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Art Borups Corners

Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario

The project is grounded in a dynamic process of collaborative engagement and capacity building, utilizing arts-based research methodologies to ensure the work is both relevant and empowering. A key focus is Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), which positions young people as leaders in investigating their own economic realities and co-designing their futures. Through a series of co-design workshops, digital storytelling projects, and community forums, ECO-STAR North facilitates intergenerational knowledge transfer, connecting youth with Elders and established creators. This hands-on, community-led approach ensures the resulting toolkit is not an academic exercise, but a living, practical resource built by and for Northern innovators, strengthening a resilient and interconnected creative ecosystem.
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Built for Community

Melgund Township's new outdoor pavilion is ready for outdoor events.
Art Borups Corners June 30, 2025
The wait is over! Melgund's new community pavilion is shining, inviting everyone to gather for Canada Day and beyond. Let the good times roll!

The wait is over! Melgund's new community pavilion is shining, inviting everyone to gather for Canada Day and beyond. Let the good times roll!

A New Hub for Melgund Township Activities

The moment has arrived! Melgund Township proudly unveils its brand-new community pavilion, completed just in the nick of time for Canada Day festivities. This impressive structure, with its sturdy timber frame and gleaming roof is a welcoming hub, ready to host everything from community events to lively musical performances.

Funded by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, the new pavilion is a true gift to the community, offering a dedicated space that can adapt to a multitude of events. Imagine families enjoying picnics under its shade during the day, or local bands filling the air with music as the sun sets. It’s a place where memories will be made and community bonds will undoubtedly grow stronger.

As summer officially kicks off, the Melgund Township pavilion is poised to become a focal point for all things fun and festive. Its completion signifies not just a building project finished, but the beginning of countless opportunities for connection, joy, and shared experiences.

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Art Borups Corners

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Art Borup’s Corners is a northern arts incubator based in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario, where community-led creativity, land-based practice, and digital innovation come together. Rooted in the cultural rhythms of the boreal forest and shaped by years of grassroots organizing across Ontario, Manitoba, Nunavut, and Minnesota, Borup’s Corners supports artists, youth, and community members through participatory storytelling, climate-focused projects, and creative entrepreneurship. From wild blueberry walks to immersive AI-powered exhibitions, our seasonal programs and artist residencies foster connection, skill-building, and self-determined expression—all grounded in place, culture, and care.

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NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ARTS PROGRAMS

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.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator and Art Borups Corners Collective was seeded with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse and the Local Services Board of Melgund. We thank them for their investment, support and bringing the arts to life.

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SUPPORTING ARTS AND RECREATION

Borups Corners Arts and Recreation supports arts and recreation in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario as volunteer-driven Arts Collective.

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