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The 2025 Creative Nova Scotia Awards will be taking place in a new venue this year at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax/Kjipuktuk on the evening of Sunday, November 2. The annual art party that brings together artists across the province and honours all artistic disciplines is a celebration not to be missed.
Presented by Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council, the Creative Nova Scotia Awards Celebration is an annual event that celebrates excellence in artistic achievement, notably the announcement of the Portia White Prize, along with the Creative Community Impact Award, the Prix Grand-Pré, the Established Artist, the Emerging Artist, Black Artist, and Indigenous Artist Recognition Awards. Collectively, the awards are worth $75,000.
Tickets to the 2025 Creative Nova Scotia Awards are free but must be reserved in advance to guarantee your spot.
Accessibility notes:
- The Lord Nelson Hotel is wheelchair accessible. There is a ramp at the main entrance with automated doors and a lift to the ballroom level.
- Wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral washroom available on the ballroom level.
- ASL interpretation available for the duration of the event (pre-show included with request before October 20, 2025).
- Videos used during the event will have captions.
- Seating for the show is a mix of tables with padded, armless banquet chairs for award winners and general seating for all others on padded armless banquet chairs.
- Seating is available for the duration of the event.
- Please reach out to Sylvia Bell at sylvia@liveheist.com by Monday, October 20th, 2025, if you have access needs that aren’t addressed, so we can do our best to accommodate them for the November 2 event.
