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Northern Ontario Arts

The arts in Northern Ontario celebrate the creativity, heritage, and innovation of communities across the region, from Borups Corners and Dyment to Dryden and beyond. Central to this cultural landscape is Art Borups Corners, which leads interdisciplinary, digital, and community-based arts initiatives that engage local artists, youth, and residents. Supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, the arts in Northern Ontario highlight how rural and northern creativity contributes to broader provincial and national cultural identity. Through workshops, exhibitions, and collaborative projects, these initiatives foster connection, strengthen community capacity, and showcase the North as a vibrant hub for artistic excellence.

Interdisciplinary capacity is the new creative skill—artists learning systems, not just mediums, through hands-on creation.
Borups Corners

The System as Curriculum

In Northwestern Ontario, artists are transforming tools into classrooms and building creative fluency across disciplines and technologies.
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Terry's creek is drowning in junk. Can he clean it alone? Watch one boy's passion ignite a community, teaching everyone to cherish nature.
Photos and Short Stories

Terry’s Big Creek Clean Up

Terry's creek is drowning in junk. Can he clean it alone?
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This new work is a significant achievement for the Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba storytelling program, an initiative championed by the Art Borups Corners collective during its 2025 summer arts internship and mentorship project. The interdisciplinary arts program provides young writers and community members with practical arts-focused skill development, helping them turn personal experiences into resonant stories that connect with a wider audience. It's designed to build confidence and hone creative expression through structured mentorship and workshops.
Photos and Short Stories

A Voice After Hours

A shy teen's radio show accidentally broadcasts fears, forcing a choice: hide or share his true self.
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A special thanks to the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program for supporting and funding our storytelling and oral history activities these past few months. We've learned a lot and are just beginning to put our new skills into practice.
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Storytelling. Northern Style.

Northwestern Ontario Arts group explores storytelling and publishing Over the past months, the Art Borups Corners storytelling club has gone from sharing ideas in small…
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A new short story, "Mona's Secret Songs" by young Inuk author Tony Eetak, is now available, offering young readers a thoughtful look at kindness and standing up for others in the digital age. The story introduces Mona, a student who finds herself in a tricky situation when her friends use a secret music app to create a mean playlist targeting a classmate. Instead of confronting them directly, Mona quietly uses the same app to add songs of encouragement, showing a different path.
Photos and Short Stories

Mona’s Secret Songs

"Mona's Secret Songs": a youth story about digital kindness and standing up for dignity.
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The old deck terrace and outdoor performance space at the Dyment Recreation Hall was pulled out this week. It's being replaced with a new, expanded area that will support outdoor concerts and community events for years to come. Photo: Terri Bell
Photos and Short Stories

Watch your step!

A new outdoor performance space is being constructed in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario.
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This summer we learned about creating and publishing our own short stories and oral histories. This fall, we'll be expanding on what we learned.
Workshops

Exploring EPUB 3.3

The Invisible Architect: How EPUB 3.3 Is Quietly Building the Future of Reading This summer, our arts program had a great time exploring the basics…
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A new short story, "Sarah's Steady Note," by Inuk youth artist Tony Eetak, will soon be available, bringing a thoughtful look at a young girl's quiet determination. This narrative introduces readers to Sarah, a ten-year-old who finds deep satisfaction in playing the tuba, despite the doubts of her friends and even her own brother.
Photos and Short Stories

Sarah’s Steady Note

Sarah's tuba teaches quiet strength. A story about finding your own path and respecting others.
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"The Pixel Mask" is a notable addition to the growing collection supported by the Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba storytelling program. This program, championed by the Art Borups Corners collective, The Arts Incubator and its Winnipeg hub and their weekly Storytelling Club, is committed to encouraging new artistic voices and narratives from the region. The collective's efforts aim to provide accessible arts-focused skill development, ensuring young creators have the tools and platforms to share their unique perspectives.
Photos and Short Stories

The Pixel Mask

Jamie Bell's "The Pixel Mask" explores digital art, hidden identity, and finding your true self.
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Gerry is setting up the microphones, sound system and equipment to power this weekend's live music at the Dyment Recreation Hall.
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Thanking our Artists: Gerry McArthur

We extend a very special thank you to Gerry McArthur, a long-time Dryden musician and dedicated community volunteer.
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Upcoming Events

Celebrate Canada Day by showcasing your talents at the upcoming Dyment Community Craft Sale on July 1st! Held at the Dyment, Ontario Community Centre & Grounds from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, this vibrant community market is officially calling for local vendors, artisans, and creators to join the festivities. Organizers are currently seeking applications for a wide variety of booths, including handmade crafts, artisan goods, local produce, vintage & unique finds, and delicious eats. It is a fantastic opportunity for small businesses and hobbyists alike, offering both tables and tent spaces with no fee for tables. To learn more about booth information, request an application, or register for the event, interested vendors can contact Terri at 807-220-5177, email melgundlsb@gmail.com, or visit the official website at www.melundrecreation.ca. Make sure to submit your application before the deadline on June 25th. Don't miss out on this incredible celebration of creativity and community in Melgund Township!
Celebrate Canada Day in Melgund Township with live music, local food, artists, vendors and family fun at the Dyment Recreation Hall and Complex on July 1. Enjoy performances by Gerry and Tanya McArthur, Walter and Friends, and more.
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).
Discover a growing collection of inspirational and motivational short stories from Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, created to inspire hope, resilience, courage, and personal growth. These uplifting short stories and daily motivational reads are rooted in strong community values, dignity, integrity, perseverance, and leadership—reflecting life across the Prairies and Northern Ontario.

Each inspirational story delivers powerful life lessons, positive mindset reminders, and encouragement for self-improvement, mental strength, and purposeful living. Whether you’re searching for motivational stories for tough times, short stories about resilience and overcoming challenges, or inspirational reflections grounded in rural, northern, and Indigenous-informed community perspectives, this collection is designed to fuel optimism, confidence, and long-term success.

Through storytelling that highlights community leadership, youth empowerment, kindness, and values-based living, these inspirational short stories help readers in Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and beyond stay grounded, build inner strength, and move forward with clarity, hope, and possibility.

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 SUPPORTED BY

Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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