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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.


SPARC’s First Playwriting Contest!!!
We are hosting a playwriting contest!! To find out more info, click to read.

Re-Igniting the Spark!
Re-Igniting the Spark! 2024 SPARC Symposium Workshop Proposal Call-out. Click to read more!