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Community Projects

Our Community Projects highlight a diverse range of creative, cultural, and community-based initiatives connected to our Winnipeg hub. The work supports collaboration, creative leadership, cultural innovation, and inclusive opportunities for learning and participation.

Community Projects in Motion

This work is constantly evolving. The section offers a snapshot of ideas, partnerships, and activities currently taking shape through our Winnipeg network while highlighting the dynamic and collaborative nature of our work. New projects are added regularly as opportunities emerge and communities come together around shared creative goals.

Art Borups Corners founding members Tony Eetak and Dr. Olaf Kuhlke from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design present during their first knowledge exchange session at Qaumajuq and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Photo: Jamie Bell
Community Projects

Climate Awareness and Creative Entrepreneurship

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…
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2023-2024 Activities, Impacts And Outcomes Report
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2023-2024 Activities, Impacts And Outcomes Report

Introducing Our 2023-2024 Activities, Impacts, and Outcomes Report We’re thrilled to share our 2023-2024 Activities, Impacts, and Outcomes Report! This year has been transformative, as we…
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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.

Relationship Development and Engagement Activities with the University of the Arctic

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…
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Through OpenAI-powered tools and mentorship, we’re fostering creativity, leadership, and community-based research, helping artists innovate in the digital arts space.
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The Digital Frontier: Exploring AI in Creative Arts with the OpenAI Researcher Access Program

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…
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This project supported relationship development, consultation, and engagement actions to explore participatory food security research and food sector training opportunities with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Creative Entrepreneurship program. It supported research design to attract research investment to Manitoba and was led by youth from the Winnipeg-based Art Borups Corners project.
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Relationship Development and Engagement with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and University of Minnesota Duluth

Building Collaborative Networks, Mentorship and Empowerment, Experiential Learning and Biophilic Design
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Indigenous youth participated in workshops to learn how to protect their cultural heritage and intellectual property rights, gaining valuable skills to safeguard Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions.

IIPP-0071: Introducing Intellectual Property Protection and Indigenous Cultural Expressions

The Indigenous Intellectual Property Protection Program (IIPP) empowers Indigenous youth to protect their cultural heritage through IP education, global collaboration, and accessible resources.
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The Art of Canning for Cultural Entrepreneurship introduces the art of canning and food preservation to urban Indigenous Winnipeg youth. Combining canning and hands-on skills development, participants learn to create and market a food product, while exploring opportunities for cultural entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector. The project explores sustainable food systems through traditional knowledge exchange for cultural preservation, food literacy, and economic reconciliation.
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The Art of Canning and Creative Entrepreneurship

Participatory arts, community-based research, food security, food production, creative leadership
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This project supported relationship development, consultation, and engagement actions to explore participatory food security research and food sector training opportunities with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Creative Entrepreneurship program. It supported research design to attract research investment to Manitoba and was led by youth from the Winnipeg-based Art Borups Corners project.
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Towards a Framework for Northern Food Systems Innovation

Participatory arts and community-based research, food security and creative leadership
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Building on the first pilot project, this next iteration included curriculum enhancement and expanded training opportunities where participants learned to create, market, and sell a food product while exploring opportunities for cultural and food sector entrepreneurship. The project addressed sustainable food systems through traditional knowledge exchange for cultural preservation, food literacy, and economic reconciliation, and increased replicability for northern community delivery.
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Food Preservation Training and Curriculum Development

Food production, food security, participatory arts, creative leadership, skills development
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2021-2022 Activities, Impacts and Outcomes Report
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2021-2022 Activities, Impacts and Outcomes Report

We’re proud to share the outcomes of our 2021-2022 Pilot Program, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts' Digital Greenhouse Program.
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Jukebox In Exile is the new country music album from Flin Flon singer-songwriter C.C. Trubiak, blending classic country, honky-tonk, Americana and traditional storytelling into a collection of songs inspired by resilience, community and life in Northern Manitoba. Written during and after the 2025 Flin Flon wildfire evacuation, the album draws influence from country music legends including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings and George Jones. Featuring the singles "Old Country Songs," "Being Rich" and the charting track "Outlaws Meditation," Jukebox In Exile showcases Trubiak's signature songwriting while celebrating small-town life, northern Canadian culture, queer country music and the enduring spirit of Flin Flon. The album is available now on major music streaming platforms.
Manitoba's own C.C. Trubiak's new album "Jukebox in Exile" dropped on June 5! Check it out today!

Upcoming Events

The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg August 13-16, 2026. Get your tickets now for this amazing event! The Art Spot Canada Under $100 Art Exhibition is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba this August! ART SPOT was created in 2008 in Calgary to support local emerging artists.  ART SPOT has curated and facilitated over 100 successful art events, including solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, workshops, concerts, body painting competitions, markets, community events and more.

WINNIPEG ARTS PROGRAMS

This platform, our Winnipeg, Manitoba hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator was seeded and piloted with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. We thank them for their investment, supporting northern arts capacity building and bringing the arts to life.

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NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ARTS

This platform, our Northwestern Ontario hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

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