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 !
Join Victoria Fenner on Wednesday August 26 at 7pm for My Voice Counts - Building Community Media in the Internet Age.
During this time of pandemic, people have been using electronic media like never before to reach their communities with information, music and anything that can be heard and seen. But this isn't just a new trend -- communities across the country have been setting up radio and tv stations and internet to reach their neighbours. Community media organizer and activist Victoria Fenner outlines how communities can start their own radio station, TV station or internet portal which enables community volunteers to build community through citizen powered media.
Bio: Victoria Fenner is a leader in community media with experience in both the on-air and on-line environments. She is currently a Program Manager with the Canadian Association of Community Television Stations and Users (CACTUS) where she is working with the Local Journalism Initiative (funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage). She is also on the board of directors of the Community Radio Fund of Canada. She is equally experienced in media management and programming. In addition to her community media experience, she has also worked for CBC Radio in radio current affairs, drama and features and as a production technician. She has also received Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for her Media artworks and projects.
All Expert Chats will take place live on the SPARC Member Network group Facebook page (follow this link) and then will be archived on our YouTube channel (here). To interact live with Tammy, join us on July 29 at 7pm.
Not a member? Not a problem! Membership is free and quick, just follow this link!
Questions for Victoria on this topic can be sent to Rachel ahead of time at: rachel@sparcperformingarts.com
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Community Presenters' Network (CPN) was formed in January 2017 as a direct result of the efforts of venue managers in small facilities and rural communities across Ontario coming together to build a network that met their needs. The CPN is now taking the next step in its development: forging a collective response to the individual challenges of making the case for arts and culture in small communities.
The Starter Guide is based on research into advocacy and debates on cultural value, as well as interviews with 20 individuals in Ontario, Yukon and Atlantic Canada — all involved in different ways in the rural cultural ecology — to better understand the opportunities and obstacles that CPN members could collaborate to tackle.
Please take a look and let us know what you think.
CPN_ADVOCACY STARTER GUIDE-February 2020
We have a new Calendar and we'd love you to use it! Send Rachel an email (rachel@sparcperformingarts.com) with your event/show/livestream date, time, link, a visual and any other info you'd like listed and we'll add you to our calendar and our social media.
Let us help you to get the word out!
Need a "Pro" Zoom account so you can host a meeting or show for longer than 40 minutes? Want to host up to 250 people? Let us help you! We have a member dedicated Zoom line that can be booked for meetings and events. Simply email Rachel (rachel@sparcperformingarts.com) to reserve today!
Find out what's going on in the SPARC community: Upcoming events, SPARC news, interviews, unique local initiatives, valuable resources, and more!
Do you have a story about a unique community initiative, a collaborative project, an innovative planning or engagement strategy? We want to hear about it!
If you are interested in contributing to the blog, please get in touch with Rachel Marks, SPARC Network Coordinator: rachel@sparcperfomingarts.com
Graeme Bachiu takes us inside his pandemic documentary journey. I decided fairly early on in the pandemic (late March or early April) that I was going to have to do something while I was stuck at home, projects cancelled and clients gone radio … [Read more]
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A blog by Fanny Martin, Executive Director & Creative Producer - Art of Festivals It started with frustration. In March 2019, Mass Culture hosted a Digital Gathering on cultural planning in rural & remote communities in response to feedback … [Read more]
A blog by SPARC guest blogger Denise Lysak exploring one festival's way forward during COVID-19. All across the country, companies struggle just to survive. Theatres, galleries, museums, and festival sites sit empty. So many artists, … [Read more]
