Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell is a Winnipeg-based interdisciplinary artist and strategist working at the intersection of media arts, community engagement, and public affairs. Among others, his work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, with a focus on participatory media, strategic communications, and arts-based collaboration across northern and urban contexts.

The Silence Between Seasons

Jamie Bell April 14, 2025

The last snowstorm arrived quietly, as if it knew it was out of place. Spring had already...

The Last Snow Knows

It falls without urgency, this last snow—drifting more from memory than sky. It does not bite or blind; it merely lands, as if out of habit. A gesture. A goodbye. It traces the old logs like a lover running fingers over a sleeping face, not ready to leave, not ready to stay. There is no storm in it—only the quiet insistence of something finishing itself. Beneath it, life waits—wet, thawing, uncoiling in shadows. The snow does not know it is the last, but the earth does. And in that silence, the air holds something tender: not an ending, but the echo of one.

The Last Snow Knows

Jamie Bell April 14, 2025

The logs lie quiet beneath a final whisper of snow, like forgotten verses in a poem winter...

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What’s Next for PR?

Jamie Bell April 14, 2025

The latest ICCO World PR Report for 2024-2025 paints a picture of an industry that's holding steady—even...

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Jamie Bell April 13, 2025

Format not found. Cognition, once a labyrinth of synaptic murmurs, now sways to binary incantations, rewired by...

Nothing About This Is Neutral $Against the backdrop of Executive Order 14168, the fractured paintbrush on a dark canvas symbolizes the National Endowment for the Arts' drastic shift away from supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The stark contrast between the vibrant potential of artistic expression and the encroaching darkness reflects the chilling impact of funding cuts under conservative mandates. As marginalized artists face unprecedented challenges, the arts community must rally to protect the transformative power of creative freedom.$

Nothing About This Is Neutral

Jamie Bell April 13, 2025

This project emerged from a refusal to treat data as neutral or storytelling as decorative. Through a...

Beneath the Code. Fractured Land. Through OpenAI-powered tools and mentorship, we’re fostering creativity, leadership, and community-based research, helping artists innovate in the digital arts space.

Through OpenAI-powered tools and mentorship, we’re fostering creativity, leadership, and community-based research, helping artists innovate in the digital arts space.

Beneath the Code. Fractured Land.

Jamie Bell April 12, 2025

The Space Between Creation and Collapse Beneath the code, fractured land. Here, the boundaries of code and...

The Found Treasure

Jamie Bell April 12, 2025

Unearth secrets through found artifacts, creating intimate, realistic narratives that captivate readers.

Showcasing the Impact of Self-Initiated Community Projects Self-initiated projects, from grassroots zines to cultural festivals, have the power to reshape communities. These bottom-up efforts address local needs, foster creativity, and build stronger bonds. Discover the role of micro-grants and community incubators in turning passion into lasting impact.

Self-initiated projects, from grassroots zines to cultural festivals, have the power to reshape communities. These bottom-up efforts address local needs, foster creativity, and build stronger bonds. Discover the role of micro-grants and community incubators in turning passion into lasting impact.

Showcasing the Impact of Self-Initiated Community Projects

Jamie Bell April 10, 2025

From independent zines to local festivals and skill-sharing workshops, grassroots community projects fuel connection and creativity.

Playground In Winnipeg’s playgrounds, metal tipis rise like echoes of old songs, catching sky in their spines. These are not structures but spells—frames for imagined fires and stories unspoken. Here, laughter roots in the dust, spiraling upward. Memory plays barefoot, circling the sacred geometry where past and future quietly braid. Photo: Jamie Bell

Playground

Jamie Bell April 9, 2025

The playgrounds and gathering spaces at The Forks are layered with meaning—designed not just for function, but...

Art, the Power of Third Places and Informal Economies Behind every thriving creative space is an unseen web of exchange. Whether it’s bartering mural work for studio time or musicians sharing gear, informal economies power the arts in ways that grants and galleries can’t. Dive into the grassroots systems keeping creativity alive.