Contributing Artists

Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba the Digital Salvage Art Collective is a decentralized network of artists, researchers, and community-builders working at the intersection of culture, technology, and reclamation. Born out of the urgency to preserve, remix, and reimagine cultural memory, we treat art as both a survival tool and a catalyst for transformation.

We work across mediums—analog and digital, ancestral and speculative—to unearth what has been buried, salvaged, or overlooked. Our collective creates space for Indigenous and remote voices to shape the narratives of now and the futures we want to build. This isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s about infrastructure, resilience, and cultural continuity.

From AI-assisted installations to land-based residencies, from youth and community media arts labs and interventions, Digital Salvage supports bold, experimental work that resists erasure and reclaims the right to self-expression and cultural sovereignty.

We believe that by working collaboratively across distances—geographic, generational, and technological—we can build creative ecosystems that endure. Digital Salvage isn’t a single place or style. It’s a living process of restoration, disruption, and creation.

Tara Baswani is an internationally acclaimed creator and sustainability designer. Social entrepreneur, trans media writer, director, composer and producer. She is an award winning interdsciplinary artist and regenerative design practitioner.

Tara Baswani

Tara Baswani is an internationally acclaimed creator and sustainability designer. Social entrepreneur, trans media writer, director, composer and producer. She is an award winning interdsciplinary artist and regenerative design practitioner.

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Dr. Wenqing Zhang, PhD is Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Labovitz School of Business and Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth.

Wenqing Zhang, PhD

Dr. Wenqing Zhang, PhD is Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Labovitz School of Business and Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth.

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Lucy Eetak is an Inuk artist and crafter hailing from the vibrant community of Arviat, Nunavut and a founding member of Art Borups Corners.

Lucy Eetak

Lucy Eetak is an Inuk artist and crafter hailing from the vibrant community of Arviat, Nunavut.

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A long-time advocate for community-based arts and research, Jamie Bell's work has focused on fostering stronger relationships through outreach and engagement.

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell works at the intersection of creativity, systems change, and organizational transformation. With nearly 30 years of experience in arts, media, and strategic communications, Jamie helps teams rethink how they connect, collaborate, and evolve—especially in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

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Tony Eetak is an emerging youth artist and culture connector originally from Arviat, Nunavut and a founding member of the @1860 Winnipeg Arts collective. With a growing interest in photography, music and visual arts, Tony has been a dedicated volunteer for participatory arts events in his community, working for more than five years with organizations and projects including the Arviat Film Society, Global Dignity Canada, Inclusion in Northern Research, Our People, Our Climate and Niriqatiginnga. In 2021 he completed his first Creativity for Entrepreneurship online college course through University of Minnesota Duluth Continuing Education and with support from the UMD Cultural Entrepreneurship program. In June 2022 Tony presented some of his creative photography and experiences for the Auviqsaqtut Inuit Studies Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba with the Our People, Our Climate project and support from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In 2023, Tony was a founding member of Niriqatiginnga, a Winnipeg-based non-profit program that explores arts-based and participatory approaches to addressing food security. Also, in 2023 Tony was named a National Role Model by the non-profit organization Global Dignity Canada.

Tony Eetak

Tony Eetak is an emerging youth artist and culture connector originally from Arviat, Nunavut and a founding member of Art Borups Corners and the @1860 Winnipeg Arts collective. 

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Dr. Olaf Kuhlke is the Chair of Arts Entrepreneurship at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Olaf Kuhlke, PhD

Dr. Olaf Kuhlke is the Chair of Arts Entrepreneurship at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

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Kami Norland, MA, ATR, is a visionary force in the realm of human-centered leadership and workplace culture transformation.

Kami Norland, MA, ATR

Kami Norland, MA, ATR, is a visionary force in the realm of human-centered leadership and workplace culture transformation.

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