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The Department of Tourism, Culture &
Heritage offers a number of important funding programs. Select
a Division below for a complete listing of available programs:
Tourism
Culture
Heritage
Tourism Programs:
Destination Opportunities Program
Description:
Destinations within Nova Scotia are encouraged to develop marketing or development programs which highlight particular strengths while at the same time supporting the overall strategic tourism efforts of the province. Proposals must be destination or product driven and include a minimum 50% private sector financial support.
For more information, visit www.nstpc.com
Marketing Partnership Opportunities
Description:
Industry can buy into numerous advertising offers and trade show opportunities in Nova Scotia’s key markets of Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Northeastern US and Europe. There are also opportunities to participate in advertising initiatives directed at niche markets such as meetings and conventions, golf, group touring, outdoor and nature. These opportunities are listed in detail in the Partnership Opportunities Book, which is published each fall and sent to all operators. Last minute opportunities are featured in Facts Flash, an e-mail publication for industry subscribers.
Tour Operator Partnership Program
Description:
This program provides opportunities to partner in the marketing of packaged products in Nova Scotia’s key markets. The program is available to tour operators based on submitted proposals.
For more information, visit www.nstpc.com
Tourism Development Investment
Description:
There are two programs delivered under this investment program:
1 Tourism Product Development and Enhancement – the overall objective of this investment program is to support the development and enhancement of tourism attractions, sites and experiences that build on Nova Scotia’s heritage/culture, outdoor/nature and premiere seacoast products.
2 Tourism Market-Readiness – the overall objective of this investment program is to enhance the quality of tourism services, businesses and products by implementing market-readiness initiatives. Market-readiness is the creation and delivery of safe, memorable, value-added, quality experiences that meet and exceed the expectations of visitors. There is a need to ensure that tourism products and services are ready to meet and exceed the expectations of visitors by providing quality products and experiences.
For more information, visit www.nstpc.com
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Culture Programs:
Click here for a
complete list of Culture Division Program Application Deadlines
Requirements for Acknowledging
Funding
Successful applicants to the Culture Division
programs must acknowledge the financial assistance of the Department
of Tourism, Culture & Heritage. Click
here for details. The following logos may be downloaded
for use in communications recognizing funding assistance (right
mouse click on the link and select *save target* from your menu):
Tourism, Culture & Heritage Logo (Full Colour): TIF
Tourism, Culture & Heritage Logo (Black & White): TIF
Aliant New Media Prize
Description:
Through the generous financial contribution of Aliant,
the Department of Tourism and Culture is able to present the Aliant New
Media Prize. Beginning in October 2001, for five years, an annual prize
of $10,000 is being offered. This prize is designed to support initiatives
by artists or arts organizations of all disciplines that explore and develop
the potential of new media technologies. You can read
more about the program details and get an application form in this PDF
document.
Assistance to Book Publishers
Description:
The Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage recognizes that Nova Scotian publishers have unique needs and developmental goals which require sector-public investment. To assist in meeting these needs the department offers financial asssitance through this program to support the presence of a vialbe book publishing industry in Nova Scotia.
The PDF is available here..
Cultural Activities
Description:
The presence of cultural activities in our communities contributes significantly to our well-being and enriches the experiences of visitors to our province. The purpose of the Cultural Activities Program is to help build communities through community arts and cultural activities. Communities can include geographic locales, as well as communities of interest such as those involved in visual arts, music or crafts. Download a PDF program description and application form here.
Emerging Music Business Program
Description:
The Emerging Music Business Program is designed to help people get into
the industry with a focus on establishing up-and-coming musicians,
building artist-manager relationships and enhancing music business
skills. Examples of activities which might be funded through this
program include assisting an artist to develop marketing and business
plans, secure professional manager services, create a professional demo
recording or to design a website.
Deadlines for submitting applications are October 15 and March 15. Click here for more information:
Guidelines
Support Material
Application Form
Export Development Program for Music
Music Nova Scotia, on behalf of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, administers the Export Development Program for Music. This program focuses on marketing and touring support for artists and business professionals. Examples of projects which might be funded through this program would be to assist musicians in undertaking, marketing and promoting national or international tours.
For more information on the Export Development Program for Music, visit the Music Nova Scotia website at www.musicnovascotia.ca, or call 423.6271 or 1-888-343-6426 (toll-free).
Gaelic Activities Program
Description:
The Gaelic Activities Program is designed to help Nova Scotians learn from, work with and share resources with other Gaelic communities. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed between the Province of Nova Scotia and Highland Council, Scotland, is a mechanism to facilitate sharing of resources, ideas, skills and experience for the benefit of both areas. Community-based educational and cultural projects that support the goals of the MOU will be considered under the Gaelic Activities Program.
Download Program Information (PDF)
Download the Application Form (PDF)
Grants to Individuals
Description:
The Grants to
Individuals Program supports the creation of new works by professional
artists in all disciplines and promotes a broad understanding and appreciation
of art and artists through professional development, creation and presentation
of work by artists. Individual artists may submit one application per
program per deadline except in creation. Artists are not eligible to receive
more than one Creation Grant in any one year. You can download the following documents here:
PDF
of the program description, policy and guidelines
PDF
application form along with eight steps to help prepare a strong application
Grants to Organizations and Small Groups
Description:
There
are four project programs for grants to organizations and small groups.
Applicants may make one application to each program at each deadline. The PDF application is available here.
Industries Program
Description:
Government
wants to help cultural industries grow and will develop a partnership
with the sector to examine support mechanisms and strategies in place
already and to determine a plan for the future. A lot of important work
has been done already, including the Culture Sector Strategy for example,
as well as some of the individual efforts underway by various sub-sectors.
You can download the following documents here:
PDF of program information including eligibility criteria and application procedures
PDF of program application form A for use by Organizations
PDF of program application form B for use by Consortiums and Consortium Partners Agreement form
Nova Scotia Art Bank
Description:
The Nova Scotia Art Bank encourages the development
of artistic excellence and stimulates awareness of and interest in visual
arts and craft among Nova Scotians and their visitors. This is accomplished
through the acquisition, loan, maintenance and display of works of art by
professional Nova Scotian artists. For details
and application form, view the following
PDFs.
Operating Assistance to Cultural Organizations
Description:
This program is designed to enhance stability within cultural organizations that develop and sustain Nova Scotia's cultural community. Support is provided to organizations which form
a framework for province's cultural sector, including those which produce cultural product,
own and or manage cultural facilities, provide service to the cultural sector and produce a
cultural festival or event. These organizations are fundamental to the vitality and long-term
health of cultural life in Nova Scotia either as primary cultural producers, enablers or developers of cultural activity.
Download Program Information (PDF)
Portia White Prize
Description:
This prize is named for Portia
White, a Nova Scotia artist who rose through adversity to achieve international
acclaim as a classical singer on the great stages of Europe and North
America. Her achievements continue to instill a sense of pride in the
African Nova Scotian communities and stand as a model to all Nova Scotians.
You can download
the PDF nomination form here or read
more about the prize details in this document.
Prix Grand-Pré
Description:
Ce prix annuel a été établi en 1987 pour rendre hommage au travail des artistes acadiens néo-écossais dans les domaines des arts du spectacle et du cinéma, des arts visuels et de l’artisanat, ainsi que des arts littéraires. L’objectif du prix est de reconnaître les artistes dont l’œuvre reflète les valeurs et les traditions culturelles acadiennes, et se distingue par son excellence et son originalité.
Cette année, un artiste établi en arts littéraires, sélectionné par un comité d’évaluation, recevra un prix de $2,000.
Les lauréats précédents du Prix Grand-Pré incluent le chanteur-compositeur, Eric Surette; le photographe, François Gaudet; l’artisane, Denise Robicheau; l’écrivain, Père Amselme Chiasson; le cinéaste, Phil Comeau; les artistes en arts visuels, Denise Comeau; et Simone D'Eon, l’écrivain René LeBlanc et l’artiste William Roach.
Des formulaires de demande sont disponibles en français et en anglais dans les documents suivants (format PDF) :
Formulaire de nomination pour Prix Grand-Pré
Grand-Pré Prize:
This biennial award was established in 1987 to recognize the work of Acadian Nova Scotians in the performing arts and film, the visual arts and crafts, and literary arts. The purpose of the prize is to recognize those artists whose work reflects Acadian cultural values and traditions, while demonstrating excellence and originality.
This year an established literary artist, as selected by an assessment panel, will be awarded a prize of $2000.
Previous Grand-Pré Prize winners include: singer/songwriter, Eric Surette; photographer, Francois Gaudet; artisan, Denise Robicheau; writer, Father Amselm Chiasson; filmmaker, Phil Comeau; visual artists, Denise Comeau and Simone D'Eon; writer, René LeBlanc; and folk artist William Roach.
Applications forms are available in both French and English in the following PDF documents:
Grand Pré Prize Nomination Form
The Nova Scotia Talent Trust
Description:
Awards scholarships to Nova Scotian
residents undertaking programs of study to further their artistic development
who are not yet established in their disciplines. Click
here to visit the Trust's web site.
Youth Program
Description:
Lifelong learning
in the arts is essential if Nova Scotia is to have a healthy, vibrant
and sustaining culture sector. This learning starts at an early age with
participation and education in the arts. This program is designed to sustain
the presence of established provincial youth arts organizations and programs
that provide those opportunities. For details
and application form, view the following PDF.
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Heritage Programs:
Community Museum Assistance Program (CMAP)
Description:
CMAP funds non-profit, permanent museums whose primary functions are to acquire, conserve, research, communicate and exhibit material evidence of Nova Scotia’s human or natural history for the purpose of study, education and enjoyment. Archival or fine arts activities integrated within a qualified museum are eligible for funding, however, stand-alone archives or art galleries are not. CMAP also provides operating financial assistance to the Federation of Nova Scotian Heritage.
Heritage Property Program
Description:
The Department administers the Heritage Property Act which identifies, preserves and encourages the continued use of Nova Scotia’s built heritage. The division works with municipalities and property owners to find effective, economically viable and appropriate uses for our heritage buildings, recognizing their importance to our history, our way of life and our economy. Some financial assistance is available to owners of registered heritage properties, municipalities and heritage groups for conservation work, conservation plans, and support of special projects.
Research Grants
Description:
Nova Scotia Museum Research Grants, a program of the Board of Governors, are intended to promote research in areas relevant to the Nova Scotia Museum’s mandate and programs. They are awarded yearly in a range of categories which fall within Natural or Cultural History. Only individual researchers are eligible to apply to the program.
Strategic Development Initiative
Description:
This initiative provides support for heritage-related projects that build on a community’s assets and strengths and encourages partnerships with archives, museums, community organizations, heritage associations, municipal governments, regional development authorities, and other bodies that are exploring common heritage objectives. Priority is given to initiatives focused on partnerships and increased self-sufficiency in the province’s growing heritage sector.
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