Photos and Short Stories

The Arts Incubator is a space for experimentation, collaboration, and creative production grounded in real community experience. Through story and photo, we document the moments that shape our work—late-night editing sessions, first-time gallery installations, youth-led workshops, quiet breakthroughs, and collective challenges. These snapshots offer more than a behind-the-scenes look; they reflect the rhythms, relationships, and realities of building something meaningful together. Whether it’s an emerging artist discovering their voice or a group reimagining their surroundings through art, each moment tells a part of the story we’re living and shaping as a creative community.

The Coleman Stove kettle-tea

The Coleman Stove

Eva Suluk May 18, 2025

Before the full light could break, another sensation filled the small space: the sharp, distinctive scent of...

The Drum That Waits A qilaut (ᖃᓕᐊᐅᑦ) hangs quietly on the wall, camo-covered and well-worn, waiting to be lifted—its silence holding generations of rhythm, memory, and story. Photo: Eva Suluk

A qilaut (ᖃᓕᐊᐅᑦ) hangs quietly on the wall, camo-covered and well-worn, waiting to be lifted—its silence holding generations of rhythm, memory, and story. Photo: Eva Suluk

The Drum That Waits

Eva Suluk May 17, 2025

On the wall of the community room, just above the timeline of memory and milestones, hangs a...

Waiting for Summer The setting sun paints the snow-covered shores of Arviat with soft hues where the frozen expanse of Hudson Bay meets the land. Wind-sculpted drifts create a stark beauty under the fading light, a silent testament to the Arctic winter giving way to the subtle promise of spring.

The setting sun paints the snow-covered shores of Arviat with soft hues where the frozen expanse of Hudson Bay meets the land. Wind-sculpted drifts create a stark beauty under the fading light, a silent testament to the Arctic winter giving way to the subtle promise of spring.

Waiting for Summer

Tony Eetak May 16, 2025

The low sun casts a long, cool light across the snow-covered shores of Arviat, where the vast...

One Week In: Raspberries Showing Signs of Success What a difference a week makes! Check out the incredible growth of our raspberry plants.

One Week In: Raspberries Showing Signs of Success

Art Borups Corners May 16, 2025

See the exciting growth our raspberry crops have achieved in just one week as our food security...

Leaves Return to Northwestern Ontario green is back! Feeling the energy of spring as trees burst into leaf in Northwestern Ontario. This vital growth reminds us of the importance of regenerative practices and ecological restoration for carbon sequestration and a sustainable landscape.

green is back! Feeling the energy of spring as trees burst into leaf in Northwestern Ontario. This vital growth reminds us of the importance of regenerative practices and ecological restoration for carbon sequestration and a sustainable landscape.

Leaves Return to Northwestern Ontario

The Arts Incubator May 13, 2025

Spring is here in Northwestern Ontario! See how returning leaves showcase healthy ecosystems and the power of...

Where Trains Rumble, Walls Talk "If you fall, get up." We found this under the railway bridge near Higgins and Main.

Where Trains Rumble, Walls Talk

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

It’s easy to miss if you’re just driving by, but under the railway bridge near Higgins and...

Walls We Walk By: Higgins and Main In Winnipeg, graffiti always pops up like little surprises scattered across the city. We found this one under the bridge near Main and Higgins.

In Winnipeg, graffiti always pops up like little surprises scattered across the city. We found this one under the bridge near Main and Higgins.

Walls We Walk By: Higgins and Main

Tony Eetak March 19, 2025

We found these inspiring words under a bridge near Main and Higgins.

Digging Out, Nunavut Style Snowdrifts rise nearly to the rooftops in Arviat after a multi-day blizzard swept through the community. Residents are now hard at work clearing paths and driveways, shovels in hand. For many, it’s just another typical winter clean-up in Nunavut.

Snowdrifts rise nearly to the rooftops in Arviat after a multi-day blizzard swept through the community. Residents are now hard at work clearing paths and driveways, shovels in hand. For many, it’s just another typical winter clean-up in Nunavut.

Digging Out, Nunavut Style

Art Borups Corners March 19, 2025

Residents of Arviat are shovelling out after a multi-day winter blizzard blanketed the community in deep snowdrifts,...

March Break Spring is almost here. Photo by Lucy Eetak.

March Break

Tony Eetak March 11, 2025

It's our March break. Time for fishing derbies, short vacations and a breath of fresh air as...

Values: ᐊᕙᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ – Avatittinnik Kamatsiarniq Avatittinnik Kamatsiarniq isn't just a tradition; it's a responsibility. Inuit youth and artists are leading the way in environmental stewardship, protecting the land for future generations. Our connection to the land inspires action and drives positive change.