The City of St. Catharines recognizes and celebrates the arts through our annual arts awards. The awards seek to increase the visibility of St. Catharines' artists and cultural industries, honour cultural leaders and their achievements, and cultivate financial and volunteer support for the arts sector.
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The City of St. Catharines Arts Awards Nominations are now open!
Nomination Deadline: Monday July 18, 2022 at 4 p.m.
We no longer require the nominator to gather and upload information about the nominee. Instead, we ask the nominator to supply a letter of support and contact information for the nominee. Culture Office staff will then follow up with each nominee to request additional support material directly from them.
Please review the nominee eligibility requirements:
If you are nominated for an award, you'll need to give permission for your pictures and biography to be shared in promotional materials.
If you'd like to nominate an individual or organization for an award, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
Review each of the arts award descriptions to learn more about each award and find out if you'd like to nominate someone or an organization / group for an award.
Arts in Education Award |
The Arts in Education Award celebrates an individual, collective or organization that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to engaging St. Catharines' residents through arts education activities. Evaluation CriteriaThe following criteria are used to evaluate each nomination:
AwardThe recipient of this award will receive $500 and a hand-crafted St. Catharines Arts Award. |
Emerging Artist Award |
The Emerging Artist Award celebrates current accomplishments alongside future potential and is presented to an emerging St. Catharines artist working in any discipline. Emerging artists are establishing careers in their field and are working to become recognized professional artists. EligibilityThe jury will consider nominees who:
Evaluation CriteriaThe following criteria are used to evaluate each nomination:
AwardThe recipient of this award will receive $500 and a hand-crafted St. Catharines Arts Award. |
Established Artist Award |
The Established Artist Award is presented to a professional St. Catharines artist in any discipline who has received critical recognition for their art in St. Catharines and beyond. EligibilityThe jury will consider nominees who:
Evaluation Criteria
AwardThe recipient of this award will receive $500 and a hand-crafted St. Catharines Arts Award. |
Making a Difference Award |
The Making a Difference Award celebrates a St. Catharines arts entrepreneur, arts administrator, arts organization, arts animator, or volunteer in the arts whose leadership and innovation have significantly contributed to the growth and development of arts and culture in St. Catharines. Evaluation Criteria
AwardThe recipient of this award will receive $500 and a hand-crafted St. Catharines Arts Award. |
Patron of the Arts Award |
The Patron of the Arts Award celebrates an individual, business or organization that has made a meaningful contribution to the arts in St. Catharines through innovative, transformative, and entrepreneurial partnerships or philanthropic investments. Evaluation Criteria
AwardThe recipient will receive a hand-crafted St. Catharines Arts Award. |
How to nominate |
Please follow these steps to complete an Arts Awards nomination. |
Prepare your nomination |
Prepare the following information to upload as part of your online nomination form:
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Submit online |
Complete and submit the online nomination form below, and upload your letter of support. Nomination form |
Thank you for taking the time to recognize local artists and cultural workers, organizations, volunteers and patrons!
Please click on the headings below for more information about Arts Awards nominations.
Support letter tips |
When writing your letter of support, we encourage you to consider the questions listed below:
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Jury |
All nominations will be evaluated by an independent jury comprised of three artists or arts professionals and a member of the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee. The jury will use the above-noted evaluation criteria in their decision-making. Members of the jury will be announced on the award event day. |
Upcoming dates |
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The City reserves the right to accept or reject nominations, or to cancel the awards at any time.
We hosted the 2021 Arts Awards ceremony virtually on November 21. The event was hosted by the 2020 Recipients: Danny Custodio, Erica Sherwood, Juliet Dunn and Candice Turner-Smith and featured performances from Kathryn Sinopoli, Sarah Jerrom and Peter Shea.
Watch the 2021 Arts Awards ceremony
Check out the recipients for the 2021 Arts Awards: