The six winners of the Richmond Arts Awards were announced Tuesday night in a ceremony at Richmond City Hall.
The 2016 award recipients are:
Mumtaz Khokar: For the Arts Education Award, which recognizes an individual or organization whose achievements and contributions to arts education have been significant and far reaching.
Jordan Paterson: 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 the city of Richmond.
Innovation Networks: Received the Business and 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.
Margaret Stephens: Received 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.
Nancy Zhang: Was recognized for the Youth Arts Award, honouring Richmond’s young artists, musicians and cultural contributors.
Bilal Hamoud: Received 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.
In its eighth year, 80 nominations from the public were reviewed for consideration for the awards. This year’s selection panel was comprised of artist and composer, David Dorrington; performing artist and Richmond Arts Coalition board member, Susan Skemp; teacher and artistic director of the Children’s Arts Festival, Debbie Tobin; and piano teacher and community development coordinator of South Arm Community Centre, Winnie Wong.
The Richmond Arts Awards are administered by the City of Richmond as developed in partnership with the Richmond Arts Coalition and are sponsored by the Richmond News.
