Minneapolis Archives - The Arts Incubator

The Drum’s Echo The tent's pitched, welcoming us back to the land as spring rolls towards summer. It's the perfect time to gather, share our old stories, and let the kids just be – soaking up the freedom and the quiet beauty of the tundra before the mosquitoes claim their season.

The tent's pitched, welcoming us back to the land as spring rolls towards summer. It's the perfect time to gather, share our old stories, and let the kids just be – soaking up the freedom and the quiet beauty of the tundra before the mosquitoes claim their season.

The Drum’s Echo

Eva Suluk July 17, 2025

Fifteen years supporting arts, culture, resilience: encouraging careers, researching communities, building skills for thriving futures.

Supporting the Arts with Digital Tools Jamie Bell and Tony Eetak are two of The Arts Incubator members who are exploring AI for the arts this summer.

Jamie Bell and Tony Eetak are two of The Arts Incubator members who are exploring AI for the arts this summer.

Supporting the Arts with Digital Tools

Digital Salvage June 18, 2025

We're focused on building solid digital arts infrastructure, developing skill-building for artists, and doing important developmental work.

Ignite & Innovate Capturing the view from inside a decaying tree stump. We're having a great time with our land-based activities and living lab, capturing the world around us from he inside out.

Capturing the view from inside a decaying tree stump. We're having a great time with our land-based activities and living lab, capturing the world around us from he inside out.

Ignite & Innovate

The Arts Incubator June 10, 2025

Our Summer Arts Programming focuses on organizational capacity building and digital transformation.

Creative Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Youth Driving Sustainable Arts & Community Futures Youth Driving Sustainable Futures: Lifelong learning culminates in creative leadership and entrepreneurship. See how youth innovation is shaping a vibrant and sustainable future for arts and communities.

Youth Driving Sustainable Futures: Lifelong learning culminates in creative leadership and entrepreneurship. See how youth innovation is shaping a vibrant and sustainable future for arts and communities.

Creative Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Youth Driving Sustainable Arts & Community Futures

Jamie Bell March 20, 2025

Youth Driving Sustainable Futures: Lifelong learning culminates in creative leadership and entrepreneurship. See how youth innovation...

Pathways to Potential: Lifelong Learning for Youth Arts and Creative Community Leadership Young people are the heart of thriving communities! Lifelong learning is the key that unlocks their potential to lead in arts and beyond. Discover why continuous growth matters for our future leaders.

Young people are the heart of thriving communities! Lifelong learning is the key that unlocks their potential to lead in arts and beyond. Discover why continuous growth matters for our future leaders.

Pathways to Potential: Lifelong Learning for Youth Arts and Creative Community Leadership

Art Borups Corners February 20, 2025

Discover why continuous education is crucial for empowering young leaders in arts and community sectors. Experts emphasize...

The Erosion of Diversity: Arts Funding Under Conservative Siege $Against the backdrop of Executive Order 14168, the fractured paintbrush on a dark canvas symbolizes the National Endowment for the Arts' drastic shift away from supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The stark contrast between the vibrant potential of artistic expression and the encroaching darkness reflects the chilling impact of funding cuts under conservative mandates. As marginalized artists face unprecedented challenges, the arts community must rally to protect the transformative power of creative freedom.$

The Erosion of Diversity: Arts Funding Under Conservative Siege

Jamie Bell February 19, 2025

In a seismic upheaval under the re-elected Trump administration, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is...

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2023-2024 Activities, Impacts And Outcomes Report

The Arts Incubator December 24, 2024

Introducing Our 2023-2024 Activities, Impacts, and Outcomes Report We’re thrilled to share our 2023-2024 Activities, Impacts, and Outcomes...

November 2023 Project Update 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.