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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.
Short Stories Today: Literary Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
Short Stories

Short Stories Today: Literary Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

Enter a world of literary fantasy and creeping horror with these new unfinished tales from Jamie F. Bell and Eva Suluk.
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Celebrating Northern Arts
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Celebrating Northern Arts

A grassroots arts incubator in Borups Corners empowers Northern Ontario artists with skills, mentorship, and opportunity.
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Short Stories Today: Romance, Boys Love (BL), and Cozy Mystery
Short Stories

Short Stories Today: Romance, Boys Love (BL), and Cozy Mystery

Uncover cozy mysteries and unique romances in this collection of experimental short stories by Jamie F. Bell.
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Working Together
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Working Together

Northern Ontario's arts scene thrives when boards and staff work together for capacity building.
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Local young readers across the region have a new story to enjoy with the release of "Graham and the Wacky Breakfasts," a charming short story by author Jamie Bell. This engaging tale, full of gentle humor and relatable moments, comes out of the Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba storytelling program, a local initiative dedicated to nurturing new voices in literature and fostering a love for reading.
Photos and Short Stories

Graham and the Wacky Breakfasts

Graham loves perfect cereal. Aunt Mildred's wacky breakfasts challenge him to find dignity in new, strange foods.
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What Staff and Volunteers Do
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What Staff and Volunteers Do

Understanding how staff and volunteers can build nonprofit capacity is key to the Northern Ontario arts community.
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Melgund Township is home to two of Ontario’s smallest rural communities, Borups Corners and Dyment, each rooted in a long history of northern settlement and community life. Despite their size, both communities continue to stay active through local recreation, culture, and shared public spaces. Travellers passing through Northwestern Ontario are welcomed at the historic Dyment Community Hall, built in 1929, which remains a central gathering place and a familiar stop for those travelling across Canada on Highway 17.
LSB Meeting Agendas

LSB Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, September 17th, 2025

The Local Services Board of Melgund will meet on Tuesday, September 17, 2025 at 7pm at the Community Hall
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Short Stories Today: Western, Steampunk, and Magical Realism
Short Stories

Short Stories Today: Western, Steampunk, and Magical Realism

Saddle up for a mix of western grit, steampunk invention, and magical realism in these unfinished tales by Leaf Richards and Jamie F. Bell.
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Jamie Bell is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and a passionate believer in the power of shared stories. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, his work explores community and connection through creative projects and participatory research. When he’s not behind a pen or a camera, you can find him in the garden, a space where he finds inspiration in the quiet dignity of growth.
Books in our Library

Graham and the Wacky Breakfasts

Graham only eats cereal. Then his aunt arrives, turning every breakfast into a bizarre, wild adventure! Can this picky eater brave her strange new foods…
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Program Schedule Changes!
Melgund Township

Program Schedule Changes!

To accommodate students returning to school, Monday morning sessions are being moved to Wednesday afternoons.
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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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