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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.
Once a star of highways and TV screens, this Volvo P1800 now rests quietly, slowly embraced by nature. Photo: Jamie Bell
Photos and Short Stories

The Journey of a P1800

A Volvo P1800, its original red faded to purple-maroon, quietly settling among pine trees in Melgund Township.
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Ribbons of green and purple aurora stretched across a star-filled night sky.
Photos and Short Stories

Aurora Awakening

Northern lights dance across Northwestern Ontario skies this week, creating vivid, breathtaking displays of color and wonder.
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An abandoned shack rests among snow-dusted trees, its roof caved in and walls weathered gray. Light filters through broken boards, casting shadows across the forest floor.
Photos and Short Stories

An Old Shack

An old, collapsing shack in Borups Corners forest, where weathered boards stand as time slowly reclaims it.
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A thin layer of ice forms across a quiet pond caught between autumn and winter. Its shifting surface reflects the slow, patient rhythm of the northern landscape.
Photos and Short Stories

On Almost Frozen Pond

A half-frozen pond in Northwestern Ontario captures the quiet tension of changing seasons and the memory of place.
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An old, rusted truck rests deep in the woods of Borups Corners as the forest grows through its frame. Time, weather, and young trees have turned it into part of the landscape it once traveled.
Photos and Short Stories

The Forest Takes Back

An abandoned truck in Northwestern Ontario shows how the forest quietly transforms forgotten machines into part of the landscape.
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An abandoned boat rests beneath the remains of a fallen garage in Borups Corners. Once a vessel of open water, it now holds the stillness of forgotten years.
Photos and Short Stories

The Boat Beneath the Broken Roof

Hidden under a collapsed garage, the old boat reveals how time transforms ordinary objects into quiet, enduring memories.
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Interdisciplinary Arts and Capacity Building
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Interdisciplinary Arts and Capacity Building

Interdisciplinary Artist Jamie Bell to Present on Arts for Community Capacity Building MELGUND TOWNSHIP, ON - The public is invited to attend a special presentation…
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Look familiar? Yes, it's the lower level of the Dyment Recreation Hall. This is a concept for a new creative recreation space designed using AI tools.
ECO-STAR-North

Automating Community Administration

By taking care of repetitive tasks, a platform powered by AI can free up volunteers to lead, innovate, and strengthen the community.
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Short Stories Today: Philosophical Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi, Contemporary Thriller, Dark Comedy, and Coming-of-Age
Short Stories

Short Stories Today: Philosophical Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi, Contemporary Thriller, Dark Comedy, and Coming-of-Age

Discover unfinished philosophical sci-fi and dark comedy stories in this collection by Jamie F. Bell and Leaf Richards.
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Short Stories Today: Noir, Action-Adventure, Literary Fiction, Slice of Life, and Satire
Short Stories

Short Stories Today: Noir, Action-Adventure, Literary Fiction, Slice of Life, and Satire

Explore unfinished noir, satire, and action-adventure stories in this new post by authors Jamie F. Bell and Leaf Richards.
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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.


BN: 790519573RC0001

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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