January 29 – Chinese New Year at the Creek!

On Sunday, January 29th, come celebrate YOUR birthday at Ross  Creek Centre for the Arts! The seventh day of Chinese New Year is known as Everybody’s Birthday. This year, students from Acadia will join Ross Creek in planning this wonderful community celebration! Savour delicious dim sum and Chinese teas. Write your name in Chinese calligraphy, and enjoy a variety of art and exciting cultural activities!  Email programs@artscentre.ca to register, call 582-3842 or watch www.artscentre.ca. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family of five. Rides to the centre are also available. Runs from noon – 4 pm.

Audition Boot Camp!

 Want that great role?
Applying for university or theatre school?
Nova Scotia’s award-winning theatre company Two Planks and a Passion Theatre will be running a special Audition Boot Camp Weekend on February 17-19, 2012 at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts near Canning N.S. This intensive workshop led by professional instructors is designed to assist emerging artists who are either developing materials for theatre school auditions or preparing for professional audition opportunities in the theatre.
Only $115 for the weekend! Click here for more info.

Now Hiring!

Do you love the arts and want to make a difference? We have both full time and summer positions for programming, food prep and other staff. We are looking for innovative and creative individuals who care about arts in the community and who love rural living. We are delighted to offer both permanent programming, cooking and  summer student jobs. Click here to find out more)

ARTISTS Interested in Becoming Faculty -
please see the Professional Artist Section of our site

Gifted and talented  Young Artist Program now taking applications

Ross Creek is thrilled to be working with the  Summit on Gifted Education and Talent Development this year and invites high school aged Nova Scotian artists of different disciplines to apply for this unique program. Based on a program undertaken by Chris O’Neill and Ken Schwartz for the National Artist program of the Canada Winter Games in 2011, this event will bring together eight high school students representing five disciplines — dance, drama, music, spoken word, and/or visual arts — who can commit to a week-long series of amazing activities and events from May 18–25. Click here see more or to apply.