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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.
This photo is a rendering of the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) at the Revell Site, designed to safely store nuclear waste deep underground for long-term environmental protection.
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More Time, More Voices: Public Comments Extended on Nuclear Waste Proposal

Canadians have until January 15, 2027, to speak out on designation of the Deep Geological Repository as a Project of National Interest.
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The lower level of the Dyment Recreation Hall was busy on October 28 with engaging community workshops on Alternative Means for Canada's Deep Geological Repository for Used Nuclear Fuel.
News

Nuclear waste DGR workshops engage with community

Melgund residents participate in NWMO workshops examining potential utility corridors and transportation connections for the proposed DGR.
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Our first pit firing of local clay is finally underway! After months of collecting and experimenting with clay from Borups Corners in Melgund Township, we're finally getting to see how it responds to a real wood fire. The flames are going, the coals are building, and our little test pieces are right in the middle of it all.
Northern Ontario Arts

Our First Pit Firing: Testing Locally Harvested Clay in Melgund Township

After months of waiting, we're finally pit firing clay harvested right here in Borups Corners.
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We're thinking about the things we leave behind. Birch bark, clay, small artworks and stories all have their own ways of surviving. This experiment is about bringing a few of those materials together and seeing what they might become.
Northern Ontario Arts

Materials Research: Clay Tubes, Birch Bark Stories and the Art of Keeping Things

A local clay and ceramics study exploring handmade containers for art, memory and future generations.
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Come out to the Dyment Recreation Hall on Wednesday, October 28 from 1-4 p.m. and carve some mini pumpkins!
Recreation

Pumpkins, carving tools, and a little Halloween chaos!

Join us at Dyment Recreation Hall on October 28 for an afternoon of pumpkin carving and Halloween fun.
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The controversial proposed nuclear waste deep geological repository is the focus of an October 28 workshop at Dyment Community Hall. The session invites community input on facility layout, infrastructure, water management, waste areas and potential future land use.
Borups Corners

DGR Project: Join the Melgund Community Workshop on October 28

Community members are invited to discuss utility corridors, water management, accommodation camps and waste facilities.
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Local food production is about more than what we grow. It is also about building practical skills, strengthening community connections, making better use of available resources, and creating opportunities for people to participate in their local food system. Through our living lab, food gardens and related projects help connect environmental sustainability with rural community development and long-term food security.
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What Is a Living Lab?

See how community-led living labs turn gardens and shared spaces into places for sustainability, collaboration, and rural innovation.
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A detailed 3D model on display inside the mobile unit illustrates how surface facilities connect to the underground repository deep within the rock.
Melgund Township

Burgers, Big Rigs, and Bigger Questions about Nuclear Waste in Northwestern Ontario

Melgund Township welcomed the NWMO Mobile Learn More Centre for community Q&As, interactive exhibits, and a local BBQ.
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From wildlife to portraits and familiar scenes, Dryden artist Shirley Franklin’s paintings capture moments that invite a second look. Her work can be seen at Dyment Recreation Hall until the end of October.
Exhibitions

A month of paintings at Dyment Hall

See paintings by Dryden artist Shirley Franklin at Dyment Recreation Hall throughout October.
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What does a young lynx do in October? Hunting, travelling and preparing for life in the winter forest.
Borups Corners

The Young Lynx of October

A young lynx navigates Northwestern Ontario's boreal forest as autumn gives way to winter.
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Latest News and Updates

  • More Time, More Voices: Public Comments Extended on Nuclear Waste Proposal
  • Nuclear waste DGR workshops engage with community
  • Our First Pit Firing: Testing Locally Harvested Clay in Melgund Township
  • Materials Research: Clay Tubes, Birch Bark Stories and the Art of Keeping Things
  • Pumpkins, carving tools, and a little Halloween chaos!

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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

Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse Logo

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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