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Windsor Artists Finalists for Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts

Ontario Marks Achievements of Artists and Arts Organizations. Ontario is celebrating the 18 finalists for the 2017 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts.

The awards recognize the extraordinary achievements of the province’s artists and arts organizations. The 2017 laureates will be announced at an award ceremony at Canada’s National Ballet School on October 30 in Toronto.

“When people take the time to nominate a professional artist or arts organization for this important award, they are in fact recognizing the tremendous contributions that these artists or groups make to their communities and to their art form. The government’s recent funding increase to OAC is an acknowledgement that our arts community is vitally important to us, our economy, and our society’s well-being.”— Rita Davies, Chair, Ontario Arts Council

This year’s finalists are:

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

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

Arts Organization

  • 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

Celebrating the contributions of artists and arts organizations is part of our plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.

QUICK FACTS

  • The Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts program is administered by the Ontario Arts Council and recognizes exceptional achievement in the arts in Ontario.
  • Artist and Arts Organization finalists were selected by a jury comprised of individuals from the arts and culture communities. Each Emerging Artist finalist was selected by an Artist finalist.
  • The winning artist receives $35,000 and selects a new or emerging artist, who receives $15,000. The winning arts organization is awarded $50,000. The remaining finalists in both categories each receive $2,000.
  • The culture sector generates nearly $22 billion annually for Ontario’s economy and supports about 280,000 jobs.
  • Ontario has committed $50 million in additional funding to the Ontario Arts Council to be distributed over the next four years, increasing provincial funding to the OAC for arts programs province-wide to $80 million annually by 2020-21.
  • Nominations for the 2018 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts opens today and runs to December 5, 2017. Any Ontarian may submit a nomination.
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