From the website:
The City of St. Catharines recognizes and celebrates the arts through our annual arts awards. The awards seek to increase the visibility of St. Catharines' artists and cultural industries, honour cultural leaders and their achievements, and cultivate financial and volunteer support for the arts sector.
2022 Arts Awards
We are very pleased to announce the 2022 City of St. Catharines Arts Awards recipients:
- Arts in Education Award: Dr. Rachel Rensink-Hoff (Professor of Music at Brock)
Video above courtesy of MIWSFPA - Emerging Artist Award: Kathryn Sinopoli (Musician)
Links: More Kathryn Sinopoli Stories, Video above courtesy of Kathryn Sinopoli - Established Artist Award: Amy Friend (multi-media artist)
- Jury's Pick Award: Monica Dufault (Essential Collective Theatre)
- Making a Difference Award: Emily Oriold (Foster Festival)
- Patron of the Arts Award: Frank Goldspink (TAG Art Gallery)
Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients.
Performance
This year’s event was held on November 29, 2022 at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, hosted by Deanna Jones. A past Arts Awards recipient, Deanna is co-founder and Artistic Director of Suitcase in Point with whom she has created and performed in over 15 original plays. She directed Niagara Artists Centre’s STRUTT Wearable Art Runway Show (2011-2014) and is Artistic Director of In the Soil Arts Festival.
Performers included:
- Strong Water Singers
- Musician and Emerging Artist Nominee Jonathan Moore.
- Carousel Players, showcasing an excerpt of their new work, "What's So Funny?" Co-Created and Co-Directed by Jury's Pick Award Recipient Monica Dufault .
- Musicians from the Willow Arts Community, which was nominated in the categories of Arts in Education and Making a Difference.
More St. Catharines Arts Awards Stories
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