SUDBURY - Arts, culture and heritage are the backbone of our communities. Each contribute to a stimulating life, nourished by a diversity of human experiences and rich encounters.

Through Canadian Heritage the following programs were funded:

• Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage, Local Arts and Heritage Festivals Fund: 2023 Northern Arts Festival - $26,800

• Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund: Training Musicians in lighting and broadcast - $64,000

With the investment through the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Fund, the Sudbury Performance Group was able to host the 2023 Northern Arts Festival. The festival featured hired local professional musicians, who performed at partnering establishments every night over the course of a month. A total of 100 artists performed throughout the festival, all of which had direct ties to Greater Sudbury.

Additionally, through the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund, the Sudbury Performance Group was able to successfully deliver training seminars for musicians across the North, including 105 in-person and 955 virtually. The sessions included audio and lighting production, and broadcasting and streaming.

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“Arts and culture bring our community together. I am thrilled that our government recognizes the importance of events like the Northern Arts Festival, which contributes to our local economy, while celebrating our local diverse talent. I am proud to support Sudbury Performance Group, as they continually showcase our community’s diversity and the incredible talent of Northern Ontario.”– Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament Sudbury

“We are proud to offer our festival each year for Sudbury audiences.  The number of performers and the diversity of the performers is what makes our festival special.  We engage local Francophone, Indigenous, and 2SLGBTQ+ artists, which is important to Sudbury Performance Group. Additionally, the training offered was important to artists across the province.  Especially for those who are in more remote communities such as Massey, Cutler, Wahnapitae First Nation, Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation.” – Mark Mannisto, President, Sudbury Performance Group