April 5, 2016 Today, at an event in our downtown Kingston location, H'art Centre officially launched the “Young at H’art” appeal that will help establish a new program featuring four new arts experiences for seniors with disabilities or age-related functional decline....
Today, H’art Centre announced that it will expand a popular summer pilot project for seniors into a new arts program called A Day Away thanks to a grant provided by the Government of Ontario’s Seniors Community Grant Program. What started as a short summer music...
THE BOX at H’art Centre will be soaring to new heights on September 21st with the launch of a free 13-week arts program called Getting to Know Father Sky to be led by a four-time Canadian and American Native Music Award nominee. The program, open to adults, will...
THE BOX at H’art Centre will be rocking starting on July 10, 2015 with the launch of a new, free eight-week summer music program for seniors called Rock the Chairs! The program, open to adults 55 and older, will introduce participants to a new genre of music each week...
H’art Centre was pleased to present Elizabeth Morris' Face & Body Drama workshop and her One-Woman Show as part of Able Artists last month. Filled to capacity, the workshop got us on our feet and focused on our facial expressions. Jam-packed with audience...
On behalf of H'art Centre, I would like to thank everyone who took part in All Around the World in One Night on February 28, 2015. We held this special event to celebrate the completion of our successful work with Immigrant Services Kingston and Area (ISKA) on the...
Baboo: Missing in History The Ontario Arts Council is supporting our research on the largely unknown life of Sir. John A. MacDonald's daughter Mary who was born with hydrocephalus. His daughter, who he affectionately called "Baboo", has a story to tell and...
BOX OF CULTURES OFFERS NEW ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR NEWCOMERS AND IMMIGRANTS The Box of Cultures project organizers are excited to announce five weekly arts experiences that newcomers and immigrants can attend for free beginning in early November. The workshops...
H’art Centre is pleased to host playwright Judith Thompson for an Able Artists talk back session facilitated by director Kathryn MacKay after the matinee performance of H’art Centre & Box Productions co-production of RARE on Saturday, December 6th at 2 p.m. at THE...
RARE Produced by H'art Centre and Box Productions Created by Judith Thompson Adapted and Directed by Kathryn MacKay Performed by Jacob Ballantyne, Kevin Beauregard, Natasha Daw, Anna Gervais, Ashaya Garrett, Nathan Sikkema, and Erin Bennett Show Times Evenings:...
NEW INITIATIVE SEEKS FIVE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS H’art Centre and ISKA to assist performing artists who want to bring newcomers together through art and culture Box of Cultures project organizers are seeking five international artists to lead free, weekly performing...
Able Artists Series: Inclusive Music Making Juno award-winning composer-percussionist Jesse Stewart joined the Able Artist series to introduce inclusive music-making technologies to the local community. In a morning session, Stewart led our artists with...
I Say I Am Windmills Cafe Exhibit May 4-31 A group of H'art artists will exhibit a series of acrylic paintings at Windmills Café from May 4-31 bringing their original joy-inspiring work and pastiches of celebrated artists with disability to the public. The exhibit...
On Wednesday, November 27 at 7 pm, acclaimed singer-songwriter Justin Hines will perform as part of ABLE ARTISTS 2013 at THE BOX at H'art Centre. Even though Justin Hines grew up singing in church at his grandmother’s behest, his realization came at the most...
H'art to Present at Power of the Arts National Forum For the first time, over 200 representatives from all sectors of Canadian society will gather in Ottawa to present, discuss and promote the importance of the arts and its positive impact on improving the quality of...
On behalf of the staff and students at H’art, I would like to thank the instructors from Queen’s University who volunteered to take part in the fifth year of the H’art Inclusive Post Secondary Education program. Thanks go to Philip Shadd, Benjamin Bolden, Richard Day,...
H'art is offering a summer day camp just for kids and teens with special needs. Best on Stage is designed for youth aged 7-15. Day campers will learn to let their best self shine while they explore theatre, dance, and music activities in The Box, an award-winning,...
H'art Writers and Illustrators Launch New Book http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PydIqAKCL4 We are pleased to announce you can now order your copies of the Newton & Alice book. This book was a major undertaking and it took more than four months to complete....
Newton & Alice: The Importance of Collaboration I would like to thank the 800 people who came to experience Newton & Alice: The Musical, starring adults with special needs, during its sold-out, four-day run in The Box at H’art Centre. As a theatre...
Get To Know the Newton & Alice Signature Sponsor: Thériault Wealth Management Team, RBC Dominion Securities As Past-President of the H’art’s Board of Directors, Josée Thériault has been involved in the success and sustainability of H'art, its programs and...
March 15, 2013 Our students will regularly share their thoughts and feelings in this diary leading up to opening night! Nathan: We marched and practiced everything. My favorite part was when Newton saw the shark and screamed like a maniac. Mike: I like the shark. I...
Kingston Canadian Film Festival Helps Out On February 28, Jason from the Kingston Canadian Film Festival gave the students in our Media Arts and Assistive Technology program a short overview of the history of animation, going back 100 years. He showed us some examples...
Newton Rehearsal Diary: February 19, 2013 Newton & Alice: The Musical! will hit the stage in two months but our students are already deep into rehearsals and developing their characters. Here are a few of their thoughts they recorded after rehearsal today. Laura:...
If you walk by the corner of Bagot Street and Queen Street, you will be able to see the newest work by H'art School on the wall. This beautiful piece was commissioned as part of a community mural project.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is December 3, 2012 At a reception today, the City, in partnership with the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee (MAAC), honoured H'art as this year's recipient of its International Day of Persons with Disabilities...
H’art School is pleased to announce award-winning singer/songwriter Justin Hines has joined the Able Artists 2012 speaker lineup. Thanks to the Ontario Arts Council, H'art School will once again host the Able Artists forum on Wednesday, November 21st from 6-8 p.m. at...
Inside The Box Thinking Behind Art Space By Tori Stafford, Kingston Whig-Standard Sunday, October 21, 2012 11:36:42 EDT PM Kathryn MacKay, artistic director, works with a student during a theatrical lesson at The Box, the recently opened creative arts space designed...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:02:43 EDT AM H’art students and instructors enjoy some line-dancing as they warm up in The Box a new fully-accessible performing arts studio for people with disabilities at H’art. “This expansion nearly doubles the size of our facility,”...
A recent research study showed that, without exception, all H’art School participants found an iPad assisted them in their participation in H’art’s Inclusive Post Secondary Education (IPSE) program at Queen’s. Some participants said that they found their semester was...