Funding for Cultural Projects in Moncton

ABERDEEN CULTURAL CENTRE

Project: Restoration and Revitalization

This fourth and final phase of the Aberdeen Cultural Centre renovation project involves all work on the outside surface of the building, including the walls, roof, doors and windows, and the construction of two new presentation spaces (cultural terrace and new site for an outdoor platform).

Source of funding: Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

$600,000 (2016–17)

Project: 2016–17 Programming

As a presenter of entertainment for the past year, the Centre stands out in the region for offering a series of multidisciplinary shows and an outstanding French-language lineup.

Source of funding: Canada Arts Presentation Fund

$15,000 (2016–17)

Project: Festival Acadie Rock 2016

Support for the 5^th Festival Acadie Rock, which is being held in Moncton from August 13 to 20, 2016.

Source of funding: Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

$47,900 (2016–17)

Project: New Mythology for a New Canada

This project will explore the new imaginations of young Francophone and Francophile Canadians as part of the celebrations to mark the 150^th anniversary of Confederation.

Source of funding: Canada 150 Fund

$75,000

$23,000 (2016–17) $52,000 (2017–18)

Project: 100^th Anniversary of the Centre, 1916–2016

A series of cultural activities to mark the centennial of Aberdeen Cultural Centre’s building, which has been an Anglophone school, a Francophone school, and a Francophone cultural centre.

Source of funding: Promotion of Linguistic Duality

$15,000 (2016–17)

CAPITOL THEATRE

Project: Modernization of the Capitol Theatre (2015–18)

This project will enable the Theatre to transform its lobby, which serves as both a meeting place for the public and an art gallery. Theatre equipment will also be improved and the dressing rooms will be renovated.  .

Source of funding: Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

$532,500

$80,000 (2015–16) $230,000 (2016–17) $222,500 (2017–18)

Project: 2016–17 and 2017–18 Programming

Financial support for season 2016–17 and 2017–18 events at the Capitol Theatre.

Source of funding: Canada Arts Presentation Fund

$100,000

$50,000 (2016–17) $50,000 (2017–18)