Manitoba arts

Based in Winnipeg, The Arts Incubator is a hub for Manitoba arts, connecting local creators with Northern and Indigenous projects across the province and beyond. By supporting community-driven initiatives, mentorship opportunities, and digital innovation, the Incubator strengthens the arts sector while amplifying the unique voices of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. From emerging artists to established cultural leaders, the Incubator fosters collaboration and sustainability, ensuring that Winnipeg and Manitoba’s arts community continues to thrive as a center for creativity and cultural exchange.

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

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

Expanding Community Reach

Digital Salvage March 24, 2025

Showcasing community impact is vital for garnering support and recognition from the broader sector.

Spring is just around the corner As our Fall and Winter 2024-2025 arts incubator program starts to wind down, spring is just around the corner.

Spring is just around the corner

The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg March 21, 2025

Fall and Winter 2024-2025 arts incubator program coming to a close As winter winds down, we’ve been...

Art Lives in the Silence Between Bites

This is where the practice breathes — not in the studio or the pitch deck, but in the exhale afterward. In the quiet after you’ve given so much. In the ordinary, where art doesn’t have to prove itself. You are not your deadline here. You are not your critique. You’re just someone with tired hands and an appetite for something simple, something real, something served with a smile and a "thanks for coming in tonight."

Art Lives in the Silence Between Bites

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

In the still life of a Winnipeg diner table, time rests between granules. Sugar, salt, and ketchup...

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...

Youth Leadership Pipelines: Arts as a Catalyst for Future Recreation Leaders Who will lead community recreation tomorrow? This article highlights the power of arts as a catalyst for developing youth leadership, ensuring a vibrant and dynamic recreation sector for years to come.

Who will lead community recreation tomorrow? This article highlights the power of arts as a catalyst for developing youth leadership, ensuring a vibrant and dynamic recreation sector for years to come.

Youth Leadership Pipelines: Arts as a Catalyst for Future Recreation Leaders

Tony Eetak March 20, 2025

The future of recreation depends on nurturing young leaders today. This article delves into how arts-based recreation...

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.

Funding Without Hierarchy: Alternative Economic Models This week, we explore how alternative funding models like community-supported art and mutual aid are empowering independent artists. Moving beyond traditional grants, artists are finding new ways to sustain their work. Discover how decentralized financial support is changing the landscape of the Canadian arts scene.

This week, we explore how alternative funding models like community-supported art and mutual aid are empowering independent artists. Moving beyond traditional grants, artists are finding new ways to sustain their work. Discover how decentralized financial support is changing the landscape of the Canadian arts scene.

Funding Without Hierarchy: Alternative Economic Models

Jamie Bell March 18, 2025

Explore community-supported arts, mutual aid funding, and alternative economies reshaping decentralized funding models for independence.

Cultivating Future Leaders This article highlights the importance of mentorship programs, volunteer retention strategies, and creating meaningful leadership opportunities for youth.

This article highlights the importance of mentorship programs, volunteer retention strategies, and creating meaningful leadership opportunities for youth.

Cultivating Future Leaders

Jamie Bell March 17, 2025

Attracting and retaining dedicated volunteers is foundational to building strong leadership.

What We’re Learning This Winter: Building from What’s Already Here What happens when young artists stop focusing on what’s missing and start building with what’s already there? This blog explores how ABCD is helping youth in the arts sector lead powerful, low-cost, community-based projects using their existing strengths and relationships. Photo: Tony Eetak