Background

The Cobequid Cultural Society (CCS, originally and legally known as the Cobequid Cultural Centre of the Arts Society) was incorporated March 2nd, 2005.

The Society is a community-based, non-profit, registered charitable organization that brings the people of the northwest area of Halifax Regional Municipality and surrounding communities together in support of the arts.

With our strong base of member organizations and volunteers, CCS has introduced hundreds of community members and visitors to the work of local and visiting artists, including visual artists, actors, writers, dancers and musicians.

Our Vision

We envision a lively, diverse, and self-sustaining arts and culture sector that is an integral part of healthy and viable communities in the Cobequid region, comprised of Bedford, Sackville, and the surrounding communities. Our immediate vision is to become a key enabler in promoting arts and culture in the region.

Our long term vision is to establish a multifunctional creative learning and performance centre focusing on education and innovation, theatre, music, dance, performance, visual and digital arts, conventions, festivals and events.

The Centre will be:

• A creative learning, presentation and performance centre serving the Cobequid region through strong community partnerships;

• A focal point in the Cobequid region (Northwest HRM) where people gather and where knowledge, creativity, innovation, and arts and culture in all its diversity are interconnected;

• A 21st century space linking the people and communities of the Cobequid region and beyond; and

• A multipurpose place for conferences, local and national festivals, speakers, and performances that showcase a variety of amateur and professional talent and learning.

Our Mission

Our ongoing mission is to increase awareness of, appreciation for and participation in the arts in the Cobequid region by:

• Staging events and programs;
• Supporting local artists;
• Partnering with other artists and performing arts groups from both in and out of the Cobequid region;
• Bringing youth and the arts together; and
• Promoting the importance of arts and culture in healthy, viable communities.

Our long term goal remains the creation of a Cultural Centre that will greatly enhance our ability to fulfill this mission.

Our Values

CCS believes that the arts are a foundation of our communities.

We value the abundance of local and visiting artists, and we believe that by sharing their work with our communities in an open, inclusive and accessible way that we encourage appreciation for all cultures and enrich our quality of life.

We are committed to conducting our affairs with a high degree of professionalism, accountability and fiscal and environmental responsibility, while encouraging creativity, innovation and fun.