With our fall and winter program wrapping up last month, we've been hard at work getting ready for the shift into our spring and summer program!
Virtual Exhibition Showcases Nature in Transition Across the North
Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario — A new virtual exhibition titled Winter’s End invites audiences into an atmospheric journey through the North’s quiet seasonal shift — from the snows of deep winter to the subtle signs of spring light. Featuring a compelling mix of photographs, textures, sound, and short stories, the exhibition weaves together moss-covered ground, melting snow, tree silhouettes, Arctic skies, and other elements that mark the end of winter in northern regions.
“This was a chance to bring everything we learned in our fall and winter program together,” said Jamie Bell, one of the artists behind the piece. “We spent the season exploring mentorship and internship, learning how to take photos, think about curation, and communicate what our work means. This exhibition gave us space to be creative, experiment, and show what we’ve taken from the experience.”
More than a visual gallery, Winter’s End is a sensory and reflective experience. It captures the often-overlooked moments of transition — the thawing edges, the first light on old snow, the breath of wind through trees still rooted in ice. It brings together land-based perspectives, poetic interpretation, and careful observation, offering viewers a chance to slow down and see the North not just as a place, but as a living rhythm.
Tony Eetak, who worked alongside Bell during the 2024–2025 Fall and Winter arts program, agreed. “We learned a lot—how to set up a show, how to talk about our work, how to really look at what we’re creating,” he said. “This exhibition is kind of a snapshot of that whole process. It’s weird and sideways and exactly how it should be. And it was fun.”
Winter’s End is part of an ongoing virtual arts and storytelling series rooted in northern and sub-Arctic communities.
The exhibition is now live at: https://artsincubator.ca/digitalsalvage/gallery/winter-2025/
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