Arts Incubator and Land Lab News

Community Election Thanks to the Ontario Arts Council, we were able to run our workshops on digital arts. We now have the skills for image processing and creating a stronger online presence for our community.

Thanks to the Ontario Arts Council, we were able to run our workshops on digital arts. We now have the skills for image processing and creating a stronger online presence for our community.

Community Election

Art Borups Corners Sep 23, 2025

Community Elections for the Local Services Board of Melgund are being held tonight, September 23, 2025 at...

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Storytelling Club Activities

Art Borups Corners Sep 23, 2025

Learn about how our Storytelling Club works and what we do each week!

Mona’s Secret Songs

Art Borups Corners Sep 23, 2025

"Mona's Secret Songs": a youth story about digital kindness and standing up for dignity.

Into the National Record

This week, our storytelling club took an important step in ensuring that our work will be preserved for generations to come. We submitted our first Digital Legal Deposit to Library and Archives Canada (LAC). The submission included the EPUB edition of our book Where Dignity Grows: Stories of Self, Others, Nature, and Community. While the process itself is straightforward—uploading the digital file along with basic publisher information—it carries great meaning. By depositing our publication, we are contributing to Canada’s national collection and making sure that our voices are part of the country’s permanent cultural record.

Into the National Record

Art Borups Corners Sep 22, 2025

Our storytelling club deposited our first book into Canada’s national archive through Digital Legal Deposit.

The Sakoose Compass

This story is a proud outcome of the Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba storytelling program, an initiative spearheaded by the Art Borups Corners collective. The program is dedicated to fostering new voices and narratives from our region, ensuring that local experiences and perspectives find a wider audience. Through projects like "The Sakoose Compass," the collective provides vital arts-focused skill development, equipping emerging writers like Jamie Bell with the tools to share their unique visions.

The Sakoose Compass

Art Borups Corners Sep 22, 2025

Gaming teen Myles faces wilderness survival in Northwestern Ontario, discovering nature's true strength beyond the screen.

Watch your step! The old deck terrace and outdoor performance space at the Dyment Recreation Hall was pulled out this week. It's being replaced with a new, expanded area that will support outdoor concerts and community events for years to come. Photo: Terri Bell

The old deck terrace and outdoor performance space at the Dyment Recreation Hall was pulled out this week. It's being replaced with a new, expanded area that will support outdoor concerts and community events for years to come. Photo: Terri Bell

Watch your step!

Art Borups Corners Sep 22, 2025

A new outdoor performance space is being constructed in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario.

Exploring EPUB 3.3 This summer we learned about creating and publishing our own short stories and oral histories. This fall, we'll be expanding on what we learned.