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Arts and Culture

Our Arts and Culture section highlights the creative work, community projects, and cultural activities taking place across Melgund Township and the surrounding Northwestern Ontario region. This includes local artists, hands-on workshops, exhibitions, seasonal programming, and collaborative initiatives that bring people together through making, sharing, and participation.

This test tile, stamped with birch bark, will become a simple pendant made from wild clay harvested this summery with Art Borups Corners.
Arts and Culture

Making Wild Clay Pendants: From the Ground to Your Neck

Create gorgeous forest-inspired pendants using local wild clay and a simple piece of birch log.
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We’re excited to welcome Joanne Keewaycabo to the Melgund Township Canada Day Festival on July 1 at the Dyment Recreation Hall and Park. Her handmade hats and intricate beadwork are a wonderful celebration of artistry and tradition, and each piece reflects the skill and creativity that make local artisans so special.
Arts and Culture

Joanne Keewaycabo Craftwork Coming to Canada Day Festival in Melgund

Discover unique hats and beadwork by Joanne Keewaycabo during the Canada Day Festival in Melgund Township on July 1.
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Sweet flowers, sour stalks. A beautiful showcase of the stunning, tiny white clusters that pop up when the rhubarb decides to bolt in the June sunshine.
Community Garden

The Art of the Bolting Bloom: From Garden to Gallery

Rhubarb in full bloom! Check out these gorgeous, feathery white blossoms before they are trimmed back to focus on stalk growth.
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Come and see this vibrant mixed-media wolf painting by Northwestern Ontario artist Leanne Nicholson.
Exhibitions

Summer Art Show: Where Wilderness Meets The Canvas

Bold canvas strokes meet the raw beauty of the Boreal in mixed-media art show by Northwestern Ontario artist Leanne Nicholson.
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Calling all volunteers for Canada Day!
Photos and Stories

Calling all volunteers for Canada Day!

Support our local community by volunteering for the most exciting festival Melgund Township has ever hosted! Sign up.
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The exhibition highlights Higgins’ sewing practice, combining traditional techniques with personal storytelling through textiles.
Exhibitions

Dryden Sewist Francine Higgins Brings Handcrafted Textile Art to Melgund

Northwestern Ontario Craftwork Showcased at 2026 Arts Exhibition
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Featured this month, Dunham’s photography adds depth and visual storytelling to the Dyment Recreation Hall arts space.
Community Lens

Allyson Dunham Photography on Display in Northwestern Ontario Spring Exhibition

Northern landscapes and subtle moments define this photography collection, strengthening Melgund Township’s growing arts and culture presence.
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New works at the 2026 Spring Arts Exhibition showcase McArthur’s evolving watercolour practice rooted in natural forms and regional scenery.
Community Lens

Tanya McArthur Watercolour Series at Melgund Exhibition

Dryden Artist Tanya McArthur Presents New Watercolour Floral and Landscape Series at 2026 Spring Arts Exhibition in Melgund Township The 2026 Spring Arts Exhibition in…
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Wildlife & Northern Lights Photography in Melgund Township
Programs

Wildlife & Northern Lights Photography in Melgund Township

Allyson Dunham’s photography anchors a spring exhibition celebrating Northwestern Ontario artists in Melgund Township.
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Community Art Space Opens
Programs

Community Art Space Opens

New Arts and Culture Space in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario Residents of Melgund Township are stepping into a new chapter for local arts and community…
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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.

ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS

Melgund Recreation, Arts and Culture is a non-profit arts and recreation services provider supporting programs in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario. Business Number 741438436 RC0001.

Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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