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🏆Congratulations to shalan joudry, winner of a 2023 Established Artist Recognition Award!

@salan_jotliis a Mi'kmaw mother and multidisciplinary narrative artist. Learn more about shalan joudry at artsns.ca/news

📷: Dan Froese

🏆Garry Williams is the recipient of a 2023 Established Artist Recognition Award!

Garry Williams is an actor, director, singer, writer, musical director, composer-lyricist and artistic director of @dapopotheatre. Learn more about Garry and the award at artsns.ca/news

Nancy Oakley is the winner of the '23 Indigenous Artist Recognition Award!

Nancy E. Oakley is a Mi'kmaq/Wampanoag artist who was raised in Mashpee, Massachusetts but now lives and works on the Eskasoni First Nation Reserve in NS. Learn more at artsns.ca/news

Marissa Sean Cruz is the recipient of a 2023 Emerging Artist Recognition Award!

Marissa Sean Cruz is a digital multimedia and video performance artist from Kjipuktuk (so-called Halifax). Learn more about Marissa and the award at artsns.ca/news/marissa-s…

📷: Marissa Sean Cruz

Congratulations to Lydia Zimmer, winner of a 2023 Emerging Artist Recognition Award!

Lydia Zimmer, a graduate of The Boston Conservatory (BFA ’11), is a dancer and choreographer in Halifax, NS. Learn more about Lydia Zimmer at artsns.ca/news/lydia-zim…

📷: Cooked Photography

Koumbie is the recipient of a 2023 Emerging Artist Recognition Award!

Koumbie (she/they) is an actor, director, writer and producer based in Kjipuktuk, Nova Scotia. Learn more about Koumbie and the award at artsns.ca/news/koumbie-w…

📷: James Arthur MacLean

Congratulations to P'tit Belliveau, winner of the 2023 Prix Grand-Pré!

P’tit Belliveau is the full-time project of self-proclaimed “Acadian alien” Jonah Guimond. More info at artsns.ca/news

📷: Erika Essertaize

Félicitations à P'tit Belliveau, lauréat du Prix Grand-Pré 2023!

P'tit Belliveau, c’est le projet temps-plein de l’alien acadien Jonah Guimond. Plus d'informations à artsns.ca/news

📷: Erika Essertaize

Jah’Mila is the winner of the 2023 Black Artist Recognition Award!

Jah'Mila is a reggae singer from Kingston, Jamaica, now based in Atlantic Canada. Learn more about Jah’Mila and the award at artsns.ca/news/jahmila-w…

📷: Timothy Richard

Congratulations to the African Nova Scotian Music Association, winners of the 2023 Creative Community Impact Award!

Learn more about @theansma and the great work that they do at artsns.ca/news/african-n…

Check out this Artist Spotlight Preview on 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Emerging Artist Recognition Award recipient Tyshan Wright. Presented by Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council.

Announcing the One Year Sustaining Grant for organizations that develop and sustain Nova Scotia’s arts community that have not had access to operating assistance.

Apply by May 31

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Check out this Artist Spotlight Preview on 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Creative Community Impact Award recipient Inverness County Centre for the Arts. The full length Artist Spotlight video featuring an insightful look into the Centre and its work will be released on April 12th.

The 2023-24 provincial budget includes an increase of $1.4 million to Arts Nova Scotia’s Operating Assistance to Arts Organizations.

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Check out this Artist Spotlight Preview on 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Emerging Artist Recognition Award recipient Andre Fenton. The full length Artist Spotlight video featuring an insightful look into Andre and his work will be released on March 15th.

Applying to our Arts Equity Funding Initiative?
Join program officer David Goudie for a drop-in Q&A session from 12 – 1pm on March 2 via Microsoft Teams.
To join, click the link below:
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Check out this Artist Spotlight Preview on 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Black Artist Recognition Award recipient Tonya 'Sam'Gwan' Paris. The full length Artist Spotlight video featuring an insightful look into Tonya and her work will be released on February 15th.

Deadline coming soon!

Artists in Communities applications are due March 1, 2023.

For guidelines and how to apply head to artsns.ca/programs/artis…

Direct financial support of up to $2,500 is still available through our Reactivation Program. If you work – on stage and behind the scenes - in live performing arts, send in your application today! Full eligibility details: artsreactivation.ca/eligibility/.

Funded by Canadian Heritage.