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Northwestern Ontario Living Lab
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Photos and Short Stories

Through photos and personal narratives, we aim to capture everything from community events and local traditions to the quiet, everyday experiences that make our corner of Northwestern Ontario special. It’s a place to celebrate our shared heritage, connect with neighbors, and ensure the spirit of Dyment and Borups Corners continues to thrive for generations to come.

An abandoned boat rests beneath the remains of a fallen garage in Borups Corners. Once a vessel of open water, it now holds the stillness of forgotten years.
Photos and Short Stories

The Boat Beneath the Broken Roof

Hidden under a collapsed garage, the old boat reveals how time transforms ordinary objects into quiet, enduring memories.
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Look familiar? Yes, it's the lower level of the Dyment Recreation Hall. This is a concept for a new creative recreation space designed using AI tools.
ECO-STAR-North

Automating Community Administration

By taking care of repetitive tasks, a platform powered by AI can free up volunteers to lead, innovate, and strengthen the community.
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Across the vast, culturally rich landscapes of Northwestern Ontario and the broader Canadian North, a powerful creative movement is taking shape. From the intricate beadwork of the Anishinaabe and Dene to the striking sculptures of Inuit carvers and the digital art of a new generation, creativity in these regions has always been more than expression — it is storytelling, identity, and survival.
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What is ECO-STAR North?

A Framework for Decolonizing Northern Innovation and Building Data Sovereign Creative Economies Across the vast, culturally rich landscapes of Northwestern Ontario and the broader Canadian…
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ECO-STAR North Community Listening Survey
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ECO-STAR North Community Listening Survey

Join ECO-STAR North’s new community survey—where listening sparks innovation and your story helps shape the future.
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Shifting focus from outputs to AI system design unlocks new possibilities for structured, collaborative, and scalable creativity.
ECO-STAR-North

The Future of Creativity? Designing Automated Systems!

Designing AI systems, not just outputs, shifts creativity toward building workflows, orchestration, and intelligent automated processes.
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First Frost
Photos and Short Stories

First Frost

First frost arrives in Northwestern Ontario, marking the close of a vibrant season at our community land lab.
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Centre of Expertise Plans on Display
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Centre of Expertise Plans on Display

Nuclear Waste Management Organization Centre of Expertise will be in Ignace The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) visited Melgund Township this week to share the…
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The Dyment Recreation Hall has a new addition, following extensive repairs after a flood in 2022. The new addition and repairs were funded by the community and with support from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
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Stories with Northern Roots

Learn how our weekly storytelling club blends fiction with real community places like our local Recreation Hall.
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Where the line between fiction and reality blurs. This is the real Jackfish Lake in Northwestern Ontario—the very setting for our book, The Jackfish Trail Challenge. If you're driving the Trans-Canada Highway, stop in and explore the trails yourself!
Photos and Short Stories

The Reality of Jackfish Lake

Jackfish Lake is real! This stunning Northwestern Ontario location inspired The Jackfish Trail Challenge story.
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Experiencing Northwestern Ontario's autumn transition; arts land lab programming moves indoors and virtual. The quiet rest allows for reflection and planning for next year's outdoor season.
Photos and Short Stories

The Whispers of Autumn’s Farewell

Changing seasons bring final phase for land lab arts incubator; trails quiet, online programming begins.
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Latest News and Updates

  • More Time, More Voices: Public Comments Extended on Nuclear Waste Proposal
  • Nuclear waste DGR workshops engage with community
  • Our First Pit Firing: Testing Locally Harvested Clay in Melgund Township
  • Materials Research: Clay Tubes, Birch Bark Stories and the Art of Keeping Things
  • Pumpkins, carving tools, and a little Halloween chaos!

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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

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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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