NEXT STEPS

• Raise $300k to leverage $2.5M confirmed and pending government funding
• Finalize environmentally sustainable building designs
• Establish a permaculture landscape
• Expand educational programming and performances
• Begin infrastructure construction
• Provide community space for local events,  weddings, and conferences

Concept Sketch of Four-Season Performance Hall

Dining Hall with Kitchen Addition

YOUR DONATIONS

Every $1000 raised in this fundraiser will leverage about $9000 in pending government funding. The $3M infrastructure plan includes:

• A new 4-season timber frame performance hall to replace the existing barn ($1.3M)
• Renovation and winterization of the existing dining hall, including a new "workshop" kitchen and accessible washrooms ($1.5M)
• Install a septic system, parking, and improve accessibility ($170k)
• Establish a permaculture design/landscape ($80k)

OUR HISTORY

2004 - Incorporated as a not-for-profit organization, and hosted the first AlgomaTrad Music, Dance and Heritage Arts Family camp, which continues as an annual event.

2005-2020 - Presented over 300 concerts, dances, classes, and festivals and partnered with local schools, municipalities, and arts organizations to offer diverse and accessible programs.

2016 - Acquired a 50-acre site on St. Joseph Island.

2018-2019 - Built a 30x60 pavilion with funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, donations, volunteer, and in-kind support.

2020 – Initiated permaculture design and continued with environmental revitalization, including initial planting of thousands of native trees and shrubs.

FOUNDERS & ARTIST DIRECTORS

Founders and volunteer Artistic Directors, Julie Schryer and Pat O’Gorman are lifelong musicians and mentors steeped in the culture of traditional music. Supported by a Board and loyal volunteers, they are dedicated to building a multi-generational community through the celebration and sharing of music, dance, and heritage craft. The AlgomaTrad Centre will be a year-round home for this vision.