
Incubating Innovation Through Communities of Practice and Care
A community of practice and care is about more than just collaboration—it’s about building connections, sharing knowledge, and supporting one another to grow and succeed.
Stories about our experiences with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
A community of practice and care is about more than just collaboration—it’s about building connections, sharing knowledge, and supporting one another to grow and succeed.
Each wave of kindness begins as a small ripple—an act of generosity, a word of encouragement, or a moment of
In Winnipeg, Manitoba, an exciting arts initiative is reshaping the way Indigenous youth interact with the arts and climate action. Our People Our Climate, a participatory arts and storytelling program, has left a profound impact on communities across Manitoba and beyond.
We’re thrilled to share our 2023-2024 Activities, Impacts, and Outcomes Report! This year has been transformative, as we continued rebuilding our facilities, expanded our arts-based programming, and deepened our focus on climate entrepreneurship and creative leadership.
As we celebrate this achievement, we’re more motivated than ever to keep delivering valuable content and engaging experiences. Stay tuned for more updates and exciting developments as we continue to build on this momentum. Together, we’re making a significant difference!
Join us August 16, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. for an engaging session on designing our collaborative journeys.
Whether you’re enjoying a lakeside barbecue in Minnesota or marveling at the midnight sun in Alaska, we hope your Fourth of July is filled with joy, laughter, and a renewed sense of purpose.
This project supported relationship development, consultation, and engagement activities with the University of the Arctic (UArctic). It explored participatory arts-based food security, northern supply chain research, and entrepreneurship training/mentorship opportunities. The youth-led initiative engaged the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of Victoria and the UArctic Thematic Network on Local-Scale Planning, Climate Change, and Resilience.
NATIFS and their highly-successful Indigenous Food Lab are one of the model programs we have been looking at for our community-based, participatory food sector entrepreneurship and organizational capacity building projects.
We’re thrilled to announce that our arts incubator program is powered by the OpenAI Researcher Access Program this year! This groundbreaking partnership is helping us merge traditional Indigenous art with cutting-edge AI technologies, creating new pathways for creative expression and cultural storytelling. Through AI tools and hands-on mentorship, our participants are exploring new ways to innovate, collaborate, and share their stories with the world.
Seeded with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse in 2021-2022, with support from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
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