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.

Soft Serve Frequencies

A scoop becomes a witness. The swirl is not dessert—it is doctrine, layered with pixel-static and the soft surrender of vanilla in fluorescence. Forty-six thousand five hundred fourteen eyes have seen it, but none tasted the same myth twice. The cone, pinned to the wall like a saint. Cold sugar, eternal return. A bite taken in Elmwood ripples into the archive of glances, archived now in memory, now in metadata. Art lives here—not in frames, but in freezers, in marker-signed mandates, in the quiet sermon of soft-serve melting into ritual.

Soft Serve Frequencies

Tony Eetak March 26, 2025

The cold hum spills sideways across time, tasting like the absence of plans. A cone dissolves before...

Manitoba Rhubarb and Berry Galette For this week's AI Food Prompt Art series image and recipe, we present a tangy-sweet Manitoba rhubarb and berry galette, perfect for summer gatherings.

Manitoba Rhubarb and Berry Galette

Tony Eetak March 23, 2025

For this week's AI Food Prompt Art series image and recipe, we present a tangy-sweet Manitoba rhubarb...

Wild Manitoba Strawberry and Venison Tart For this week's AI Food Prompt series image and recipe we present a refined tart filled with wild venison and fresh Manitoba strawberries. Topped with birch syrup, it’s a perfect blend of sweet and savory. Try it today!

For this week's AI Food Prompt series image and recipe we present a refined tart filled with wild venison and fresh Manitoba strawberries. Topped with birch syrup, it’s a perfect blend of sweet and savory. Try it today!

Wild Manitoba Strawberry and Venison Tart

Tony Eetak March 21, 2025

This week’s AI Food Prompt Fridays image and recipe showcases a decadent wild Manitoba strawberry and venison...

Art Lives in the Silence Between Bites

This is where the practice breathes — not in the studio or the pitch deck, but in the exhale afterward. In the quiet after you’ve given so much. In the ordinary, where art doesn’t have to prove itself. You are not your deadline here. You are not your critique. You’re just someone with tired hands and an appetite for something simple, something real, something served with a smile and a "thanks for coming in tonight."

Art Lives in the Silence Between Bites

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

In the still life of a Winnipeg diner table, time rests between granules. Sugar, salt, and ketchup...

Where Trains Rumble, Walls Talk "If you fall, get up." We found this under the railway bridge near Higgins and Main.

Where Trains Rumble, Walls Talk

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

It’s easy to miss if you’re just driving by, but under the railway bridge near Higgins and...

Youth Leadership Pipelines: Arts as a Catalyst for Future Recreation Leaders Who will lead community recreation tomorrow? This article highlights the power of arts as a catalyst for developing youth leadership, ensuring a vibrant and dynamic recreation sector for years to come.

Who will lead community recreation tomorrow? This article highlights the power of arts as a catalyst for developing youth leadership, ensuring a vibrant and dynamic recreation sector for years to come.

Youth Leadership Pipelines: Arts as a Catalyst for Future Recreation Leaders

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

The future of recreation depends on nurturing young leaders today. This article delves into how arts-based recreation...

Walls We Walk By: Higgins and Main In Winnipeg, graffiti always pops up like little surprises scattered across the city. We found this one under the bridge near Main and Higgins.

In Winnipeg, graffiti always pops up like little surprises scattered across the city. We found this one under the bridge near Main and Higgins.

Walls We Walk By: Higgins and Main

Tony Eetak March 19, 2025

We found these inspiring words under a bridge near Main and Higgins.

What We’re Learning This Winter: Building from What’s Already Here What happens when young artists stop focusing on what’s missing and start building with what’s already there? This blog explores how ABCD is helping youth in the arts sector lead powerful, low-cost, community-based projects using their existing strengths and relationships. Photo: Tony Eetak

What happens when young artists stop focusing on what’s missing and start building with what’s already there? This blog explores how ABCD is helping youth in the arts sector lead powerful, low-cost, community-based projects using their existing strengths and relationships. Photo: Tony Eetak

What We’re Learning This Winter: Building from What’s Already Here

Tony Eetak March 16, 2025

What happens when young artists stop focusing on what’s missing and start building with what’s already there?...

Prairie Raspberry Lemon Muffins Sweet-tart raspberry lemon muffins bring a fresh summer twist to our Come Eat With Me Manitoba Recipe series.

Prairie Raspberry Lemon Muffins

Tony Eetak March 14, 2025

A recipe for Manitoba-grown raspberries meet zesty lemon in these light, airy muffins—a perfect summer treat.

Manitoba Venison Tacos with Cabbage Slaw For this week's AI Food Art Prompt Recipe series image and recipe, we present Manitoba venison tacos with cabbage slaw, a hearty, flavorful dish with local flair.