Arts Incubator and Land Lab News

We Begin with the Land. A magnificent White Admiral butterfly rests on a gravel path in Northern Ontario, showcasing its distinctive black wings with broad white bands and touches of orange.

A magnificent White Admiral butterfly rests on a gravel path in Northern Ontario, showcasing its distinctive black wings with broad white bands and touches of orange.

We Begin with the Land.

Art Borups Corners 30 Oct 2025

All Innovation is an Act of Place-Making Before the first line of code is written, before the...

The Gardener’s Ethos: To Tend the Garden. ECO-STAR North: The Gardener's Ethos: To Tend the Garden.

The Gardener’s Ethos: To Tend the Garden.

Jamie Bell 30 Oct 2025

"Sustainability" has become a hollow term, often co-opted to mean simply maintaining the status quo or slightly...

The Hero is Not a Target.

ECO-STAR accelerates climate innovation by uniting AI, Indigenous wisdom, circular design, and regenerative business models.

The Hero is Not a Target.

Tony Eetak 30 Oct 2025

Every great story begins with a hero who is called to an adventure, a challenge they cannot...

Introducing ECO-STAR North AI tools meet community research: a youth-built tool for designing ethical, participatory action projects with real impact.

AI tools meet community research: a youth-built tool for designing ethical, participatory action projects with real impact.

Introducing ECO-STAR North

Jamie Bell 29 Oct 2025

ECO-STAR North empowers northern artists to decolonize innovation, blending Indigenous knowledge, creativity, and applied AI research.

Trick or Treat! Free Download! Trick or Treat! Download your free copy of The Frost's Shadow today — available until October 31!

Trick or Treat! Free Download!

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg 28 Oct 2025

A Free Short Story Download for Halloween We’re giving away The Frost’s Shadow for free on Smashwords to celebrate...

The Frost’s Shadow This story is for everyone who has faced their own chilling shadows and found the courage to grow, blossoming despite the frost. May your spirit of Qanuqtuurniq – that ingenious resourcefulness – always light your path, reminding you of the strength you carry within.

This story is for everyone who has faced their own chilling shadows and found the courage to grow, blossoming despite the frost. May your spirit of Qanuqtuurniq – that ingenious resourcefulness – always light your path, reminding you of the strength you carry within.

The Frost’s Shadow

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg 28 Oct 2025

A blizzard isolates an Arctic village. A teen's handmade lamps bring light, but accidentally unleash a hungry...

Colours of Winnipeg Nothing beats the colours of Winnipeg in late fall. It's a time we always look forward too.

Colours of Winnipeg

Tony Eetak 28 Oct 2025

Leaves drift like northern waves—each gust a tide of colour, pulling Winnipeg into autumn’s bright sea.

The Administrative Victory

Tired of the expensive and time-consuming communication treadmill imposed by third-party schedulers, the administrative team built the Bluesky Auto Poster, a custom WordPress plugin designed for precision content syndication. This specialized module allows for reliable, set-and-forget scheduling directly from the dashboard, bypassing external subscription costs and securing complete control over credentials and timing to efficiently reclaim valuable administrative hours.

The Administrative Victory

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg 28 Oct 2025

We ditched the administrative treadmill and endless subscriptions to build our own precise, powerful Bluesky Auto Poster.

Stories for the SDGs The methodology and philosophy behind this program, which uses the creative process of narrative construction as a primary vehicle for learning about and internalizing the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals.