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Ross Creek Centre for the Arts

555 Ross Creek Road
Ross Creek, NS B0P 1H0 Canada Get Directions
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A person walks in front of a greenhouse with a dog following. Text over reads "Seeing a Future in it: Generations and Work in Atlantic Canada." Logos included are: Dalhousie University, The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Government of Canada, and Rural Futures Research Centre.

Seeing a Future in it: Documentary Photography Exhibition

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

From 2018 to 2022, Dalhousie researcher Karen Foster has been interviewing the proprietors of independent rural businesses about succession and the future of rural life. Part of the project entailed documentary photography of interview participants at work (by photographer Connie Tsang). This exhibition will feature highlights from each interview, a short research talk and Q&A by Dr. Foster, and light refreshments. All are welcome.

A person walks in front of a greenhouse with a dog following. Text over reads "Seeing a Future in it: Generations and Work in Atlantic Canada." Logos included are: Dalhousie University, The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Government of Canada, and Rural Futures Research Centre.

Seeing a Future in it: Documentary Photography Exhibition Reception

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

From 2018 to 2022, Dalhousie researcher Karen Foster has been interviewing the proprietors of independent rural businesses about succession and the future of rural life. Part of the project entailed documentary photography of interview participants at work (by photographer Connie Tsang). This exhibition will feature highlights from each interview, a short research talk and Q&A by Dr. Foster, and light refreshments. All are welcome.

Raw cookie dough is rolled out and cut into Linzer shapes on a counter with spruce boughs. Overlayed, there is an alternative version of Ross Creek's logo in which the Centre appears as a gingerbread house.

Holiday Cookie Dough Sale

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

Leave the cookies to us this holiday season and spend more time on the things that really matter.

AUTUMN ARTS TEEN PORTFOLIO & AUDITION WORKSHOP

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

Call all aspiring teen artists! This two-part course will kick-start your portfolio or audition materials. Bring along your best work, sketches, monologues, and anything in progress, and we’ll help you achieve your goals. No experience in a formal class setting is necessary, only a passion and dedication to your practice! The two sessions will be […]

Graphic includes images of lichen with text that reads, "Hands-On Day Course: Lichens of Nova Scotia. Saturday November 19th from 10:00 - 3:30. With Alain Belliveau at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts

Lichens of Nova Scotia Course

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

Join instructor Alain Belliveau (botanist, researcher, curator of Acadia University's E.C. Smith Herbarium) for a full day of lichen learning... This is a partner event organised by Blomidon Naturalists Society.

AUTUMN ARTS – PD DAYS

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

Registration is now open for PD Day Camps (ages 5-12), in line with AVRCE PD Days and we are already filling up! Each session will be a jam-packed day of arts, the outdoors, and friendship! No need to pack a lunch — registration includes all materials and a tasty fresh meal. Homeschoolers are welcome to […]

AUTUMN ARTS TEEN PORTFOLIO & AUDITION WORKSHOP

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

Call all aspiring teen artists! This two-part course will kick-start your portfolio or audition materials. Bring along your best work, sketches, monologues, and anything in progress, and we’ll help you achieve your goals. No experience in a formal class setting is necessary, only a passion and dedication to your practice! The two sessions will be […]

Women’s Outdoor Retreat – Nov 11-13

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

Spend the weekend moving with nature, and embracing the seasonal changes! Practise yoga and learn outdoor skills with our fabulous female facilitators, Jamie MacLean and Carol Fellowes. You can expect guided morning and evening yoga to prepare your body for daytime outdoor activities. Workshops may include hiking, shelter building and ephemeral art, orienteering, fire building, and […]

Graphic includes a logo of Ross Creek text that reads, "Nov 6, 1-4pm, Community Arts Sunday with Takashi Hilferink, the Nocturne NOISEmakers, Patrick Thompson, Nature for Newcomers, Flying Squirrel Adventures, and Nature Canada." Image shows a group of young people in coats, smiling in front of a forest.

Community Arts Sunday

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

We're bringing back our Community Arts Sunday! Join us for a celebration of culture, art, food, and nature. In collaboration with Nature for Newcomers, Flying Squirrel Adventures, and Nature Canada, we’re hosting an all-ages day of adventure and wonder. Come take a guided tour of Takashi Hilferink's gallery exhibit and explore our Acadian Forest on a guided nature hike. Make art inspired by our landscape and the work in the gallery. Then, try multicultural food from near and far. Admission is by donation, with a suggestion of $15 per family or $5 per person

Ballet Retreat – Oct 28-30 Maria Osende

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

Come together for a weekend in the dance studio! Recharge, move, and stretch, while enjoying the beautiful North Mountain landscape through the height of Autumn. Immerse yourself in a world of dance with returning faculty members, Maria Osende and Marel Eager. Join us for an unforgettable weekend of art, community, and movement.

Landscape & Colour with  Sara Hartland-Rowe – Oct 21-23  

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

Reconnect with nature and immerse yourself in a land-based creation process, here in the meadows, forest trails, and rolling fields of Ross Creek! Discover the meditative process of transforming regional flora by crafting natural watercolours and inks. You’ll develop your painting and drawing skills while completing landscape studies in the studio and en plein air. […]

Mycological Foray

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts 555 Ross Creek Road, Ross Creek, NS, Canada

In order to keep everyone as safe and comfortable as possible, we will be using a large, covered, outdoor space rather than the indoor meeting rooms for the mushroom display and workshop aspects of the event. There is an indoor mask requirement at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, which must be followed when […]