Question 1

What is Peace River South Festival of the Arts?

Accepted Answer

PRSFA is a regional performing arts festival. Please read our ABOUT section and Syllabus to become more familiar with our festival.

Question 2

Who can enter the festival?

Accepted Answer

Any individual or group who are interested in recieving adjudication for their performing arts discipline may enter. Disciplines covered this year are Dance, Piano, Strings and Vocal.

Question 3

What categories do you offer?

Accepted Answer

Dance, Piano, Guitar and Vocal are being offered this year. Please read through our syllabus and relevant sections on our website for more details about specific categories.

Question 4

Is this a competitive festival?

Accepted Answer

Some performers are playing for adjudication only. Others choose to compete for an invitation to the Provincial Festival or for scholarship/bursary awards. To the adjudicators, all performers are playing against a standard, not one another. Some earn Certificates of Merit, some earn scholarships/bursaries, and some are invited to perform at our Honours Concert at the end of the festival. A small number selected by our adjudicators receive invitations to perform at the Provincial Festival.

Question 5

When does the festival take place?

Accepted Answer

The 2022 Peace River South Festival Of The Arts will be held in Dawson Creek, April 4 – 13, 2022 at the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre. Opening Ceremony: April 4 Music Section: April 5 – 7 Dance Section: April 8 – 9 Master Classes: April 10 Honours Concert & Awards: April 13

Question 6

How do I register for this festival?

Accepted Answer

Please read our SYLLABUS before entering. Once you have read our syllabus follow the links from our REGISTRATION tab to register for the festival.

Question 7

How do I correct a mistake on my registration information?

Accepted Answer

Please email our Festival Administration at info@prsfa.net as soon as possible and we will do our best in a timely manner to correct any inaccurate information made in your registration. We will then send a confirmation email letting you know the changes have been made. Any corrections must be made before the registration closing deadline.

Question 8

I missed the deadline. Can I still register?

Accepted Answer

You will need to contact the Festival administration office by email. For up to 7 days after registration closes, it may still be possible to register if there is room available. If the late entry is accepted, there is a $40 late fee charge added to registration fees. If it is after this 7 day period, ALL late registration requests will be rejected

Question 9

What kind of Scholarship/Bursaries are available?

Accepted Answer

This year thanks to our generous donors we have over $1500 in scholarships and bursaries that will be awarded at our honours concert. Anyone registering for PRSFA 2022 is eligible for scholarships and bursaries.

Question 10

Does PRSFA make money?

Accepted Answer

No. We have a budget for each festival, and we maintain an ongoing balance which absorbs profits and losses. When income exceeds our goals, we increase scholarships, bursaries, awards, and registration fees to the Provincial Festival.

Question 11

Who are the adjudicators?

Accepted Answer

Adjudicators are performing artists/teachers chosen for their ability to encourage and show young performers how to improve their skills. They also select those performers whom they feel are ready to perform at the Provincial Festival.

Question 12

Who sponsors this festival?

Accepted Answer

Our festival is sponsoured and made possible through entry donation fees, registration fees, individual donors and donations from organizations within our community.

Question 13

Where can I find additional information?

Accepted Answer

Please carefully read our Official SYLLABUS as that provides detailed information regarding our festival. Please contact the Festival administration for all other questions at info@prsfa.net