Sharing Stories: Where Dignity Grows

Sharing Stories

Art Borups Corners project turns simple storytelling project into a published book of 20 short stories on dignity and kindness.

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Where Dignity Grows is a collection of short stories about dignity and kindness To mark two decades of promoting dignity and kindness, youth, artists and community volunteers from Art Borups Corners and Ottawa-based Global Dignity Canada launched a heartwarming community arts project. The groups, with funding from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program, worked with youth and artists to explore introductory storytelling as part of their summer program, and decided to publish a collection of 20 short stories.

Where Dignity Grows, Stories of Self, Others, Nature and Community

MELGUND TOWNSHIP, NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO — A new book is coming out this October by youth and artists involved with the Northwestern Ontario-based Art Borups Corners collective and Ottawa-based Global Dignity Canada. Titled “Where Dignity Grows, Stories of Self, Others, Nature and Community” it’s a collection of 20 short stories developed as part of the groups’ summer arts incubator program.

The interdisciplinary arts program supported mentorship, professional development and capacity building for northern artists and started this April. Through weekly sessions, the group covered a wide range of topics, from grant writing and proposal development, through to event planning, oral history, storytelling and publishing.

Featuring stories from Tony Eetak, Jamie Bell, Eva Suluk and Kendall Suluk, the new publication will be available at various bookstores online, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Cultura, Casa de Libro, Rakuten Kobo, Everand, Fable, Tolino, Vivlio, Smashwords, Palace Marketplace, E. Leclerc, and Hugendubel. Other distribution channels around the world will be added in the coming weeks.

The book will host a simple launch event for Global Dignity Day, October 15.

This year’s program was supported by Art Borups Corners, The Arts Incubator and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Creative Entrepreneurship Program, as well as Ottawa-based Global Dignity Canada. Program activities this summer were possible with support and funding from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program.

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Art Borups Corners

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 exhibitions and applied AI research, 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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