According to a recent article by Hill Strategies made possible with the support of the Manitoba Arts Council, based on 2021 census data, there are 5,200 professional artists in Manitoba. A full article on Manitoba artists and cultural workers in Manitoba is available here. This means one in every 140 workers in the province is an artist. Manitoba is also home to the highest proportion of Indigenous artists in Canada. Women make up the majority of artists. Two-thirds of artists are self-employed. The median income for artists is 43% lower than that of other workers in the province.

Despite this, Manitoba’s arts sector remains vibrant, with strong representation in Northern Manitoba. It is also known that the Arts throughout the province have the power to bring people together.

On December 5, 2024, law students from the Faculty of Law ’s  Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts connected with leaders of the creative sector in Northern Manitoba through the imagiNorthern network. This network aims to strengthen support for artists and arts organizations in Northern Manitoba.