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Art Borups Corners is a leading creative initiative advancing Ontario arts, culture, and community collaboration across Northern Ontario and Northwestern Ontario. Supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, Art Borups Corners fosters innovation through interdisciplinary and digital arts programs that connect rural artists, youth, and communities. Based in Melgund Township, it serves as a vital hub for creative development, empowering artists to explore new forms of expression rooted in northern identity. As part of Ontario’s growing arts ecosystem, Art Borups Corners exemplifies how community-driven creativity strengthens cultural vitality and expands opportunities across the province.

Stitch by stitch, the final details are coming together as youth build their sewing skills and bring their ribbon skirts to life.
Northern Ontario Arts

Youth Learning How To Make Handmade Ribbon Skirts

Discover how youth are learning sewing machine skills, garment design and contemporary fashion through ribbon skirt workshops in Northwestern Ontario.
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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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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.
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Late Summer Buzz

A look at the tricolored bumblebee foraging on Canada thistle during August in Melgund Township, Ontario.
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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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Birch bark is a highly responsive firing material that burns quickly in low oxygen conditions, producing intense carbon black that transfers directly onto clay surfaces during pit firing.
Northern Ontario Arts

Birch for Pit Firing: Exploring Wild Clay and Bark Effects

Summer birch harvest supports both firewood storage and upcoming ceramic pit firing work.
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Freshly cut poplar branches drying down under the sun, preparing for a fall pit firing season.
Northern Ontario Arts

Collecting Poplar Brush for Fall Pottery Pit Firings

Seasonal brush collection turns poplar into reliable, no-waste fuel for atmospheric ceramic pit firings in the fall.
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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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Ribbons of green and purple aurora stretched across a star-filled night sky.
Borups Corners

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

POSTPONED: Due to the fire restrictions, area wildfires and air quality, the BBQ component has been postponed to a later date. Please contact us @info@artsincubator.ca…
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Sewing and crafts by Dryden artist Fran Higgins were a hit at this year's Canada Day Festival and artists market.
Northern Ontario Arts

Colour, Creativity and Community Shine at Melgund Canada Day Festival

Unique handmade designs and strong community support made this year's Canada Day event one to remember.
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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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