ANNOUNCING: NSMW 2024 Support4Culture Artist Lounge
(October 15, 2024 - Halifax, NS) Music Nova Scotia is excited to announce that by popular demand, the Support4Culture Artist Lounge will be returning to Nova Scotia Music Week 2024!
Created for showcasing artists and located in The Old Orchard Inn’s Heritage Barn (153 Greenwich Rd S, Wolfville Ridge), the Support4Culture Artist Lounge’s goal is to help keep stress levels low during this high-intensity week. Take a comfortable seat, grab a snack, and connect with your peers from 10:00am to 7:00pm, Thursday, November 7 through Saturday, November 9.
Sessions taking place in the Support4Culture Artist Lounge:
Thursday, November 7:
1:00pm-2:30pm: Drop-in Reflexology courtesy of Marie Jardine
1:30pm-2:30pm: Passive Recreation Sampling: Friendship Bracelet Making, led by Avery Dakin
2:30pm-3:30pm: ECMA Wellness Session: Queer Artist Meetup, led by Art Ross
Friday, November 8:
10:00am-10:30am: Support4Culture Mentorship Cafe
1:00pm-2:30pm: Drop-in Reflexology courtesy of Marie Jardine
1:30pm-2:30pm: Passive Recreation Sampling: Knitting & Crochet, led by Allegra Swanson
2:30pm-3:30pm: ECMA Wellness Session: Neurodivergence in the Music Industry, led by Nicole Ariana
Saturday, November 9:
10:00am-10:30am: Support4Culture Mentorship Cafe
10:30am-11:20am: Beat Audit with Jacob Smith, Mobo Agoro, Peggy Hogan, Ricardo Spicer, & Shannon Sanders
12:30pm-1:20pm: Red Flags in Contracts Lunch & Learn, led by Matt Gorman of Cox & Palmer
1:00pm-2:30pm: Drop-in Reflexology courtesy of Marie Jardine
1:30pm-2:30pm: Passive Recreation Sampling: Watercolour Painting, led by Mallory Gorman
2:30pm-3:30pm: ECMA Wellness Session: BIPOC Artist Meetup, led by Maya Taraschi
Throughout the weekend:
ECMA Wellness 1-on-1s: Do you have concerns about your mental health or substance use? Have you had difficulty accessing supports you feel would help you? Have you self-diagnosed based on symptoms and would like a professional opinion?
Errin Williams, licensed clinical therapist and social worker with over 10 years of mental health counselling experience, is available to meet with you during Nova Scotia Music Week. You and Errin will meet confidentially to come up with a plan to assist you in meeting your mental health and wellness goals. Please reach out to book an appointment wellness@ecma.com - there is no charge for this service.Complimentary headshot photography for showcasing artists from Support4Culture and Meghan Tansey-Whitton (pre-registration is required and will be sent to showcasing artists directly by Support4Culture)
Passive Recreation Sessions: Recreation therapy can play a vital role in supporting musicians and artists who are transitioning their serious leisure into a livelihood. By providing targeted interventions that address burnout, identity formation, motivation, and social connectedness, recreation therapists can help creative professionals maintain their well-being and preserve the joy and meaning that originally inspired their engagement in music or art. In this intervention, leisure sampling will be used to help clients explore new activities and how to take them from passive to active leisure to maximize health benefits.
Snacks will be provided thanks to our friends at Dairy Farmers of Canada.
The Support4Culture Artist Lounge is a dry space. Our friends at Labatt will be serving their non-alcoholic Hop Water fresh from the keg!
Meals
Thanks to our incredible partners Support4Culture, lunch (or breakfast, or dinner!) is on us. We will once again be offering showcasing artists one meal voucher per band member that can be redeemed at Acadia University’s Wheelock Dining Hall. Please pick up your meal voucher with your artist pass and present it to the attending staff at Wheelock Dining Hall during their open hours for entry. View the menu on Acadia’s website here.
See the full conference schedule for session details:
Delegate Passes and Festival Wristbands are on sale now:
Music Nova Scotia is additionally offering a special 30% member discount for NSMW 2024 Delegate Passes. Please log into the Member Benefit Portal to get the code. Delegate Passes gain access to all NSMW showcases (subject to capacity), conference sessions, mixers, and special events hosted by NSMW.
Music Nova Scotia would like to extend a huge thank you to NSMW’s Premier and Presenting Partners for helping make this year’s event possible: FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters, the Province of Nova Scotia, the Town of Wolfville, Acadia University, Labatt, Support4Culture, Dairy Farmers of Canada, and Wine Growers Nova Scotia.
For all media and sponsorship inquiries, please contact:
Kelsey Whynot
Marketing, Communications, and Sponsorship Lead
For all inquiries regarding conference programming, please contact:
Darryl Smith
Education and Investment Program Manager
