P.E.I. awards 16 Island artist grants for projects
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Jeanna MacIsaac is one among 16 Island artists who not too long ago acquired a share of $50,000 in funding for artwork initiatives in P.E.I.
MacIsaac’s grant value $3,500 will see her firm She Has The Instruments Manufacturing placed on a play of the well-loved youngsters’s e-book Lobster in my Pocket, written by P.E.I. writer Deirdre Kessler.
She may also use her grant to supply pay-what-you-can admission at exhibits and have an indication language interpreter at one of many performs.
The Theatre for Younger Audiences will host the present for youngsters to expertise their first stay efficiency.
“I strongly imagine in giving again to the neighborhood,” mentioned MacIsaac in a information launch.
“It has been a really tough couple of years for a lot of people, and I wish to unfold some love.”
The 16 artists have been chosen by a six-member jury of their arts neighborhood friends, who comply with the identical mannequin utilized by the Canada Council of Arts.
