing the beautiful texture and vibrant color work in one of Lucy Eetak's meticulously crocheted hats. Each stitch tells a story of skill and passion!

Beautifully Crocheted Hats

Tony Eetak June 15, 2025

Lucy Eetak's crocheted hats feature stunning detail and captivating color palettes. Learn more about the beautiful artistry...

A Glimmer of Gold Just a perfect little buttercup, fresh from the field with its morning dew! Love how that pure yellow just glows – such a simple, radiant moment.

Just a perfect little buttercup, fresh from the field with its morning dew! Love how that pure yellow just glows – such a simple, radiant moment.

A Glimmer of Gold

Tony Eetak June 12, 2025

Experience the pure joy of a buttercup flower, a radiant symbol of summer's gentle light. See how...

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2025 Climate Entrepreneurship Survey

Tony Eetak June 4, 2025

Add your voice to our first-ever Climate Entrepreneurship Survey and help shape new opportunities for local innovation,...

Provencher: A Bridge Between Memory and Sky $Provencher Bridge floats between breath and concrete, a tethered gesture over water’s slow murmur. Light fractures across its spine like memory refracted—half civic promise, half spectral hush. It does not span space, but thought—an architecture of pause, where crossings blur into echoes and the river forgets which way is forward. Photo: Tony Eetak$

Provencher: A Bridge Between Memory and Sky

Tony Eetak June 2, 2025

Provencher is part of Bridges: Waiting at the Water’s Edge, an immersive online exhibition exploring the spaces...

The Pine Cone That Wasn’t What looks like a tiny pine cone on a willow branch is actually a fascinating natural phenomenon: a willow pine cone gall, formed by a tiny insect! Nature truly has endless surprises.

What looks like a tiny pine cone on a willow branch is actually a fascinating natural phenomenon: a willow pine cone gall, formed by a tiny insect! Nature truly has endless surprises.

The Pine Cone That Wasn’t

Tony Eetak May 31, 2025

The Weird and Wonderful Willow Pine Cone Gall: An Artistic Discovery.

Split, Stack, and Settle In Getting a head start on winter—cutting and stacking wood before the mosquitoes and ticks take over. We only use older trees and always plant new ones, replacing every log we burned last year. It’s part of our seasonal rhythm and our arts-based approach to sustainable living.

Getting a head start on winter—cutting and stacking wood before the mosquitoes and ticks take over. We only use older trees and always plant new ones, replacing every log we burned last year. It’s part of our seasonal rhythm and our arts-based approach to sustainable living.

Split, Stack, and Settle In

Tony Eetak May 31, 2025

There’s something deeply satisfying about the thunk of a wood splitter cutting clean through a log.

Big Dreams, Big Pumpkins This bright yellow flower is from a giant pumpkin—the first one ever grown in our food security and sustainable agriculture program.

This bright yellow flower is from a giant pumpkin—the first one ever grown in our food security and sustainable agriculture program.

Big Dreams, Big Pumpkins

Tony Eetak May 30, 2025

This bright yellow flower might not look like much yet, but it’s the start of something huge—literally.

Dignity as a Driving Force for #CIW25 Global Dignity Canada champions innovation by fostering a culture of respect, dignity, and kindness—empowering individuals and communities to create meaningful, human-centered solutions for a better future.