Art Borups Corners
Funding and Resources for Community Arts and Recreation
Our community arts collective, originally supported by the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse and the Manitoba Arts Council from 2021-2023 and the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and OpenAI Researcher Access Programs in 2023 and 2024, incubates creative leadership and connection through a diverse range of participatory and arts-based programs. From empowering Indigenous youth with digital storytelling and AI tools to hosting immersive workshops that blend traditional and modern techniques, we focus on building skills, sharing stories, and strengthening community bonds.
Bridging cultures and generations, our projects amplify voices, celebrate identity, and nurture innovation, making the arts a catalyst for positive change and resilience.
Art Borups Corners is a youth and community-led program aimed at building organizational capacity through creative leadership and arts-based climate entrepreneurship. Projects have been presented at venues ranging from world class institutions like Qaumajuq and the Winnipeg Art Gallery, to the Arctic Congress in Bodø, Norway.
The Digital Greenhouse is a digital innovation initiative for Canadian individuals, groups and organizations. It supports short-term projects that leverage digital technology to address sectoral and digital challenges, including: The development of sector-wide and cross-sector collaborations, partnerships, and networks to support innovative digital business models, revenue models and monetization strategies; sectoral approaches aimed at strategically increasing the digital/data literacy and ongoing digital transformation of the arts sector; and addressing challenges and exploring solutions related to the lack of access to digital infrastructure for remote regions and Northern and under-represented communities.
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The Digital Greenhouse is a digital innovation initiative for Canadian individuals, groups and organizations. It supports short-term projects that leverage digital technology to address sectoral and digital challenges, including: The development of sector-wide and cross-sector collaborations, partnerships, and networks to support innovative digital business models, revenue models and monetization strategies; sectoral approaches aimed at strategically increasing the digital/data literacy and ongoing digital transformation of the arts sector; and addressing challenges and exploring solutions related to the lack of access to digital infrastructure for remote regions and Northern and under-represented communities.
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OAC is an agency that operates at arm's length from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. The OAC's grants and services to professional, Ontario-based artists and arts organizations support arts education, Indigenous arts, community arts, crafts, dance, Francophone arts, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, music, theatre, touring, and visual arts. The OAC is directed by 12 volunteer board (council) members who come from communities throughout the province. They are appointed by the Government of Ontario for a three-year term. The OAC's board is responsible for setting OAC's policies and oversees the organization's operation.
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The mission of the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is to build healthy and vibrant communities throughout Ontario by investing in community-based initiatives and strengthening the impact of Ontario’s non-profit sector.
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Our community and regional programs and project have been made possible through support and funding from a number of institutions in the United States and Canada.
