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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 storytelling labs we bridge traditional northern heritage with digital innovation.

Arts, Creativity and Community

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.

Spring Exhibition Taking Shape
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Spring Exhibition Taking Shape

Spring Arts Exhibition in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario starts April 19 Walking through the Dyment Recreation Hall this week, you can already feel the shift…
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Canadian Environmental Law Association IAAC Submission for We The Nuclear Free North
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Canadian Environmental Law Association IAAC Submission for We The Nuclear Free North

We explore serious concerns regarding the NWMO DGR repository's severe socio-economic impacts on Melgund Township.
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The Invisible Infrastructure
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The Invisible Infrastructure

In a grassroots collective, a disengaged member is a structural failure.
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Milkweed to Market Project
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Milkweed to Market Project

Learn about the Milkweed to Market program supporting monarch butterfly populations in Northwestern Ontario.
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A simple seed bomb—made from soil, clay, and milkweed seeds—held in hand, representing a small but meaningful way communities in Melgund Township are coming together through the Milkweed to Market project to restore pollinator habitat, support the Monarch butterfly, and connect art, ecology, and local action from planting to paper-making.
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How to Make Seed Bombs

This year, through our Township Milkweed to Market project, we’re using seed bombs to help spread milkweed across Melgund Township.
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This article explores the importance and overlooked beauty of milkweed, highlighting its essential role in supporting the Monarch butterfly and broader pollinator ecosystems. It connects this ecological value to the community-led Milkweed to Market project in Melgund Township, where residents participate in planting, seed bomb making, and habitat restoration through arts and recreation programming. The piece also reflects on how these small, local actions contribute to a deeper understanding of the land, including informal baseline observations tied to the nearby Deep Geological Repository impact assessment, while extending into creative practices like papermaking and youth entrepreneurship.
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Milkweed Matters

Milkweed in Northwestern Ontario: A plant people used to pull out For a long time, milkweed was treated like a weed. It was seen as…
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Ribbons of green and purple aurora stretched across a star-filled night sky.
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Understanding Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines

What are Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and why are they important?
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Prioritizing Longevity
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Prioritizing Longevity

The most radical thing you can do for a creative community is to still be there two years from now.
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Spring Art Show Welcomes Terri Bell
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Spring Art Show Welcomes Terri Bell

Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario to host 2026 Spring Art Show and Community Exhibition from April 17 - May 17, 2026.
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Francine (Fran) Higgins is a Dryden, Ontario–based crafter whose lifelong passion for sewing began in childhood, inspired by her mother’s skill and creativity. After receiving her own sewing machine upon graduating in 1977, she has continued to work with fabric as her primary creative outlet. While she has explored many crafts over the years, sewing remains her “happy place,” reflecting a deep connection to tradition, making, and everyday creativity.
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Spring Exhibition Welcomes Francine Higgins

We're excited to welcome Fran Higgins to this year's Spring Arts Exhibition in Melgund Township!
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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.


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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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