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Between Two Worlds

Tony reflects on the contrast between life in Arviat, Nunavut, and Winnipeg’s arts scene—finding creative clarity on the calm shores of Hudson Bay.
Tony Eetak June 17, 2025
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.

Reflections from the Shoreline

It’s good to be home this summer. I took this photo on a quiet walk just outside Arviat, where the land meets the sea. There’s a calm here that’s hard to explain unless you’ve felt it yourself—the kind that sinks in slowly, just like the evening light stretching across the shoreline. And the sky? It’s bigger.

It’s a big contrast from downtown Winnipeg, where a lot of our arts incubator work happens. That world is full of traffic, schedules, and constant motion. Here, everything slows down. The road isn’t paved, and the only rush is the tide coming in.

But this is where I do my best thinking. Being able to get back on the land this summer reminds me why we do the work we do—to stay connected, to honour where we come from, and to carry that into whatever we create next.

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Tony Eetak

Tony Eetak

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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.

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NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ARTS PROGRAMS

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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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator and Art Borups Corners Collective was seeded with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse and the Local Services Board of Melgund. We thank them for their investment, support and bringing the arts to life.

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SUPPORTING ARTS AND RECREATION

Borups Corners Arts and Recreation supports the Local Services Board of Melgund, a volunteer-driven, registered charitable organization established under the Northern Services Boards Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.28 and with funding from the Government of Ontario.

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