Arts & Culture
Richmond Art Award 2017 winners
Photo courtesy of City of Richmond
Stars of local art world shine
The best and the brightest stars of Richmond’s
arts community were lauded Tuesday at Richmond City Hall. This year’s six
winners of Richmond Arts Awards were chosen from among 89 nominees. Choosing
the winners fell to the 2017 panel: educator Debbie Tobin; vocational
counsellor and winner of last year’s Arts Education Award Mumtaz Khokar;
Vancouver International Airport art curator Rita Beiks; and local filmmaker and
writer Jordan Paterson.
The 2017 award recipients are:
Mr. Tony (Tony Bowden) for the Arts Education
Award, which recognizes an individual or organization whose achievements and
contributions to arts education have been significant and far reaching.
Border Free Bees for the Artistic Innovation
Award, which recognizes an individual artist or organization producing
visionary, creative work, exhibiting innovation within their arts discipline or
bringing a new cultural experience to Richmond.
Lansdowne Centre for the Business and the Arts
Award. This award recognizes a business that has made a significant
contribution to the arts in Richmond by supporting a Richmond-based artist or
arts organization through sponsorship, philanthropic and/or volunteer service.
Nan Baardsen for the Volunteerism Award, which
recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the arts in
Richmond by supporting a Richmond-based artist or arts organization through
volunteer service.
Anna Toth for the Youth Arts Award, honouring
Richmond’s young artists, musicians and cultural contributors.
Community Arts Council of Richmond for the
Cultural Leadership Award, which recognizes an arts professional or
organization as a leader in their arts discipline, as well as their
organization stewardship and their contribution to Richmond’s cultural
development.
The Richmond Arts Awards spotlight a variety of
endeavours in the arts from educators and artists to organizers and business
leaders.
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