“The trees are mighty and comforting and just plain everywhere. They are a feast for the eyes, ears, nose, and lungs. The people not only love and celebrate the nature around them, but they nurture and love and celebrate art. I think I’ve done more music workshops and shows in Haliburton than anywhere else in Canada. I, as well as many other artists, feel welcome, appreciated and at home there.” - Katherine Wheatley

Watch the first SPARC VLOG - created by Jillian Peever of The SPACE Upstairs - on Dance in rural Ontario.

Health Insurance options available for SPARC members!

I live by the philosophy of being both/and when it comes to my existence. I am both masculine and feminine. I am both an artist and a hockey player. I am both a drag performer and a farm kid. My existence is not a contradiction, it is a harmonious attestation to a multitude of concurring truths.

Let’s get together & chat!

Is it time for your community to become a SPARC Community? Now’s the time to apply!

Join us Saturday June 24, 2023 from 10am-2:30pm for a Community Consultation in Brockville!

What do you think of when you think of Northern Ontario? Lots of snow? Moose? Jackpines? The warmth of the Shabbos candles on frigid December nights? No? Let’s go back a little.

May Art be present at the time of educating ourselves.