Arts Incubator Team Meeting – 8/1/2025

The Art of Storytelling

This month, we’re starting on a compelling journey into the art of storytelling, with a special focus on the invaluable practice of oral history projects. We believe in the power of lived experiences and community narratives, and this session is dedicated to exploring how these stories can be captured, preserved, and shared for generations to come.

We extend a warm invitation to artists, collectives, and community groups throughout Northern and Northwestern Ontario. This is a vital professional development opportunity to deepen your understanding and skills in a culturally significant field.

During this engaging program, you will:

• Examine compelling examples of highly successful past northern oral history projects, gaining insight into their methodologies, challenges, and lasting impact.
• Discover practical steps and foundational knowledge on how communities, artists, and organizations can effectively start their own oral history programs, turning personal narratives into powerful collective histories.

Join us to explore the transformative potential of oral history and empower your community through the enduring art of storytelling.

About the Program

Our core artistic idea is to empower community artists by merging traditional knowledge with contemporary digital technologies, fostering sustainable self-employment and community-driven arts sector development.

Each week will have a different theme, ranging from digital arts, tools and technologies, to administration skills, like grant writing, proposal writing, budgeting and advertising. It’s open to all, and we meet both in-person and online most weeks. We encourage you to contact us at info@artsincubator.ca for more information!

Acknowledgements

This program is funded by the the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program, and we are immensely thankful for their support. We also acknowledge and thank Ottawa-based Global Dignity Canada, the Local Services Board of Melgund, The Arts Incubator and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Creative Entrepreneurship Program.