Artspace

IWTS applications close in 5 days (April 12).

If you’re a performing artist with work that’s ready to tour, this is your chance to be considered for Manitoba Showcase 2026 in Brandon (Sept 17–19).

Apply at www.manitobaartsnetwork.ca (link in bio).

Staffing announcement! 📣

We are thrilled to introduce Eusebio Lopez-Aguilar as the new Operations Director here at Artspace!

Eusebio comes to this position as an artist, a father, and as someone with experience in tenant relations and building maintenance. He is very much looking forward to understanding the larger organism that Artspace is, and working with the team to improve the systems for staff, tenants, and the community at large.

Lights On Artist Spotlight 💡

Zac Ironstand
Groundwork
Exchange Biz Office, 492 Main St.

Winnipeg-born and rooted in Valley River (Tootinaowaziibeeng), Zac Ironstand is a self-taught artist making his mark in the creative scene. Specializing in acrylics, aerosol, and tattoo work, Zac’s style is raw and authentic. Recently, he’s been branching out into installations, sewing, and upcycling clothing pushing his craft in new directions. Zac’s work is a reflection of his heritage and experiences, bringing something fresh and grounded to the art world.

Groundwork is the artwork created for the 2026 Poet Box.
Catch the final reading Friday, March 13th at 8pm, with poets
Rehman Abdulrehman .r.abdulrehman and Rosanna Deerchild , curated by Plume Winnipeg

Photos by Red Photo Co

Artspace Inc. is hiring an Operations Director!

Visit the link in our Instagram bio or visit

art-space.ca/eventsandannouncements

For the full job posting and how to apply.

✨ Artspace has teamed up with Take Home BIPOC Arts House to create a very special fundraising initiative, sponsored by Don’s Photo!

This online donation drive supports these two organizations, both of which create meaningful space for artists in Manitoba. Our orgs have also teamed up with visual artist and Take Home member, Bria Fernandes, to offer donors a piece of artwork as a way of saying thank you!

✨ Visit the link in our Instagram bio or art-space.ca/donate/ to donate!

Donations $100 + over receive a signed Bria Fernandes digital print

Donors who contribute less than $100 will be entered for a draw to win a print, drawn on December 19th 2025

✨ About the Artist

Bria Fernandes is a Canadian-born figurative painter whose work explores the social, cultural, and personal experiences of being a Black woman. Her art delves into themes of identity, vulnerability, and belonging, using silence, omission, and exclusion as tools to depict oppression and introspection. Through symbolic imagery and passive body postures, she captures moments of self-reflection, focusing on marginalized communities’ unseen emotions and unspoken truths. Working primarily with oil paint and acrylics, Bria incorporates symbolic objects and animals that reflect her personal and cultural narratives. Her intricate works create emotionally resonant spaces, inviting viewers to share these moments of introspection and fostering dialogue about identity, anxiety, and displacement. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Bria now resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has completed her BFA at Alberta University of the Arts.

This digital print edition captures a section of a mural Fernandes painted for Take Home in 2023, which can be viewed on the 6th floor of Artspace.