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.

Little Sprouts, Big Ambitions Vibrant red flowers will soon decorate our land while thousands of other seeds finish their winter nap.

Little Sprouts, Big Ambitions

Art Borups Corners May 12, 2026

Our Milkweed To Market Journey Begins with Blood Flower Milkweed

The Raspberry Snooze Colder temperatures mean our raspberry canes are still sleeping, putting us a bit behind last year's schedule. This photo is from May 11, last year.

Colder temperatures mean our raspberry canes are still sleeping, putting us a bit behind last year's schedule. This photo is from May 11, last year.

The Raspberry Snooze

Art Borups Corners May 11, 2026

This spring is much colder than last year, causing our raspberry bushes to remain stubbornly in dormancy.

Nuclear Waste: A Case for Assessment Integrity Melgund Township Hosts Nuclear Waste Dump information Sessions

Nuclear Waste: A Case for Assessment Integrity

Art Borups Corners May 10, 2026

Baseline studies must not render local people invisible when they form the foundation for long-term project consequences.

Data Vacuum and Regulatory Gaps Threaten Canadian Organic Sector Canada's organic agriculture sector has been plunged into regulatory uncertainty following the official closure of the Canadian General Standards Board on April 1, 2026. Industry representatives testifying before the federal agriculture committee revealed that the dissolution leaves critical organic and GMO standards entirely unfunded, threatening international trade equivalency agreements.

Canada's organic agriculture sector has been plunged into regulatory uncertainty following the official closure of the Canadian General Standards Board on April 1, 2026. Industry representatives testifying before the federal agriculture committee revealed that the dissolution leaves critical organic and GMO standards entirely unfunded, threatening international trade equivalency agreements.

Data Vacuum and Regulatory Gaps Threaten Canadian Organic Sector

Art Borups Corners May 10, 2026

Canada's multi-million-dollar organic export market faces a regulatory cliff. Discover why industry leaders are pleading for urgent...

AFTER LEAH: Grief, Art and the Courage To Continue A northwestern Ontario arts and speaker series event focused on grief, memory, and healing, featuring artist Leanne Nicholson. This session explores how loss reshapes the body, work, and identity, and how art becomes a practice of holding experience that cannot be fully expressed in language.

A northwestern Ontario arts and speaker series event focused on grief, memory, and healing, featuring artist Leanne Nicholson. This session explores how loss reshapes the body, work, and identity, and how art becomes a practice of holding experience that cannot be fully expressed in language.

AFTER LEAH: Grief, Art and the Courage To Continue

Art Borups Corners May 8, 2026

June Speaker Series With Local Artist Leanne Nicholson June’s artist speaker series session features a reflection on...

UK Nuclear Waste Services Joins Local Dialogue in Melgund Residents at Dyment Recreation Hall compared British disposal facility progress with Canada’s own deep geological repository program.

Residents at Dyment Recreation Hall compared British disposal facility progress with Canada’s own deep geological repository program.

UK Nuclear Waste Services Joins Local Dialogue in Melgund

Art Borups Corners May 7, 2026

A successful evening at the Dyment Recreation Hall focused on UK nuclear waste planning and Canadian DGR...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month Arts programming rooted in northern communities supports healing through storytelling, creative practice, and shared cultural expression processes.

Arts programming rooted in northern communities supports healing through storytelling, creative practice, and shared cultural expression processes.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Art Borups Corners May 5, 2026

Community-led initiatives continue shaping mental health conversations through art, dialogue, and intergenerational knowledge exchange across regions.

The Boreal’s Best Brawler Wild berries depend on the unique buzz-pollination skills only our native bumble bees bring to the boreal forest.

The Boreal’s Best Brawler

Art Borups Corners May 5, 2026

Planting milkweed and goldenrod ensures that Northwestern Ontario remains a thriving stronghold for bees and migrating butterflies.

Events: Get to Know Nuclear Waste Projects Around the World Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) manages the delivery of the UK’s first Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The UK Government’s GDF siting process requires Nuclear Waste Services to identify both a suitable site and a willing host community

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) manages the delivery of the UK’s first Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The UK Government’s GDF siting process requires Nuclear Waste Services to identify both a suitable site and a willing host community

Events: Get to Know Nuclear Waste Projects Around the World

Art Borups Corners May 4, 2026

Lessons from the UK reveal how engagement, transparency, and long-term thinking are essential in decisions affecting generations.

Hosting Your First Nonprofit Board Meeting Ontario nonprofits must adopt by-laws early, defining how decisions, meetings, and responsibilities will function internally.