Funding and Resources
Funding and Resources for Community Arts and Recreation
Our community arts collective, originally supported by the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse and the Manitoba Arts Council from 2021-2023 and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and OpenAI Researcher Access Programs in 2023 and 2024, incubates creative leadership and connection through a diverse range of participatory and arts-based programs. From empowering Indigenous youth with digital storytelling and AI tools to hosting immersive workshops that blend traditional and modern techniques, we focus on building skills, sharing stories, and strengthening community bonds.
Bridging cultures and generations, our projects amplify voices, celebrate identity, and nurture innovation, making the arts a catalyst for positive change and resilience.
The Elmwood Union Arts Collective is a youth and community-led program aimed at building organizational capacity through creative leadership and arts-based climate entrepreneurship. Projects have been presented at venues ranging from world class institutions like Qaumajuq and the Winnipeg Art Gallery, to the Arctic Congress in Bodø, Norway.
The Digital Greenhouse is a digital innovation initiative for Canadian individuals, groups and organizations. It supports short-term projects that leverage digital technology to address sectoral and digital challenges, including: The development of sector-wide and cross-sector collaborations, partnerships, and networks to support innovative digital business models, revenue models and monetization strategies; sectoral approaches aimed at strategically increasing the digital/data literacy and ongoing digital transformation of the arts sector; and addressing challenges and exploring solutions related to the lack of access to digital infrastructure for remote regions and Northern and under-represented communities.
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The Digital Greenhouse is a digital innovation initiative for Canadian individuals, groups and organizations. It supports short-term projects that leverage digital technology to address sectoral and digital challenges, including: The development of sector-wide and cross-sector collaborations, partnerships, and networks to support innovative digital business models, revenue models and monetization strategies; sectoral approaches aimed at strategically increasing the digital/data literacy and ongoing digital transformation of the arts sector; and addressing challenges and exploring solutions related to the lack of access to digital infrastructure for remote regions and Northern and under-represented communities.
To learn more about their programs, click here.
The Manitoba Arts Council is an arm’s-length agency of the Province of Manitoba, established in 1965 “to promote the study, enjoyment, production and performance of works in the arts.” MAC makes awards to professional arts organizations and individuals in all art forms including theatre, literature, dance, music, painting, sculpture, architecture or the graphic arts, and includes other similar creative or interpretative activity, including arts education. MAC uses a peer assessment process in making awards. Historically, the main criterion used to assess applications is artistic merit.
To learn more about their programs, click here.
Our community and regional programs and project have been made possible through support and funding from a number of institutions in the United States and Canada.
