The District of Sechelt and the Sechelt Arts Festival have received an RBC Foundation Emerging Artist grant to support youth performers on the Sunshine Coast. The award of $15,000 (over 2021 and 2022) will help facilitate festival programming that will support youth showcase opportunities. Pictured from left: festival co-producer Ross Powell, Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers, RBC Gibsons manager Helen Trott, RBC community manager for the Sunshine Coast Aurora (Rory) Gowler, RBC assistant branch manager for Sechelt Sara Ross, and festival co-producer Diana Robertson. The annual arts festival is on track to run from Oct. 8 to 24 with an array of all new performance events, visual art, community and heritage exhibits and workshops, all tied together under the theme of “UNITY.”
