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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.
A close-up view of Manitoba maple leaves glowing in vivid pink and deep crimson tones under the crisp autumn light.
Winnipeg

Forget Muted Yellows: The Manitoba Maple’s Autumn Transformation

Exploring Winnipeg’s autumn streets as Manitoba maple trees turn brilliant shades of crimson, pink, and fiery red.
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Watching two engines battle across sixty-four squares at top speed reveals just how sharp draughts really is. With no human hesitation and instant calculations, a tactical trap set on turn five resolves into checkmate ten moves later in the blink of an eye.
Community Projects

Speed, Cedar, and Crowned Kings: Reimagining Draughts Through Code

Play our fast-paced checkers prototype created during a community rapid-prototyping session.
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Shirley Franklin brings a distinctive visual perspective from Dryden to this year’s fall exhibition.
Arts & Creative Leadership

Fall Arts Exhibition Starts Saturday

Featuring Dryden artist Shirley Franklin, the new exhibition brings regional artists together in Northwestern Ontario.
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Splintered heartwood and darkened, rotting fibers mark the exact spot where gale-force winds twisted and broke this trunk.
Photos and Short Stories

Anatomy of a Fallen Giant

See what happened inside a tree snapped by last week’s storm, from growth rings to internal decay.
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Ribbon Skirts With a Story
Arts Entrepreneurship

Ribbon Skirts With a Story

A community workshop teaches young makers dress design, sewing, and the art of the traditional ribbon skirt.
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Artists with this year's summer arts incubator program show their newly painted creations.
Arts & Creative Leadership

When Bones Become Art

The fourth annual Summer Arts Program brought community members together to learn, create and paint animal bones and skulls.
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The tilt shift lens brings focus to the heart of the sidewalk, blurring the heavy traffic and overhead skywalks to emphasize the people who make Winnipeg feel truly, deeply alive.
Winnipeg

Winnipeg’s Biggest Art Show Arrives This August

Support Manitoba artists at the first ARTSPOT Under $100 Art Show in Winnipeg, August 13-16 at Portage Place.
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This is our dried and smashed up wild clay that we are now going to turn into powder.
Community Projects

Crushing Wild Clay the Simple Way

Learn how we process harvested wild clay into fine powder using simple tools, natural materials, and traditional methods for pottery.
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Spot bird's-foot trefoil on your next northern hike.
Photos and Short Stories

Bird’s-Foot Trefoil

Look closely at the sunny yellow blossoms of Ontario's bird's-foot trefoil.
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A vibrant mixed-media wolf painting by Northwestern Ontario artist Leanne Nicholson. Bold linework and rich textures bring the spirit of the northern wolf to life on canvas.
Photos and Short Stories

Art on Display: Where Wilderness Meets Canvas

Bold canvas strokes meet the raw beauty of the Boreal in mixed-media art show by Northwestern Ontario artist Leanne Nicholson.
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In Music

Jukebox In Exile is the new country music album from Flin Flon singer-songwriter C.C. Trubiak, blending classic country, honky-tonk, Americana and traditional storytelling into a collection of songs inspired by resilience, community and life in Northern Manitoba. Written during and after the 2025 Flin Flon wildfire evacuation, the album draws influence from country music legends including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings and George Jones. Featuring the singles "Old Country Songs," "Being Rich" and the charting track "Outlaws Meditation," Jukebox In Exile showcases Trubiak's signature songwriting while celebrating small-town life, northern Canadian culture, queer country music and the enduring spirit of Flin Flon. The album is available now on major music streaming platforms.
Manitoba's own C.C. Trubiak's new album "Jukebox in Exile" dropped on June 5! Check it out!

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Upcoming Events

The Under $200 Art Show is coming to Calgary October 15-18. Art of all kinds- paintings, photography, textiles, mixed media, ceramics, handmade accessories, and so much more! Don’t miss your chance to discover amazing local art and one-of-a-kind finds!
The Under $200 Art Show is coming to Calgary October 15-18. Art of all kinds- paintings, photography, textiles, mixed media, ceramics, handmade accessories, and so much more! Don’t miss your chance to discover amazing local art and one-of-a-kind finds!

WINNIPEG ARTS PROGRAMS

This platform, our Winnipeg, Manitoba hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator was seeded and piloted with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. We thank them for their investment, supporting northern arts capacity building and bringing the arts to life.

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NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ARTS

This platform, our Northwestern Ontario hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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