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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.
Binding the Digital Book was a summer project exploring the intersection of storytelling, design, and digital craft. The goal was to help young artists and writers not only create stories, but learn how to shape them into professional-quality e-books — works that are as durable, accessible, and intentional as any printed publication. While creative writing formed the foundation, this phase focused on digital bookmaking as an art form — understanding how structure, typography, and accessibility come together to turn raw manuscripts into cohesive, distributable digital collections. The process became an interdisciplinary learning space where narrative met interface design, and coding met creative publishing.
Workshops

Exploring EPUB 3: The Modern Standard for Digital Books

This week, we’re exploring EPUB 3, the open standard that defines how modern digital books are created, shared, and experienced. Whether you’re an independent author, arts…
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Short Stories Today: Techno-thriller, Romance, Young Adult, and Dark Comedy
Short Stories

Short Stories Today: Techno-thriller, Romance, Young Adult, and Dark Comedy

Jamie F. Bell presents a mix of Techno-thriller, Romance, and Dark Comedy in this collection of unfinished short stories.
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Restoring old photographs
Workshops

Restoring old photographs

Learning photo restoration with GIMP and AI teaches digital skills, preserves community history, and strengthens cultural memory.
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Short Stories Today: Slice of Life, Dystopian, and Horror
Short Stories

Short Stories Today: Slice of Life, Dystopian, and Horror

Explore the contrast between Slice of Life and Horror in this collection of unfinished tales by Jamie F. Bell and Leaf Richards.
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Daniel is a coding prodigy, but his anxiety often feels like a program he can't debug. With the regional robotics championship just days away, his team's complex robot, Sparky, suddenly freezes during a critical test. A major software failure, buried deep within Daniel's own intricate code, threatens to shatter their championship dreams and all the hard work they’ve poured into their creation.
Books in our Library

The Robot’s Glitch and Daniel’s Courage

His robotics team's championship hinges on a critical bug. An anxious programmer, Daniel must brave his tough captain and internal fears to save their robot…
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Getting Creative
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Getting Creative

Innovation, AI, and Youth Engagement This week’s discussion brought together important ideas at the intersection of innovation, language accessibility, and digital marketing for nonprofits. Dr.…
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Tony Eetak is one of the youth artists involved in establishing The Arts Incubator.
Artists

Thanking our Artists: Tony Eetak

Tony Eetak is one of the founding members of our program. He is a talented young photographer and musician with a keen interest in interdisciplinary…
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Short Stories Today: Mystery, Magical Realism, Contemporary Drama, and Sci-Fi Thriller
Short Stories

Short Stories Today: Mystery, Magical Realism, Contemporary Drama, and Sci-Fi Thriller

Leaf Richards and Jamie F. Bell present unfinished tales blending Mystery, Magical Realism, and Sci-Fi Thrillers.
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A special thanks to the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program for supporting and funding our storytelling and oral history activities these past few months. We've learned a lot and are just beginning to put our new skills into practice.
Borups Corners

Storytelling. Northern Style.

Northwestern Ontario Arts group explores storytelling and publishing Over the past months, the Art Borups Corners storytelling club has gone from sharing ideas in small…
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The Canoe Tip
Books in our Library

The Canoe Tip

A Borups Corners Adventure: Short Stories and Storytelling from Art Borups Corners and The Arts Incubator Winnipeg Storytelling Clubs Is the wilderness truly silent, or…
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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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