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Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council congratulate Tara Lynn Taylor who has been selected to receive the 2024 Black Artist Recognition Award.
CBC Information Morning Cultural Columnist for the ArtnSoul Report; Musical theatre Playwright/ Director / Animator / ACTRA Maritimes member/ Playwrights guild of Canada Member; Talent Ambassador for the Healthy Tomorrow, Foundation; Owner – the Braiding Lounge Salon; Festival Director - Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival; Chair – Union of Black Artists Society; PERFORM NS Member; Theatre NS member; Former Co-Chair - Women in Film & Television; Board Member – Black Women Film! Canada; Recipient of the ANSMA Industry Development Award for her body of work in presenting musical theatre and film; Original staged works, “Viola: the Musical”, ”Hood Habits” and “Love, Peace and Hairgrease” co-produced with Eastern Front Theatre, nominated for Outstanding Production at the Robert Merritt Awards. Tara has been recognized as one of the top Canadian English Theatre playwrights to watch in SHIFTER Magazine in the Innovators- Icons in 2022-2023 and the featured playwright of the month in PGC’s online publication November 2023 (Featured Playwright — Tara Taylor | by Playwrights Guild of Canada | Medium)
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About the Award
In 2020 Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council announced the creation of a new Black Artist Recognition Award. The Black Artist Recognition Award is open to artists of African descent who have emerged from their initial training and development to become recognized, established artists in Nova Scotia. This award helps to showcase the recipients’ work to residents of the province and to people beyond our borders. This visibility is meant to encourage artistic and economic well-being for the recipients and contribute to the health of Nova Scotia’s artistic sector in support of a well-rounded community. The award is funded by the Nova Scotia Arts Endowment Fund and carries a cash value of $5,000.
The prize will be presented at the Creative Nova Scotia Awards on November 3, 2024.
