prairies hub
Cooperative development support for game devs and media artists across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
Applications closed October 16, 2026
Prairie Winter Studio Jam
Applications will open Friday, October 30
Alberta Studio Residency, Cohort 2
What the hub does
Cooperative Foundations covers the things a studio needs before it needs a lawyer: governance, money, making decisions together, and repairing things when they break.
Prairie-specific content covers provincial tax incentives, cooperative legislation across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, incorporation pathways, and regional funding.
With the support of:
The Hub supports game developers and media artists across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. We centre IBPoC, disabled, trans and non-binary creators, and people facing economic precarity. Our studio residency and studio jam programs are running now, with more to come.
In partnership with
Special thanks to Noah Decter-Jackson, Executive Director of CIAIC.
Build the network with us
We're building a network of Prairie organizations studios can connect to during and after the program, including industry associations, academic programs, co-op sector bodies, incubators, and equity-focused creative orgs across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
Running a Prairie organization and want in? Get in touch.
Ways to get involved
- Referrals
- Guest facilitation
- Co-hosted events
- Curriculum feedback
- A contact studios can reach for support
Applications are closed
for this one.
Applications for the Prairie Winter Studio Jam closed October 16, 2026. The cohort runs November 18 to January 27. Join the list and you'll hear first when the next Prairies intake opens.
The Prairies Hub is part of our national network of regional hubs supporting cooperative game studios across Canada. See all hubs.