Winners of the 2024 City of Hamilton Arts Awards

Hamilton's wonderful artistic community was on display on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at the Westinghouse HQ. This was the site of the 2024 City of Hamilton Arts Arts Awards.

Below is the compete winners.

Arts Champions

• Ken Wallis (BluesSource, Escarpment Blues Society)
  
  
  
  Links: Escarpment Blues Society, More EBS Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers
  
  
• Light Lounge
• Melanin Market
• Noelle Allen (Wolsak and Wynn, publishers)

Creator

• Ben Bowen aka Mr. Ben (musician)
  
  
  
  Links: Mr. Ben, , More Mr. Ben Stories, Video above courtesy of MrBensMusic
  
  
• Lesley Loksi Chan (Filmmaker)
• Steacy Easton (Writer, Artist)
• Birdie Gerhl (Visual Arts)
• Gordon Leverton (Architecture)
• Alex Jacobs-Blum (Visual Arts)
• Kyle Joedickie (Visual Arts)
• Aeris Korper Contemporary Dance
• Monday Press

Lifetime Achievement

• Astrid Hepner (Hamilton Music Collective)

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories

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2024 City of Hamilton Arts Awards Short List (including Linda, our Marketing Maven)

The Hamilton Blues Lovers are beaming with pride as Linda, our very own marketing maven, has been placed on the 2024 City of Hamilton Arts Arts Awards Short List! She's up for an Arts Champion Award for her dedicated, tireless support of the local music scene.

The winners will receive the awards at a ceremony in June 2024 (details TBA)

We're all rooting for you! CONGRATS! 

Below is the compete Short List.

Arts Champion

• Linda Fraser (Hamilton Blues Lovers, Ensemble! TV Show on Cable 14, Escarpment Blues Society)
• Ken Wallis (BluesSource, Escarpment Blues Society)
• Ashley Reaume (Events)
• Hamilton City Magazine
• Katie Sadie (Visual Arts)
• Light Lounge
• Mary Flynn (Back Alley Gallery)
• Melanin Market
• Noelle Allen (Wolsak and Wynn, publishers)

Creator

• Aeris Korper Contemporary Dance
• Bawaadan Collective
• Ben Bowen (musician)
• Birdie Gerhl (Visual Arts)
• Chasing Shadows Productions (Theatre)
• Cine-Psych Fim Making Team
• Clear Eyes Collective
• Dawn Grant (Visual Arts)
• Delio Delgado (Visual Arts)
• Gordon Leverton (Architecture)
• Hitoko Okada (Visual Arts)
• Ian Ross Pettigrew (Photography)
• Jae Cabrera (Musician)
• Jennifer Budd (Musician)
• Julie "Fazooli" Marquis (Visual Arts)
• Kayla Whitney (Visual Arts)
• Kyle Joedickie (Visual Arts)
• Lesley Loksi Chan (Filmmaker)
• Lyla Miklos (Multi-Discipline)
• Marta Hewson (Photography)
• Mayumou (Visual Arts)
• Monday Press
• Ravinder Ruprai (Visual Arts)
• Rob Raeside (Glass Blowing)
• Same Boat Theatre
• Simon Orpana (Writer, Artist)
• Steacy Easton (Writer, Artist)
• Tania Denyer (Visual Arts)

Lifetime Achievement

• Astrid Hepner (Hamilton Music Collective)
• Gary Smith (Journalist)
• John Balogh (Big Time Productions)
• Jovaune "Big Joe" Rhodes (musician, promoter)
• Melissa Murray-Mutch (Actor, Producer, Playwright)

Click here for the winners

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories

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New Danny Medakovic CD, Jolley Cut, Makes You Dance and Makes You Think

Dundas singer/songwriter Danny Medakovic has struck the perfect balance between lyricism and rhythm.  On his latest CD, Jolley Cut, the words either tell a story or set a mood.  Also, he and his band give almost everything an infectious bounce.  It's great to dance to but also a little more artistic than your average release.

There's definitely a lot of fun on this album as he takes the listener to the great outdoors, Central America, on the road, and more.  For contrast, the tunes also touch on heartbreak, longing, and nostalgia.

Danny's superb team includes his Fry Truck bandmates Matt Coleman and Carrie Ashworth as well as ex-Fry Trucker Mike Trebilcock.  Other great guests on the album are Marshall Bureau, Chris Altmann, Mary Simon, Ben Bowen, Jay Burr, Troy Dowding, Aaron Zukewich, Jeff Pearce, and Jeff Ball.

You can pick up the CD at his phenomenal live shows or online at Indiepool.  It can also be downloaded through iTunes.








Videos above courtesy of Dan Medakovic

Blast from the Past: Video of Dan and Friends at the West Town

Links: Danny Medakovic, More Dan Medakovic Stories, More Releases

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