Dr. Laurie Dalton, Director/Curator of the Acadia University Art Gallery and an Adjunct Professor with the University’s Department of History and Classics, is one of four people appointed recently by Communities, Culture and Heritage minister Tony Ince to the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council, which works on making policy recommendations and reports to the government on culture in Nova Scotia. Below is a copy of the minister’s letter welcoming the appointees to the council.

November 17, 2014

It is my pleasure to welcome four talented and highly regarded new members to the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council (CNSLC).

The Leadership Council is a trusted advisor to government. The knowledge and experience of its volunteer members plays an important role in government’s work to further cultural development in Nova Scotia. 

I am especially pleased to note the caliber of leaders which the Leadership Council is able to attract from within Nova Scotia’s cultural community. The new members include:

Troy Greencorn, Canso: Artistic Director and Founder of the Stan Rogers Folk Festival, an international festival of songwriters in its 18th year. Troy is also the Creative Director of the deCoste Centre in Pictou. His career has spanned numerous aspects of the sector as well as ECMA and countless community development organizations.

Dr. Laurie Dalton, Wolfville: Director/Curator of the Acadia University Art Gallery and an Adjunct Professor with the University’s Department of History and Classics. Dr. Dalton is a member of the Art in Public Spaces Committee with the Town of Wolfville and has experience in art museums and Canadian cultural studies.

Scott Long, Halifax: Executive Director of Music Nova Scotia, NS representative of the FACTOR National Advisory Board, Director of the Canadian Council of Music Industry Associations and the NS representative on the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. A long time piper, Scott is also the Vice-President of the Dartmouth and District Pipe Band Association.

Pamela Scott Crace, Halifax: Over 20 years’ experience in the magazine industry in Atlantic Canada, including Co-founder Atlantic Books Today and Editor of Progress magazine. An active volunteer leader in the cultural sector, she is on the boards of the Discovery Centre and Mocean Dance, is co-chair of the Halifax Viennese Opera Ball and a member of the Atlantic Chapter of the International Women’s Forum.

I would like to convey my appreciation to the new members for accepting their appointments. 

Sincerely,
Tony Ince
Minister

For more information about the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council visit: http://creative.novascotia.ca/