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Northwestern Ontario Art Collective
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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.
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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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 Architecture of Belonging
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The Architecture of Belonging

Real connection is forged through the shared labor of bringing a vision to life.
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Exhibition Taking Shape
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Exhibition Taking Shape

Creativity Finds a Home: Melgund Township Prepares for Spring Arts Exhibition The transformation of the Dyment Recreation Hall is well underway as Melgund Township prepares…
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Cancellations Due to Weather
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Cancellations Due to Weather

Hey everyone — due to the weather and unsafe road conditions, we’re cancelling today’s arts sessions and coffee hour at the Dyment Recreation Hall. Stay…
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The Low-Stakes Bond
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The Low-Stakes Bond

The goal of team building is to reduce the social cost of being honest with one another.
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Spring Exhibition Taking Shape
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Spring Exhibition Taking Shape

Spring Arts Exhibition in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario starts April 19 Walking through the Dyment Recreation Hall this week, you can already feel the shift…
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Canadian Environmental Law Association IAAC Submission for We The Nuclear Free North
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Canadian Environmental Law Association IAAC Submission for We The Nuclear Free North

We explore serious concerns regarding the NWMO DGR repository's severe socio-economic impacts on Melgund Township.
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Latest News and Updates

  • Pit Firing Update: Preparing for the Fire
  • Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
  • False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
  • Smoke, Shadow, and Birch Bark
  • Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

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Upcoming Events

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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