Cyndi Cain
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Art Pays Me
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Welcome to a special series of Art Pays Me interviews with the winners of the 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Awards. The awards are presented annually by Arts Nova Scotia and theCreative Nova Scotia Leadership Council.
The goal is to celebrate excellence in artistic achievement – notably, thePortia White Prize. Winners of thePrix Grand Pré, theEstablished Artist, Emerging Artist, Indigenous Artist Recognition and Black Artist Recognition awards as well as the Creative Community Impact Award are also honoured. Collectively, the awards are worth $75,000.
Visit artsns.ca to nominate a Nova Scotia based artist or apply for awards and grants for yourself.
On this episode I chat with Nova Scotian music legend, Cyndi Cain about her music, spirituality and winning the Portia White Prize. We also talked about the meaning behind her brand, ‘We Been Here’ and why she’s passionate about working with creative youth.
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