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.

Art, Pizza, and Play: Reawakening Our Creative and Community Programming The Dyment Recreation Hall has space for community activities and events thanks to support from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.

The Dyment Recreation Hall has space for community activities and events thanks to support from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.

Art, Pizza, and Play: Reawakening Our Creative and Community Programming

Art Borups Corners January 24, 2025

Community spaces are set to expand in 2025, ushering in a wave of new programs designed to...

Pioneering Partnerships: UNEP’s Playbook for Private Sector Innovation

Pioneering Partnerships: UNEP’s Playbook for Private Sector Innovation

Art Borups Corners January 23, 2025

If you’re a creative entrepreneur or climate innovator seeking to make an impact, a good source to...

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 January 19, 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 January 18, 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

Art Borups Corners January 17, 2025

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

What is Biomimicry?

Art Borups Corners January 16, 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

Art Borups Corners January 14, 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

Art Borups Corners January 13, 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 January 11, 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.