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.

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.

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.

Dignity as a Driving Force for #CIW25

Tony Eetak May 28, 2025

For Canadian Innovation Week 2025, we're exploring how the concept of dignity, self-determination, and mutual respect is...

Changing Seasons Early spring along the western coast of Hudson Bay near Arviat, Nunavut — where frost still clings to the tundra, but the land begins to stir. In the subtle shift of light and texture, the season turns quietly, one breath at a time.

Early spring along the western coast of Hudson Bay near Arviat, Nunavut — where frost still clings to the tundra, but the land begins to stir. In the subtle shift of light and texture, the season turns quietly, one breath at a time.

Changing Seasons

Tony Eetak May 22, 2025

The wind off Hudson Bay is still sharp, still heavy with salt and cold, but something is...

Waiting for Summer The setting sun paints the snow-covered shores of Arviat with soft hues where the frozen expanse of Hudson Bay meets the land. Wind-sculpted drifts create a stark beauty under the fading light, a silent testament to the Arctic winter giving way to the subtle promise of spring.

The setting sun paints the snow-covered shores of Arviat with soft hues where the frozen expanse of Hudson Bay meets the land. Wind-sculpted drifts create a stark beauty under the fading light, a silent testament to the Arctic winter giving way to the subtle promise of spring.

Waiting for Summer

Tony Eetak May 22, 2025

The low sun casts a long, cool light across the snow-covered shores of Arviat, where the vast...

Education is the new Bison Education is the new Buffalo. A beautiful sculpture which can be found down near the Forks by Val T. Vint.

Education is the new Bison

Tony Eetak May 19, 2025

Tucked into the natural paths at The Forks, my photo of, Education is the New Bison, emerges like...

Tips for Growing Raspberries in a Community Garden Program Hello, spring! Overwintered raspberry shoots are bursting with life, a beautiful sign of success in our Northwestern Ontario sustainable agriculture pilot. Building local food production and supporting Indigenous food systems with partners.

Hello, spring! Overwintered raspberry shoots are bursting with life, a beautiful sign of success in our Northwestern Ontario sustainable agriculture pilot. Building local food production and supporting Indigenous food systems with partners.

Tips for Growing Raspberries in a Community Garden Program

Tony Eetak May 17, 2025

Exciting growth in our community garden! Phase 2 of our sustainable agriculture project in Northwestern Ontario.

Waiting for Summer

Tony Eetak May 16, 2025

The low sun casts a long, cool light across the snow-covered shores of Arviat, where the vast...

Grow Boxes: Cultivating Community and Climate Resilience Nurturing growth in our community grow boxes. Inspired by successful projects, we're expanding our capacity for sustainable local food production this year!

Nurturing growth in our community grow boxes. Inspired by successful projects, we're expanding our capacity for sustainable local food production this year!

Grow Boxes: Cultivating Community and Climate Resilience

Tony Eetak May 16, 2025

From humble wooden frames, life unfurls, a vibrant tapestry against the sky. Each berry, a droplet of...

Light for the Sleeping The sky sings above those who sleep. The wind carries stories no longer spoken aloud. In this northern hush, every tilted cross is a line in a poem written by ancestors — not to be read, but to be felt. Nothing here is gone. Everything waits beneath snow, beneath stars, beneath the turning light.