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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 river of ideas flows through ECO-STAR North, where interdisciplinary arts, mixed-methodological AI research, and climate-focused entrepreneurship come together to shape meaningful Northern innovation.
Winnipeg

A is for Advantage

To find your advantage, you need to know the landscape.
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At the place where code meets canvas, ECO-STAR North demonstrates how AI can amplify human creativity without replacing it, unlocking new frontiers for interdisciplinary arts and climate-focused entrepreneurship.
ECO-STAR-North

R is for Results

How will you know if you’ve succeeded? Results are how you measure the impact of your work.
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Our Work is to Reshape the Space

Our Work is to Reshape the Space

Our work must begin with a critical reading of the spaces we seek to change. Who designed this space? For whom? Who feels safe here,…
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A magnificent White Admiral butterfly rests on a gravel path in Northern Ontario, showcasing its distinctive black wings with broad white bands and touches of orange.

We Begin with the Land.

All Innovation is an Act of Place-Making Before the first line of code is written, before the first brushstroke is made, before the business plan…
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Experience a new era of M/M romance grounded in North American realism. From industrial shipyards to snow-dusted parking lots, these Western Style BL (WBL) narratives trade fantasy tropes for raw, high-stakes emotional intimacy. See how the classic "wall slam" feels against the red brick of a Toronto loft.
BL Stories

The Architecture of a Heartbeat

These short-form BL stories focus on the "Art of the Almost," capturing the exact second tension turns into attraction.
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New Centre Plans
Climate Entrepreneurship

New Centre Plans

Construction expected in 2026 on the NWMO Centre of Expertise, bringing high-value jobs and a stunning new landmark to Ignace.
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The Community’s New Stories
In Bookstores

The Community’s New Stories

When a flood washes out history, three clever teens fire up their laptops to become memory superheroes!
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This program blends AI research with artistic practice, enabling participants to experiment with generative tools, interactive narratives, and innovative production workflows. Through hands-on engagement with data, automation, and creative design, it cultivates both technical skills and imaginative approaches. The initiative highlights how interdisciplinary collaboration can expand the possibilities of storytelling, research, and cultural creation.
Artificial Intelligence

On Batholiths and Fibre Optics

The team struggles with equipment failure in the freezing autumn air of the Revell site before retreating to their workshop to discover a surprising connection…
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2025 Fall Exhibition
Creative Entrepreneurship

2025 Fall Exhibition

Come out for the Melgund Township 2025 Fall Art Exhibition and Market.
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Did you know that a lot of us do meetings on park benches in funky places and space?
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The Power of Park Benches

Our projects thrive outside. Park benches offer fresh air and clear minds for better, open discussions
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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 $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg August 13-16, 2026. Get your tickets now for this amazing event! The Art Spot Canada Under $100 Art Exhibition is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba this August! ART SPOT was created in 2008 in Calgary to support local emerging artists.  ART SPOT has curated and facilitated over 100 successful art events, including solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, workshops, concerts, body painting competitions, markets, community events and more.

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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