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GSDC Invests More Than $568,000 in Arts and Culture to Support Festivals, Events and Local Creativity

The Greater Sudbury Development Corporation (GSDC) Board of Directors, on behalf of the City of Greater Sudbury, is pleased to announce $568,571 in funding through the 2026 Arts and Culture Grant Program to support the local arts and culture sector.

The investment will support 43 organizations, helping to deliver a diverse range of festivals, performances, exhibitions and cultural experiences across Greater Sudbury. Funded organizations will collectively deliver 2,185 public activities, events, performances and exhibitions, with attendance expected to exceed 350,000.

Since its establishment in 2005, the program has provided nearly $12 million in funding to 814 arts and culture initiatives. For every $1 invested through the program, arts and culture organizations leverage an additional $7.30. Data from the Canadian Culture Satellite Account, shows that the arts and culture sector generates an estimated $205 million in gross domestic product and supports nearly 1,700 local jobs in Greater Sudbury.

“Congratulations to this year’s recipients, whose creativity and dedication continue to strengthen Greater Sudbury’s arts and culture sector,” said the Mayor of the City of Greater Sudbury. “These investments support opportunities for residents and visitors to connect through shared experiences while contributing to a vibrant and welcoming community.”

“Arts and culture contribute to the social, cultural and economic vitality of our community,” said Richard Picard, Chair of the GSDC Board of Directors. “Through these investments, the GSDC is supporting local organizations that create opportunities for people to come together, celebrate creativity and contribute to Greater Sudbury’s growth as a dynamic place to live, work and visit.”

The GSDC congratulates all funding recipients for their contributions to Greater Sudbury’s cultural landscape and their role in strengthening community vitality, tourism and economic development.

Residents and visitors are encouraged to explore events and activities taking place across the city throughout the summer at discoversudbury.ca/events.

2026 Arts and Culture Operating Grant Recipients

Carrefour francophone de Sudbury

Centre franco-ontarien de folklore

Cinefest: The Sudbury Film Festival

Éditions Prise de parole

Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario

Jazz Sudbury

Le Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury

Le Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario

Les Concerts La Nuit sur l’étang

Myths & Mirrors Community Arts

Northern Lights Festival Boréal

Productions Café Heritage

Sudbury Downtown Independent Cinema Co-operative

Sudbury Symphony Orchestra

We Live Up Here

Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival

Youth Entertaining Sudbury Theatre (YES Theatre)

2026 Arts and Culture Project Grant Recipients

122 Durham Arts Collective

Afrofest Sudbury

Bel Canto Chorus

Canadian Gujarati Cultural Association of Northern Ontario

Chinese Association of Greater Sudbury

City of Lakes Music Society

Colombia Per Sudbury

Fierté Sudbury Pride

Frames & Frequencies

Japan Festival Sudbury

Nigerian Community Association of Greater Sudbury

No Strings Attached Community Band

Northern Latin Congress

Northern Ontario Music Festival Honour Band

Nyama Nyama Sound

Rayside Balfour Whitewater Brush Art & Palette Club

Sudbury & District Weavers & Spinners Guild

Sudbury Arts Council

Sudbury Chamber Singers

Sudbury Music Festival

Sudbury Performance Group

Sudbury Prarthana Samaj

Sudbury Youth Orchestra

Thriving African Families

Vietnamese Association of Sudbury

Young Sudbury Singers