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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.
Clusters of winged rhubarb seeds hang heavy on their stalks in early July, slowly transitioning from a pale green to a warm, papery rose. Harvesting these pods right as they begin to dry ensures a high yield of viable seeds before summer winds scatter them across the garden. Saving them now guarantees a brand-new generation of hardy, tart perennials for future spring plantings.
Food Security and Innovation

Beyond the Pie: Why You Should Save Your Rhubarb Seeds

Don't throw away bolted rhubarb stalks. Learn how to easily harvest, dry, and store rhubarb seeds for next spring.
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Birch bark is a highly responsive firing material that burns quickly in low oxygen conditions, producing intense carbon black that transfers directly onto clay surfaces during pit firing.
Northern Ontario Arts

Birch for Pit Firing: Exploring Wild Clay and Bark Effects

Summer birch harvest supports both firewood storage and upcoming ceramic pit firing work.
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Blueberries are starting to ripen. A few more weeks and we'll be picking!
Food Security and Innovation

Blueberries. Coming soon!

Firm green blueberries soak up the July sun, promising a sweet, midnight-blue harvest very soon.
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Freshly cut poplar branches drying down under the sun, preparing for a fall pit firing season.
Northern Ontario Arts

Collecting Poplar Brush for Fall Pottery Pit Firings

Seasonal brush collection turns poplar into reliable, no-waste fuel for atmospheric ceramic pit firings in the fall.
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Tanya McArthur crafted these beautiful stuffed animals. They were on sale at the Canada Day Festival artists market at the Dyment Recreation Hall and Park earlier this week. Aren't they adorable?
Borups Corners

Plush Perfection

Beautiful hand-crafted stuffed animals created by Dryden artist Tanya McArthur were on display at this week's artist market.
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Ribbons of green and purple aurora stretched across a star-filled night sky.
Borups Corners

July 18 is Parks Day in Canada: Join us for Everyone Outdoors Together!

Art Borups Corners is hosting a community BBQ and participatory visioning event as part of Everyone Outdoors Together.
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Sewing and crafts by Dryden artist Fran Higgins were a hit at this year's Canada Day Festival and artists market.
Northern Ontario Arts

Colour, Creativity and Community Shine at Melgund Canada Day Festival

Unique handmade designs and strong community support made this year's Canada Day event one to remember.
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Government of Canada announces beginning of Impact Statement phase for proposed Nuclear Waste DGR
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Government of Canada announces beginning of Impact Statement phase for proposed Nuclear Waste DGR

The federal impact assessment has officially begun for Canada's proposed Deep Geological Repository project
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Share Your Insights on Nuclear Waste, Diet and Land Use
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Share Your Insights on Nuclear Waste, Diet and Land Use

Residents and land users are invited to participate in the Diet and Land-Use Survey and help inform local perspectives in regulatory studies.
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A close-up of daisy impressions in freshly harvested wild clay from Borups Corners, Melgund Township. This simple test is helping us discover just how well our local clay captures fine detail before drying and firing. Every petal, vein and tiny texture offers another clue as we explore its potential for pottery, sculpture, slips and other ceramic projects.
Northern Ontario Arts

Tiny Details, Big Possibilities

Can wild clay capture delicate flower prints? This close-up from Borups Corners tells an interesting story.
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Latest News and Updates

  • Beyond the Pie: Why You Should Save Your Rhubarb Seeds
  • Birch for Pit Firing: Exploring Wild Clay and Bark Effects
  • Blueberries. Coming soon!
  • Collecting Poplar Brush for Fall Pottery Pit Firings
  • Plush Perfection

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The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is inviting residents and land users in the area of Canada's proposed Deep Geological Repository for used nuclear fuel to participate in a Diet and Land-Use Survey. The information collected will help inform local perspectives as the project moves through the federal regulatory process.

The survey can be completed online or through an in-person interview at the Ignace Learn More Centre. It is open until September 7, 2026, and participants will have the opportunity to enter a draw to win one of twenty C$125 gift cards redeemable at local businesses.
The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba August 13-16, 2026!
The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba August 13-16, 2026!

ART BORUPS CORNERS SOCIETY

Art Borups Corners is a non-profit arts incubator based in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario. We bring artists, youth, and local residents together through hands-on creative projects, workshops, and storytelling rooted in everyday life in the North. Our focus is on making space for people to try things, share skills, and build confidence through art that grows out of where they live.


We’re also a place for testing ideas and working across different ways of making — from land-based practice to digital work and everything in between. Much of what we do happens through partnerships and shared projects, connecting local creative work with wider conversations while keeping things grounded, practical, and community-led.


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ESTABLISHED WITH FUNDING FROM

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This program was seeded with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse program. This program allowed us to explore strategic arts innovation, capacity building and new technologies. Programming was also supported by the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program and the Province of Ontario. We thank them for their support.

PROGRAMMING SEEDED BY

Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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