Looking back at a successful 2025

As we look back on 2025, our hearts are full. It has been a landmark year for our creative community of projects. From the vibrant energy in Winnipeg to the groundbreaking projects that took flight across Manitoba, Nunavut, Minnesota and Ontario, we have been constantly inspired by the talent, resilience, and passion of the artists we serve.

Because of your dedication and support, The Arts Incubator has grown into a stronger, more inclusive hub for innovation. We are incredibly proud of the milestones we’ve reached together this year, and we couldn’t have done it without you.

2025: Our Year in Review

Before we fully dive into the possibilities of the new year, we want to celebrate the journeys that got us here. We’ve curated a collection of our favourite moments and community stories from the past twelve months.

Youth Thriving

Tony Eetak, a Winnipeg-based youth artist, is one of the team members traveling across the city to meet with and engage different organizations, gaining insights into their work and best practices to strengthen arts programming in local communities.
Tony Eetak, a Winnipeg-based youth artist, is one of the team members traveling across the city to meet with and engage different organizations, gaining insights into their work and best practices to strengthen arts programming in local communities.

A special thanks to the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 program for funding Tony Eetak in Winnipeg and to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design for supporting Krish Agrawal to work with us this year. We are honoured and grateful to have been able to work with and learn from them.

New Infrastructure

From new event tents in Northwestern Ontario, to a new gallery and exhibition space opening in the new year, infrastructure has been top of mind this past year.

Crowds filled the new event tents listening to music and enjoying food from the Cookshack.
Crowds filled the new event tents listening to music and enjoying food from the Cookshack.

Reaching a Global Audience

Users from more than 4,300 communities around the world visited our platforms this year.

Hundreds of thousands of people have visited our platform, downloading millions of pages of content. We’re incredibly grateful for the more than 984,180 visits, viewing more than 4,466,235 pages of content. It’s an incredible increase over last year. This December alone, our community engagement reached new heights with 178,601 visits and a total of 474,885 pages viewed.

Daily AvgTotals

Month		FilesPagesVisitsVisitsPagesFiles
Dec 202536,85716,3756,158178,601474,8851,068,855
Nov 202527,98217,0545,153154,606511,644839,465
Oct 202526,61614,3753,510108,826445,636825,101
Sep 202524,47919,2313,334100,045576,932734,390
Aug 202513,3418,0892,08264,567250,775413,581
Jul 202516,96410,9612,16267,040339,793525,903
Jun 202524,15416,4172,51875,544492,526724,623
May 202517,2319,7151,78055,187301,171534,180
Apr 202522,67312,4241,98559,558372,747680,216
Mar 202514,6327,5031,57748,915232,613453,616
Feb 202517,25510,3011,67746,960288,432483,165
Jan 202513,6757,4611,01324,331179,081328,223
Totals


984,1804,466,2357,611,318

Looking Ahead to 2026

As we step into 2026, the team at The Arts Incubator wishes you a year filled with:

  • Abundant Creativity: May your ideas find the space and support they need to flourish.
  • Good Health: Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful and healthy year ahead.
  • Connection: We look forward to more collaborations and shared successes within our local and regional arts scene.

Giving Thanks

Thank you to the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth, the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program, the Government of Ontario, the Local Services Board of Melgund, Art Borups Corners for supporting this year’s incredible adventures.