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Melgund Township

Melgund Township, home to the communities of Borups Corners and Dyment in Northwestern Ontario, is an emerging centre for creative and cultural development in Northern Ontario. Supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, Melgund Township fosters artistic innovation, community engagement, and northern identity through locally driven arts and cultural projects. From interdisciplinary collaborations to youth-led initiatives, the township is becoming a vibrant hub where artists and residents work together to strengthen the cultural landscape of Northwestern Ontario, showcasing the creative potential that thrives in rural and remote regions of Canada.

Bones, Skulls and Paint
Northern Ontario Arts

Bones, Skulls and Paint

Bones, skulls and paint came together during a unique Summer Arts Incubator workshop at the Dyment Recreation Hall.
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Bright fabric and sharp scissors—tools of the trade at this week's ribbon dress making session in Borups Corners.
Northern Ontario Arts

Ribbon Dresses and Needlework at Dyment Hall This Summer

Participants learned to make traditional ribbon dresses this summer at free drop-in sessions in Dyment Recreation Hall.
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Mid-August in Melgund Township means watching local tricolored bumblebees grab a quick meal from blooming thistle before cooler weather sets in. Even the pesky Canada thistle serves a purpose in the boreal landscape—providing crucial late-season nectar for native bumblebees.
Community Garden

Late Summer Buzz

A look at the tricolored bumblebee foraging on Canada thistle during August in Melgund Township, Ontario.
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Our living lab gardens double as a summer hunting ground for local Northern Leopard Frogs.
Community Garden

Pest Control on Four Legs

Northern Leopard Frogs thrive in late summer garden beds, serving as vital bioindicators and pest controllers.
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More than 35 pounds of locally harvested grey, red, and varved wild clay drying after being slaked and processed. Every batch has helped us learn more about the natural materials beneath our feet.
Northern Ontario Arts

Pit Firing Update: Preparing for the Fire

One of our summer Living Lab projects is transforming local wild clays and forest materials into a ceramic research program.
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The fine grains of birch sawdust that will surround the pottery during firing. As the material burns and smoulders, it leaves behind traces of smoke and carbon that become part of the ceramic surface.
Northern Ontario Arts

Smoke, Shadow, and Birch Bark

How a bucket of birch sawdust can change your autumn pit fire forever.
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Working outdoors continues to shape beautiful community spaces as we prepare for more summer garden programming.
Community Garden

Watching the Gardens Fill In

Our donated flowers have filled out beautifully, bringing colour, community pride, and new life to Dyment Recreation Park.
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More than 35 pounds of locally harvested grey, red, and varved wild clay drying after being slaked and processed. Every batch has helped us learn more about the natural materials beneath our feet.
Northern Ontario Arts

More Than 35 Pounds of Wild Clay, One Handful at a Time

Forest fires delayed our pit firing, but our wild clay journey continues with beautiful grey, red, and varved native clays.
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Canada’s Nuclear Waste Repository Models Face Critical Data Gaps, Reviewers Warn
Community Lens

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Repository Models Face Critical Data Gaps, Reviewers Warn

Release of South Bruce geoscientific work would build confidence in Revell Site selection, reviewers argue
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Tanya McArthur crafted these beautiful stuffed animals. They were on sale at the Canada Day Festival artists market at the Dyment Recreation Hall and Park earlier this week. Aren't they adorable?
Borups Corners

Plush Perfection

Beautiful hand-crafted stuffed animals created by Dryden artist Tanya McArthur were on display at this week's artist market.
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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.


BN: 790519573RC0001

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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