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

Collaborative Community Initiatives Program

Next application deadline is February 28, 2019

The CCI program provides financial support for capacity-building projects that involve collaboration between disciplines and communities and impact not only local artists but the community at large. To learn more about the program and read about projects that have received support in the past, login to the Member Network site (becoming a member is simple and FREE) and click on the Collaborative Community Initiatives menu tab.

A Work(shop) In Progress: Skill Building for Our Collective and the Community

Posted on March 22, 2019 // Leave a Comment

by Andy King and Laura Cameron Five weeks and five events later and our series of capacity building workshops have come to an end. Through the support of SPARC and their Collaborative Community Initiatives program, we were able to gain … [Read more]

SPARC At the Folk Alliance International Conference

Posted on March 14, 2019 // Leave a Comment

Folk Alliance International 's mission is to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation, and promotion. The FAI folk umbrella represents the broadest international iteration of the genre, … [Read more]

SPARC Mini Symposium 2018

Posted on March 6, 2019 // Leave a Comment

The following post was written by Peggy Raftis, one of the organizers of the Mini SPARC Symposium in Harriston. This Mini-Symposium was held on Saturday, October 20th, 2018 and it received support from SPARC’s Collaborative Community Initiatives … [Read more]

11 Days Left to Apply to Host the 2020 Symposium

Posted on February 14, 2019 // Leave a Comment

The SPARC Symposium is a biennial gathering that brings together SPARC members as well as other creators, presenters, producers, community animators and funders involved in the performing arts in rural and remote communities across Ontario. The … [Read more]