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Art Lives in the Silence Between Bites

This is where the practice breathes — not in the studio or the pitch deck, but in the exhale afterward. In the quiet after you’ve given so much. In the ordinary, where art doesn’t have to prove itself. You are not your deadline here. You are not your critique. You’re just someone with tired hands and an appetite for something simple, something real, something served with a smile and a "thanks for coming in tonight."

Art Lives in the Silence Between Bites

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

In the still life of a Winnipeg diner table, time rests between granules. Sugar, salt, and ketchup...

Where Trains Rumble, Walls Talk "If you fall, get up." We found this under the railway bridge near Higgins and Main.

Where Trains Rumble, Walls Talk

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

It’s easy to miss if you’re just driving by, but under the railway bridge near Higgins and...

Youth Leadership Pipelines: Arts as a Catalyst for Future Recreation Leaders Who will lead community recreation tomorrow? This article highlights the power of arts as a catalyst for developing youth leadership, ensuring a vibrant and dynamic recreation sector for years to come.

Who will lead community recreation tomorrow? This article highlights the power of arts as a catalyst for developing youth leadership, ensuring a vibrant and dynamic recreation sector for years to come.

Youth Leadership Pipelines: Arts as a Catalyst for Future Recreation Leaders

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

The future of recreation depends on nurturing young leaders today. This article delves into how arts-based recreation...

Walls We Walk By: Higgins and Main In Winnipeg, graffiti always pops up like little surprises scattered across the city. We found this one under the bridge near Main and Higgins.

In Winnipeg, graffiti always pops up like little surprises scattered across the city. We found this one under the bridge near Main and Higgins.

Walls We Walk By: Higgins and Main

Tony Eetak March 19, 2025

We found these inspiring words under a bridge near Main and Higgins.

Digging Out, Nunavut Style Snowdrifts rise nearly to the rooftops in Arviat after a multi-day blizzard swept through the community. Residents are now hard at work clearing paths and driveways, shovels in hand. For many, it’s just another typical winter clean-up in Nunavut.

Snowdrifts rise nearly to the rooftops in Arviat after a multi-day blizzard swept through the community. Residents are now hard at work clearing paths and driveways, shovels in hand. For many, it’s just another typical winter clean-up in Nunavut.

Digging Out, Nunavut Style

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg March 19, 2025

Residents of Arviat are shovelling out after a multi-day winter blizzard blanketed the community in deep snowdrifts,...

Local Services Board Discusses Canada Day Plans, Hot August Night Music Festival Community members share a meal and conversation at the monthly gathering in Dyment on March 9, 2025.

Community members share a meal and conversation at the monthly gathering in Dyment on March 9, 2025.

Local Services Board Discusses Canada Day Plans, Hot August Night Music Festival

Terri Bell March 19, 2025

MELGUND TOWNSHIP, Ont. — The Local Services Board of Melgund met Monday evening at the community hall,...

Funding Without Hierarchy: Alternative Economic Models This week, we explore how alternative funding models like community-supported art and mutual aid are empowering independent artists. Moving beyond traditional grants, artists are finding new ways to sustain their work. Discover how decentralized financial support is changing the landscape of the Canadian arts scene.

This week, we explore how alternative funding models like community-supported art and mutual aid are empowering independent artists. Moving beyond traditional grants, artists are finding new ways to sustain their work. Discover how decentralized financial support is changing the landscape of the Canadian arts scene.

Funding Without Hierarchy: Alternative Economic Models

Jamie Bell March 18, 2025

Explore community-supported arts, mutual aid funding, and alternative economies reshaping decentralized funding models for independence.

Cultivating Future Leaders This article highlights the importance of mentorship programs, volunteer retention strategies, and creating meaningful leadership opportunities for youth.

This article highlights the importance of mentorship programs, volunteer retention strategies, and creating meaningful leadership opportunities for youth.

Cultivating Future Leaders

Jamie Bell March 17, 2025

Attracting and retaining dedicated volunteers is foundational to building strong leadership.

What We’re Learning This Winter: Building from What’s Already Here What happens when young artists stop focusing on what’s missing and start building with what’s already there? This blog explores how ABCD is helping youth in the arts sector lead powerful, low-cost, community-based projects using their existing strengths and relationships. Photo: Tony Eetak

What happens when young artists stop focusing on what’s missing and start building with what’s already there? This blog explores how ABCD is helping youth in the arts sector lead powerful, low-cost, community-based projects using their existing strengths and relationships. Photo: Tony Eetak

What We’re Learning This Winter: Building from What’s Already Here

Tony Eetak March 16, 2025

What happens when young artists stop focusing on what’s missing and start building with what’s already there?...

Pine Resin: Nature’s Timeless Gift for Art, Craft, and Healing Crystal-clear pine resin drips from the tree, rich with scent and history. A fleeting moment of nature’s alchemy, destined to solidify over time.