Supporting Arts, Culture and Multiculturalism in Newfoundland and Labrador - Backgrounder
Backgrounder
The Government of Canada has provided more than $15,800,000 to Newfoundland and Labrador organizations since 2016
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage – Local Festivals component
| City | Organization | Projet | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay St. George | Bay St. George Mi’kmaq Cultural Revival Committee Inc. | 11th Annual Powwow | 2017-18 | $13,400 |
| This project supported the 11th edition of the Annual Powwow, which took place in July 2017. The festival programming included traditional Mi’kmaq drumming, dancing and teachings. These activities exposed people in the community to traditional Indigenous activities and ceremonies. The event featured 197 local performers, reached an audience of 7,500, and received support from 120 volunteers and 35 local community partners. | ||||
Canada Arts Presentation Fund – Programming
| Ville | Organization | Projet | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Point | Friends of Writers at Woody Point Inc. | Writers at Woody Point 2017 to 2019 | 2017–18 to 2019–20 | $33,000 |
| This project supports funding for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 editions of the annual Writers at Woody Point Festival. The festival has expanded over the last few years to include more events, new venues and a larger variety of programming that includes theatre and multimedia presentations. Writers at Woody Point has been promoted and recognized nationally as a successful literary festival, and has been identified as a particularly successful player in the local cultural tourism mix. This festival ensures that audiences in an underserved rural area have increased access to the work of professional artists from across Canada and provides them with opportunities to participate. | ||||
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund – Renovations
| Ville | Organization | Projet | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | Arts and Culture Centres | 2017–18 and 2018–19 | $1,900,000 |
| This project involves renovations and specialized equipment throughout the six venues of the Arts and Culture Centre system (St. John’s, Gander, Grand Falls, Stephenville, Corner Brook and Labrador City). It will address access issues and provide facility improvements that benefit artists and patrons, including sound and lighting system improvements, the upgrade of public address systems, speakers, front-of-house and monitor consoles. Additionally, these systems will be standardized, enabling touring productions to use compatible equipment in each centre and thereby increasing production efficiency throughout the system. | ||||
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund – Specialized Equipment and Feasibility Studies
| Ville | Organization | Projet | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Arm | Norris Arm Heritage Society | Fox Moth Museum Enhancement Project | 2017-18 | $40,376 |
| This project supported the acquisition of specialized equipment for the Fox Moth Museum. It included upgrades to the museum’s display units and storage area, interior and exterior lighting and climate control system, as well as the installation of interactive electronic tablets to the museum's current displays. It enabled the museum to improve its ability to present exhibitions, preserve its collections and offer the public a wider range of experiences. | ||||
Fonds du Canada pour les espaces culturels – construction et rénovation
| Ville | Organization | Projet | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gros Morne | Gros Morne Summer Music | Graham Academy Renovation | 2017-18 | $487,709 |
| The project supported the renovation of the former Presentation Sisters Convent into a three-storey, 5,775-square-foot cultural innovation hub called the Graham Academy (“the Academy”). The renovation included the creation of a digital immersion lab containing workshop, rehearsal and performance space, as well as spaces for studios, offices, storage, collaboration, meetings and development work. | ||||
Inter-Action: Multiculturalism Funding Program
| Ville | Organization | Projet | Exercice | Financement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John’s | Sharing our Cultures Inc. | Sharing our Cultures Live Webcast | 2016–17 and 2017–18 | $31,250 |
| Sharing our Cultures Inc. hosted Sharing our Cultures Live in March 2018. Students and members of the public interacted with culturally diverse youth online and in person during this event, which was designed to increase intercultural awareness and understanding and to contribute to social cohesion and inclusion in Canada. More than 6,600 people participated in the live webcast, including students; members of the Anglophone, Francophone and Indigenous populations; newcomers; and members of diverse cultural and faith communities. | ||||