Young Artists Sought for Canada Summer Games

The Nova Scotia Department of Tourism and Culture is looking for four young artists, ages 16 to 23, to represent the province this summer at the 2001 Canada Summer Games in London, Ont.

Each time the games are held, a cultural component is included. This year the cultural component is under the banner of the National Artists Program.

"This is a great opportunity for four young Nova Scotians to participate in a national arts program," said Tourism and Culture Minister Rodney MacDonald. "The representatives selected will have a chance to meet like-minded youth from across Canada, to experience the Canada Games, and to express that experience through the creative arts."

The National Artists Program is a federally funded project which will offer an opportunity for four young artists from each province and territory to participate in collaborative, multi-discipline arts creation under the mentorship of experienced practising artists. The young artists will be in London for the duration of the games Aug. 11-25, interpreting the games experience through the arts.

The program will involve one participant from each of the following artistic disciplines from each province and territory: dance, music, theatre and visual arts.

Two experienced artists and an assistant from the host community will be assigned to each of the four artistic disciplines and will help the young artists complete the artistic projects inspired by the games.

The four young artists selected to represent Nova Scotia will travel with the Nova Scotia Games team and will stay in the Athletes’ Village.

The department is conducting a provincewide process to select the four young artists. Guidelines and application forms are available from the Department of Tourism and Culture by phoning 902-424-4442, e-mailing [email protected] or visiting: http://www.gov.ns.ca/dtc/artists/

Completed applications and the required support materials must be received by Friday, April 20. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of artists and arts educators, using the criteria set out in the guidelines.