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Now more than ever…
Now more than ever…
I feel like we need to keep our creative pilot lights on. While we scale back, are patient, ride things out, we also need to keep dreaming, laughing and playing. And there’s something powerful and special about when we do that in community.

The Wonders Left By Grief
When we feel empty, we tend to search for certainty. I found this certainty in the one thing that would remain: my art.

Coming Together, an Indigenous Peoples Week Reconciliation Initiative with Stone & Sky
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s final report and 94 Calls to Action, and with the deepest respect for recently deceased the Honourable Murray Sinclair, who led the Commission, we feel it behooves Stone & Sky to revisit the intent of Call to Action #83

The Poets Are Still Alive
Poetry is something I like to call a small, everyday miracle—a beautiful and daring human experiment.

Update to Ontario Presents’s New Young Audience Presenter Project
Ontario Presents announces updates to the New Young Audience Presenter Project.

Artists Announced - Small Venue Pitches!!
Small Venue Pitch Artists and Acts Announced!
Read more for the list of Artists/Acts and how to register.


Feel Alive at Symposium 2024!
Quality organic smoothies, iced drinks & more available at Symposium 2024!

Symposium de 2024 : Le Réseau SPARC fait des étincelles ! Annonce des ateliers et des animateurs et animatrices !
Annonce des ateliers et des animateurs et animatrices !

Planning Your Trip To Symposium 2024
Plan your Symposium today! Find details on what’s happening each day here.

Winners Announced!
Playwriting Contest results announced!
Join us May 25th from 4-5:30pm at Violets in the Barn to hear readings of the top 3 plays!!!

Music in the Water
“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

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

Re-Igniting the Spark! 2024 Workshops and Facilitators Announced!
Workshop descriptions and facilitators for Symposium 2024 announced!


Sponsorship Opportunities at Re-Igniting the Spark! The 2024 SPARC Symposium
SPARC announces exciting new sponsorship opportunities for Symposium 2024!



Dragging Out My Rural Roots
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.
