(Niagara At Large is posting this April 26 announcement for federal funding to keep Brock’s Centre for the Arts in St. Catharines, Ontario alive. Over the many years, the Centre has drawn a range of some of the most talented and famous artists around the world to audiences in Niagara, from legendary standup comedian Phyllis Diller to top-drawer jazz and rock musicians, and many, many others. It is a great regional venue for the arts that deserves public support.)
Brock University's Centre for the Arts director Debbie Slate at a funding announcement this April 27 supporting the centre's future.
Brock’s Centre for the Arts will be able to present its 2010-11 and 2011-12 Professional Entertainment Series, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.
Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament (St. Catharines), on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today (April 26) announced funding for the University’s Centre for the Arts.
The $120,000 in funding will support the 41st and 42nd editions of the Centre’s Professional Entertainment Series, which runs from September 2010 to March 2012. The series presents more than 70 music, dance, and theatre performances a year.
The funding will also support the Centre’s outreach activities, including master classes, school concerts, panels, workshops, lectures, and demos.
“As Brock’s role as an educator in our community continues to grow, so does its position as a source of quality arts and entertainment,” said Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines. “And I am very pleased that this funding will assist Brock to continue to enrich our community through the Centre for the Arts.”
“It’s wonderful to receive this support from the Government of Canada for the work that we do in enriching arts and culture in our community,” said Debbie Slade, Director, Centre for the Arts. “This funding will go a long way in assisting the Centre to enhance the cultural wellbeing of the region by presenting a diverse range of world-class artists and community outreach initiatives.”
The Government of Canada has provided funding through the Arts Presentation Canada program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. This program seeks to give Canadians more access to direct experiences of the diversity and richness of Canada’s culture through professional arts festivals, presentation of live professional performances, and other artistic experiences.
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Brock University Centre for the Arts director Debbie Slade at a federal funding announcement this April 27 that will help keep the St. Catharines, Ontario-based centre alive.
Brock University's director of its Centre for the Arts, Debbie Slade, at an announcement this April 27 for funding centre's future.
Brock Univeristy Centre for the Arts director Debbie Slade speaks at a funding announcement for the centre's future this April 27.
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