The Government of Canada Supports Folklorama and Other Festivals in Manitoba

The Government of Canada is providing funding to Folklorama and additional support to other festivals and arts presentations

WINNIPEG, Aug. 2, 2019 /CNW/ - The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, today announced funding of $100,000 for Folklorama, Winnipeg's annual two-week festival celebrating global culture and ethnic diversity.

This marks the first time that Folklorama has received funding under the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program. Folklorama, which celebrates its 50^th anniversary in 2019, is presenting 45 volunteer-run pavilions featuring cultural foods, music and dance.

Minister Rodriguez also announced that the Government of Canada is providing more than $1.7 million in 2019–2020 to 51 other organizations that celebrate Manitoba's diversity through arts presentations, festivals and cultural displays throughout the province.

This will support celebrations, arts and heritage promotion, as well as arts and culture festivals for Manitobans and visitors alike. These events have a major impact on the arts and culture sector, as well as on tourism and economic development.

This funding is provided through the Local Festivals component of the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program and the Canada Arts Presentation Fund.

Budget 2019 provides additional support for arts, culture and celebrations

The increased investment of more than $50 million announced in the last budget will support a wide range of arts and heritage events, including arts series, festivals and celebrations throughout Canada.

Arts and culture are essential to an inclusive society and are at the heart of Canada's growing creative economy. Presentations and other related arts experiences bring Canadian audiences and artists together, and also reflect our cultural, linguistic and regional diversity.

This additional funding will strengthen the cultural and creative industries, help Canadians celebrate diversity, and promote greater inclusion. Several hundred recipients across Canada will benefit from the additional support through these funding programs. Further details will be announced in the near future.

Quotes

"Festivals like Folklorama are wonderful occasions to celebrate our culture and heritage with family and friends, while fostering understanding and appreciation of our cultural diversity. They bring us together with our neighbours from near and far. Our government is proud to support so many festivals, year after year, that showcase our communities, our heritage, and the incredible talent of artists and performers, all while contributing to the creative economy throughout the country."

—The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism

Quick Facts

The projects are being funded through the Events component of the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program, the Local Festivals component of the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program, and the Canada Arts Presentation Fund.

The Events component of the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program provides funding to community-based events that promote intercultural or interfaith understanding, civic memory and pride, or respect for a healthy democracy, as well as celebrations of a community's history and culture such as heritage months recognized by Parliament.

The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program increases opportunities for local artists, artisans, heritage performers or specialists to be involved in their community through festivals, events and projects.

The Canada Arts Presentation Fund provides financial assistance to organizations that professionally present arts festivals or performing arts series, as well as their support organizations.

Every year, the government supports more than 1,350 festivals and performing arts events in more than 400 communities throughout the country through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund and the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program.

The increased funding proposed in Budget 2019 for the Celebration and Commemoration Program will help expand the scope and visibility of these days of celebration, and to highlight the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The additional investment of $50.25 million over two years (2019–2020 and 2020–2021) announced in the last budget will be distributed as follows:

• $16 million over two years for the Canada Arts Presentation Fund
• $14 million over two years for Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
• $20.25 million over two years for the Celebration and Commemoration Program

Associated Links

Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

BACKGROUNDER

Program	Total
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage This program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in local arts and culture activities as well as local history and heritage activities.	$607,400 24 projects
Canada Arts Presentation Fund This program gives Canadians to experience the variety and richness of Canada's culture through professional arts festivals, live professional performances, and other artistic experiences.	$1,110,650 27 projects

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Recipient	Project	City	Initial Amount	Budget 2019 Supplement	Total funding
Anishnabe Mikinack Kinamakamik Inc.	14th Annual Igniting The Fire Gathering	Whiteshell Provincial Park	$26,700	$7,600	$34,300
Ebb And Flow First Nation	Ebb And Flow First Nation Pow Wow 2019	Ebb And Flow First Nation (Eddystone)	$39,600	$12,000	$51,600
Fire & Water Music Festival Inc.	Fire & Water Music Festival	Lac Du Bonnet	$11,300	$4,200	$15,500
Graffiti Art Programming Inc.	The Wall-To-Wall Mural And Culture Festival	Winnipeg	$39,900	$10,100	$50,000
Hanover Agricultural Society Inc. (The)	Hanover Agricultural Fair	Grunthal	$35,500	$11,000	$46,500
Harvest Moon Festival	Harvest Moon Festival	Clearwater	$15,800	$5,200	$21,000
Harvest Sun Music & Art Society Inc.	Harvest Sun Music Fest	Kelwood	$27,600	$9,100	$36,700
Homes For The Holidays - Holiday Alley	Holiday Alley (Homes For The Holidays)	Selkirk	$26,300	$4,900	$31,200
Icelandic Festival Of Manitoba	Islendingadagurinn	Gimli	$19,600	$7,200	$26,800
Manitoba Agricultural Museum Inc.	Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion & Stampede	Austin	$12,000	$500	$12,500
Morden Corn & Apple Festival Inc.	Morden Corn & Apple Festival	Morden	$38,000	$11,600	$49,600
Musée St. Joseph Museum Inc.	Festival Du Patrimoine Montcalm	St. Joseph	$15,100	$2,100	$17,200
Pas Arts Council Inc. (The)	Culture Days 2019	The Pas	$5,000	$1,900	$6,900
Portage Potato Festival	Portage Potato Festival	Portage La Prairie	$5,900	$1,600	$7,500
Pride Winnipeg Festival Inc.	Pride Winnipeg Festival	Winnipeg	$33,500	$5,900	$39,400
Rolling River First Nation	Rolling River First Nation Traditional Pow Wow	Rolling River First Nation (Erickson)	$8,600	$4,100	$12,700
Sagkeeng First Nation	Sagkeeng First Nation Annual Treaty Days	Sagkeeng First Nation (Fort Alexander)	$49,800	$12,000	$61,800
Sainte-Agathe Community Development Inc.	Festival d'Été Cheyenne Summer Festival	Sainte-Agathe	$7,500	$1,200	$8,700
Salut Voisin / Howdy Neighbour	Salut Voisin / Howdy Neighbour	Notre-Dame-De-Lourdes	$5,000	$600	$5,600
St. Pierre-Jolys Frog Follies Incorporated	Folies Grenouilles St-Pierre-Jolys Frog Follies	St. Pierre-Jolys	$17,500	$6,600	$24,100
Steinbach Arts Council Incorporated (The)	Summer In The City Festival Of Arts And Culture	Steinbach	$14,900	$10,100	$25,000
West End Cultural Centre, Inc. (The)	Ellice Street Festival	Winnipeg	$2,000	$3,200	$5,200
Winnipeg Chinese Cultural And Community Centre Corporation	2019 Winnipeg Chinatown Street Festival	Winnipeg	$5,000	$1,200	$6,200
Winnipeg Gay And Lesbian Film Society Inc. (The)	REEL PRIDE Film Festival	Winnipeg	$7,400	$4,000	$11,400
			Total initial funding	Budget 2019 supplement	Total funding
			$469,500	$137,900	$607,400

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

Recipient	Project	City	Amount
Aboriginal Music Manitoba Inc.	Aboriginal Music Week 2018 and 2019	Winnipeg	$35,000
Association Culturelle Franco-Manitobaine Inc. (L')	Le développement de la diffusion en ruralité manitobaine	Winnipeg	$43,500
Festival Du Voyageur Inc.	Festival du Voyageur 2020, 2021 et 2022	Winnipeg	$99,500
Flin Flon Arts Council	Flin Flon Arts Council Performing Arts Season 2019-2020 and 2020-2021	Flin Flon	$14,500
Gas Station Arts Centre Inc.	Winnipeg Comedy Festival	Winnipeg	$50,000
Golden Prairie Arts Council Inc.	Program Support Component 2018-2022	Carman	$9,500
Groundswell Inc.	GroundSwell Concert Season 2019-20	Winnipeg	$9,000
Jazz Winnipeg Inc.	TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival / Jazz Winnipeg Concert Season	Winnipeg	$75,000
Le Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain	Soutien à la programmation 2018-2022	Winnipeg	$17,000
Le Cercle Molière Inc.	Le TCM en 2019-2020 - on voit grand!	Winnipeg	$30,000
Manitoba Arts Network, Inc.	Presenter Support Organization, all regions of the province of Manitoba	Winnipeg	$50,000
Manitoba Theatre For Young People Inc.	Presentation Series	Winnipeg	$70,000
Minnedosa Performing Arts Committee Inc.	Minnedosa Performing Arts Committee Expressions Concerts	Winnipeg	$3,000
Portage Community Centre Inc.	Main Stage and Coffee House Concert Series	Portage la Prairie	$15,000
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Inc.	2018 & 2019 Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival	Winnipeg	$66,300
Sarasvàti Dramatic Theatre Productions And Repertory Inc	FemFest	Winnipeg	$13,500
Send + Receive: A Festival Of Sound, Incorporated	send + receive: a festival of sound - v19 / v20 / v21 / v22	Winnipeg	$16,500
Southern Manitoba Concerts Inc.	Southern Manitoba Concerts Connects Communities	Winnipeg	$5,500
Storyline Fx Inc.	Freeze Frame International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages/Le Festival international de films pour enfants de tous âges	Winnipeg	$40,000
The Burrows Trail Arts Council Inc.	Burrows Trail Performing Arts Series	McCreary	$4,850
The Steinbach Arts Council Incorporated	The Steinbach Arts Council Concert Show Series	Steinbach	$12,000
The West End Cultural Centre, Inc.	Building Bridges: Culture and Community	Winnipeg	$65,000
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Inc.	Winnipeg New Music Festival	Winnipeg	$55,000
Virtuosi Concerts (Mb) Inc.	VCI Presents	Winnipeg	$18,000
Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc.	Winnipeg Folk Festival and Hear All Year Concert Series	Winnipeg	$135,000
Winnipeg International Children's Festival Inc.	Presentation of the Annual Kidsfest, the Annual Festival of Fools and Multiple Multi-phase Social Circus Programs	Winnipeg	$105,000
Winnipeg International Writers Festival Inc.	THIN AIR	Winnipeg	$53,000
			Total funding*
			$1,110,650

*Additional funding under Budget 2019 is being determined for these organizations; further details will be announced.

SOURCE Canadian Heritage

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