Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am aware of awards to festivals that have amounted to tens of thousands of dollars, so I would suggest that the amount of money that is available for festivals is a significant portion of the money, but it takes the festivals to convince the members of the Arts Council that their festival is worthy of support. The funds are then awarded by artists to artist organizations. I think the funding is there for a well-run organization, but it is awarded each year to organizations based on their application. I think it's also important to point out that in the course of the last year, we have increased the amount of funding by $125,000 to the Arts Council and to the tune of I think around $300,000 in the last few years. So we are doing what we can to increase the amount of money that goes into Arts Council funding and making awards to artists is certainly a good way to make sure the right people are getting it. Thank you.
Charles Dent on Question 460-15(3): Support For NWT Cultural Festivals And Events
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 460-15(3): Support For Nwt Cultural Festivals And Events
Question 460-15(3): Support For NWT Cultural Festivals And Events
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 22nd, 2005
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