Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts nomination forms are here!
November 15th, 2011Nominate your favourite arts supporter, arts administrator and/or professional artist today! Help PACE celebrate the 25th anniversary of Edmonton’s opulent Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts.
PLEASE NOTE:
- The nomination deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2012.
- The nomination drop off point is the main floor reception area in City Hall.
PACE is inviting nominations for the following award categories:
Award for Innovative Support by a Business for the Arts recognizes a business that has supported an arts organization, event, project, or individual artist in a creative and original manner.
Award for Sustained Support of the Arts recognizes a business or an individual that has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to supporting the arts. This can be support for a specific arts organization, event, or individual artist or for general widespread support of the arts.
John Poole Award for Promotion of the Arts recognizes an individual, arts organization, media organization or business that has promoted the arts in a distinctly creative or exceptional manner. This category can include advocacy, marketing or any activity that increases the profile of the arts, artists, arts organizations, or arts events.
ATCO Gas Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement by an Edmonton Artist ($2,500 cash prize) recognizes an individual artist who, over an extended period of time, has made an outstanding contribution to the arts inEdmonton. Nominees for this award should be based in the greaterEdmonton region and may or may not be currently active as an artist. While that contribution should be primarily through their chosen artistic discipline, nominees will also be recognized for outstanding work in support of the arts in general in theEdmonton region. Their artistic output should extend for at least 25 years.
ATCO Gas would like to applaud all the nominees for the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement by an Edmonton Artist Award. Their outstanding talent and determination given to Edmonton and to the arts have contributed to the rich fabric of life in our city. ATCO Gas is pleased to honour an individual who is committed to bringing culture and distinction to their community. All the nominees are an encouragement to others, and will no doubt lead the way for generations to follow.
The CN Youth Artist Award ($2,500 cash prize) recognizes the importance of the arts and design to a youth’s education and to the community. We believe it is the responsibility of caring companies like CN to encourage the development and education of young artists. The award is eligible to anyone attending junior or senior high (Grades 7 through 12). Nominators may not nominate their family members.
At CN, we recognize our citizenship responsibility to the communities in which we operate – not only in our commitment to safety and the environment, but also in making our communities better places to live and work.
DIALOG Award for Excellence in Artistic Direction ($2,500 cash prize) recognizes outstanding achievement as an artistic leader in a specific arts discipline (performing, visual, literary, etc). This can be based on a specific project or general outstanding achievement. This award is not to be considered an end of career award but an award to someone actively leading and working in the arts.
DIALOG is honoured to support the Award for Excellence in Artistic Direction and its vision to recognize outstanding achievement as an artistic leader. As a firm it is our pleasure and privilege to play a role in keeping the arts alive for generations to come.
DIALOG has a track record of award-winning collaborative and sustainable design excellence with a focus on the success of clients and communities. DIALOG credits its strength to its outstanding multidisciplinary team who deliver excellence and a collaborative approach to the provision of architectural, engineering, interior design, planning and urban design services. www.designDIALOG.ca
Northlands Award for an Emerging Artist ($2,500 cash prize) recognizes an emerging artist who, in the early stages of his/her career, demonstrates exceptional talent and accomplishments as well as a unique artistic expression and a commitment to the arts in theEdmonton region. The Canada Council’s definition of an emerging artist will be used and is defined as someone who has specialized training in the field (not necessarily from academic institutions) and has shown a sustained commitment to the development of artistic skills and is in the beginning of a professional career.
Hosting over 3.5 million visitors at more than 2500 events, Northlands is proud to energize the city by bringing exceptional experiences to Edmonton every year. Having showcased many up-and-coming performers on our stages, we appreciate the special role emerging artists play in creating memorable experiences within our community. And, as sponsor of this award, we celebrate the broad range of budding talent, working hard to take their craft to the next level and enriching our lives in the process.
TELUS Courage to Innovate Award ($2,500 cash prize) recognizes an individual or organization/group that has displayed the courage to take artistic risks and embraced innovation in artistic expression, resulting in a unique and distinctive project.
Meet our new Board (Executive Planning Committee) for 2011-2012
October 24th, 2011Past-Chair: Daniel Cournoyer (Artistic Director, L’UniThéâtre)
Chair: Jennifer Faulkner (Associate Executive Director, Alberta Ballet)
Co-Vice-Chair: Keltie Brown (General Manager, Workshop West Theatre)
Co-Vice-Chair: Kieran Leblanc (Executive Director, Book Publishers Association of Alberta)
Treasurer: Karen Brown Fournell (General Manager, Rapid Fire Theatre)
Directors:
- Marian Brant (General Manager, Cantilon Choirs)
- Carol Holmes (Executive Director, Writers Guild of Alberta)
- Anna-Karolina Szul (Executive Director, SNAP Gallery)
- Meghan Unterschultz (Strategic Communications & Government Relations, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra)
Daniel Cournoyer gives his last report as Chair of PACE at our Oct. 20 AGM
PACE AGM – October 20, 2011, 7 p.m.
October 14th, 2011Join us on Thursday, October 20, 7 p.m. at the SNAP Gallery, 10123 – 121 Street to catch up on all that PACE has accomplished over the past year on behalf of the Greater Edmonton arts sector. We look forward to the opportunity of catching up on all your news, too!
PACE has openings for ten board members. If you are interested in voting, nominating or being nominated for a position on our board, you first need to make sure you are a full member in good standing. Call us at 780-485-3085 or e-mail us at admin@pacedmonton.com for more information. To become a member or renew your membership, click here to download a form. You can also sign up at the AGM.
Refreshments will be served. See you on Thursday, October 20!
Slate of Candidates for PACE’s 2011-2012 Board
PACE members invited to recommend charities for the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts silver anniversary
October 12th, 2011E-mail your recommendations to admin@pacedmonton.com by Friday, October 28 , together with a brief description of your suggested charity.
Please note: Only PACE members in good standing are eligible to make recommendations.
Recommended charities must meet the following criteria:
- be an Edmonton-based organization.
- include an arts component in its operation (e.g., using art as therapy, using art for community building, using art for education purposes, etc.).
- involve professional artists in its arts-related programming (organizing, coordinating or participating).
- be willing to present to the MCA Steering Committee a comprehensive marketing plan, including goals, on how its members would assist in promoting and selling tickets for the 25th annual MCA.
- be prepared to sign a Charity Partnership Agreement with PACE.
- commit to active involvement in helping to organize the Donation Presentation following the MCA.
- have a suitable venue available at which the Donation Presentation may be held (average attendance between 20-50).
- inclusion in some planning meetings of the MCA Steering Committee.
- promotion through logo inclusion on PACE’s Facebook group page, website, media and promotional materials, and the MCA program.
- opportunities for media exposure through press conferences and media interviews.
- opportunities to feature the results of its arts programming by providing talent at press, MCA and presentation events.
The brief description of the charity should clearly explain why the event’s Steering Committee should consider your recommendation. The committee will shortlist recommendations based on the indicated criteria and charity description. They will then follow-up with shortlisted charities in order to finalize their decision.
24th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts charities’ donations presented
October 12th, 2011
L-R: Mayor Stephen Mandel, Catherine Broomfield, Karen Brown Fournell
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival’s Comedy Cares Program and iHuman Youth Society were presented fun “cheques” and real ones at City Hall on September 30. They were the beneficiaries of the proceeds from the 24th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts.
Mayor Stephen Mandel and PACE’s Treasurer Karen Brown Fournel presented iHuman’s Executive Director Catherine Broomfield with a memento “cheque”, laminated onto a skateboard deck symbolizing the youth with whom they work.
Sue Broderick, Board Chair for the Edmonton
Sue Broderick and Karen Brown Fournell joke around following the presentation.
International Street Performers Festival, accepted a series of brightly coloured scarves pulled from a top hat culminating with a final scarf bearing the donation information for their Comedy Cares Program. The presentation’s lighthearted vein was emblematic of of the “healing through laughter” maxim the program brings to all its visits to patients in local long term care facilities.
- Click on this press release to read the full release.