A new cooperative in the City will give local artists more exposure.

Artist Shane Cripps tells us about the Northern Culture Artists Co-op: "The cooperative is a new company that is member owned and member operated. We’re starting in Thompson but we are going to be operating throughout Northern Manitoba helping grow and share our local culture and artists with the world". 

Artists benefit by sharing and pooling their resources.

Cripps says they've partenered with the Multicultural Centre, and have transformed their basement into an art studio.  Artists from all cultures and all disciplines are welcome to join the co-op.

Cripps says the idea to form the co-op came last year, when an artist from Churchill told him about a cooperative that was formed there.