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The Digital Salvage image collection is a visual anthology of random moments—captured in the raw, unexpected intersections of the world. Here, you’ll find not just landscapes and objects, but fleeting instances of time, chance encounters, and strange details that spark new ideas and possibilities. Each photo or image holds the energy of the unknown, the chaotic beauty of life unfolding in unpredictable ways. These moments are as much about the spaces between as the subjects themselves—suggesting that inspiration can be found in the most unanticipated places. From the isolated wilderness to the buzzing hum of technology, from moments of stillness to flashes of digital brilliance, this collection reflects the spontaneity and creativity that flow from both the natural and the artificial world.

The chill is finally easing up, making it the perfect time to get outside and capture the beauty of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Soon, these branches will be bursting with life, offering endless inspiration for art and photography. Photo: Tony Eetak
177 Weeks

Looking up at the trees

Capture the stark beauty of Winnipeg, Manitoba this winter! From snow-covered landscapes to the city's unique charm, Winnipeg offers stunning opportunities for art and photography.…
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This little Winnipeg resident is braving the last gasp of winter. Spring is on the way, and even the squirrels in Winnipeg can feel it! Photo: Tony Eetak

Spring is almost here!

Winnipeg's winter is almost over! Get ready for spring recreation in Manitoba. Warmer days are coming, time to get outside!
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Like a caribou skin tent offering shelter and warmth, Tunnganarniq creates a welcoming space where everyone feels safe and included. May our community be a haven of openness, fostering creativity and connection.
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ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᖅ – Tunnganarniq

Tunnganarniq, an Inuit traditional value promotes openness, being welcoming, and inclusive.
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Fall and Winter 2024-2025 Arts Program
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Fall and Winter 2024-2025 Arts Program

Empowering Inuit and Indigenous youth through mentorship, digital art, and gamification, this project fosters climate resilience, cultural continuity, and community healing, culminating in a unique…
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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.
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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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Endless Arctic blue—hope and light returning to the North. Artwork by youth artist Tony Eetak, Arviat, Nunavut.
177 Weeks

The Skies are Brighter Every Day

The Arctic skies are slowly growing brighter, a sign that even the longest nights give way to light. This shift reminds us of renewal, resilience,…
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Aisle lights flicker like low-budget auroras. A cart drifts alone, existential, beneath a sky of suspended rollback signs. Somewhere between frozen peas and bulk ramen, time folds. The artist doesn't seek inspiration—they forage. The absurdity of price becomes performance. Meaning hides in markdowns. Surveillance watches, but never truly sees.
177 Weeks

Come Eat With Me: Food Security

Participatory Arts and Food Production in Manitoba 204,310. That’s the number of views as the algorithm watched us slide into the Kenaston Walmart under a…
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Vibrant and textured, this raspberry-infused roasted eggplant hummus platter is framed by the warm curves of pita and fresh vegetables. With the soft glow of candlelight and delicate shadows, this image captures the essence of rustic elegance in every bite. It’s one of the many exciting creative explorations we've been undertaking in our AI food arts activities since last year.
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Raspberry and Roasted Eggplant Hummus Platter

Explore the world of AI food art with our Friday Food Prompt, where creativity meets technology to generate stunning food imagery. This week’s challenge features…
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That Winnipeg breakfast vanished, digested long ago. Yet its ghost plate lingers online, viewed almost sixty thousand times. A digital séance for departed deliciousness; a phantom feast consumed only by the eyes, forever suspended past its own fleeting existence. What shared hunger does this image feed?
177 Weeks

The Aesthetics of the Temporary

Here, against the rough texture of time-worn brick, rests an artifact excavated not from soil, but from the vibrant strata of Winnipeg's Exchange District. Its…
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We come together at Qaumajuq not as strangers, but as echoes—called into the same light. The space holds us gently, like breath caught in a moment of knowing. Each step on the stone floor feels like a continuation, not a beginning. Here, collaboration feels like remembering. Voices blend, not to rise above, but to ripple outward—soft, certain. We build together in fragments and rhythms, trusting the silence as much as the sound.
177 Weeks

Qaumajuq. The Winnipeg Art Gallery

This photo from the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Qaumajuq during 'Auviqsaqtut,' is still growing, now over 255,000 views. It wasn't just a snapshot from a…
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Autonomous Operation

Digital Salvage explores the use of digital archiving, artificial intelligence, data organization, publishing systems, and content preservation technologies to support heritage and community storytelling. The project serves as a practical learning environment where participants develop skills in digital literacy, research, content management, automation, archival practices, and emerging technologies while creating lasting public value.

Acknowledgements

This project was an activity piloted with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse in 2022. We thank them for their support.

Experimental Futures

Digital Salvage explores the long-term relationship between technology, creativity, memory, and knowledge. The project examines what happens when information systems continue to evolve beyond their original creators, creating new opportunities for autonomous research, publishing, cultural preservation, and digital stewardship.

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