A fun exploration of technology and storytelling<\/a><\/h2>\n\nOur Spring Short Stories Project brings together youth, artists, and community voices to celebrate storytelling inspired by the season of renewal. As the snow melts and the land begins to awaken, participants create original short stories rooted in themes of growth, change, and connection to place. Through guided workshops and creative exploration, the project nurtures emerging writers while building a shared collection of stories that reflect both imagination and lived experience.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n
\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nCome Eat With Me 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nA look at the foods and activities with our Living Lab<\/a><\/h2>\nCome Eat With Me 2025 is a vibrant reflection on the foods, stories, and sustainable agriculture initiatives that shaped this year\u2019s program. Rooted in the success of last year\u2019s pilot and informed by years of climate-focused food security work, this exhibit offers a sensory journey through community-grown harvests, wild-foraged knowledge, and land-based innovation. It celebrates the hands that plant, prepare, and preserve, showcasing how food connects us across cultures and generations. More than a meal, it\u2019s a shared act of resilience and creativity.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nEdges of Snow and Ice<\/a><\/h2>\nRevisiting Lessons Learned from Our People Our Climate<\/a><\/h2>\nStep into the world as seen through the lens of Tony Eetak, a young Inuit photographer bearing witness to the profound transformations shaping his homeland. This virtual exhibition, “Our People, Our Climate: A View Through Inuit Eyes,” offers an intimate and powerful journey into the Arctic.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"It](\"http:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wood-pile-manitoba-arts-project-2025-spring-storm-photography-incubator-300x169.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nWinter’s End<\/a><\/h2>\nAs the last whispers of winter fade, and the promise of spring hangs crisp in the air, step into a realm where the stark beauty of the season\u2019s end meets the burgeoning energy of new beginnings. This contemporary art exhibit captures the liminal space between frosted landscapes and the first blush of thaw.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\thttps:\/\/youtu.be\/W6jU9E79G70<\/p>\nHudson Bay<\/strong>
Photo: Tony Eetak<\/p>\nBridges of Winnipeg: Seen and Unseen<\/a><\/h2>\nThis black and white photo exhibition by Tony Eetak explores the quiet poetry of Winnipeg\u2019s bridges\u2014their bones, their shadows, their forgotten corners. Stripped of colour, each image reveals new textures: rivets softened by decades of wind, graffiti etched like ghost-script, frozen reflections curling beneath. From the elegance of Esplanade Riel to the industrial hush of lesser-known overpasses, these bridges become more than crossings\u2014they become metaphors.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nWinnipeg in Black and White<\/a><\/h2>\nExploring Black and White Photography<\/a><\/h2>\nRooted in the rhythms of Winnipeg\u2019s urban landscape, each image in this exhibit reflects a practice shaped by light and the quiet details of daily life. This is photography distilled to its core\u2014composition, contrast, and feeling\u2014offering a window into the city as seen through Indigenous youth perspective and presence.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n177 Weeks: Art, Life and the In-Between<\/a><\/h2>\nTop Viewed Images From 177 Weeks of our Arts Incubator.<\/h3>\n
Across the 177 weeks since launching our arts incubator program, these top photos collectively saw more than 2,703,807 views across platforms. This gallery showcases some of our favourite moments that most captured attention. From curated art spaces to Winnipeg diners and the fleeting, yet mundane beauty of everyday life, this collection reveals the unexpected connections forged between our captured perspectives and a vast, unseen audience drawn to these seemingly random slices of life<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\u1583\u1405\u1528\u14aa\u152d\u1450\u1583\u158f\u1466: Values<\/a><\/h2>\nTraditional values are the quiet architecture behind our lives\u2014the steady lines that shape how we see, speak, and care for one another. They hold the weight of generations, carried not in grand declarations, but in small, intentional acts: the way we greet our elders, the stories we pass down at the table, the silence we keep in moments of reverence. In a world that moves fast and forgets easily, traditional values ask us to pause, to remember what matters. They are not rules, but rhythms\u2014a kind of cultural heartbeat that reminds us who we are, and who we\u2019re responsible to. Holding onto them isn\u2019t about staying still; it\u2019s about moving forward with depth, connection, and meaning.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nBeneath the Code. Fractured Land.<\/a><\/h2>\nThis program was an experiment in system collision.\u00a0Thanks to the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, we embedded participatory art and Indigenous-led storytelling inside processes usually reserved for optimization and prediction. And it was an adventure.<\/p>\n
We tested how art and story behaves in machine environments.\u00a0We used narrative to destabilize logic.\u00a0We explored resilience not as an outcome, but as a system function \u2014 emergent, collective, recursive. We built stuff. We broke things. We explored the codes beneath the codes.\u00a0This project didn\u2019t ask how AI can help communities.\u00a0It asked what communities do to AI<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nCome Eat With Me: Manitoba and Minnesota<\/a><\/h2>\nFunded by Manitoba Agriculture and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the initiative explored the development of a network of projects and programs to support northern food security and entrepreneurship in the food sector.<\/p>\n
The project included relationship-building, consultation, and engagement focused on participatory food security research and training. It also involved collaboration with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design\u2019s Creative Entrepreneurship program. In addition, the project helped design research efforts to attract investment in Manitoba\u2019s food systems.<\/p>\n
Our Spring Short Stories Project brings together youth, artists, and community voices to celebrate storytelling inspired by the season of renewal. As the snow melts and the land begins to awaken, participants create original short stories rooted in themes of growth, change, and connection to place. Through guided workshops and creative exploration, the project nurtures emerging writers while building a shared collection of stories that reflect both imagination and lived experience.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n
\t\t\t\t\t Come Eat With Me 2025 is a vibrant reflection on the foods, stories, and sustainable agriculture initiatives that shaped this year\u2019s program. Rooted in the success of last year\u2019s pilot and informed by years of climate-focused food security work, this exhibit offers a sensory journey through community-grown harvests, wild-foraged knowledge, and land-based innovation. It celebrates the hands that plant, prepare, and preserve, showcasing how food connects us across cultures and generations. More than a meal, it\u2019s a shared act of resilience and creativity.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t Step into the world as seen through the lens of Tony Eetak, a young Inuit photographer bearing witness to the profound transformations shaping his homeland. This virtual exhibition, “Our People, Our Climate: A View Through Inuit Eyes,” offers an intimate and powerful journey into the Arctic.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t As the last whispers of winter fade, and the promise of spring hangs crisp in the air, step into a realm where the stark beauty of the season\u2019s end meets the burgeoning energy of new beginnings. This contemporary art exhibit captures the liminal space between frosted landscapes and the first blush of thaw.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t Hudson Bay<\/strong> This black and white photo exhibition by Tony Eetak explores the quiet poetry of Winnipeg\u2019s bridges\u2014their bones, their shadows, their forgotten corners. Stripped of colour, each image reveals new textures: rivets softened by decades of wind, graffiti etched like ghost-script, frozen reflections curling beneath. From the elegance of Esplanade Riel to the industrial hush of lesser-known overpasses, these bridges become more than crossings\u2014they become metaphors.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t Rooted in the rhythms of Winnipeg\u2019s urban landscape, each image in this exhibit reflects a practice shaped by light and the quiet details of daily life. This is photography distilled to its core\u2014composition, contrast, and feeling\u2014offering a window into the city as seen through Indigenous youth perspective and presence.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t Across the 177 weeks since launching our arts incubator program, these top photos collectively saw more than 2,703,807 views across platforms. This gallery showcases some of our favourite moments that most captured attention. From curated art spaces to Winnipeg diners and the fleeting, yet mundane beauty of everyday life, this collection reveals the unexpected connections forged between our captured perspectives and a vast, unseen audience drawn to these seemingly random slices of life<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t Traditional values are the quiet architecture behind our lives\u2014the steady lines that shape how we see, speak, and care for one another. They hold the weight of generations, carried not in grand declarations, but in small, intentional acts: the way we greet our elders, the stories we pass down at the table, the silence we keep in moments of reverence. In a world that moves fast and forgets easily, traditional values ask us to pause, to remember what matters. They are not rules, but rhythms\u2014a kind of cultural heartbeat that reminds us who we are, and who we\u2019re responsible to. Holding onto them isn\u2019t about staying still; it\u2019s about moving forward with depth, connection, and meaning.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t This program was an experiment in system collision.\u00a0Thanks to the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, we embedded participatory art and Indigenous-led storytelling inside processes usually reserved for optimization and prediction. And it was an adventure.<\/p>\n We tested how art and story behaves in machine environments.\u00a0We used narrative to destabilize logic.\u00a0We explored resilience not as an outcome, but as a system function \u2014 emergent, collective, recursive. We built stuff. We broke things. We explored the codes beneath the codes.\u00a0This project didn\u2019t ask how AI can help communities.\u00a0It asked what communities do to AI<\/em>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t Funded by Manitoba Agriculture and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the initiative explored the development of a network of projects and programs to support northern food security and entrepreneurship in the food sector.<\/p>\n The project included relationship-building, consultation, and engagement focused on participatory food security research and training. It also involved collaboration with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design\u2019s Creative Entrepreneurship program. In addition, the project helped design research efforts to attract investment in Manitoba\u2019s food systems.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nCome Eat With Me 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n
A look at the foods and activities with our Living Lab<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nEdges of Snow and Ice<\/a><\/h2>\n
Revisiting Lessons Learned from Our People Our Climate<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nWinter’s End<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\thttps:\/\/youtu.be\/W6jU9E79G70<\/p>\n
Photo: Tony Eetak<\/p>\nBridges of Winnipeg: Seen and Unseen<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nWinnipeg in Black and White<\/a><\/h2>\n
Exploring Black and White Photography<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n177 Weeks: Art, Life and the In-Between<\/a><\/h2>\n
Top Viewed Images From 177 Weeks of our Arts Incubator.<\/h3>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\u1583\u1405\u1528\u14aa\u152d\u1450\u1583\u158f\u1466: Values<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nBeneath the Code. Fractured Land.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW COLLECTION
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nCome Eat With Me: Manitoba and Minnesota<\/a><\/h2>\n