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 !
Symposium 2020
May 7th-10th
Reconciliation & Connection
We are now accepting proposals for workshop sessions on the following topics:
Reconciliation in Action
Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation
Indigenous Cultural Competency
Indigenous Community Engagement and Outreach
Production and Technical Direction in Rural Communities
Event Creation and Engagement
Accessing Funds
Connection in a Digital Age
Tourism and the Arts
Knowledge Gained and Lessons Learned
Please read through the full call for proposals for more information about each of these topics, and the different workshop formats we are interested in! Submission deadline has been extended to November 15th at 5pm EST.
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 Jason Manitowabi, Northern Outreach Coordinator Part of my role as the Northern Outreach Coordinator is trying to understand, as best I can, the conditions that Northern artists work in. Therefore when I was planning a networking trip this … [Read more]
By Jason Manitowabi, Northern Outreach Coordinator “Would you like to attend the Riddu Riddu Festival next month?” As a new presenter, I’m starting to get more of these opportunities lately; Nipissing for the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance … [Read more]
The following post was written by Miranda Bouchard, Acting Artistic Director of Thinking Rock Community Arts. Thinking Rock's community-created documentary film received support from SPARC’s Collaborative Community Initiatives Program last … [Read more]
By Kirsten Nelson, Executive Director 4elements Living Arts was founded in 2002, making it a relative old-timer among northern Ontario arts organizations. Our vision is engaged experiences of land, arts and community, and our mission is to nurture … [Read more]
