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Island artists receive provincial funding

The final report for arts grants is now available on the P.E.I. governments website. Of the 70 artists who applied, 13 were selected to receive grants totalling more than $50,000.

The next round of funding for arts grants is expected to begin this fall

Playwright Linda Wigmore shares her script with Education, Early Learning and Culture Minister Doug Currie at the Victoria Park cultural pavilion. (Government of P.E.I.)

Thirteen Island artists have been selected from 70 applicants to receive the latest round of grants from the P.E.I. government.

Combined, the grants total $50,365.

Playwright Linda Wigmore said the grant money will allow her to pay actors who help out with reading and workshopping.

"This grant allows me to focus on my writing and give honorariums to actors, while being chosen as a recipient gives me confidence in the project," she said in a government news release.

Below is a breakdown of the funding provided by the provincial government:

  • AlexanderReuss: Creation Grant, Emerging, Visual Arts $4,000
  • BenAitken: Creation Grant, Emerging, Music $3,000
  • EricBroadbent: Dissemination Grant, Emerging, Interdisciplinary $2,000
  • HansWendt: Creation Grant, Established, Visual Arts $6,000
  • Jared Perry: Creation Grant, Emerging, Visual Arts $3,000
  • LindaWigmore: Creation Grant, Emerging, Theatre $3,520
  • Margot Rejskind: Creation Grant, Established, Music $4,500
  • Melissa Mullen: Creation Grant, Established, Theatre $7,000
  • SamanthaDesjardinJoyce: Professional Development, Amateur, Writing and Publishing $345
  • Sirens: Creation Grant, Emerging, Music $5,000
  • Susan Rodgers: Creation Grant, Established, Film and Media Arts $6,000
  • Taryn Verkerk: Creation Grant, Established, Dance $6,000

The final report for arts grants is available on the P.E.I. government's website.

The next round of funding for arts grants is expected to begin this fall.