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Climate Entrepreneurship

What Climate Entrepreneurship Means for the Future of the Canada Environment

Climate entrepreneurship is an emerging field of study and the practice of developing innovative, sustainable, and community-driven solutions that address the urgent challenges posed by climate change. In regions like Manitoba, Nunavut, Northwestern Ontario, and Minnesota, where the impacts of environmental change are deeply felt, climate entrepreneurship empowers local leaders, youth, and innovators to respond with creativity, cultural knowledge, and economic opportunity.

Exploring Climate Entrepreneurship

This category highlights projects that blend green innovation, land-based learning, and entrepreneurship training to foster climate resilience in remote, Northern, and Indigenous communities. From regenerative agriculture and renewable energy to arts-based engagement and digital storytelling, climate entrepreneurs are reimagining how we live, work, and care for our environment in the face of a changing planet.

 

Tony Eetak is an emerging youth artist and culture connector originally from Arviat, Nunavut and a founding member of the @1860 Winnipeg Arts collective. With a growing interest in photography, music and visual arts, Tony has been a dedicated volunteer for participatory arts events in his community, working for more than five years with organizations and projects including the Arviat Film Society, Global Dignity Canada, Inclusion in Northern Research, Our People, Our Climate and Niriqatiginnga. In 2021 he completed his first Creativity for Entrepreneurship online college course through University of Minnesota Duluth Continuing Education and with support from the UMD Cultural Entrepreneurship program. In June 2022 Tony presented some of his creative photography and experiences for the Auviqsaqtut Inuit Studies Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba with the Our People, Our Climate project and support from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In 2023, Tony was a founding member of Niriqatiginnga, a Winnipeg-based non-profit program that explores arts-based and participatory approaches to addressing food security. Also, in 2023 Tony was named a National Role Model by the non-profit organization Global Dignity Canada.

Tony Eetak

Tony Eetak is an emerging youth artist and culture connector originally from Arviat, Nunavut and a founding member of Art Borups Corners and the @1860 Winnipeg Arts collective. 
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Dr. Olaf Kuhlke is the Chair of Arts Entrepreneurship at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Olaf Kuhlke, PhD

Dr. Olaf Kuhlke is the Chair of Arts Entrepreneurship at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
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Join us for Arctic Congress 2024
Winnipeg

Join us for Arctic Congress 2024

We're really excited to have our joint session proposals accepted for the Arctic Congress 2024 in Bodø, Norway. Our session is titled "Fostering Food Security…
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At its core, REM is a participatory approach that unravels the various changes, outcomes, and impacts influenced by an initiative.
Arts & Creative Leadership

Exploring the Power of Ripple Effects Mapping in Evaluation and Planning

Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) is a dynamic evaluation technique that illuminates the interconnected web of intended and unintended outcomes resulting from an initiative.
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In the coming months, our project will be reaching out, building relationships and engaging with organizations, programs and models that can help inform the design and development of a professional commercial kitchen, Indigenous "food lab" and outdoor "living lab" community garden.
Winnipeg

November 2023 Project Update

It's been a busy few months. Here is our project update as we move into November, 2023. It's the month we've been waiting for as,…
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All Niriqatiginnga team members are encouraged to join us at @1860 for the CBRL meeting on Friday, September 29 at 11:00 am (PST) with Dr. Sylmara Gonçalves Dias, who is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities at the University of São Paulo.
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Education for Climate Justice: experiences from the global south

All Art Borups Corners team members are encouraged to join us at @1860 for the CBRL meeting on Friday, September 29 at 11:00 am (PST) with Dr. Sylmara Gonçalves…
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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

Come Eat With Me: Exploring the impacts of Climate Change on Northern Food Security

In today's post, we will look at the far-reaching effects of climate change on northern food security and discuss potential solutions and adaptations that are…
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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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