There will be an arts element to the Canada Summer Games in the metro region next year.
Celebrate NL is going to be the presenting sponsor for the Games’ Artistic Festival and Cultural Program.
Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation Minister Steve Crocker made the announcement in Bannerman Park on Thursday, complete with Indigenous drumming and throat singing, a performance from the St. Pat’s Dancers, and traditional African dancing.
Government is putting $500,000 toward the initiative.
Crocker says the festival will showcase the varied and emerging disciplines of the arts sector.