A lot happens when people from different backgrounds crowd around one canvas. Everyone is focused on the same thing at the exact same time—some people fill in the backgrounds with blue paint, others sharpen the edges of the graffiti letters, and phones actually stay in pockets. It’s simple, hands-on work, and it forces people to talk and connect without any awkwardness.
Winnipeg

Connecting Generations: The Impact of Community Painting Sessions

Shared painting events give youth and older adults a casual, hands-on space to hang out. It lets different generations drop their assumptions, trade skills, and…
By Arts Incubator Winnipeg 17 Jun 2026
The weathered facade of this old radio sign shows the cracked paint and enduring hand-lettered signage from Winnipeg's mid-century commercial heyday.
Winnipeg

Echoes of Winnipeg’s Radio Days

Spotting Winnipeg's old signs from the days when radio was everyone's primary link to the outside world.
By Jamie Bell 16 Jun 2026
Elmwood Park
Winnipeg

Elmwood Park

Elmwood Park has changed very little over the 50 years, maintaining its original footprint as a local gathering space.
By Arts Incubator Winnipeg 16 Jun 2026
Look at the hundreds of caribou teeth and the thousands of beads and imagine the amount of work this took.
Winnipeg

The Clack of Caribou Teeth

A look at a handmade Inuit amauti crafted by Martha Eetak, featuring intricate beadwork and hand-drilled caribou teeth.
By Tony Eetak 14 Jun 2026