PROGRAMMING

FESTIVAL

JUNE 5-10, 2025

It’s our sweet sixteen! Cluster Festival returns June 5–10. Join us for concerts, installations, and workshops celebrating innovative, risk-taking, boundary-pushing art.

YEAR-ROUND

Cluster offers a variety of programming sporadically throughout the year including concerts, workshops and more.


Supporting
Local Artists

Cluster is committed to supporting the community of artists in our hometown of Winnipeg, MB through presentation opportunities, project development consultations, technical support, studio visits, documentation support, and building network connections between emerging artists and technical professionals. If you are interested in getting in touch with us, please reach out.


Precursor
Residency

The Precursor Residency is an opportunity for emerging sound artists to develop and showcase new works as part of the Cluster: New Music + Integrated Arts Festival. Supported by Precursor Productions—a renowned recording studio and audio post-production facility in Winnipeg—this residency provides participants with the tools, expertise, and mentorship needed to realize their creative vision.

Participants will work directly with Andrew Yankiwski, founder of Precursor Productions and head engineer, whose decades of experience span music, film/TV, video games, and more. Andrew’s incredible knowledge of audio recording history and contemporary digital audio production processes support artists as they explore and refine their work in the studio. From experimental soundscapes to interdisciplinary projects, residents will work directly with Andrew at Precursor’s studio facilities leading up to the festival

ARCHIVE

Explore our festival archive and revisit past editions. Discover the artists from previous lineups below.

PREVIOUS LINEUPS

XV - 2024

Zorya Arrow, domo11 + meanspath • Jaime Black • Compost (Justin Alcock, Julian Beutel, Eric Roberts) • Natanielle Felicitas • Sarah Jo Kirsch + Madeline Hildebrand • Konjo • Michael Lucenkiw • Joel Penner • Olivia Shortt • Debashis Sinha • Jason Tait • Tönky Honk (Madeline Hildebrand + Everett Hopfner) 

XIV - 2023

Brady Allard • Christine Fellows (with Ashley Au, Jason Tait and Leanne Zacharias) • Matt Foster (with Natalie Bohrn, Eric Roberts, Quintin Bart, Suzu Enns, Sean Irvine, Janelle Nadeau and Jason Tait) • Carla Hernandez • Zaki Ibrahim • meanspath • memorypond • Mutable Body • respectfulchild • Roxanne Nesbitt + Ben Brown

XIII - 2022

Adrian C.N Berry • Julian Beutel • Eliot Britton • Exquisite Ghost • Gordon Fitzell • Jen Funk • Jace Gao • Gay Jesus • Kilusan • Melody McKiver • Lucky Sharms • Marisolle Negash • Phédre (Ape Aliermo + Daniel Lee) • Chimwemwe Undi • Priyanka • Purple Haze • Soleil Midowne • Savant Flaneur (Nathan Krahn + Gage Salnikowski) • Mason Victoria

XII - 2021

Begonia (with Jeremy Buzash, Natanielle Felicitas, Greg Hay, and Naomi Woo) • facecrime (Brendan Kinley + Kevin Waters) • Raine Hamilton • Madeline Hildebrand, Everett Hopfner, Lisa Rumpel + Naomi Woo • The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra • Slow Spirit

XI - 2020
Digital Edition

Hiba Ali • Phth • Cale Weir and Ben McCarthy • Slow Spirit • Beatox • Quigital • Mutable Body • Omid Moterassed • Shamik • Bad Wave • Kerub • Raine Hamilton • Chroma Mixed Media • Anna Friz and Emmanuel Madan • Brendon Ehinger • Juro Kim Feliz • Cathie Ugrin • Luke Nickel