Automating the Grind
Automation in the arts is about letting computers handle the soul-crushing formatting work that creators actually hate.
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Borups Corners
Step into the artistic heartbeat of Melgund Township. As the home of our living lab for land-based artistry, this section explores the creative narratives shaping Borups Corners, Northwestern Ontario. From site-specific wilderness art to Indigenous-led AI storytelling labs we bridge traditional northern heritage with digital innovation.
Arts, Creativity and Emerging AI Technologies
Explore community-driven public art, seasonal photography walks, and immersive exhibitions that redefine the Highway 17 corridor. Our participatory arts research even transforms complex regional issues—like nuclear waste management and the Deep Geological Repository—into human-centric media stories, ensuring local voices resonate with creativity and care. Stay connected with the artists, mural projects, and pioneering creative spaces that make Art Borups Corners a beacon for rural arts in the North.
Being Ordinary
Team building isn't a high-production event; it's a rhythmic commitment to seeing each other clearly.
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Digitizing Memory
Scanning cemetery and death records lays the groundwork for meaningful conversations with Elders and longtime residents Oral history isn’t just storytelling. It’s records. It’s research.…
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Community Invitation
Community gathering January 21 at Dyment Recreation Hall, 6:30–8;30 PM, to share feedback on the proposed DGR.
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Northern Ontario Needs Innovation
Northern Ontario faces youth out-migration, aging populations, and systemic barriers, demanding bold, locally-driven innovation strategies now.
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The Human Check-In
Sustainability is the cumulative effect of a thousand small moments of being seen and heard.
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A Reader for the North
Traditional e-readers often fail in the North. We built a lightweight, data-friendly alternative that puts the joy of reading back into your hands.
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Preserving the Stories
This winter, our arts and capacity building programs are moving indoors, but the work is as active as ever.
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