Three local arts and culture organizations are receiving over $38,000 through Ontario Arts Council project grants.
“Our government understands the important role the arts play in fostering dynamic and thriving communities across Ontario,” says Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing. “These investments will help our communities’ artists and arts organizations continue to make a positive impact on our economy, while creating good jobs and drawing in more visitors to Nipissing.”
Local funding includes:
· $13,500 to Nipissing Region Curatorial Collective through the Northern Arts Projects program to create three series of artworks from emerging and experienced Northeastern Ontario artists. Works will be created in different mediums and focus on portraiture.
· $13,000 to Les Compagnons des francs loisirs through Diffusion – Francophone projects in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag, they are planning a Franco-Ontarian program in our region.
· $12,000 to Chinimiwin through the Northern Arts Project Program to Senior members of the Chinimiwin Collective extend cultural visual arts training to multigenerational Indigenous artist mentees and collaborators at their studio in Nipissing First Nation.
