Member Resources
Theatre Nova Scotia is pleased to offer a full portfolio of services to our members.
Internal Resources:
External Resources:
Child and Teen Programs
For Teachers
Professional Theatre Training
The following Nova Scotia post-secondary institutions and arts organizations offer training/certification in the theatre arts:
Acadia University, Wolfville
Cape Breton University, Sydney
Dalhousie University, Halifax
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's Institute of Puppetry Arts, Windsor
Neptune Theatre School, Halifax
Funding
For information on funding offered through Theatre Nova Scotia, please visit Awards and Scholarships.
Arts Nova Scotia
Arts Nova Scotia is the provincial funding agency that provides support to professional artists and arts organizations, arts education programs and a number of arts awards and prizes.
Visit the Arts Nova Scotia site
Nova Scotia Department of Communities Culture & Heritage
The Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage is responsible for contributing to the well-being and prosperity of Nova Scotia’s diverse and creative communities through the promotion, development, preservation and celebration of our culture, heritage, identity and languages; and, by providing leadership, expertise and innovation to our stakeholders.
Visit the Communities Culture & Heritage site
Support 4 Culture
Support4Culture is a new collection of programs that support arts, culture, and heritage in communities across Nova Scotia. Funds are raised through the sale of designated ticket lottery products via the Nova Scotia Provincial Lotteries and Casino Corporation, and the programs are managed by the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage and Arts Nova Scotia.
Visit the Support 4 Culture site
Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada’s public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.
Call 1-800-263-5588 or visit the Canada Council site
Halifax Culture & Heritage
The Municipality offers a number of opportunities ranging from cultural partnership opportunities, to professional and volunteer opportunities. The municipality often requests proposals for culture-related initiatives. These include feasibility and needs assessment studies, reviews, inventories, discussion papers, public art commissions, specialized consulting services, and employment opportunities.
Visit the Halifax Culture & Heritage Site
Canadian Heritage
Canadian Heritage and its portfolio organizations play a vital role in the cultural, civic and economic life of Canadians. Arts, culture and heritage represent $54.6 billion in the Canadian economy and more than 630,000 jobs in sectors such as film and video, broadcasting, music, publishing, archives, performing arts, heritage institutions, festivals and celebrations.
Atlantic Region, 1-866-811-0055 or visit the Canadian Heritage site
Canada Summer Jobs
CSJ is an initiative that helps students gain the skills and experience they need to be successful, now and in the future, while earning money for the upcoming school year. It also helps non-profit organizations and employers create much-needed summer job opportunities for students while increasing the capacity of so many worthwhile community organizations and strengthening local economies and communities.
Visit the Service Canada site.
Cultural Human Resources Council
The Youth Internship Program (YIP), offered through CHRC in partnership with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (Career Focus) and the Department of Canadian Heritage (Career Focus – Building Careers in Heritage) provides opportunities for non-profit, public and for-profit arts and heritage organizations to hire emerging cultural workers for a 4 to 12-month full-time internship. It also helps post-secondary graduates to obtain career-related work opportunities in culture to gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition to the workplace.
Lucie D’Aoust, 613-562-1535 ext.21 or visit the CHRC site
Rentals
Theatre Nova Scotia offers rentals of a scrim and a projector. To see when those items have been booked, please view the calendar below. To confirm availability and book, please contact the office.
Scrim
The scrim is 20×30 feet and does not come with hardware. It is available to TNS members to rent out at a rate $25 weekly plus a $250 deposit.
Projector
The projector is available free to use for under one week to TNS members with a $250 deposit. After the initial week, it will be available to rent out at a rate of $25 per week.
Please contact the Theatre Nova Scotia office to book or for more information regarding rentals at 902-425-3876 or email theatrens[at]theatrens.ca.
Office Services
Theatre Nova Scotia members have access to the following office services:
- Photocopying and printing in black & white, colour, regular & oversized paper or bring your own paper
- Paper cutter, stapler, three hole punch
- Fax machine
- Meeting space in the Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia boardroom or main space
- Support and feedback on member initiatives
TNS Photocopy Rates + 15% HST on the total amount.
For more information and pricing on office services and or to arrange meeting space or an appointment, please contact the office at theatrens[at]theatrens.ca or 902-425-3876.
