Arts Funding

• Halifax budget committee approves increase to arts funding, rejects cuts

  The municipality's budget committee has voted in favour of increasing arts funding, instead of moving forward with a 55 per cent proposed cut.

  Money

  Feb 23, 2023
  
• City of Barrie opens applications for arts and culture funding

  The City of Barrie is looking to support local artists and arts organizations through the annual arts and culture investment program.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2023
  
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• Highlights from Liberals’ fiscal update: What you need to know

  The Liberal government's fiscal update detailed billions of dollars in spending -- including on the Omicron COVID-19 variant response. Here are the highlights.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
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• Coronavirus: Heritage minister reveals details of $500M earmarked for arts and culture

  The funding, and how the money will be distributed, comes after the federal government first announced the temporary relief plan in mid-April.

  Health

  May 8, 2020
• Liberals pledge $4M in funding for arts and culture in Alberta

  A Liberal MP announced a big investment for arts and culture in Alberta as one of the province's biggest cultural events came to a close in Edmonton.

  Politics

  Aug 25, 2019
• Hamilton music festival organizers ‘scrambling’ to deal with provincial funding cuts

  Hamilton music festival organizers say the loss of provincial funding means they'll have to work extra hard to find the money elsewhere.

  Jun 10, 2019
• Royal Winnipeg Ballet steps into $1.5 million in new funding

  Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet is set to receive $1.5 million over two years to support professional dance training in Winnipeg.

  Entertainment

  Apr 17, 2019
• Arts funding spared from cuts by Calgary city council

  The increase in funding will bring Calgary from being the lowest municipal contributor to the arts in Canada to second lowest.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2018
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• Calgary International Children’s Festival shuts down after 32 years

  Years of financial struggles brought on by the economic downturn have marked the end of the Calgary International Children's Festival.

  Education

  Jul 26, 2018
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• Creative Calgary calls for $20M per year in funding for the arts

  A coalition of Calgary arts organizations wants council to allocate 0.7 per cent of the city's operating budget - or about $20 million - to the arts.

  Politics

  Sep 11, 2017