Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Nova Scotia Talent Trust
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Description area
Dates of existence
1944-
History
The Nova Scotia Talent Trust was established in Halifax in 1944, primarily to assist the career of Truro born singer, Portia White. Since 1949, the trust has provided financial assistance to support the education and advancement of artists in the field of dance, music, theatre, visual arts, literary arts, and film. In 1959, in cooperation with the Nova Scotia Department of Education, the talent trust began organizing annual summer school benefit concerts featuring performances by professional artists and previous scholarship recipients.