Artificial Intelligence

Artists Exploring Digital Arts, AI Tools and Technologies

Here we showcase groundbreaking initiatives that merge participatory arts with cutting-edge AI tools and technologies. With support from the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, our projects are transforming how communities engage with the arts, advancing efforts in mental health, resilience, and equity. With activities spanning Winnipeg, Borups Corners, and Minneapolis, this space highlights the power of AI to empower artists, researchers, and communities to push creative boundaries. Discover how AI is helping us reimagine the arts and foster connections across Canada and beyond, one project at a time.

Northern AI, Youth, and Innovation: Stories Across Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut & Minnesota

From CO-STAR to ECO-STAR

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

From CO-STAR to ECO-STAR

The Arts Incubator June 12, 2025

ECO-STAR is a cutting-edge innovation framework designed to accelerate climate entrepreneurship by integrating AI, Indigenous knowledge, circular...

Participatory Action Research Assistant 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.

Participatory Action Research Assistant

Digital Salvage June 11, 2025

AI Tools for Community Research: Built by Youth, Guided by Values

From Dumpster to Development: Northern AI Tools Get Trashy AI tackles the grit of Northern waste management, turning chaotic coordination into streamlined success. Young innovators built this to sharply cut effort for vital community work.

AI tackles the grit of Northern waste management, turning chaotic coordination into streamlined success. Young innovators built this to sharply cut effort for vital community work.

From Dumpster to Development: Northern AI Tools Get Trashy

Digital Salvage June 10, 2025

Northern program turns to AI for volunteer waste management, radically innovating effort and efficiency from the ground...

2025 Summer Arts Incubator Week One Update Tony Eetak, a founding member of our program, frames a shot outside the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film in Winnipeg. Photo: Jamie Bell

Tony Eetak, a founding member of our program, frames a shot outside the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film in Winnipeg. Photo: Jamie Bell

2025 Summer Arts Incubator Week One Update

The Arts Incubator June 7, 2025

AI, arts, climate entrepreneurship: MCAD-backed initiative builds community capacity, shaping future frameworks.

Northern Recreation Capacity and AI The dedication of recreation professionals makes moments like these possible. New technologies, including AI, offer promising ways to support these practitioners, freeing up time for direct community engagement and enhancing their ability to deliver impactful programs.

The dedication of recreation professionals makes moments like these possible. New technologies, including AI, offer promising ways to support these practitioners, freeing up time for direct community engagement and enhancing their ability to deliver impactful programs.

Northern Recreation Capacity and AI

The Arts Incubator June 5, 2025

How can AI can enhance recreation capacity, address workforce shortages, and drive innovation in community programs, aligning...

Artificial Intelligence Online Weekend Workshop Join us for an exciting group discussion and workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Arts! This session delivered by Winnipeg artist Jamie Bell will delve into the fascinating intersection of technology and creativity, exploring how AI is shaping and influencing artistic expression across various mediums.

Join us for an exciting group discussion and workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Arts! This session delivered by Winnipeg artist Jamie Bell will delve into the fascinating intersection of technology and creativity, exploring how AI is shaping and influencing artistic expression across various mediums.

Artificial Intelligence Online Weekend Workshop

The Arts Incubator May 19, 2025

Join us for an exciting group discussion and workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Arts!

Schema as Story Schemas empower arts organizations. This connected network demonstrates how structured data amplifies voices, ensuring diverse art is seen and valued.

Schemas empower arts organizations. This connected network demonstrates how structured data amplifies voices, ensuring diverse art is seen and valued.

Schema as Story

Jamie Bell April 24, 2025

In the art sector, terms like "structured data," "metadata," and "linked open data" are often met with...

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Digital Literacy Is the New Studio Practice

Digital Salvage April 17, 2025

Artists today aren’t just painting on canvas—they’re coding, curating digital spaces, and negotiating algorithms. In a world...

Redefining Authorship and Agency in AI-Driven Art deterritorialization-ai-art-music

Redefining Authorship and Agency in AI-Driven Art

Jamie Bell April 16, 2025

Over the past year, AI-driven art has exploded into a global phenomenon, propelled by breakthroughs in generative...

Study: AI Enters the Workforce as a “Cybernetic Teammate” As AI technologies continue to evolve, this study points to a future where AI is more than a productivity tool—it is an active partner in problem-solving, learning, and emotional support.