This morning, during an event at the Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Council, the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, announced additional funding for Year of the Arts initiatives in 2024.
As part of Budget 2024, the Provincial Government is committing $2 million to establish a new Arts Infrastructure and Programming Fund. This fund will provide support for improvements to existing arts infrastructure. Funding will also be available to support community arts groups to develop and enhance community arts programming.
It is also making up to $3 million available for expressions of interest for a new Creative Projects Fund. This funding will be administered through Celebrate NL and will be available to not-for-profit and for-profit professional arts organizations that have the creation and/or presentation of works of art as their primary activity.
Funding was also announced for a number of special Year of the Arts projects planned by the City of St. John’s, Music NL, the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, Business and Arts NL, the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society, among others. A full list of the investments announced can be found in the backgrounder below.
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“Our province’s culture is rooted in the arts and these investments are an acknowledgement of the arts’ impact on our province and communities, a celebration of their impact during the Year of the Arts. With the funding announced today, we’re supporting professional and non-professional arts activities, ensuring no stone is left unturned in our support.”
Honourable Steve Crocker
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
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BACKGROUNDER
| Organization | Project | Investment |
| Year of the Arts Creative Projects Fund | Celebrate NL Creative Projects Fund: Expressions of Interest for Profit/Not-For-Profit Professional Arts Organizations | $3,000,000 |
| Arts Infrastructure and Programming Fund | One-time program designed to enhance arts infrastructure and support community arts initiatives that increase engagement and participation of cultural activity in Year of the Arts | $2,000,000 |
| Music NL | Music NL for programming and initiatives during Year of the Arts, including Harbour Voices choral festival | $1,000,000 |
| The Rooms | Art Bank and programming funds | $400,000 |
| City of St. John’s | Programs and activities: Mural, Walk on Water, Rock on Water, Public Art Pole Boxes, Public Art Welcome Signage | $194,000 |
| Craft Council NL | Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference September 2024, in Gros Morne National Park. | $100,000 |
| Enhanced Provincial Theatre Arts Festival | The festival at the Grenfell campus in Corner Brook in conjunction with the Theatrical Arts Education Association of Canada in May 2024 | $130,000 |
| Business and Arts NL | Innovation Through Creativity Conference | $100,000 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival | Free daytime programming at the Folk Festival | $50,000 |
| Fashion Week | St. John’s Fashion Week (August 2024) | $50,000 |
| First Light | Artist in Residence Program | $44,000 |
| Kiwanis Music Festival | Celebrating the Festival in 2024 as part of Year of the Arts | $4,500 |