Arts & Creative Leadership

Here, we cultivate arts and creative leadership through participatory, arts-based community initiatives. We offer news, features and stories on developing essential skills such as collaboration, innovative thinking, and effective communication, empowering artists and communities to lead with creativity and purpose. Through hands-on training, mentorship, and community engagement, we provide opportunities to build confidence, foster resilience, and drive social impact. Connecting artistic practices with leadership development, we prepare individuals to inspire change and strengthen their communities through the transformative power of the arts.

How Learning About Experiential Design Can Transform Opportunities for Artists and Their Communities Hard at work: We were so excited to be collaborating last year with biosystems students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It was inspiring to see Minnesota and Manitoba connecting through relationship development and engagement using the arts and experiential design. Photo: Kami Norland

Hard at work: We were so excited to be collaborating last year with biosystems students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It was inspiring to see Minnesota and Manitoba connecting through relationship development and engagement using the arts and experiential design. Photo: Kami Norland

How Learning About Experiential Design Can Transform Opportunities for Artists and Their Communities

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg December 17, 2024

Emerging artists in Winnipeg and Minneapolis have been stepping beyond traditional studios to address critical issues like...

From Biophilic Design to VR: The Next Era of Artistic Storytelling? Emerging youth artist and musician Tony Eetak explores a VR installation in summer 2024 at the Urban Shaman Contemporary Art Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Emerging youth artist and musician Tony Eetak explores a VR installation in summer 2024 at the Urban Shaman Contemporary Art Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

From Biophilic Design to VR: The Next Era of Artistic Storytelling?

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg December 13, 2024

Revolutionizing the arts in rural and northern communities, a Winnipeg-based program is merging UX/UI design, virtual reality,...

Exploring Climate Diplomacy Through Art, Storytelling and Creative Leadership Art Borups Corners founding member Tony Eetak is this year's youth artist-in-residence with the Winnipeg-based nonprofit.

Art Borups Corners founding member Tony Eetak is this year's youth artist-in-residence with the Winnipeg-based nonprofit.

Exploring Climate Diplomacy Through Art, Storytelling and Creative Leadership

Tony Eetak December 11, 2024

How do we tackle the big questions about our planet's future while making space for personal stories,...

Winnipeg Artists Using Storytelling, Events, and Curation to Inspire Change In this photo, emerging Inuk artist and musician Tony Eetak reflects on the visible vault during a workshop at Qaumajuq and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Since 2021, Art Borups Corners and the Winnipeg Arts Incubator program have been supporting artists and communities across Manitoba, northern Canada, and internationally, seeded with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

In this photo, emerging Inuk artist and musician Tony Eetak reflects on the visible vault during a workshop at Qaumajuq and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Since 2021, Art Borups Corners and the Winnipeg Arts Incubator program have been supporting artists and communities across Manitoba, northern Canada, and internationally, seeded with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Winnipeg Artists Using Storytelling, Events, and Curation to Inspire Change

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg December 6, 2024

Rooted in creativity and community, a Winnipeg-based program led by interdisciplinary artists Jamie Bell and Tony Eetak...

Building Bridges: The Growing Need for Digital Return Systems in the Arts Digital return systems are able to revolutionize how rural and remote communities share their stories and connect with global audiences. These innovative tools empower artists to showcase their work beyond geographic barriers, fostering new opportunities for collaboration and creative expression.

Digital return systems are able to revolutionize how rural and remote communities share their stories and connect with global audiences. These innovative tools empower artists to showcase their work beyond geographic barriers, fostering new opportunities for collaboration and creative expression.

Building Bridges: The Growing Need for Digital Return Systems in the Arts

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg November 29, 2024

In remote and rural communities, artists are leveraging digital return systems to overcome isolation, preserve cultural heritage,...

Northern Arts Collective To Expand Living Lab with Artist Residency Program Last year, Tony Eetak, an emerging Inuk artist from Winnipeg, visited regional communities Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation as part of his study on artist residency programs, exploring community connections and creative opportunities in northwestern Ontario.

Last year, Tony Eetak, an emerging Inuk artist from Winnipeg, visited regional communities Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation as part of his study on artist residency programs, exploring community connections and creative opportunities in northwestern Ontario.

Northern Arts Collective To Expand Living Lab with Artist Residency Program

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg November 21, 2024

Exploring new ways to integrate art, culture, and sustainability, the team behind the Arts Borups Corners collective...

Building Capacity in the Arts: Reviving Curriculum Design for Organizational Resilience 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.

Building Capacity in the Arts: Reviving Curriculum Design for Organizational Resilience

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg November 15, 2024

This fall and winter, we’re focusing on rebuilding capacity in rural and northern arts organizations through innovative...

Exploring Nuclear Waste Management in Our Backyard: A New Course by Youth and Artists This photo is a rendering of the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) at the Revell Site, designed to safely store nuclear waste deep underground for long-term environmental protection.

This photo is a rendering of the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) at the Revell Site, designed to safely store nuclear waste deep underground for long-term environmental protection.

Exploring Nuclear Waste Management in Our Backyard: A New Course by Youth and Artists

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg October 10, 2024

In a groundbreaking initiative, youth and artists from Melgund Township have created an interactive online course designed...

Research and Resilience: Looking back at the Arviat Film Society Dr. Zacharias Kunuk, O.C. mentors Inuit youth from the Arviat Film Society in storytelling and filmmaking.

Dr. Zacharias Kunuk, O.C. mentors Inuit youth from the Arviat Film Society in storytelling and filmmaking.

Research and Resilience: Looking back at the Arviat Film Society

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg September 26, 2024

It is important that communities have the tools and skills to tell their own stories so that...

Designing our Creative Journeys Collaboration with local communities and exchanging traditional knowledge will be vital components of our framework moving forward. Working even more closely with community members and regional champions like the Minneapolis College of Art and Design will allow us to create more relevant and impactful solutions.