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The Government of Canada is doubling its investment in community and cultural infrastructure, providing an additional $150 million over two years to renovate, expand or improve these spaces across Canada, including projects designed to promote the...
The SPARC Symposium 2016 invites your proposals! The deadline has been extended to Monday, June 13th!
You can also find this information at about the call on SPARC's webiste or download it here
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The Hon. Mme Melanie Joly, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the launch of an online portal to gather Canadians’ view on the role that government should play in supporting Canadian cultural development.
The Minister of Canadian Heritage...
We are pleased to announce that our Program Associate, Kaitlin Cockburn, is expecting a baby!
Kaitlin will be taking her maternity leave effective April 22, 2016, returning in May 2017. Her duties will be taken on by a new employee scheduled to...
April 10 to April 16, 2016 is National Volunteer Week (NVW), a time to celebrate and thank Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers!
Based on statistics, about 900,000 Canadians volunteered in arts and culture organizations in 2013....
The SPARC Organizing Committee is committed to making the Symposium for Performing Arts in Rural Communities accessible to people from settings and communities with limited resources, including youth, volunteers and community-based...
Dear friends and colleagues,
I am writing with the sad news that Sharon Davidson passed away this past Wednesday, March 23th. Sharon was involved with the Perth Performing Arts Committee (PPAC) for over two decades. During her tenure, she has...
The 2016 federal budget delivered everything we had been asking for via the Canadian Arts Coalition: doubling of the Canada Council’s budget, re-investment in international market access and lots of money for infrastructures. These historic...