By Aastha Sethi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio Inuvik’s Great Northern Arts Festival is working to fill a significant funding gap after applications to the Canada Council for the Arts were denied this year. Festival executive director Adi Scott said the organization had applied for two grants \u2013 one to support travel for participating artists and another to cover core festival costs. Together, the applications totalled about $90,000. According to Scott, both requests were rejected for similar reasons. She said the festival received its lowest score in the “feasibility” category, which ultimately affected its overall ranking. “I believe that this is a common thing that’s happening across the North,” she told Cabin Radio. “Other organizations I’ve spoken to in Yellowknife have also been denied their funding based on feasibility,… <\/p>\n
By Aastha Sethi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio Inuvik’s Great Northern Arts Festival is working to fill a significant funding gap after applications to the Canada Council for the Arts were denied this year. Festival executive director Adi Scott said the organization had applied for two grants \u2013 one to support travel for participating artists and another to cover core festival costs. Together, the applications totalled about $90,000. According to Scott, both requests were rejected for similar reasons. She said the festival received its lowest score in the “feasibility” category, which ultimately affected its overall ranking. “I believe that this is a common thing that’s happening across the North,” she told Cabin Radio. “Other organizations I’ve spoken to in Yellowknife have also been denied their funding based on feasibility,... <\/p>\n