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Northwestern Ontario Art Collective
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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.
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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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One of the newest additions, this apple tree was seeded last winter in the greenhouse and was just planted in its new home.
Community Garden

How to Care for Apple Trees

Discover how to care for apple trees from planting to harvest.
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Discover paintings, ceramics, photography, textiles, and handmade works all priced under $100 in Winnipeg. One weekend only, August 13–16, experience an affordable art show celebrating creativity and local talent.
Winnipeg

Winnipeg Under $100 Art Show: Tickets on sale now!

Winnipeg’s Under $100 Art Show features 100 artists across 20,000 square feet of exhibition space.
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Hundreds of rural public sector workers face immediate financial ruin as the Government of Canada prepares to dismantle its regional agricultural network. The aggressive $394-million spending cuts have triggered a massive revolt from small-town mayors and union leaders, who are fiercely condemning the destruction of local economies and the implementation of draconian federal gag orders. With generational public infrastructure facing total abandonment, rural communities are demanding an immediate halt to what they call a reckless betrayal of Canada's agricultural heartland.
Food Security and Innovation

Rural towns rally as federal farming cuts threaten hundreds of jobs and spark secrecy concerns

Hundreds of public sector farming jobs are on the line as local mayors slam federal gag orders blocking research station staff from speaking out.
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Farming scientists warn that Ottawa's plan to cut regional labs and organic research programs will leave Canadian crops highly vulnerable to climate change.
Food Security and Innovation

Agriculture experts warn federal research cuts will stall crop innovation and soil protection

Agricultural experts warn that closing regional research stations will permanently disrupt crop innovation and soil conservation efforts.
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Paintings, photography, ceramics, and more featured at Winnipeg’s Under $100 Art Show this August. Apply by May 1.
Winnipeg

Under $100 Art Show Winnipeg 2026 Applications Closing Soon!

Final call for artists—Under $100 Art Show Winnipeg 2026 applications close May 1 for this major art show!
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The Myth of the Happy Client
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The Myth of the Happy Client

True leadership requires the courage to prioritize the work's integrity over the client’s immediate comfort.
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The Community Myth
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The Community Myth

Calling a marketplace a community is just a way to make competition feel like a neighborhood.
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The Currency of Shared Vision
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The Currency of Shared Vision

Your most valuable asset isn't a line item in a budget; it is the trust of your circle.
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Small Moments
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Small Moments

True cohesion is a byproduct of consistent, low-stakes presence rather than manufactured exercises.
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Latest Local News

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  • July 18 is Parks Day in Canada: Join us for Everyone Outdoors Together!

Get Involved!

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.
Join Art Borups Corners on July 18, 2026 at the Dyment Recreation Hall for an evening of food, music, creativity, and community connection. Enjoy a community BBQ, connect with neighbours, and help imagine the future of local parks and greenspaces through drawing, mapping, storytelling, and conversation. Part of the national Everyone Outdoors Together initiative led by the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA).

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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