Over $90,000 in provincial arts and culture funding is going to seven area groups.
“Our government understands the important role professional artists play in fostering dynamic and thriving communities across Ontario,” says MPP Vic Fedeli. “This investment will help local artists and arts organizations continue to make a positive impact on our economy, create good jobs, and draw more visitors to Nipissing.”
The money comes from the Ontario Arts Council and Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.
Local funding includes:
· $24,750 to Aanmitaagzi for an eight-week interdisciplinary community-engaged summer arts program for Indigenous youth based in Nipissing First Nation.
· $19,800 to Tears of our Sisters, an Indigenous-led short film that explores resilience, ancestral protection, and the reclamation of Indigenous women’s stories through strength, ceremony, and spirit.
· $12,000 to ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival to coordinate, promote, and present the thirteenth annual ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival in North Bay, Ontario.
· $11,137 to the CanAfric Théâtre for Under the Baobab Tree, a multidisciplinary event including West African live drumming, music, dance, food and storytelling.
· $10,500 to the Capitol Centre to present Main Street Shuffle as part of the Bay Block Party 2026, enhancing performance and engagement opportunities for local musicians and artists.
· $7,500 to Nipissing Region Curatorial Collective Inc. for the “2026 Bay Beats Music and Performance Festival”, a celebration of Indigenous and multicultural performing and visual arts taking place across two weekends from Sept. 11-20 in North Bay.
· $4,980 to Powassan & District Union Public Library to present its Second Annual Summer Wrap-Up Music Festival, an outdoor live music event showcasing Ontario artists and bringing live music to communities.
