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 !
Sat. Oct 20., Minto - Mini-SPARC Symposium
This event, supported by SPARC's Collaborative Community Initiatives program, has been organized by a group of SPARC members in Minto. Open to all those involved in the performing arts in the area, this day includes several workshops - on Audience Development, Grant Writing, Marketing and Promotion, and Youth Engagement. The event is from 9:00am-3:45pm and includes lunch. Registration is only $25 - due by October 9th. To download the event brochure, click here. For more information email sparcsw@gmail.com
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 Eric Goudie, SPARC Network Steering Committee Member Blyth Ontario’s Centre for Rural Creativity is a lot like SPARC. It’s focused on rural communities, it’s arts-based, and when I walked into the Blyth Memorial Community Hall for the … [Read more]
By Mike Martyn, SPARC Network Steering Committee I attended the 2018 Folk Music Ontario (FMO) Conference, held near Toronto’s Pearson Airport, for a couple of days at the end of September, ostensibly as a panellist for SPARC. It was not my first … [Read more]
In anticipation of our Expert Chat with Catherine Frid on Community-Engaged Play Creation (which will be on Wednesday, October 31st at 12pm), we are sharing this piece from Arts Engage Canada's "Idea Box" (posted April 16, 2018). We love the … [Read more]
By Sandy Irvin, Almonte Ontario On a bright morning On the cusp of summer and fall On the banks of the Mississippi A gathering of SPARCs occurred! A few members of the SPARC team dodged thunderstorms (and tornadoes) to spend Saturday, … [Read more]
