Our Vision

H’art Centre’s vision is to be Canada’s model, in thought and action, providing knowledge, experience, and proven programming for adults with disabilities and those facing barriers who wish to have access to and participate in Arts, Music, Dance and Theatre throughout their lives and as they age.

Our Mission

H’art Centre is an award winning, registered not-for-profit, charitable community arts hub that provides artists with disabilities and those facing barriers with opportunities to create, study and produce works in the arts and collaborate with qualified, trained community artists.

Our Events

H’art Centre is an award-winning Community Arts hub, a physical place that is joyful, safe, welcoming and inclusive to its artists, their support circles, its volunteers and its audiences.

Our Programs

H’art Centre collaborates with qualified, trained community artists to offer programming that promotes the belief that there are no limits to a creative endeavour and that all people – regardless of ability – should be encouraged to participate in the arts. With this as a foundation, they are free to explore what they are capable of achieving individually, in a group, and within the community.

Thank You, Katherine

As 2025 ends, we thank our Founder, Katherine Porter, for her creativity, energy, and leadership in shaping H’art Centre from the start. She now embarks on an exciting new adventure.

Latest Events

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Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King St W, Kingston, ON K7L 2X4Saturday, April 20th at 6 pm $15A Show-Stopping, Opera-Inspired, Heartwarming Return to the Spotlight Produced by H'art CentreIn Association with Watershed Festival /Dan School of Drama and...

Latest News

From a Big Move to Big Moments: 2025 Highlights

From a Big Move to Big Moments: 2025 Highlights

2025 was a year of sparkling creativity, big moves and the feeling of coming home at H’art Centre. Here's a quick look at what we accomplished thanks to you! Skill Building & Creativity From January’s Bling! workshops to spring’s Moving As One to summer’s Gentle...

A New Adventure: Board Announces New Legacy Fund

H’art Centre gathered on December 13 at Providence Village for our annual informal celebration of the year’s accomplishments ahead of the holidays — an event that felt especially meaningful this year as we also...

A New Adventure Awaits: Honouring Katherine Porter

A New Adventure Awaits: Honouring Katherine Porter

After nearly 30 years leading Kingston’s H’art Centre, Katherine Porter retires, leaving a thriving, award-winning community arts hub and a legacy of creativity, collaboration, and inspiration. It is with mixed emotions that the volunteer Board of Directors of H’art...

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