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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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In the coming months, our project will be reaching out, building relationships and engaging with organizations, programs and models that can help inform the design and development of a professional commercial kitchen, Indigenous "food lab" and outdoor "living lab" community garden.

November 2023 Project Update

It’s been a busy few months. Here is our project update as we move into November, 2023. It’s the month we’ve been waiting for as, after more than six months of dedicated planning, Art Borups Corners will officially start its programming.

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