North Bay-based band Peach Pact will be recording their first full-length album thanks to a $12,750 government grant.
"We are thrilled to be recording our first album and want to thank the Ontario Arts Council and the Northern Arts Program. The continued Provincial funding for Northern Arts has a profound impact on the creative economy in North Bay - and helps artists like us to bring our music to markets beyond the North," the group said in a statement.
See 'Funny Ghost', written and performed by Peach Pact below.
The Ontario Arts Council is the primary funder of the professional not-for-profit arts sector in the province.
Other local recipients include:
$58,672 for Aanmitaagzi. This Indigenous art organization serves artists and community members from Nipissing First Nation and the surrounding area. It fuses art-making with education, professional development, and social activism to nurture traditional practices and carry them forward within a contemporary context.
$20,233 for the Near North Media Lab Collective. This organization supports the creation and presentation of media art in the Near North region. Based in North Bay, it operates a mobile production facility that travels to serve artists and organizations in other communities. It also runs creator spaces for youth and emerging artists in six communities across northern Ontario.
$16,000 for the White Water Gallery. This organization aims to raise awareness of and increase access to contemporary art that breaks new ground. Its activities include exhibits, performances, off-site events, and arts education in partnership with local community groups and school.
“Ontario’s arts sector contributes significantly to our province, providing thousands of jobs for musicians, writers, painters, actors, dancers, and many others working behind the scenes,” said MPP Vic Fedeli.
