The sixth annual Richmond Arts Awards are just around the corner and the city is calling for the public to nominate deserving candidates.
Do you know an artistic leader from Richmond who deserves recognition? Is there a business or an individual who has supported the arts in Richmond, above and beyond the call of duty? If so, then nominate them for the Richmond Arts Awards before Monday, March 17.
The awards will celebrate excellence in six categories: Business and the Arts; Volunteerism; Cultural Leadership; Artistic Innovation; Arts Education and Youth Arts.
All artistic disciplines are eligible: visual, performing, literary and culinary arts, as well as craft, environmental arts and new media.
To date, the program has attracted more than 130 nominations among the six categories, recognizing both well-established institutions, as well as rising stars in Richmond's music, theatre, dance and literary arts scenes.
Three finalists in each of the six categories will be named on Friday, April 18.
Established in 2009, the Richmond Arts Awards program is designed to recognize the achievements in and contributions to the arts by Richmond residents, artists, educators, organizers and business leaders. The public is encouraged to submit nominations by Monday, March 17 at 5 p.m. for the awards, which will be announced in May 2014 by Mayor Malcolm Brodie.
The awards were developed in partnership by the City of Richmond with the Richmond Arts Coalition and is sponsored by the Richmond News.
For more information on the awards and to obtain a nomination form, visit www.richmond.ca/artists or call 604-204-8672.
