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Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell is a Winnipeg, Manitoba-based interdisciplinary artist and strategist whose work bridges media arts, community engagement, and public affairs. With a background in film and television, he brings a collaborative, story-driven approach to projects spanning northern and urban communities. 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, cultural production, and strategic communications.
Digital Salvage is a Winnipeg-based arts collective and non-profit supporting community-rooted media, gallery, and digital art projects across Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. We offer mentorship, access to digital tools, and space for experimentation—especially where art, artificial intelligence, and cultural storytelling intersect. Through exhibitions, workshops, and collaborations, Digital Salvage builds creative infrastructure for emerging artists, Indigenous creators, and grassroots organizers working at the edges of art and technology.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Where Policy Ends and the Machine Begins

It ghosts through institutional memory, seeping into the cracks of bureaucracy, rewriting the script of policy with machine-touched hands. It does not answer questions—it reconfigures…
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Say goodbye to expensive WordPress contact form plugins. Embrace AI tools and vibe coding to create dynamic, simple contact forms effortlessly and for free!
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Create a Simple WordPress Contact Form Plugin With AI and Vibe Coding. For Free!

Create Free Wordpress Plug-Ins with AI Tools and Vibe Coding These days having a contact form is essential for any website. Yet, many struggle with…
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Winnipeg shimmered in June heat—sunlight pooling on concrete, stories blooming louder than the traffic hum. We gathered there not just to share, but to listen, to witness what happens when distance collapses into presence. Every hallway, every bench, every patch of shade outside Qaumajuq became a studio, a stage, a scene unfolding in real time. Canada Council for the Arts lit the spark—Digital Greenhouse breathing life into ideas too big for one voice, too complex for a single frame. Qaumajuq made it lit. Digital became tactile. We touched screens and stone, code and carving, discovering new ways of holding memory and dreaming forward. In this heat, even the data felt alive, growing wild through collaboration, rooted in love, land, and long-held knowing. Laughter echoed off glass and stone, caught in air vents and elevator doors. We stitched together movement, memory, and light—pixels humming with intention, hands working with purpose. Nothing stood still. Even the quiet moments were loud with meaning. We didn’t just make art—we made atmosphere, made kin, made future.
177 Weeks

Qaumajuq: The Power of Stories

Workshops at the Winnipeg Art Gallery 410,790 views—and each one carries a whisper of that moment. A gathering not staged but lived, glowing in the…
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A figure halts the stream of image—momentarily. Not to block it, but to hold it, to be shaped by it. Projection meets person, and neither stays the same. Shadows don’t erase light; they reveal where it lands.
Winnipeg in Black and White

Held in Light

A silhouette meets a projection at Urban Shaman, where story and shadow converge Bathed in projected light, the silhouette becomes a moving part of the…
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This project reflects Tony's dedication and hard work. From the initial meetings to the careful curation and exhibition, every step was a personal journey of learning. Through black and white photography, Tony has shared a story that honors the process, capturing moments of growth and reflection from start to finish.
Winnipeg in Black and White

The Story Behind It

Winnipeg in Black and White is more than a photo essay—it’s a quiet act of reclamation through attention, patience, and trust.
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We learned how to use audio visualizers using GPT 4 Turbo (GPT 4.5) and Javascript. It was lots of fun!
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Vibe Coding with AI: How Artists Are Taking Control of Code

Vibe coding is simple at its core: You describe what you want to make. You give instructions the same way you'd tell a friend what…
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Integrate OpenAI API into Google Sheets for Enhanced Productivity
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Integrating the OpenAI API into Google Sheets

Supercharge Google Sheets with built-in AI for streamlined data analysis, dynamic text generation, and enhanced productivity—all in one place.
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What if we all read before we shared? Community groups building skills to counter unread news and create real conversations.

Sharing but not reading: Depth in a Digital Age

It's startling: three in four people share news without reading. Grassroots projects can help build real engagement, fight fake news, and make the digital age…
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Forget straight lines. Forget hierarchies. The universe is a messy, interconnected, rhizomatic masterpiece waiting to be explored. Join us as we delve into the revolutionary ideas of smooth spaces and cosmic artisans, guided by the visionary work of the Nomadic Detective Agency.

Diving into the Deep End: Are You Ready for Rhizomes, Cosmic Artisans, and Smooth Spaces?

Ever feel like the world is way more interconnected and fluid than it seems? Like there's a hidden web of connections running beneath the surface,…
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In part two of our five-part series, we dive deeper into the heart of artist collectives, exploring how collaboration and shared spaces ignite creativity. This week's focus highlights how these collectives create environments where artists thrive together, exchanging ideas and breaking down traditional boundaries.
Gallery

Free AI Art Generator Spreads Kindness for National Kindness Week

In celebration of National Kindness Week, a new AI art generator is making waves by allowing users to create kindness-themed digital artwork for free.
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WINNIPEG ARTS PROGRAMS

This platform, our Winnipeg, Manitoba hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator was seeded and piloted with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. We thank them for their investment, supporting northern arts capacity building and bringing the arts to life.

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