Spark is OSAC's Youth Mentorship Program and September is a good time to recruit a Spark Coordinator (under age 29) if you don't have someone lined up yet.  It is ideal that Spark Coordinators attend Showcase and participate in the selection of the artist they will be presenting in the following season. In addition to viewing the live per...

Spark is a program designed by OSAC to help Arts Councils mentor and develop the next generation of performing arts presenters in their communities. It was created in response to two issues consistently voiced by Arts Councils: youth engagement and succession planning. It aims to engage teens and young adults under age 29 as audiences, participants...

Who is a mentor? A mentor is an experienced and knowledgeable person who works alongside an emerging person in the same field to help them in their professional development and to succeed in their goals. In the SPARK program, the mentor would be the Arts Council's Performing Arts Coordinator or other qualified Arts Council member and the share...