Laura Kappel has found her rhythm at the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts (HCA). “It’s interesting, there’s got to be something that pulls me back here,” smiles Kappel. “There’s a big sense of full circle – to have sort of ‘come back’ to the HCA at different times in...
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Helping the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts out the door – Laura Kappel on the changing Hamilton Arts scene and HCA’s very own Dance Theatre.
It’s been 14 years since the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts (HCA) opened its dance company. But Outreach Manager Laura Kappel has been dancing around the HCA for longer than that, rotating back through the multi-arts organization three times in the last 18 years. She’s seen a lot of transformation,...
HCA’s Overview and Approach
The second video of the series, Overview and Approach – Artistic Director Vitek goes into detail about HCA’s multi-disciplinary approach to teaching the arts and what HCA has to offer students of all ages.
HCA and Mohawk
Over the last few months Mohawk Journalism students have visited HCA, interviewed staff and faculty to showcase the history and beauty that is Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts. These interviews are now ready to be shared with everyone! Please keep checking back to this page for all the articles...
#VitekSays: We’ve come a long way!

When I purchased the Conservatory back in 1997, it was not the space you are familiar with today. It was a derelict building, a shadow of the state-of-the-art music conservatory that was the talk of the town in 1905. When I walked into the building, I could see...