About

The Osprey Arts Centre houses the Osprey Theatre and the Coastline Gallery. Open year round, the Osprey exhibits visual art and presents popular and classical music, live theatre, summer arts camps for kids and a literary festival and book launches. The Osprey also hosts events across Shelburne County in schools and other venues and rents its space to community groups and private concerns for public and private functions such as weddings, meetings, conferences and lectures. The Osprey Arts Centre Association is run by a volunteer Board of Directors and three part-time staff.

Mission Statement:
To manage the Osprey Arts Centre as a fiscally sound theatre dedicated to excellence in the arts, and to make it a true community performing arts centre available to and providing programs of artistic merit for everyone in Shelburne County.

Vision Statement:
The Osprey Arts Centre vision sees a community where all members, youth, adult and senior, and culturally diverse, have access to high quality performing arts events, both amateur and professional. To be a place where people turn for training in the arts and to be available to all members of the community as a place to perform. The Osprey Arts Centre aims to be a true community arts crossroad so that the people of Shelburne County recognize the value of and appreciate the presence of the performing arts in their community.

Values:
The members of the Osprey Arts Centre Association (OACA), and in particular, the board of directors are guided in making decisions by the following values.
1. The OACA values artistic experimentation, excellence in art, and creativity.
2. The OACA values good financial management based on balanced budgets, clear record keeping and financial reporting, and responsible management of resources.
3. The OACA is responsible to its community and values sharing with other community organizations for the cultural development of Shelburne County.
4. The OACA respects people and is committed to creating safe working environments. As an employer, OACA values cultural diversity, dedication to its values, motivation to continue to grow and develop its objectives, and fairmindedness in its dealings with each other and the public which it serves.

Board of Directors:
Chair – Mark Riley
Vice-Chair – Emily Tipton
Treasurer – Mike McGill
Secretary – Celia Melanson

 

Board Members:

Paul Richardson

Tony Caruso

Mike Elliott

Belinda Robinson

Tanya Strate

Eddie Perry

Debi King

Christine von Maydell

 

Staff:
Artistic Director - Alex Buchanan
General Manager – Darcy Rhyno
Bookkeeper - Sharon Williams

 

Monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month.