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Connect with rural arts creators, producers, performers and animateurs throughout Ontario and wider afield.
How SPARC evolves and grows is up to you: The amazing people who make the performing arts happen in our communities.
Membership Benefits:
Access to our directory of members & member map
Access to our members only Facebook Group
Member's discount on your Symposium Registration Fee
Access to SPARC services – including our Collaborative Community Initiatives Program
Access to valuable resources
Membership Cost: FREE!
The June 28th CCI application deadline saw the number of applications submitted DOUBLE! The evaluation committee thoroughly enjoyed reading each submission and learning more about some of the amazing initiatives being undertaken in rural and remote communities across Ontario. The initiatives that will receive support this round are:
Community Arts Documentary Film – Thinking Rock Community Arts
Minto Mini-Summit – Town of Minto
Youth Elevating Youth Workshops – Youth Elevating Youth Collective and Sheatre
Stratford Arts Centre Feasibility Study – The Stratford Arts and Culture Collective
Rural Youth Touring and Networking Opportunity – Youth Opportunities in the Arts
To read more about these initiatives, click here! Please note that this page is housed on our Member Network website. To view it you will need to login or register to become a SPARC member - which is free! The Collaborative Community Initiatives program guidelines can also be found on the Member Network site.
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 Rebecca Ballarin, SPARC Network Coordinator: rebecca@sparcperfomingarts.com
By Chandel Gambles, SPARC Northern Outreach Consultant As arts organizers, we are constantly striving to engage, maintain, and grow our arts communities. To do that we must create unique experiences and opportunities for connections. With so many … [Read more]
by Olivia Whiddon. Olivia Whiddon is the artistic director of Kenora Opera Theatre (KOT). She and Ruth Girard, chief advisor, founded the KOT. Kenora Opera Theatre: "How's that for a cultural wasteland?" They may not know it, but our audience … [Read more]
A reflection on the 2018 SPARC Symposium in Cobalt, Ontario by youth bursary attendee Katy Grabstas On March 21st, my dear friend Chandel Gambles reached out to me over Facebook. “OH! You are into arts promotion and admin. Do you want to apply for … [Read more]
Earlier this year, Mark Oliver posted some information in the SPARC Members' Facebook group about the Tamworth Erinsville Community Development Committee Concert Series. SPARC staff wanted to learn more (and share more!) about this initiative, so … [Read more]
