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Developed in collaboration with Indigenous artists, Elders, and young leaders, and funded by the Manitoba Arts Council, this project explored the deep connections between climate change, land-based knowledge, and cultural identity through immersive, co-created artworks. This Winnipeg-based program exemplified the power of community-engaged arts, climate storytelling, and youth mentorship in addressing the urgent environmental changes impacting Northern and Indigenous communities. Supported by the Manitoba Arts Council’s Indigenous 360 program, this Arts Incubator initiative nurtures a new generation of artists committed to cultural preservation, environmental justice, and creative resilience in the face of the climate crisis.

Bridges: The Forks Beneath the rusted lattice of the old rail bridges near the Forks, time bends—steel bones whispering histories into the wind, footsteps echoing between memory and motion. The river moves slow and thick below, like thought unspoken, while overhead the iron arches cradle sky and silence.

Beneath the rusted lattice of the old rail bridges near the Forks, time bends—steel bones whispering histories into the wind, footsteps echoing between memory and motion. The river moves slow and thick below, like thought unspoken, while overhead the iron arches cradle sky and silence.

Bridges: The Forks

Tony Eetak April 7, 2025

There’s something sacred about walking through The Forks in Winnipeg, especially when winter hasn’t quite let go....

Where the Sky Fell Sideways The sky folded under the weight of something forgotten. The buildings stay still not because they want to, but because they’ve been asked to remember a world that no longer runs upright. What if time shifted its axis, and only snow noticed?

The sky folded under the weight of something forgotten. The buildings stay still not because they want to, but because they’ve been asked to remember a world that no longer runs upright. What if time shifted its axis, and only snow noticed?

Where the Sky Fell Sideways

Tony Eetak April 4, 2025

The sun didn’t rise. It drifted. Everything else followed—snow, buildings, memory. Now we live sideways.

Above the Silence The sky above the Arctic doesn’t shout. It murmurs. These clouds are not weather — they are memory in motion, frost turned to breath, breath returned to sky. Look too long and you forget where you end and the sky begins. Up here, nothing is separate. Everything floats.

The sky above the Arctic doesn’t shout. It murmurs. These clouds are not weather — they are memory in motion, frost turned to breath, breath returned to sky. Look too long and you forget where you end and the sky begins. Up here, nothing is separate. Everything floats.

Above the Silence

Tony Eetak April 2, 2025

The sky above the Arctic is never empty — it is layered, textured, alive. In this photograph,...

Create a Simple WordPress Contact Form Plugin With AI and Vibe Coding. For Free! Say goodbye to expensive WordPress contact form plugins. Embrace AI tools and vibe coding to create dynamic, simple contact forms effortlessly and for free!

Say goodbye to expensive WordPress contact form plugins. Embrace AI tools and vibe coding to create dynamic, simple contact forms effortlessly and for free!

Create a Simple WordPress Contact Form Plugin With AI and Vibe Coding. For Free!

Jamie Bell March 30, 2025

Create Free WordPress Plug-Ins with AI Tools and Vibe Coding These days having a contact form is...

Soft Serve Frequencies

A scoop becomes a witness. The swirl is not dessert—it is doctrine, layered with pixel-static and the soft surrender of vanilla in fluorescence. Forty-six thousand five hundred fourteen eyes have seen it, but none tasted the same myth twice. The cone, pinned to the wall like a saint. Cold sugar, eternal return. A bite taken in Elmwood ripples into the archive of glances, archived now in memory, now in metadata. Art lives here—not in frames, but in freezers, in marker-signed mandates, in the quiet sermon of soft-serve melting into ritual.

Soft Serve Frequencies

Tony Eetak March 26, 2025

The cold hum spills sideways across time, tasting like the absence of plans. A cone dissolves before...

Northern Art: Revolutionizing Preservation and Creation with LiDAR, 3D Photogrammetry, and Virtual Spaces This 3D photogrammetry scan of Qaumajuq, the Inuit art centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, brings the intricate design and cultural significance of the space to virtual life.

This 3D photogrammetry scan of Qaumajuq, the Inuit art centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, brings the intricate design and cultural significance of the space to virtual life.

Northern Art: Revolutionizing Preservation and Creation with LiDAR, 3D Photogrammetry, and Virtual Spaces

Jamie Bell March 25, 2025

Imagine walking through a museum, but instead of navigating crowded hallways or worrying about the next tour...

The Future of Self-Managed Arts: Lessons & Next Steps This week’s article explores the growing trend of self-managed arts spaces, highlighting best practices, challenges, and visions for a sustainable, non-hierarchical arts ecosystem. The future of artist-run initiatives is collaborative, resourceful, and empowering. Read on for lessons from successful collective-driven projects.

This week’s article explores the growing trend of self-managed arts spaces, highlighting best practices, challenges, and visions for a sustainable, non-hierarchical arts ecosystem. The future of artist-run initiatives is collaborative, resourceful, and empowering. Read on for lessons from successful collective-driven projects.

The Future of Self-Managed Arts: Lessons & Next Steps

Digital Salvage March 25, 2025

The future of self-managed arts involves shifting to non-hierarchical structures, overcoming challenges, and building sustainable, inclusive creative...

Expanding Community Reach Connecting small and northern community programs to broader regional and national networks enhances their visibility and fosters collaborative opportunities for growth.