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The Ghost of Percy Anderson’s Garage This weathered side panel, likely belonging to a Ford Model A or similar early 20th-century vehicle, features the ghosted hand-painted signage of "Percy Anderson's Garage Dyment." The bold lettering, despite decades of exposure, serves as a tangible link to a local business from a bygone era.

This weathered side panel, likely belonging to a Ford Model A or similar early 20th-century vehicle, features the ghosted hand-painted signage of "Percy Anderson's Garage Dyment." The bold lettering, despite decades of exposure, serves as a tangible link to a local business from a bygone era.

The Ghost of Percy Anderson’s Garage

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg November 17, 2025

An antique truck's faded door retains the hand-painted sign of "Percy Anderson's Garage Dyment," linking us to...

The Lumber Truck’s Last Haul This old Huey St. Aubin Lumber truck is likely a 1942 model Dodge Power Wagon. It tells the tough story of Northern Ontario hauling.

This old Huey St. Aubin Lumber truck is likely a 1942 model Dodge Power Wagon. It tells the tough story of Northern Ontario hauling.

The Lumber Truck’s Last Haul

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg November 16, 2025

This old 1942 Dodge Power Wagon with "Huey St. Aubin Lumber" on its door stands as a...

A Sentinel of the Forest This rugged 1954 Chevrolet 3100 truck rests quietly, its once-vibrant blue paint now a beautiful, multi-hued patina earned over decades of exposure to the elements.

This rugged 1954 Chevrolet 3100 truck rests quietly, its once-vibrant blue paint now a beautiful, multi-hued patina earned over decades of exposure to the elements.

A Sentinel of the Forest

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg November 16, 2025

Witness the weathered 1954 Chevrolet "bullnose" pickup, an enduring American classic slowly being reclaimed by the wild.

The Saint’s Last Stand: A Volvo P1800 This beautiful, but heavily worn, Volvo P1800 sports coupe—famous for its elegant design and starring role in The Saint—now sits quietly, its original red paint fading to purple. The distinct curves and chrome details are still visible beneath the rust, suggesting a glamorous life that ended here among the trees.

This beautiful, but heavily worn, Volvo P1800 sports coupe—famous for its elegant design and starring role in The Saint—now sits quietly, its original red paint fading to purple. The distinct curves and chrome details are still visible beneath the rust, suggesting a glamorous life that ended here among the trees.

The Saint’s Last Stand: A Volvo P1800

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg November 15, 2025

Once driven by The Saint across Europe, this elegant Swedish sports car now sits rusting, quietly surrendered...

Chicken Pot Pie Time Golden, flaky crusts hide rich, savory fillings brimming with local ingredients. Each chicken pot pie tells a story.

Chicken Pot Pie Time

Jamie Bell November 14, 2025

Our Manitoba cookbook is still growing. next up, hearty chicken pot pies to savour and share this...

AI Agents: Specialists at Work Multi-agent systems rely on specialist agents — AI systems dedicated to specific types of work. These can include text generation, image synthesis, data analysis, or even music composition. Each agent is designed to perform a narrow but complex task exceptionally well.

Multi-agent systems rely on specialist agents — AI systems dedicated to specific types of work. These can include text generation, image synthesis, data analysis, or even music composition. Each agent is designed to perform a narrow but complex task exceptionally well.

AI Agents: Specialists at Work

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg November 12, 2025

The beauty of multi-agent systems is emergent behavior.

Research: When AI Becomes a Team At its core, an AI “agent” is not sentient. It’s a system capable of perceiving its environment, planning a sequence of actions, and executing those actions to reach a goal. In a multi-agent system, these behaviors are distributed across the team.

At its core, an AI “agent” is not sentient. It’s a system capable of perceiving its environment, planning a sequence of actions, and executing those actions to reach a goal. In a multi-agent system, these behaviors are distributed across the team.

Research: When AI Becomes a Team

Jamie Bell November 10, 2025

In short, multi-agent AI is a shift from isolated generative tools to collaborative creative systems.

AI and the Arts Practical workflows are also changing the conversation. Artists are increasingly using AI to handle repetitive or large-scale tasks, freeing humans to focus on storytelling and interpretation.

Practical workflows are also changing the conversation. Artists are increasingly using AI to handle repetitive or large-scale tasks, freeing humans to focus on storytelling and interpretation.

AI and the Arts

Jamie Bell November 9, 2025

In the end, the question isn’t whether AI can create art — it’s how we choose to...

Agentic Design? So, Where’s the Art? It’s easy to look at these pipelines and think that what we’re building is engineering, not creativity.

Agentic Design? So, Where’s the Art?

Jamie Bell November 9, 2025

It’s easy to look at these pipelines and think that what we’re building is engineering, not creativity.

Beyond Text Generation In the early days of generative AI, models were asked to do one thing at a time: write text, generate an image, or produce a small piece of structured data. But real-world creative projects are complex: text, images, audio, and metadata must work together, often in sequence and sometimes in parallel.

In the early days of generative AI, models were asked to do one thing at a time: write text, generate an image, or produce a small piece of structured data. But real-world creative projects are complex: text, images, audio, and metadata must work together, often in sequence and sometimes in parallel.

Beyond Text Generation

Jamie Bell November 9, 2025

Imagine trying to produce a five-chapter story where each chapter has not only text but also illustrations,...

The Arts Incubator

The Ghost of Percy Anderson’s Garage

The Lumber Truck’s Last Haul

A Sentinel of the Forest

The Saint’s Last Stand: A Volvo P1800

Chicken Pot Pie Time

AI Agents: Specialists at Work

Research: When AI Becomes a Team

AI and the Arts

Agentic Design? So, Where’s the Art?

Beyond Text Generation

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