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Andre Fenton wins 2022 Emerging Artist Recognition Award

Posted October 28th, 2022

Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council congratulate Andre Fenton who has been selected to receive a 2022 Emerging Artist Recognition Award.

Sarah Prosper wins 2022 Indigenous Artist Recognition Award

Posted October 26th, 2022

Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council congratulate Sarah Prosper who has been selected to receive the 2022 Indigenous Artist Recognition Award.

Frances Dorsey wins 2022 Established Artist Recognition Award

Posted October 21st, 2022

Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council congratulate Frances Dorsey who has been selected to receive the 2022 Established Artist Recognition Award.

Tonya "Sam’Gwan" Paris wins 2022 Black Artist Recognition Award

Posted October 19th, 2022

Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council are pleased to announce that Tonya "Sam'Gwan" Paris has been awarded the 2022 Black Artist Recognition Award.

Inverness County Centre for the Arts wins the 2022 Creative Community Impact Award

Posted October 17th, 2022

Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council congratulate Inverness County Centre for the Arts as the winner of the $10,000 Creative Community Impact Award for 2022.

Clara Dugas Wins the 2022 Prix Grand-Pré

Posted October 14th, 2022

Congratulations to Clara Dugas, winner of the 2022 Prix Grand-Pré

Félicitations à Clara Dugas qui est la lauréate du Prix Grand-Pré 2022.

Grants to Organizations and Groups Q&A on October 12

Posted October 4th, 2022

Have any last-minute questions about the October 15 Grants to Organizations & Small Groups deadline?

Join Program Officer Lauren Williams on Wednesday, October 12 between noon and 1 PM on Microsoft Teams for a round of Q&A.

Click here to join the meeting.

2022 Nova Scotia Art Bank Exhibition Opening

Posted September 26th, 2022

Please join us for the opening reception of the 2022 NS Art Bank purchases on Monday September 26 at 5:30pm at the Anna Leonowens Gallery. We will be going ahead as planned and look forward to seeing you, if you are able to make it. The exhibition runs until October 8.

 

Important Update for Emailed Applications

Posted September 21st, 2022

Arts Nova Scotia now has an application auto-confirmation policy:

All applications sent to ArtsNS Submissions should receive an auto-reply confirmation. If you do not receive confirmation within one week, please contact a program officer. You must contact the program officer within two weeks of the deadline for us to consider your application. Applications will only be considered if there is proof of email being sent by the deadline.

New Artists in Communities Program Announced

Posted August 30th, 2022

Arts Nova Scotia has created a new Artists in Communities program that will support organizations, groups, and individuals to develop and carry out community-based arts projects.

The intention of the program is to: 

April Information Session for Individual Artists

Posted April 12th, 2022

Are you applying to our Grants to Individuals program this May 15th?

Join David and Enrique for a virtual information session where we will cover everything you need to know to apply.

The Details

Date: Tuesday, 19 April, 2022

Time: 7:00pm