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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 article explores the importance and overlooked beauty of milkweed, highlighting its essential role in supporting the Monarch butterfly and broader pollinator ecosystems. It connects this ecological value to the community-led Milkweed to Market project in Melgund Township, where residents participate in planting, seed bomb making, and habitat restoration through arts and recreation programming. The piece also reflects on how these small, local actions contribute to a deeper understanding of the land, including informal baseline observations tied to the nearby Deep Geological Repository impact assessment, while extending into creative practices like papermaking and youth entrepreneurship.
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Milkweed Matters

Milkweed in Northwestern Ontario: A plant people used to pull out For a long time, milkweed was treated like a weed. It was seen as…
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Ribbons of green and purple aurora stretched across a star-filled night sky.
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Understanding Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines

What are Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and why are they important?
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Spring Art Show Welcomes Terri Bell
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Spring Art Show Welcomes Terri Bell

Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario to host 2026 Spring Art Show and Community Exhibition from April 17 - May 17, 2026.
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Francine (Fran) Higgins is a Dryden, Ontario–based crafter whose lifelong passion for sewing began in childhood, inspired by her mother’s skill and creativity. After receiving her own sewing machine upon graduating in 1977, she has continued to work with fabric as her primary creative outlet. While she has explored many crafts over the years, sewing remains her “happy place,” reflecting a deep connection to tradition, making, and everyday creativity.
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Spring Exhibition Welcomes Francine Higgins

We're excited to welcome Fran Higgins to this year's Spring Arts Exhibition in Melgund Township!
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IAAC Open House: Drop In and Learn More on April 22
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IAAC Open House: Drop In and Learn More on April 22

Take part in an Open House session on April 22, 2026 in Melgund Township with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.
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Care
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Care

Community is not a product we deliver; it is an environment we cultivate through steady care.
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The 2026 Spring Art Exhibition in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba brings together exceptional Northern Artists, including Dryden artist Tanya McArthur, in a dynamic Multi and Inter-Arts showcase presented through our Northern Arts Program. Led by Arts Incubator Winnipeg, Art Borups Corners, and Melgund Recreation, Arts and Culture, this exhibition celebrates visual art, music, and participatory community projects while highlighting Indigenous arts, land-based knowledge, and northern cultural traditions. Audiences can experience diverse works from emerging and established artists, connecting rural and urban northern communities through collaborative arts initiatives, creative workshops, and cross-disciplinary programming, solidifying the region’s reputation as a hub for innovation, cultural exchange, and northern arts development.
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Spring Arts Exhibition welcomes the work of Tanya McArthur

This year's spring arts exhibition will run from April 17 - May 17, 2026.
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Building Resilience
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Building Resilience

The health of the collective can never exceed the health of its creators.
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Melgund Breakfast and Brunch on Saturday, March 28
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Melgund Breakfast and Brunch on Saturday, March 28

A Breakfast Program Serving Community Start your weekend right at the Community Breakfast and Brunch! Join friends and neighbours on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from…
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Applications for the Under $100 Art Show in Winnipeg open April 1
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Applications for the Under $100 Art Show in Winnipeg open April 1

Apply now for the ARTSPOT Under $100 Art Show in Winnipeg this August The Under 100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg! We’re thrilled to…
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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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