Supporting Performing Arts in Rural & Remote Communities

Dance • Film/Media Arts • Music • Theatre

Join SPARC's Member Network. || Rejoignez le réseau des membres de la SPARC.

Connect with rural arts creators, producers, performers and animateurs throughout Ontario and beyond.

How SPARC evolves and grows is up to you: The amazing people who make the performing arts happen in our communities.

Établissez des liens avec des créateurs, des producteurs, des interprètes et des animateurs d’arts ruraux de l’Ontario et d’ailleurs.

La façon dont SPARC évolue et grandit dépend de vous : les gens extraordinaires qui font des arts de la scène une réalité dans nos communautés.

Membership Benefits || Avantages de l’adhésion :

Access to our directory of members & member map | Accédez à notre répertoire des membres et à la carte des membres.

Access to our members only Facebook Group | Accès à notre groupe Facebook réservé aux membres.

Member's discount on your Symposium Registration Fee | Rabais aux membres sur les frais d’inscription au symposium

Access to SPARC services – including our Collaborative Community Initiatives Program | Accès aux services de la SPARC — y compris notre Programme d’initiatives communautaires collaboratif

Access to valuable resources | Accès à des ressources précieuses

Membership Cost: FREE! || Coût de l’adhésion : GRATUIT !

Click here to visit the SPARC Member Network

Cliquez ici pour visiter le réseau des membres de la SPARC

Keep an eye on this page and our social media accounts - or email the Symposium Coordinator sparc@gatheringplacebythegrand.ca to receive the link by email.

SPARC WELCOMES RACHEL MARKS AS NEW NETWORK COORDINATOR

"The SPARC Network Steering Committee (SNSC) is pleased to welcome Rachel Marks to our staff as the new SPARC Network Coordinator.

Rachel brings her skills from involvement in all aspects of theatre, education and community organization and coordination. In 2009, she began a small theatre school in her rural community, and against all odds, developed it into a thriving enterprise of community theatre, and summer camps with an emphasis on neurodiverse and disabled children and youth.

Rachel is a Relaxed Performance Consultant, a seasoned stage manager and works part time at St Lawrence College in the Music-Theatre Department.

This is a bitter sweet time for SPARC as we say goodbye to Rebecca, who has done an amazing job, connecting and coordinating with our members and taking on projects with enthusiasm and proficient skills. We have all enjoyed Rebecca’s enthusiasm and benefited from her commitment to excellence. Be sure to watch for her work as a Metcalf Intern with Pat the Dog Theatre Creation.

And with that, best wishes Rebecca and welcome Rachel. The SNSC looks forward to working with you and being part of the great things that you will bring to the organization." - Chris Lynd (Chair, SPARC Network Steering Committee)

New Date for Symposium 2020

Posted on March 13, 2020 // Leave a Comment

Important News Regarding SPARC Symposium 2020 It is with an overabundance of caution and concern for public safety that the SPARC Steering Committee and the SPARC Symposium Host Committee have decided to reschedule the … [Read more]

Finding the Moments You Seek, Whatever That May Be

Posted on February 28, 2020 // Leave a Comment

A blog post about the Moose n’ Fiddle Music Festival by Denise Lysak (SPARC Guest Blogger) “This is my one small step, this is my walk on the moon,” are lyrics from Walk on the Moon by Great Big Sea and words that bring us back to earlier days – … [Read more]

At the Point of Convergence; A Meeting Place

Posted on December 23, 2019 // Leave a Comment

By Denise Lysak, Guest Blogger In the wilds of Northwestern Ontario, creative residencies dot the landscape with hundreds of miles in betwixt and between. Rural and remote places are creating new pathways for discovery and exploration as artists … [Read more]

Stratford Arts and Culture Collective : Adventures in Feasibility Studies

Posted on December 12, 2019 // Leave a Comment

The following post was written by Ron Dodson, a member of the Stratford Arts and Culture Collective, who received support through SPARC's Collaborative Community Initiatives Program as they completed a feasibility study. To learn more about the … [Read more]