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.

Fun and Creative Ways to Use AI for Innovation and Learning Through resources provided by the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, our program is able to explore the use of generative AI to explore next-generation arts and digital storytelling skills.

Through resources provided by the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, our program is able to explore the use of generative AI to explore next-generation arts and digital storytelling skills.

Fun and Creative Ways to Use AI for Innovation and Learning

Tony Eetak 19 Jan 2025

Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing how we work, learn, and create—and thanks to programs like the OpenAI Researcher Access...

Winter Mentorship: Embracing Process and Developing Independence Explore the dynamic journey of transforming ideas into vibrant community art projects. Our mentorship program empowers emerging artists through collaboration, creativity, and real-world experience.

Explore the dynamic journey of transforming ideas into vibrant community art projects. Our mentorship program empowers emerging artists through collaboration, creativity, and real-world experience.

Winter Mentorship: Embracing Process and Developing Independence

Jamie Bell 18 Jan 2025

Mentorship plays a crucial role in helping young artists develop the independence they need to move from...

AI-Powered Storytelling—Technology Meets Imagination Using AI to create virtual content opens up a world of possibilities, though sometimes it leads to unexpected results—like these quirky bushes! It's all part of the creative process as we refine and perfect our virtual worlds.

Using AI to create virtual content opens up a world of possibilities, though sometimes it leads to unexpected results—like these quirky bushes! It's all part of the creative process as we refine and perfect our virtual worlds.

AI-Powered Storytelling—Technology Meets Imagination

Arts Incubator Winnipeg 17 Jan 2025

Explore the future of storytelling as we merge AI with creativity. Our program equips artists with digital...

What is Biomimicry?

Arts Incubator Winnipeg 16 Jan 2025

Biomimicry is an innovative approach to problem-solving that draws inspiration from nature. It involves studying and emulating...

Winter Program Introducing Gamification for the Arts A 1980s style video game splash screen made for fun during one of this year's activities where youth and artists are learning about the arts, creative processes and gamification.

A 1980s style video game splash screen made for fun during one of this year's activities where youth and artists are learning about the arts, creative processes and gamification.

Winter Program Introducing Gamification for the Arts

Arts Incubator Winnipeg 14 Jan 2025

One of the most exciting elements this year will be the creation of simple virtual galleries where...

Art Meets Action: A Movement to Reimagine Recreation The lower level of the recently-restored Dyment Recreation Hall.

Art Meets Action: A Movement to Reimagine Recreation

Arts Incubator Winnipeg 13 Jan 2025

In many northern regions, the pandemic amplified pre-existing socio-economic challenges, leaving once-thriving community spaces underused and vital...

Winter Arts Mentorship: Crafting and Activating Projects for Change Explore the dynamic journey of transforming ideas into vibrant community art projects. Our mentorship program empowers emerging artists through collaboration, creativity, and real-world experience.

Winter Arts Mentorship: Crafting and Activating Projects for Change

Jamie Bell 11 Jan 2025

Explore the dynamic journey of transforming ideas into vibrant community art projects. Our mentorship program empowers emerging...

Embracing AI and 3D Storytelling in Digital Spaces Exploring the new frontier of 3D storytelling with THREE.js, where art becomes an interactive journey. Through collaboration and innovation, we’re shaping digital environments that invite viewers to step inside and experience the story in a whole new way.

Exploring the new frontier of 3D storytelling with THREE.js, where art becomes an interactive journey. Through collaboration and innovation, we’re shaping digital environments that invite viewers to step inside and experience the story in a whole new way.

Embracing AI and 3D Storytelling in Digital Spaces

Arts Incubator Winnipeg 10 Jan 2025

Discover the future of art creation with our Fall and Winter 2025 program in Winnipeg, focusing on...

Differentiation of Instruction: Cultivating Talent and Collaboration Skills, like arts and crafts, come in many styles, shapes, and sizes—differentiation recognizes this diversity, tailoring opportunities to meet individual needs and strengths.

Skills, like arts and crafts, come in many styles, shapes, and sizes—differentiation recognizes this diversity, tailoring opportunities to meet individual needs and strengths.

Differentiation of Instruction: Cultivating Talent and Collaboration

Arts Incubator Winnipeg 8 Jan 2025

We are always exploring and learning about different approaches to arts programming! Jamie Bell and the Art...

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