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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.
Master the art of cultivating healthy, heavy-fruiting tomato plants even when the growing season gets a late start.
Community Garden

How to Grow Tomatoes

Unlock the secrets to perfect homegrown tomatoes.
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Beautiful blooms like this hibiscus do more than just revitalize neglected local parks; they serve as a powerful anchor for community placemaking. Standing side-by-side to tend to demanding flora allows neighbors from entirely different walks of life to shed social hierarchies, spark conversations, and build the social networks necessary to combat modern isolation and seasonal depression.
Community Garden

The Green Mindset

Community gardening and horticulture transform shared spaces while reducing anxiety, loneliness, and depression across both urban and rural spaces.
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Canada Day Celebration in Melgund Township Features Dryden Sewer and Craft Artisan Francine Higgins
Borups Corners

Canada Day Celebration in Melgund Township Features Dryden Sewer and Craft Artisan Francine Higgins

Visitors to Dyment Recreation Hall can discover handmade sewn creations, local artisans, vendors, and family-friendly Canada Day activities. This year's Canada Day festivities at the…
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Northwestern Ontario's Saskatoon berries are flowering two weeks later than normal, but the bushes are bursting with life. Here is why we are keeping a close eye on the woods and getting ready for pie season.
Food Security and Innovation

Worth the Wait: Saskatoon Berries Flowering

Spring arrived a little behind schedule this year, but the promise of a summer harvest is finally turning our northern forests white.
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Local Borups Corners artist Leanne Nicholson led a thoughtful discussion on grief, memory, and healing through art during the June Speaker Series in Melgund Township. Participants gathered to reflect on loss, resilience, and the role creative expression can play in navigating life's most difficult experiences.
Borups Corners

Artist-Led Workshop Examines Grief and Memory

Community members gathered in Melgund Township for a thoughtful conversation on grief, loss and creative expression with artist Leanne Nicholson.
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A tiny green gem: A Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) perches on a fingertip in Melgund Township, Ontario. Despite its name, this native amphibian can shift its color from mottled gray to vibrant green to blend seamlessly into the Boreal forest canopy.
Photos and Short Stories

Master of disguise spotted in Melgund Township

Despite its name, Ontario's Gray Treefrog flashes brilliant green hues and sticky-toed acrobatics during spring breeding season
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Jukebox in Exile by C.C. Trubiak is out today on major streaming platforms!
Manitoba Arts

Out Now: C.C. Trubiak’s Highly Anticipated Jukebox In Exile

After months of anticipation, singer-songwriter C.C. Trubiak officially releases his new album Jukebox In Exile.
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Crowds filled the new event tents listening to music and enjoying food from the Cookshack.
Volunteer Opportunities

Canada Day: Summer Artist and Vendors Market

Join us for the Dyment Community Craft Sale this Canada Day, July 1st. Free vendor tables for local artisans, makers, and food growers.
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Get a sneak peek into our berry expansion project, featuring saskatoons, blackberries, and blueberries.
Food Security and Innovation

Friday in the Kitchen: Baking Muffins

Join our community program as we dive into Friday baking.
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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.
Tourism

Visit Melgund Township in Northwestern Ontario

Visit Melgund Township in Northwestern Ontario, just off Highway 17 on Highway 603, offering a welcoming rural stop with rest facilities and seasonal cultural exhibits.
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Latest News and Updates

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  • Plush Perfection

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Upcoming Events

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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