Breagh MacKinnon Joins Nova Scotia Talent Trust Board of Directors

Breagh MacKinnon has joined the
Talent Trust Board of Directors

We're thrilled to tell you Breagh MacKinnon has joined our board of directors.

Breagh received the Talent Trust Chico Berardi Special Award for Excellence in 2013. She was a nominee for the Nova Scotia Music Best New Artist award as well as an East Coast Music Association (ECMA) Rising Star award that same year.

Breagh, Dylan Guthro, and Carleton Stone are making their collective mark as the band Port Cities. Port Cities has received five Nova Scotia Music Awards, a SOCAN #1 Award (for their song “Back to the Bottom”), and hit #1 on CBC and Spotify music charts. The band is also multiple ECMA award nominees.

They make their debut with Symphony Nova Scotia as part of the Halifax Pop Explosion this month, before resuming their concert dates across Canada. 

Breagh recently joined an all-star cast of Nova Scotia musicians for Halifax rapper Classified's acoustic version of his song, Powerless, which was released to support the IWK Hospital's SeaStar Child and Youth Advocacy Centre. 

She's also on the Music Studies faculty at the Nova Scotia Community College.

From Breagh: "As a recent recipient, I’m proud to say the Nova Scotia Talent Trust played an important role in supporting me as I finished my Bachelor of Music from St. Francis Xavier University, and embarked on my career as a professional musician.

"I have seen firsthand the impact that this organization can have on emerging artists. I am honoured to join the board, and look forward to engaging both new artists and NSTT alumni who continue to contribute to the thriving creative community in Nova Scotia."

To learn more about Breagh, visit breaghmackinnon.com.

This story was first published in our October newsletter. Subscribe to get every issue delivered to your inbox!

NSTT at Timeraiser Oct 9, 2014 at the Halifax Club starting at 5:30 p.m.

Get your Tickets TODAY to the 3rd Halifax Timeraiser:

Sarah Burwash's painting has been
purchased through Timeraiser
and you can earn it with
volunteer hours. 

A Unique Art Auction where you Bid on Original Art with Volunteer Hours not Dollars while helping Local NonProfits

This fabulous evening is happening

Thursday, October 9th 5:30pm-9pm, at The Halifax Club

http://www.timeraiser.ca/halifax-event-page.html

HALIFAX, NS- It’s almost time for the 3rd Halifax Timeraiser taking place on Thursday, October 9th at the Halifax Club in downtown Halifax. Do you have your tickets? Halifax joins cities across Canada in raising volunteer hours for nonprofits in their community. Timeraiser is a silent art auction where people bid on art while supporting great causes. At Timeraiser, artists get paid, nonprofits connect to skilled volunteers and skilled volunteers put their time to good use while having a great time doing it! The event kicks off at 5:30pm- so you can drop by after work with friends and bid on original artworks by local artists with volunteer hours instead of dollars.
Hali-famous Vanessa Furlong will be our MC for the evening and award winning Hip Hop sensation; AMBITION will perform during the evening. There will also be LIVE painting happening throughout the night by Halifax’s favourite artist Nick Brunt- enjoy watching a work of art be created right in front of your eyes and bid on it too! We’ll have lots of other fun surprises to keep you engaged and having fun throughout the night so make sure to pick up your ticket today and enjoy a fun night out, all while supporting 20 local artists and 20 nonprofit organizations for just $20!

Remember to bring your mobile devices to our event- at Timeraiser we are all about using technology to connect and the evening of the event will be no exception as we’ll have our Instagram Photobooth set up for you to photograph yourself and friends having fun and be entered to win a number of prizes including a night at the Prince George Hotel, a show at Neptune Theatre for two, a $100 pre-Paid Visa Card from the Downtown Halifax Business Commission and more!

This year Timeraiser is celebrating its 11th anniversary in Canada. To date, Timeraiser has hosted 55 events which have raised over 135,000 volunteer hours and invested over $915,000 in the careers of artists. This is the third year the Timeraiser returns to Halifax. Halifax joins THREE cities across Canada for Timeraiser Fall Edition. The season will wrap up with the Edmonton and Ottawa Timeraisers on Nov 8th, and by its close we will have auctioned 50 pieces of art and raised 10,000 volunteer hours.

To purchase your tickets easily online and to see the artwork and nonprofits participating in this year’s Timeraiser go to: http://www.timeraiser.ca/halifax-event-page.html

We are seeking help

Are you a professional artist interested

Applications can be viewed online in the comfort of your home.

in helping to shape Nova Scotia’s cultural future? 

We are currently seeking volunteer jury members to join the Nova Scotia Talent Trust’s Scholarship Selection Committee. 

If this possibility speaks to you please send a letter of interest and a short bio together with your résumé to Andrea Dymond, Scholarship Program Coordinator, at scholarship(at)nstalenttrust.ns.ca. by September 17.

For more information about the jury position, please visit the following link: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=7e601a017fc3bcd978a8b3388&id=85bb9a675e

Thank you for considering to help emerging artists today. 

Volunteers Sought for the NS Talent Trust Scholarship Selection Committee

Are you a professional artist interested in helping to shape Nova Scotia’s cultural future? We are currently seeking volunteer jury members to join the Nova Scotia Talent Trust’s Scholarship Selection Committee.

The NSTT Scholarship Selection Committee is made up of 12 professional NS artists, 2 from each of the following artistic disciplines: dance, theatre, music, film/media, literary and visual arts.  

The Committee meets three times a year: twice in the spring to review, evaluate and award NSTT scholarships from potential applicants; and once in the fall, to discuss policy issues and decide who will receive Special Awards from among the successful spring recipients.  The NSTT Scholarship Selection Committee typically reviews between 95-125 applications per year.  

The volunteer committee makes recommendations to the NSTT Board of Directors but is completely arm’s length.  The Committee is seeking professional artistic experience among members and will work to strike a balance between the various artistic disciplines.  The Committee will take into consideration ethnic, cultural and regional diversity and welcomes applicants from all cultural interests.  The Committee reimburses its volunteer jury members for out-of-pocket travel expenses.

Deadline for applications: 17 September 2014

Please send a letter of interest and a short bio together with your résumé to Andrea Dymond, Scholarship Program Coordinator, at scholarship(at)nstalenttrust(dot)ns(dot)ca.  

For more information about the NSTT, please visit our website at www(dot)nstalenttrust(dot)ns(dot)ca