Art Borups Corners

Art Borups Corners is a dynamic participatory arts collective and living lab, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. It's a space where innovation and creativity thrive. The program was founded in 2014, with its arts incubator established in 2021 and 2022 with funding and support from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. Today, working with students and faculty from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, we fuse traditional and participatory media arts with artificial intelligence, music, storytelling and community-driven, land-based artist residencies to cultivate new voices and bold ideas. Whether through collaborative projects or immersive experiences, our small but vibrant community supports creators to explore, experiment, and connect. Join us at the intersection of artistry, technology, culture and community—where every moment is a new opportunity to create.

Planting Sage This week, we planted sage in our community garden—a small act with deep roots. Known for its medicinal, culinary, and ceremonial uses, sage has long been a symbol of wisdom and renewal.

This week, we planted sage in our community garden—a small act with deep roots. Known for its medicinal, culinary, and ceremonial uses, sage has long been a symbol of wisdom and renewal.

Planting Sage

Art Borups Corners June 3, 2025

With its soft, textured leaves and earthy aroma, sage brings more than flavor—it offers resilience, tradition, and...

Dill-icious Dill: From soil to simmer — this hardy northern herb brings a burst of freshness to our beds and our kitchens. A quiet favourite that’s become a returning star in our growing season.

Dill: From soil to simmer — this hardy northern herb brings a burst of freshness to our beds and our kitchens. A quiet favourite that’s become a returning star in our growing season.

Dill-icious

Art Borups Corners June 2, 2025

First introduced to us during our pilot Northern Food Systems Innovation Program with support from Manitoba Agriculture,...

Rhubarb Rhapsody Freshly harvested rhubarb, chopped and packaged into four-cup portions for freezing. A key step in our food preservation efforts, ensuring this vibrant, tart bounty can be enjoyed all year long.

Freshly harvested rhubarb, chopped and packaged into four-cup portions for freezing. A key step in our food preservation efforts, ensuring this vibrant, tart bounty can be enjoyed all year long.

Rhubarb Rhapsody

Art Borups Corners May 31, 2025

There's nothing quite like the vibrant, tart taste of freshly harvested rhubarb – a flavour that is...

The Joys of Fresh Lettuce Tender leaf lettuce seedlings, among the first to be planted this year, thrive in our grow-beds – a promising start to our community sustainable agriculture and food security program!

Tender leaf lettuce seedlings, among the first to be planted this year, thrive in our grow-beds – a promising start to our community sustainable agriculture and food security program!

The Joys of Fresh Lettuce

Art Borups Corners May 30, 2025

As part of our community recreation, sustainable agriculture and food security program, one of the very first...

Rhubarb Slush Refreshing Rhubarb Slush — a tangy, icy summer treat bursting with fresh rhubarb flavor! Perfect for cooling down, naturally sweetened, and easy to make at home.

Rhubarb Slush

Art Borups Corners May 30, 2025

There's nothing quite like the tart, sweet tang of rhubarb to signal the change of seasons. If...

What Silence Says While the world moves forward digitally, many Canadian nonprofits are being left behind. The quiet struggle isn’t just about outdated websites—it’s about lacking the tools, training, and funding to keep up. For more than half of nonprofits, the gap between what’s needed and what’s possible is growing. Sometimes, standing still feels like falling behind.

While the world moves forward digitally, many Canadian nonprofits are being left behind. The quiet struggle isn’t just about outdated websites—it’s about lacking the tools, training, and funding to keep up. For more than half of nonprofits, the gap between what’s needed and what’s possible is growing. Sometimes, standing still feels like falling behind.

What Silence Says

Art Borups Corners May 29, 2025

When organizations fail to communicate — with staff, volunteers, funders, or the communities they serve — that...

Rhubarb’s Spring Ascent Lush green rhubarb leaves unfurl, reaching for the sun as the plant grows taller in anticipation of harvest.

Rhubarb’s Spring Ascent

Art Borups Corners May 28, 2025

As spring takes hold, rhubarb makes its impressive ascent. Vibrant green leaves unfurl, reaching skyward, hinting at...

The Nodding Trillium Identifiable by its pale stamens and characteristic "nodding" posture, Trillium flexipes is a unique white trillium inhabiting the rich forest floors of Northwestern Ontario.

Identifiable by its pale stamens and characteristic "nodding" posture, Trillium flexipes is a unique white trillium inhabiting the rich forest floors of Northwestern Ontario.

The Nodding Trillium

Art Borups Corners May 28, 2025

Identifiable by its pale stamens and characteristic "nodding" posture, Trillium flexipes is a unique white trillium inhabiting...

Strawberry Blooms & Summer Dreams May is winding down, and we're thrilled with the progress in our living lab! We set aside our usual creative tools earlier this month to focus on preparing our food security program. The sight of hundreds of strawberry flowers opening up is a truly exciting reward for all the hard work.