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The Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts celebrate the outstanding achievements of Ontario’s arts community and its contributions to a strong, vibrant culture sector. Now in its 11th year, the program recognizes artists and arts organizations whose contributions span a significant period of time.
Any Ontario resident who enjoys and takes an interest in Ontario’s arts and cultural industries may nominate an artist or arts organization for the awards. You may submit one nomination each year for either the Artist Award or the Arts Organization Award, but not both.
Categories:
Artist Award:
•The Artist Award recognizes a professional artist.
•One laureate will receive a cash award of $35,000 and a framed certificate.
•Five short-listed finalists will each receive $2,000 and a framed certificate.
Emerging Artists
•The laureate will nominate a promising new or emerging individual talent in the same field who will receive a cash award of $15,000 and a framed certificate.
Arts Organization Award:
•The Arts Organization Award is given to an arts organization involved in the production and/or distribution of artistic work by professional artists.
•One laureate will receive a cash award of $50,000 and a framed certificate.
•Five short-listed finalists will each receive $2,000 and a framed certificate.
Artist:
d'bi young anitafrika - Queensville, Theatre, Literature
IAIN BAXTER& - Windsor, Visual Arts
Charmaine Headley -Toronto, Dance
David Lickley - Sudbury, Media Arts
Kent Monkman -Toronto, Visual Arts
Claudia Moore - Toronto, Dance
Arts Organizations:
Debajehmujig Storytellers - Wikwemikong, Multidiscplinary Arts
Hillside Festival - Guelph, Music
International Festival of Authors - Toronto, Literature
Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) - Toronto,
Media Arts
The Theatre Centre - Toronto, Theatre
Young People's Theatre - Toronto, Theatre
Emerging Artist:
Nicolas de Cosson - Windsor, Visual Arts, selected by IAIN BAXTER&
Emily Law - Toronto, Dance, selected by Claudia Moore
Ryan Mariotti - Sudbury, Media Arts, selected by David Lickley
Brian Rideout - Toronto, Visual Arts, selected by Kent Monkman
Shakeil Rollock - Toronto, Dance, selected by Charmaine Headley
Sashoya Simpson - Toronto, Theatre, selected by d'bi young anitafrika
The 2017 laureates will be announced at an award ceremony at Canada's National Ballet School on October 30 in Toronto.
For more information visit http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/awards_funding/Premiers_awards.shtml
2017-10-02
Toronto: The finalists for the 2017 ZPremier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts iare announced