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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.
The Currency of Shared Vision
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The Currency of Shared Vision

Your most valuable asset isn't a line item in a budget; it is the trust of your circle.
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The Glorious Mess of Spring
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The Glorious Mess of Spring

The ice is breaking, the earth is breathing, and every muddy puddle holds a reflection of new hope.
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The Ritual of the Ordinary
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The Ritual of the Ordinary

The work is the fruit, but the community is the root. Tend to the relationships first.
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Based in Melgund Township, the Art Borups Corners Spring and Summer Arts Incubator Program supports Northern Ontario artists through arts-based learning, interdisciplinary practice, and creative entrepreneurship in rural communities including Dyment and Borups Corners.
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Turning Space into Place Through Northern Arts

Placemaking through arts and exhibition work transforms a rural recreation hall into a shared cultural space.
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The Beauty of Painting
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The Beauty of Painting

Visual arts in recreation create space for reflection, expression, and hands-on learning across all skill levels.
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For the last few years, we've let the fireweed grow in our little meadow. And this year, we're adding six varieties of milkweed to the mix!
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Our Monarch Mission

Six Milkweeds to Join Our Meadow As the snow finally retreats across Northwestern Ontario, our community is gearing up for something big. We are officially…
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The Power of the Informal
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The Power of the Informal

The goal of team building isn't efficiency; it is the creation of a psychological safety zone.
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This frost acts as a lethal "kill switch," rupturing the plant’s cells and ending its life cycle for the season. This icy death is exactly why seeds require stratification; they must remain dormant to avoid being destroyed by the very cold seen here. Once this freezing cycle passes, the seeds finally receive the signal that it is safe to wake up and grow.
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Stratification and The Big Chill!

Nature’s Secret to Waking Up a Meadow If you have ever planted a packet of wildflower seeds only for nothing to happen, you likely weren't…
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On April 22, 2026, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will host a public Open House on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project. Running from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Dyment Recreation Hall, the session will feature a brief presentation followed by a drop-in open house where residents can explore project materials, ask questions, and speak directly with IAAC staff about the federal impact assessment process in a transparent, community-focused setting. Coinciding with the event, a local art exhibition will also be on display, showcasing creative work from Northwestern Ontario artists and offering a unique opportunity to engage with both community arts and one of Canada’s most significant environmental assessment processes in a single visit.
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Upcoming Nuclear DGR Community Consultations

NWMO Environmental Baseline Studies Presentation The NWMO will be attending the Local Services Board Meeting on April 20, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. to present information…
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The Potluck Principle
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The Potluck Principle

True team building is the natural byproduct of doing meaningful work alongside people you actually respect.
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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

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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