On Sunday, December 9th, at the finale performance of "The Wishing Tree", H’art Centre announced Olivia Breton, a third-year Child and Youth Care student from St. Lawrence College, is the 2018 recipient of the Brook Catherine Doseger Endowment Fund Award. “This...
On December 8 & 9, 2018, H'art Centre staged two sold-out performances of The Wishing Tree marking a huge success for our first collaboration with artist Suzanne Pasternak. Inspired by local stories and legends of Prince Edward County, The Wishing Tree is a...
OTF Grant to Help H’art Pilot a New Intergenerational Arts Mixer On Sunday, the Ontario Trillium Foundation gave audience members at the finale performance of H’art Centre’s The Wishing Tree something to sing about when it was announced a weekend intergenerational...
H’art Centre is pleased to announce it a recipient of the City of Kingston 2018 Celebrating Accessibility Award in the category of Education for our MixAbilities Artist/Educator Training program. H’art was awarded this honour yesterday at a ceremony held in Memorial...
At an event held on Tuesday, November 28th at Renaissance Hall in downtown Kingston, H'art Centre was honoured to be one of the recipients of a community grant from the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston. With this grant, H'art Centre will upgrade the seating...
On October 14, 2018, Able Artists hosted a very successful celebration of the work and life of Zena Bernstein, a local artist and renowned illustrator of the Newberry Medal award-winning children's classic, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. We invited our signature...
The Brook Catherine Doseger Endowment Fund is a permanent fund initiated by Catherine and Greg Bell, and supported by several donors, in memory of Brook Catherine Doseger (1992 – 2016) Brook Doseger's passion for life and adventure knew no bounds and this spirit...
December 19, 2018 The Vince Love Club is an annual gathering for H’art School participants and invited guests. Dress your best to honour Vince and to take a moment to remember what is truly important in life: music, dancing, laughter, and friends. ...
In Prince Edward County, there stood a 700-year old sugar maple that some believed had magical powers to grant wishes. For 200 years, people would kneel beneath her canopy holding the branches and the leaves close to their hearts and make wishes that ultimately came...
Able Artists proudly presents an exhibition on the life and work of illustrator Zena Bernstein Made possible with support from signature sponsors Bill & Nancy Gray Join us to celebrate the work and life of local artist and renowned illustrator of the Newberry...
REMINDER: H'art Centre will be closed on Monday, October 8th for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Thank you for your interest in attending the private reception for Zena Bernstein Exhibition. Please take a moment to click on the Registration URL to complete your RSVP. If you are prompted to use a password: Zena _ctc_event_end_date _ctc_event_start_time...
H'art Centre will be closed for the long weekend—both Friday August 31st and Monday September 3rd. Have a safe and happy holiday.
More than 70 people came out for "Special Like You". Our artists enjoyed thrilling applause and a standing ovation - thank you! Special Like You was a thematic exploration of nature, the elements, animals, and transformation through dance and theatre. This...
Special Like You August 16, 2018 A new dance presentation for parents, caregivers, and family members of registered H'art School participants. Seating is very limited, call 613-545-1392 today to reserve your seats.
Over the last year, friends and former board members Peter Wolf and Bonnie Henderson and graduate student Sarah Carroll prepared a six-module training course, called MixAbilities. The modules formalize H'art Centre's current practices and will ensure a standard for...
A note of sincere, and H’art-felt gratitude, to Senator Patricia Bovey in response to her wonderful statement in the Senate in May. We applaud her words and leadership. Read the Senator's statement
H'art Centre's Able Artists series sponsored a talk and film screening by Menka Nagrani, founder and choreographer of Montreal's Les Productions des pieds des mains at the Canadian Association of Theatre Research 2018 conference that was held at the Isabel Bader...
H'art Centre's Able Artists series is pleased to be sponsoring a talk and film screening by Menka Nagrani, founder and choreographer of Montreal's Les Productions des pieds des mains at the upcoming Canadian Association of Theatre Research 2018 conference to be...
H’art Centre marked its 20th year in Kingston with a major production at the Isabel Bader Performance Centre from April 20-21, 2018 and would like to thank everyone who made the event possible. “We started 20 years ago with the belief that people with developmental...
H’art Centre marked its 20th year in Kingston with a major production at the Isabel Bader Performance Centre from April 20-21, 2018 and would like to thank everyone who made the event possible. “We started 20 years ago with the belief that people with developmental...
A Gift From MartadellaIsabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King Street West Kingston, OntarioApril 20 – 21, 2018 (see below for more detailed times)Adults $20 Seniors (over 65) $12 Children (under 12) $12An inspiring musical for anyone who believes they...
April 20-21, 2018 Isabel Bader Centre Performing Arts Centre, Performance Hall An inspiring musical for anyone who believes they have more to give & H'art Centre's 20th anniversary celebration event Produced by H’art Centre By Kathi Toth Switzer & David...
An anniversary message from our Founder Dear Friends, H’art started 20 years ago with the understanding that people with developmental disabilities from our community had more to give and that the Arts could be an incredible vehicle to encourage them to do just that....
This month, H'art Centre will launch its first BOX Residency project. The ground-breaking project will provide two artists who are Deaf, living with disabilities, or experiencing barriers with the time, space, and resources to pursue a creative project of their choice...
H'art Centre will be closed on Friday, December 22nd and reopen on Monday, January 8th. Have a safe and happy holiday season
H'art Centre's 20th Anniversary Celebration Gets a Boost Friends offer early support to upcoming celebratory production, A Gift From Martadella H’art Centre’s effort to mount a major theatrical production to mark their 20th anniversary in 2018 got a boost from...
The Vince Love Club is an annual gathering for H’art School participants and invited guests. Dress your best to honour Vince and to take a moment to remember what is truly important in life: music, dancing, laughter and friends. FREE
An exhibit and fundraiser in support of major 20th anniversary performance In 1998, artist Katherine Porter established a group that would grow into Kingston’s H’art Centre, an arts hub where people with disabilities create, study, and produce works in the...
This event was nominated for the City of Kingston's Celebrating Accessibility Award As part of our Able Artists series, H'art Centre is proud to be co-hosting with Queen's Department of Film and Media, a two-day gathering featuring internationally renowned theatre...
Overview The H'art Accessible Arts Program (or HAAP! as we like to call it) is a community-coordinated arts program for seniors who live in long-term care homes, including those living with disabilities. Several times a week, trained artists and volunteers travel to...
THE BOX 237 Wellington Street Kingston, ON June 21, 2017 2:00 pm If you have never seen Ottawa's award-winning Propeller Dance perform, now is your chance! Join us in THE BOX inclusive performing arts space (237 Wellington Street, Kingston) for a free...
H'art Centre welcomed the Kingston community to learn about how the value of the arts to people with developmental disabilities and how artists use their art to make a positive change and promote inclusion on Tuesday, May 16. The event featured short performances,...
H'art Centre will be closed on Thursday, May 18th and Friday, May 19th for our professional development days. We will also be closed on Monday, May 22nd for Victoria Day.
Down Syndrome By The DozenTHE BOX at H’art Centre 237 Wellington Street Kingston, OntarioApril 19 – 29, 2017(see below for more detailed times)Adults $10Imagine living in a world that makes little sense to you, where the rules can be developed without your...
H'art Centre's Able Artists series is pleased to present Deaf Spirit Theatre's The Magic of Visual Language, an American Sign Language (ASL) storytelling with signed music, arm puppets, visual media and ASL signs in black light on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 2 pm in THE...
Produced by PeerLess Productions in association with H’art Centre Written By Jacob Ballantyne Directed by Kathryn MacKay Performed by David Archibald, Amie Bello, Natasha Daw, Kevin Beauregard, Erin Bennett, Jesse MacMillan, Ashaya Garrett, Sophie Christopher, Diane...
Art-ivist: A person who blends art with positive social action and inclusion In January, we began to learn about local artists who have used their art to make a positive change and promote inclusion in Kingston. We call these inspiring individuals by a new term ––...
Young at H'art returns, expands and reaches out to long-term care homes H’art Centre is pleased to announce Young at H’art, a high-quality arts program for seniors with disabilities, will return on March 6th and feature more classes as well as outreach to three of...
Young at H'art returns, expands and reaches out to long-term care homes H’art Centre is pleased to announce Young at H’art, a high-quality arts program for seniors with disabilities, will return on March 6th and feature more classes as well as outreach to three of...
On March 12, 2017, H'art Centre will present an information-sharing workshop called Arts & Long-Term Care in Kingston as part of our ongoing Able Artists series. Long-term care administrators, arts organization administrators, arts instructors, educators,...
We are pleased to announce the Able Artists series will present an interactive workshop called Reel Comfort: Community Health & Engagement Through Film to be delivered by Elysse Leonard, the Coordinator of the Reel Comfort programme at the Toronto International...
CALLING ALL SINGERS! H'art Centre is inviting people who are blind or who experience vision loss to join a newly-forming choir to be led by Eric Voice, a four-time Canadian and American Native Music Award nominee. Tell a friend! Help us spread the word. The choir...
CALLING ALL SINGERS! H'art Centre is inviting people who are blind or who experience vision loss to join a newly-forming choir to be led by Eric Voice, a four-time Canadian and American Native Music Award nominee. Tell a friend! Help us spread the word. The choir...
H'art Centre will be closed Friday, December 23rd. We will reopen on Monday, January 9th. Happy holidays everyone.
The Secret Life of NatalieTHE BOX at H’art Centre 237 Wellington Street Kingston, ONDecember 6 – 10, 2016(see below for more detailed times)$10Produced by H’art Centre Directed by Kathryn MacKay Music Direction by Kathi Toth Switzer & Michael George Choreography...
A joyous afternoon for H’art School participants and invited guests Dress your best for this sophisticated celebration to honour Vince and the way he inspired us to live life to its fullest. This event will feature annual awards, dancing, music, popcorn & juice,...
The Secret Life of Natalie Produced by H’art Centre Directed by Kathryn MacKay Music Direction by Kathi Toth Switzer & Michael George Choreography by Melissa Mahady Wilton Inspired by the song "I Can Fly" by Michael George Performed by: Anna Sudac, Anna G....
At a press conference held by the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul on Monday, H’art Centre was named as one of several organizations to be invited to pursue the possibility of locating services on-site to the future Providence Village. "H'art Centre...
H'art Centre is thrilled to welcome ASL translator Theresa Upton for Story Signing! on Thursdays this term. Theresa will be offering the American Sign Language Story Signing! workshop as part of a larger project that will support the development and writing of a...