Writing Competition- Sally Manning Award

Call for Applications- John Hobday Awards in Arts Management

Information/Guidelines
Deadline: September 30, 2014 

Are you an established or mid-career arts manager? Are you looking for professional development or mentorship opportunities? The John Hobday Award in Arts Management offers up to two awards of $10,000 annually.

Established through a donation of $1 million from The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation to the Canada Council for the Arts, the awards recognize outstanding established and mid-career arts managers in Canadian professional arts organizations. Arts managers from any artistic discipline supported by the Canada Council may apply for the awards, which are intended for professional development, mentoring and related purposes.

There are two distinct awards:
The Professional Development and Renewal award allows an outstanding established or mid-career arts manager to take part in a short-term, recognized program, seminar or workshop for professional renewal and revitalization.
The Mentorship award allows an exceptional mid-career arts manager who is seeking to acquire different knowledge, experience and skills to be mentored by an outstanding established or mid-career arts manager.

The John Hobday Awards in Arts Management are intended for professional development of individual arts managers and not for direct assistance to arts organizations.


Read more at http://www.affta.ab.ca/Arts-In-Alberta/Arts-Opportunities/Call-for-Applications---John-Hobday-Awards-in-Arts-Management

Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics & RBC Award for Glass 2013

The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery is calling for submissions to the 2013 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics and RBC Award for Glass.

These prestigious national awards allow practicing early career ceramic and glass artists to undertake a period of independent research, or other activities that advance their artistic and professional practice at a key moment in their careers. Award winners receive $10,000 and a second prize of $1,000 is also granted. The Selection Committee is comprised of highly respected contemporary glass and ceramic artists (both sculptural and functional) and other arts professionals. Winners will be announced and the awards presented at a gala event on November 9, 2013.

To be eligible for the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics or the RBC Award for Glass, artists must be Canadian citizens or have Permanent Resident status. They must have developed skills through training and/or practice in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions) and be recognized by other artists working in the same artistic tradition. Successful candidates have a history of professional public presentations and publications, seek payment for their work, and actively practice their art. All applicants have maintained an independent professional practice for at least two to a maximum of ten years prior to their application.

In order to be considered, applications for either award must be received electronically or postmarked by Friday, September 20, 2013.

For additional information about these awards, please contact Christian Bernard Singer, Curator at 519.746.1882 ext. 230 or email christian@canadianclayandglass.ca

For information and the applications forms, visit: http://www.theclayandglass.ca/events/awards/

Joseph Plaskett Award 2013 - for Canadian Painters

Joseph Plaskett is a Canadian-born painter who lived abroad for sixty years, but he remains committed to supporting the future of arts in his homeland.  Mr. Plaskett established his foundation and this award in 2004 to facilitate his vision of supporting an outstanding Canadian graduate student or recent MFA graduate in the discipline of painting to travel, make art, or study in Europe for one year.  Since 2009, the Plaskett Foundation has partnered with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) to lend expertise and to administer the award process.

Criteria for Eligibility
The candidate chosen for the Plaskett Award will be an outstanding emerging Canadian artist in the field of painting.

A Canadian student currently enrolled or accepted in a master's program in Canada with a practice specialization of painting, or having recently (within 12 months) obtained a Master's degree with a specialization of painting.

The Award
Established in 2004 by the artist Joe Plaskett, the Joseph Plaskett Award provides $25,000 to help fund an emerging Canadian painter who will live, create artwork, travel or study in Europe (may include the UK) for one year.

Download
Application Dossier is available to download from www.joeplaskett.com.

Deadline
Application dossier must reach the Foundation at the office of the RCA by April 5, 2013. The recipient of the award will be announced in spring 2013 in Victoria BC.


Application dossier to be sent to
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA)
375-401 Richmond Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3A8
rcaarts@interlog.com
www.rca-arc.ca

Jury

Each year, the Joseph Plaskett Foundation appoints three Canadian artists of significant reputation to the jury. The jury occurs each year in a different city in Canada.

www.joeplaskett.com.

Nominations open for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards

Information in this posting was retrieved on January 13, 2013 from: http://www.artsawards.ca/News/Default.aspx?pd=10 

Nominations open for Alberta’s foremost arts recognition, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards. Albertans are encouraged to nominate the artist or group of artists who exemplify excellence and have had significant impact on Alberta’s cultural scene. 

Eligible artists may work in visual, performing, literary, cinematic or other artistic media, including architecture or design. Nominations must be received by February 15, 2013.

Adjudicators will choose up to three recipients for a $30,000 award, a handcrafted medal, and the opportunity for a residency at The Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Colony.

Recipients will be announced in May and receive this distinction from the awards patron, His Honour, Colonel (Retired) the Honourable Donald S. Ethell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta at a gala dinner in Red Deer, June 15, 2013. 

The gala is the culmination of Rooted in the Arts, a week-long arts celebration in Red Deer, which was chosen as host city through a competitive bid process.

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards is one of Canada’s most prestigious independent arts awards programs, designed to raise the profile of arts in Alberta. The awards are made possible through a donor-funded endowment. 

To learn more or to nominate an artist, visit www.artsawards.ca. 

For more information or media interviews contact 

Lee Elliott 

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards 

587-777-0246 

nleeelliott@gmail.com

http://www.artsawards.ca/

The ‘GILLER Slim’ Twitter Contest:

4 chances to win a signed set of the Giller shortlisted books

Though a winner has been chosen, the prizes haven’t stopped here at the Giller. We invite you to submit a ‘slim’ sample of your own writing for a chance to win an autographed set of the 2012 shortlisted books.

Tell us a story in one paragraph (50 words or less). Entries must include all of the words in the five shortlisted titles:

inside / the / imposter / bride / 419 / whirl / away / rue (instead of title, Ru)

Feel free to play with the words, as writers do.

The competition opens Monday, November 19. We’ll choose our favourite entry each week for the next month – that’s four chances to win a set of five amazing books signed by the authors! The winning (& most choice) entries will be posted on our Facebook page. Give it a go! We can’t wait to read your submissions.

To enter:

Email your entry to michellek@raisingreaders.ca with #GILLERslim in the subject line

For more information, please visit: http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/

(information in this entry was retrieved from http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/news/details/?id=109)

Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards

Please join us Wednesday, June 6 from 7-10pm for the Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards.  The event will celebrate excellence in Wood Buffalo non-profit community organizations and will take place at the Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School.

For more information, please visit www.socialprosperity.ca/.

2012 Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards - DEADLINE

Celebrating Excellence in the Nonprofit Sector 

Call for Nominations! 

Deadline 4 pm MT, April 26 

Nominations now being accepted for the following awards: 

   - Board Leadership Award, presented by Leadership Wood Buffalo 

   - Executive Leadership Award, presented by Nonprofit Sector Link Wood Buffalo 

   - Community Impact Award, presented by the United Way of Fort McMurray 

   - Social Prosperity Leadership Award, presented by Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo 

   - Volunteer Recognition Award in honour of Bill Bloomfield, presented by Volunteer Wood 

     Buffalo 

   - Newcomer Engagement Award in memory of Lyle Leboldus, presented by the Fort 

     McMurray Food Bank Association 

Each award recipient will receive $5,000 to be directed to a Wood Buffalo community organization of their choice and a custom-designed award. 

Download 2012 Nomination Package 2012 Heart Awards Nomination Guidelines and Application Form.pdf today! 

Completed nomination packages must be submitted to Kim Nordbye at kim@socialprosperity.ca by no later than 4 pm MT on April 26. 

Prosperous communities recognize and celebrate their strengths. The Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards honour the achievements of nonprofit leaders, philanthropists and community organizations that embody the spirit of community innovation, capacity building, leadership and social prosperity. Their passion for our community and their dedication to improving the quality of life in our community explain why they are the heart of Wood Buffalo.

Join us in celebrating excellence in our nonprofit community! 

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 

7:00 to 10:00 pm 

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

7:00 pm cocktail reception 

7:30 pm awards ceremony 

Tickets $20

This event is proudly presented by Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo and the Suncor Energy Foundation in collaboration with Volunteer Wood Buffalo, Nonprofit Sector Link Wood Buffalo, Leadership Wood Buffalo, the Fort McMurray Food Bank Association and the United Way of Fort McMurray.

For More information, please visit: http://www.socialprosperity.ca/

2012 Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards

Celebrating excellence in Wood Buffalo nonprofit community organizations
MARK YOUR CALENDARS and SPREAD THE WORD!

Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Time: 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Location: Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School

Nominations will open in March for the following awards:

·   Philanthropy leadership award

·   Nonprofit organization leadership award

·   Nonprofit board leadership award

·   Nonprofit staff leadership award

·   Bill Bloomfield volunteer recognition award

Proudly presented by Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo and the Suncor Energy Foundation in collaboration with Volunteer Wood Buffalo, Nonprofit Sector Link, Leadership Wood Buffalo and the United Way.

Award category sponsorship opportunities available.

For more information, please contact:

Kim Nordbye
Project Manager
Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo
(formerly known as the Wood Buffalo Community Building Project)
kim@socialprosperity.ca
P 780-881-3379
http://www.socialprosperity.ca/

2012 Regional Aboriginal Recognition Awards

The 2012 Regional Aboriginal Recognition Awards (RARA) celebration takes place on
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Quality Hotel in Fort McMurray.


Master of Ceremonies: Susan Aglukark
Entertainment: Billy Mills, Motivational Speaker; and, Buddy Big Mountain, Entertainer
The RARA celebration is a non-alcoholic family event.


For more information about RARA, please visit: www.raraevent.ca


The Regional Aboriginal Recognition Awards were initiated in the Fall of 1988. A group of organizations identified the need to develop an awareness that would help build on the positive contributions that Aboriginal people (Metis, First Nation, Inuit) are making in everyday life. It gives us the opportunity to acknowledge individuals that have made positive contributions to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.


RARA recognizes individuals within the Aboriginal communities, including:
· Fort Chipewyan
· Anzac
· Janvier
· Fort MacKay
· Conklin
· Fort McMurray
· Gregoire Lake

The Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management

2012 Nominations Now Open 

Only a few weeks left to nominate! For the 10th anniversary of Canada’s richest arts management awards, the Rozsa Foundation is Exposing Excellence. 

Nominate an outstanding Alberta Arts Manager by February 23, 2012 at 5PM 

Nomination forms: www.rozsafoundation.org/awards/nominate

Over $130,000 in benefits awarded to recipients! 

Save the Date for the 2012 Rozsa Award Celebration: Monday June 11, 2012 in Calgary