Backgrounder – The Government of Canada Supports Folklorama and Other Festivals in Manitoba

Backgrounder

The Government of Canada is providing funding to Folklorama and additional support to other festivals and arts presentations.

Program Total

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

This program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in local arts and culture activities as well as local history and heritage activities.

$607,400

24 projects

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

This program gives Canadians to experience the variety and richness of Canada's culture through professional arts festivals, live professional performances, and other artistic experiences.

$1,110,650

27 projects

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Recipient Project City Initial Amount ($) Budget 2019 Supplement ($) Total funding ($)
Anishnabe Mikinack Kinamakamik Inc. 14th Annual Igniting The Fire Gathering Whiteshell Provincial Park $26,700 $7,600 $34,300
Ebb And Flow First Nation Ebb And Flow First Nation Pow Wow 2019 Ebb And Flow First Nation (Eddystone) $39,600 $12,000 $51,600
Fire & Water Music Festival Inc. Fire & Water Music Festival Lac Du Bonnet $11,300 $4,200 $15,500
Graffiti Art Programming Inc. The Wall-To-Wall Mural And Culture Festival Winnipeg $39,900 $10,100 $50,000
Hanover Agricultural Society Inc. (The) Hanover Agricultural Fair Grunthal $35,500 $11,000 $46,500
Harvest Moon Festival Harvest Moon Festival Clearwater $15,800 $5,200 $21,000
Harvest Sun Music & Art Society Inc. Harvest Sun Music Fest Kelwood $27,600 $9,100 $36,700
Homes For The Holidays - Holiday Alley Holiday Alley (Homes For The Holidays) Selkirk $26,300 $4,900 $31,200
Icelandic Festival Of Manitoba Islendingadagurinn Gimli $19,600 $7,200 $26,800
Manitoba Agricultural Museum Inc. Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion & Stampede Austin $12,000 $500 $12,500
Morden Corn & Apple Festival Inc. Morden Corn & Apple Festival Morden $38,000 $11,600 $49,600
Musée St. Joseph Museum Inc. Festival Du Patrimoine Montcalm St. Joseph $15,100 $2,100 $17,200
Pas Arts Council Inc. (The) Culture Days 2019 The Pas $5,000 $1,900 $6,900
Portage Potato Festival Portage Potato Festival Portage La Prairie $5,900 $1,600 $7,500
Pride Winnipeg Festival Inc. Pride Winnipeg Festival Winnipeg $33,500 $5,900 $39,400
Rolling River First Nation Rolling River First Nation Traditional Pow Wow Rolling River First Nation (Erickson) $8,600 $4,100 $12,700
Sagkeeng First Nation Sagkeeng First Nation Annual Treaty Days Sagkeeng First Nation (Fort Alexander) $49,800 $12,000 $61,800
Sainte-Agathe Community Development Inc. Festival d'Été Cheyenne Summer Festival Sainte-Agathe $7,500 $1,200 $8,700
Salut Voisin / Howdy Neighbour Salut Voisin / Howdy Neighbour Notre-Dame-De-Lourdes $5,000 $600 $5,600
St. Pierre-Jolys Frog Follies Incorporated Folies Grenouilles St-Pierre-Jolys Frog Follies St. Pierre-Jolys $17,500 $6,600 $24,100
Steinbach Arts Council Incorporated (The) Summer In The City Festival Of Arts And Culture Steinbach $14,900 $10,100 $25,000
West End Cultural Centre, Inc. (The) Ellice Street Festival Winnipeg $2,000 $3,200 $5,200
Winnipeg Chinese Cultural And Community Centre Corporation 2019 Winnipeg Chinatown Street Festival Winnipeg $5,000 $1,200 $6,200
Winnipeg Gay And Lesbian Film Society Inc. (The) REEL PRIDE Film Festival Winnipeg $7,400 $4,000 $11,400
Total initial funding Budget 2019 supplement Total funding
$469,500 $137,900 $607,400

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

Recipient Project City Amount
Aboriginal Music Manitoba Inc. Aboriginal Music Week 2018 and 2019 Winnipeg $35,000
Association Culturelle Franco-Manitobaine Inc. (L') Le développement de la diffusion en ruralité manitobaine Winnipeg $43,500
Festival Du Voyageur Inc. Festival du Voyageur 2020, 2021 et 2022 Winnipeg $99,500
Flin Flon Arts Council Flin Flon Arts Council Performing Arts Season 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Flin Flon $14,500
Gas Station Arts Centre Inc. Winnipeg Comedy Festival Winnipeg $50,000
Golden Prairie Arts Council Inc. Program Support Component 2018-2022 Carman $9,500
Groundswell Inc. GroundSwell Concert Season 2019-20 Winnipeg $9,000
Jazz Winnipeg Inc. TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival / Jazz Winnipeg Concert Season Winnipeg $75,000
Le Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain Soutien à la programmation 2018-2022 Winnipeg $17,000
Le Cercle Molière Inc. Le TCM en 2019-2020 - on voit grand! Winnipeg $30,000
Manitoba Arts Network, Inc. Presenter Support Organization, all regions of the province of Manitoba Winnipeg $50,000
Manitoba Theatre For Young People Inc. Presentation Series Winnipeg $70,000
Minnedosa Performing Arts Committee Inc. Minnedosa Performing Arts Committee Expressions Concerts Winnipeg $3,000
Portage Community Centre Inc. Main Stage and Coffee House Concert Series Portage la Prairie $15,000
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Inc. 2018 & 2019 Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival Winnipeg $66,300
Sarasvàti Dramatic Theatre Productions And Repertory Inc FemFest Winnipeg $13,500
Send + Receive: A Festival Of Sound, Incorporated send + receive: a festival of sound - v19 / v20 / v21 / v22 Winnipeg $16,500
Southern Manitoba Concerts Inc. Southern Manitoba Concerts Connects Communities Winnipeg $5,500
Storyline Fx Inc. Freeze Frame International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages/Le Festival international de films pour enfants de tous âges Winnipeg $40,000
The Burrows Trail Arts Council Inc. Burrows Trail Performing Arts Series McCreary $4,850
The Steinbach Arts Council Incorporated The Steinbach Arts Council Concert Show Series Steinbach $12,000
The West End Cultural Centre, Inc. Building Bridges: Culture and Community Winnipeg $65,000
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Inc. Winnipeg New Music Festival Winnipeg $55,000
Virtuosi Concerts (Mb) Inc. VCI Presents Winnipeg $18,000
Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. Winnipeg Folk Festival and Hear All Year Concert Series Winnipeg $135,000
Winnipeg International Children's Festival Inc. Presentation of the Annual Kidsfest, the Annual Festival of Fools and Multiple Multi-phase Social Circus Programs Winnipeg $105,000
Winnipeg International Writers Festival Inc. THIN AIR Winnipeg $53,000
Total funding*
$1,110,650

*Additional funding under Budget 2019 is being determined for these organizations; further details will be announced.

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