Nova Scotia is home to an incredible, vibrant arts and culture sector, a critical economic building block for the province. According to the Culture Satellite Account (2020), culture contributes $989 million to Nova Scotia’s GDP and accounts for more than 14,000 jobs.
The arts contribute massively to our province and our country’s forging of cultural identity, and to our understanding of ourselves as people. Theatre especially, represents a powerful tool for illustrative storytelling and providing shared transformative experiences with each other.
Theatre in Nova Scotia also represents a great engine that drives our economy and tourism throughout the province. We are a major draw for both tourists and new residents to Nova Scotia.
See below for statistics gathered from last year’s Professional producers all across the province!
Annual total of artists involved on a professional theatre production
Annual total of paid artist contracts
Annual total of professional theatre performances in NS
Annual total of audience attendees
Total budget cost of all professional productions for the year
Total ticket sales revenue earned
Total annual dollars paid to artists
Celebrate, explore, and support Nova Scotia’s communities and culture with Bingo for Better this summer. Our vibrant arts scene, our beautiful wild and natural spaces, our rich cultural communities all make life in Nova Scotia sweet.
So much of what makes Nova Scotia unique is endangered by the current government’s actions in the current budget. We believe that all governments must be held to a standard where they work for our common good, regardless of political stripe.
This bingo card includes classic Nova Scotian summer experiences and activities. Fill your Bingo for Better card this summer, and bring along friends, family, neighbours and children as you go! Be sure to explore places, vendors, and artists that are new to you.
Join us in September for Bingo for Better Block Parties in communities around the province. Together, let’s celebrate this place we are so fortunate to call home, and call on the government to change their approach for the betterment of all. If you would like to help organise in your community, let us know!
See below for the latest news from our advocacy coalitions across the country:
