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Home / Northwestern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario

The Arts Incubator works closely with artists and communities in Northwestern Ontario, building opportunities for creative development rooted in the realities of the North. Through workshops, mentorship, and digital platforms, the Incubator supports projects that reflect the cultural strength and resilience of the region. With the backing of the Ontario Arts Council, its programming uplifts both emerging and established artists, ensuring that the voices of Northwestern Ontario are connected, celebrated, and recognized within the wider Canadian arts landscape.

This is our dried and smashed up wild clay that we are now going to turn into powder.
Community Projects

Crushing Wild Clay the Simple Way

Learn how we process harvested wild clay into fine powder using simple tools, natural materials, and traditional methods for pottery.
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Spot bird's-foot trefoil on your next northern hike.
Photos and Short Stories

Bird’s-Foot Trefoil

Look closely at the sunny yellow blossoms of Ontario's bird's-foot trefoil.
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A vibrant mixed-media wolf painting by Northwestern Ontario artist Leanne Nicholson. Bold linework and rich textures bring the spirit of the northern wolf to life on canvas.
Photos and Short Stories

Art on Display: Where Wilderness Meets Canvas

Bold canvas strokes meet the raw beauty of the Boreal in mixed-media art show by Northwestern Ontario artist Leanne Nicholson.
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Making Our Own Clay
Community Projects

Making Our Own Clay

Processing wild clay isn't a linear path.
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Highway gift shops full of authentic beadwork and moccasins are vanishing. We need serious investment in youth and community arts programs to keep these traditions alive.
Ontario

Rural Craft Spaces Matter

Moving past online algorithms to rebuild the physical infrastructure that independent and Indigenous artists rely on.
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Apple tree care lessons from a community orchard in Borups Corners, focusing on northern growing conditions and sustainable food systems.
Food Security and Innovation

How to Care for Apple Trees: Lessons from a Northern Community Orchard

Apple tree care lessons from a community orchard in Borups Corners, focusing on northern growing conditions and sustainable food systems.
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Planning a community market requires careful coordination, from choosing the right venue to marketing the event effectively. Discover how to create an engaging summer experience that benefits both vendors and attendees.
Creative Entrepreneurship

Hosting a Pop-Up Artist or Farmer’s Market?

Discover how to organize thriving summer artist and farmer's markets across Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.
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Texture-Driven Space Art on Display in Winnipeg
Photos and Short Stories

Cosmic Canvas

Winnipeg artist Jamie Bell showcases a space-inspired painting using spray paint and acrylic.
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Building AI Literacy, Creativity, and Climate Innovation Through Community Tech
Community Projects

Building AI Literacy, Creativity, and Climate Innovation Through Community Tech

AI literacy and community innovation program in northwestern Ontario empowering arts, climate entrepreneurship, and digital skills development.
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This summer, we're exploring how WordPress, React, and artificial intelligence can help artists and community organizations build more engaging digital experiences. Through hands-on experimentation and creative research, the project examines new ways to support digital storytelling, cultural initiatives, and community innovation with accessible technology.
Community Projects

From WordPress to AI and Web Apps

Exploring how AI, React, and WordPress can help artists and communities build better digital experiences together.
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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.

Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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