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The Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts

The Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts are Canada's foremost distinctions for excellence in visual and media arts. Help to honour remarkable Canadians in these fields. Nominate someone who you feel is deserving of one of these prestigious awards. 

The deadline is June 1, 2014.

Read more about the awards please visit: http://www.affta.ab.ca/Arts-In-Alberta/Arts-Opportunities/Nominations---Governor-Generals-Awards-Visual--Media-Arts

CLICK HERE for more information on Culture Days National Congress, 2014

Culture Days Presents:
A 2nd Annual National Congress on Culture

Over the past four years, Culture Days has become a vibrant portal to increase the awareness, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.

With cultural engagement firmly engrained in well over 800 Canadian cities and towns, this second National Congress on Culture will be a unique rallying point and networking opportunity to share a diversity of experiences, trends, best practices, and impacts of public engagement in arts and culture in Canada.

Join provocative panel guests and key decision makers, arts and private sector leaders, media influencers, policy makers, funders, artists and cultural practitioners in exploring the following topics and more:

• What are the driving factors for arts and culture to thrive in rural towns, regional cities and major urban centres alike?
• What are innovative models of cultural engagement today?
• How to drive effective marketing strategies in arts and culture?
• How do we develop new sources of funding and support?
• What role do government and the private sector play?
• What lessons have been learned during Culture Days that matter throughout the year?

The Congress will culminate with an Awards Cocktail Reception and Dinner where 2013 Culture Days Award winners will be announced.

Stay tuned in early 2014 for program annoucements and registration information.

The first Government of Canada History Awards

The new Government of Canada History Awards is a new program that will honour outstanding students and teachers who show an interest in celebrating Canadian history. The Awards will be administered by Canada's History, an independent national organization with a mandate to make our nation's past relevant and accessible to all Canadians.

The Awards consists of up to 225 awards for secondary school students and up to 30 awards for secondary school teachers. Award winners will be selected from across Canada, with fair distribution for all provinces and territories. They do not interfere with provincial and territorial educational systems, but rather promote an appreciation of Canadian history by rewarding excellence from teachers and students who choose to compete.

Recipients of Government of Canada History Awards for students will include secondary school students who demonstrate outstanding achievement in undertaking projects on Canada’s history. The Government of Canada History Awards for teachers will be awarded to secondary school teachers for their innovative teaching plans on Canada's history. Canada’s History will be responsible for screening applicants’ submissions and for choosing the assessors to evaluate those submissions.

The first Government of Canada History Awards will be presented in 2014. Please visit www.pch.gc.ca for information regarding the Awards and visit the site often as more details of the awards process will be posted.

Winners of the 2013 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts announced by The Canada Council for the Arts

(information in this post was retrieved from http://canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2013/qo130072421439224722.htm)

Marchel Barbeau
Photo : Richard-Max Tremblay

Montreal, March 12, 2013 – The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the winners of the 2013 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts at the Cinémathèque québécoise in Montreal.

The winners are:

• Marcel Barbeau, Painter and sculptor, Montreal
• Rebecca Belmore, Visual artist, Winnipeg
• William D. MacGillivray, Filmmaker and director, Rose Bay, N.S.
• Gordon Monahan, Sound artist, composer and media artist, Meaford, Ont.
• Greg Payce, Artist-potter (Saidye Bronfman Award), Calgary
• Chantal Pontbriand, Exhibitions and events curator, art critic (Outstanding contribution),Montreal/Paris



William D. MacGillivray 

Canada Council for the Arts / Martin Lipman

• Colette Whiten, Sculpture installation artist, Toronto/Haliburton, Ont.

The chosen artists’ work is as vast and diverse as the artists themselves and includes documentaries about life in the East coast; larger-than-life-size vases and First-Nations performance art in the West; public sculptures and experimental music composition in Ontario and Montreal-based curating and abstract painting. 

For the first time, in partnership with the Independent Media Arts Alliance, the Canada Council commissioned artists to create short video profiles of each Award recipient that are featured on the Canada Council website. An online press kit is also available with biographies and images of the artists and their works. 

“The 2013 laureates embody Canadian art at its best,” said 

Rebecca BelmoreCanada Council for the Arts / Martin Lipman

Robert Sirman, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts. “Not only are they expanding the boundaries of their art forms and addressing the big questions of our time, their work creates new shapes, sounds and perspectives that change the way we perceive the world around us.” 

“Canada has long been renowned for excellence in the visual and media arts, and the recipients of these awards are among our finest contemporary artists and artistic contributors,” said His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. “I am pleased to honour each of the laureates with these awards, and encourage audiences everywhere to view and appreciate their vision and creativity.

Greg Payce

Canada Council for the Arts / Martin Lipman

Exhibition and film screenings 

The National Gallery of Canada exhibition held in conjunction with these awards will run from March 22 to June 23. In addition to the exhibition, the National Gallery will hold a screenings of William MacGillivray’s work throughout the month of April.

Awards ceremony 

The Governor General of Canada will present the 2013 Awards at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, March 20 at 6 pm. Media wishing to attend should contact Marie-Ève Létourneau at the Rideau Hall Press Office, 613-998-0287. 

Gordon Monahan

Canada Council for the Arts / Martin Lipman

Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 

The Awards, funded and administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, are in their 14th year and recognize distinguished career achievements in the visual and media arts by Canadian artists, as well as outstanding contributions through voluntarism, philanthropy, board governance, community outreach or professional activities. In addition to a $25,000 prize from the Canada Council, each winner will receive a special issue medallion produced in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mint. The Canada Council Art Bank has in its collection many works by the 100+ artists who have won the Awards through the years, works that are available for rent or for loan. 

The Saidye Bronfman Award recognizes excellence in fine crafts, and is funded from the proceeds of a $1.5 million endowment given to the Canada Council by The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation in 2006. The support of the Foundation to the Canadian Museum of Civilization has also helped the Museum acquire works by recipients of the Saidye Bronfman Award.

Peer committees 

Chantal Pontbriand

Photo : Richard-Max Tremblay

This year’s independent peer assessment committee for the Awards consisted of Marlene Creates (Portugal Cove, N.L.), Kenneth Gregory (Winnipeg), Mary Longman (Saskatoon), Annette Mangaard (Toronto), Jana Sterbak (Montreal) and Ian Wallace (Vancouver). 

The peer assessment committee members for the Saidye Bronfman Award were Chantal Gilbert (Quebec City), Harlan House (Marysville, Ont.) and Jane Kidd (Salt Spring Island, B.C.)

Canada Council for the Arts 

Colette Whiten

Canada Council for the Arts / Martin Lipman

The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada’s national arts funder. Its grants and payments to artists and arts organizations benefit Canadians by ensuring a vibrant arts sector in Canada. Its awards celebrate creativity by recognizing exceptional Canadians in the arts, humanities and sciences. The Canada Council Art Bank is a national collection of over 17,000 Canadian contemporary artworks – all accessible to the public through rental, loan and outreach programs. The Canadian Commission for UNESCO operates under the general authority of the Canada Council.

canadacouncil.ca/

Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Heritage Awards 2012

The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation's Heritage Awards Program recognizes significant contributions of individuals, teams, organizations, corporations, congregations, institutions, municipalities, First Nations and Metis Settlements to the protection, preservation and promotion of Alberta's heritage. Heritage awards are presented every two years.

In 2012, the AHRF Award winners were honoured at a celebration held on Friday, November 30 at the McKay Avenue School in Edmonton.

The 2012 award winners were:

Kermith Anderson of Scandia, Judith Ann (Miller) Carleton of Blackfalds and Jack Manson of Thorsby were presented with Outstanding Achievement Awards

Catherine Cole of Edmonton received the Heritage Awareness Award.

Heritage Conservation Awards were presented to the Town of High River, the Lacombe and District Historical Society and the Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert.

The City of Lacombe was also recognized for work on the city’s multi-phased Heritage Management Program with the presentation of the Municipal Heritage Preservation Award.

For more information about the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, please visit: http://culture.alberta.ca/ahrf/default.aspx

AWARD CATEGORIES

Heritage Conservation Award
Projects nominated in this category are those that demonstrate sustained commitment and outstanding contribution to the conservation of historic places in Alberta. This award recognizes excellence in the preservation, restoration or rehabilitation of a historic place having local, regional or provincial significance as well as excellence in architecture, engineering or craftsmanship.

Heritage Awareness Award
Projects nominated in this category have made outstanding contributions to local, regional or provincial history through: innovative programs that educate, interpret or promote public awareness of Alberta's history excellence in research, writing or publishing

Municipal Heritage Preservation Award
This award recognizes a municipal government which has demonstrated exemplary commitment to heritage conservation through its identification, protection and promotion of municipal historic resources.
Outstanding Achievement Award
This award recognizes an individual's exemplary and long-term leadership and contribution to the preservation and presentation of Alberta's history. Nominees should have a minimum of 10 years involvement with heritage in the province and have made personal contributions to the field well beyond the responsibilities of any heritage related employment. Their efforts to preserve, promote, interpret or otherwise encourage heritage preservation and awareness should demonstrate either exceptional diversity or high achievement. Achievements must be identifiable as provincial in scope and have resulted to improved public understanding and appreciation of Alberta's heritage

Writers' Union of Canada Annual Awards

The Writers' Union of Canada holds an annual literary award, Danuta Gleed Literary Award, for best first collection of short fiction, and an annual writing competitions: Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers. The submission deadlines for the award and competitions remain the same each year.

Please send all submissions to the Toronto office:
90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200
Toronto ON M5C 1P1

Please note that competition results can take up to three months to be announced. Results will be posted on TWUC's website. Submissions will not be returned.
Awards

Danuta Gleed Literary Award: $10,000 Annual Deadline: February 1
Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers: $2,500 Annual Deadline: March 3
Graeme Gibson Award

Please note: If the annual deadline for any of the competitions falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline will roll onto the next business day. Please check indivdual contest webpages for current deadlines.

For more information about these awards or about the Writers' Union of Canada, please visit: www.writersunion.ca/content/awards

Information in this posting was retrieved from the Writers' Union of Canada Website.

FMMTA Annual Scholarship and Awards Recital/Event

The Fort McMurray Music Teachers' Association 10th Annual Scholarship and Awards Recital/Event takes place on:

Sunday, November 25th, 2012

2:30PM

Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School

Free public admission with a reception to follow.

For further information, please contact Susan at 780.799.7370

Alberta Craft Awards; Call for Nominations

 Annual Deadline: August 1

The Alberta Craft Council presents the Alberta Craft Awards and the Linda Stanier & Family Memorial Award. Nominate someone who deserves to be recognized for their dedication to Alberta's fine craft culture. The Awards Ceremony takes place every October in Calgary. Nominees are featured in the fall edition of the Alberta Craft Magazine and the Recipients are featured in a Discovery Gallery exhibition.

Award of Honour - $500
For a volunteer, supporter, teacher, craftsperson (individual or group) who has made a significant contribution to Alberta's fine craft culture.

Award of Achievement - $500
For an emerging craftsperson/student, in recognition of his/her achievement to date and/or potential (ACC members only).

Award of Excellence - $500
For an established craftsperson who excels in his or her area of craft (ACC members only).

The Linda Stanier and Family Memorial Award for Excellence in Ceramics - $1200

This annual endowed award celebrates the life of Linda Stanier and honours excellence in ceramics. The nominee should work and reside in Alberta and be primarily a studio-based, full-time professional ceramic artist. A couple that works together on the same work may be considered as one nominee. Nominations may be made by individuals, groups or by the Alberta Craft Council

Nomination forms can be found at the link below;

http://www.albertacraft.ab.ca/alberta-craft-awards/

For more information, please visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca