Ross Creek Centre for the Arts

08/17/2026

Over the summer, many of our visitors have met or corresponded with Bobbi, our Box Office Manager and Visitor Services coordinator, and we're excited to boost her upcoming music therapy pilot-program!

Come join this music therapy-informed pilot program held at the Evangeline Mental Wellness Hub in Berwick! Build community and learn how to use music therapeutically to support your wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. The activities will be chosen and developed in partnership with a Certified Music Therapist, community collaborators, and the group participants too! It’s going to be a great time with endless possibilities!

The program starts September 14th and the group will gather every Monday from 6:30pm-7:30pm (except Thanksgiving Monday) for 8 weeks. Sign-up is first-come, first-serve!

Bobbi is the lead researcher (Master in Community Development student) and Certified Music Therapist on the project. Contact her at [email protected] or 403-506-6803 for more info or to sign up.

08/06/2026

We still have two SummerArts camps coming up, and we have some availability!

Two Juniors camps (ages 5 - 7):

Nature's Wonders: August 17 - 21
"We'll explore nature and arts in the landscape: we'll paint in the garden, and make stories and art about our landscapes and all the creatures in it!"
This camp will be instructed by Elizabeth Sircom, a returning faculty member this season. She has taught numerous workshops in drawing, painting and clay sculpture through AGNS, Visual Arts NS, and Ross Creek. For more about her work, go to elizabethsircom.com

Mini Makers!: August 24 - 28
"We'll explore stories of amazing inventors and artists, and then dive into creative experiments with colour, wax resist, printmaking, poetry and music!"
Jennifer Marlow will be returning for the fourth time this summer to instruct this camp. Jennifer is a professional woodcarver, sculptor, and puppet builder/puppeteer. For more about her work, go to jennifermarlow.com

To register your Junior camper in either of these camps, reach us at 902-572-3842 or [email protected]

08/04/2026

It's still the height of summertime, but we're already preparing for the 2026/2027 residency season here at Ross Creek!

Both professional artists and academics of all disciplines and nationalities are welcome to come experience the best that Nova Scotia has to offer.

Emerging and established artists and academics interested in a residency here on the North Mountain are encouraged to reach out. Collaborative groups are welcome.

A number of accommodation and studio options are available to best suit your needs as an artist/group. Follow the link in our bio for more detailed information, or simply go to www.artscentre.ca/artist-residencies/



Visual Arts Nova Scotia Theatre Nova Scotia Canada Council for the Arts The National Ballet School Atlantic Festival of Puppetry Arts Professional Association of Canadian Theatres AFCOOP Mocean Dance Deep Roots Music Cooperative Lunenburg School of The Arts

07/27/2026

3 weeks before our DanceSummerDance students begin the experience of a lifetime!

With its mix of high-level training and the best of camp life, Dance Summer Dance creates life-changing experiences for young dancers.

DSD is Atlantic Canada'sost advanced summer dance program, with some of the top instructors (such as Ballet Bob of ) and live accompaniment. Small class sizes ensure individual coaching and a supportive, challenging rehearsal environment that gets dancers to the next level of dance in only two weeks!

Sign-up now before it's too late this year! Link in bio!

[email protected]
1-902-582-3842

07/21/2026

2 more weeks before the start of our 2026 Teen Academies, and we're still looking to fill some spaces!

The Teen Arts Academy provides students aged 14 to 18 years old with an intensive, preprofessional experience in the arts, facilitated by a faculty of professional artists.

Our Theatre Academy this year will be facilitated by our very own Chris O'Neill, Executive Director of Ross Creek and current company member of ! Chris was awarded the Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award in 2023 for her leadership in the professional theatre community in Canada.

Meanwhile, our Writing Academy is being facilitated by another familiar face, Artistic Director of Two Planks, Ken Schwartz. Ken is a multiple award winning director and playwright.

Who better to guide and mentor our students than two artists who have paved the road for everything we do here at Ross Creek?

Call us at 802-582-3842 or email us at [email protected] to register for the Teen Academies today!

07/13/2026

3 weeks until our Teen Academies kick-off, and we still have space available!

The Teen Arts Academy provides students aged 14 to 18 years old with an intensive, preprofessional experience in the arts, facilitated by a faculty of professional artists.

Developing skills in independent and collaborative environments, students spend two weeks pushing boundaries and having fun with like-minded peers.

Students choose a discipline in either Visual Arts, Film, Writing, Theatre, or Music, and work with their peers and mentors to create a portfolio that can be used for post-secondary applications and programs!

Register now — link in bio!

[email protected]
1-902-582-3842

07/08/2026

Our summer campers enjoy a variety of recreational activities between their arts workshops, and today we got a chance to do some "eco rec" — one of our favourite and longstanding traditions is gathering honey with our Property Manager, Dave!

Dave shows campers the active hives that he tends to and maintains right here at Ross Creek, pulls out hive frames, all so campers can make that irreplaceable connection with nature and to see where honey really comes from. The campers get to ask all sorts of bee-related questions, and get to see firsthand how gentle and docile a well-cared for hive can be.

And what would honey gathering be if we didn't give campers a chance to taste fresh honey right from the comb — some campers even enjoyed chewing on fresh beeswax!

07/06/2026

We are so excited by our team this year and want you to help round it out!

We need a few more people to help things go even better for the summer, with little experience needed, but a lot of good spirit!

Join us as a:
- Camp counsellor for our day / overnight camps,
- A cook in our kitchen,
- A shuttle driver helping to make Ross creek more accessible (no special license required).

Hourly wages and some benefits! Please apply now so we can get you started on a fabulous summer at Ross Creek!

Link in our bio.

07/03/2026

Festival of All Our Relations was a great success on Wednesday! We had beautiful weather, delicious food, a variety of arts activities, amazing live music, a fantastic Two Planks And A Passion performance, and a fabulous time with Lighthouse Ceilidh Band to wrap up the day (you can even spot several Two Planks cast members who joined the party!)

Musical Acts:
-Alaina Therese
-Antonella Ponce
-Mohammed Sahrawi

Two Planks Photo:
-Photo by Memo Calderón
-Costumes by Diego Cavedon-Dias
-Featuring Becca Guilderson and Hugh Ritchie in "The Wind Coming Over The Sea"

07/02/2026