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Arts Awards

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.

Follow St. Catharines Culture on Facebook and Twitter for information on the fall awards presentation event. 

2022 Arts Awards

The City of St. Catharines Arts Awards Nominations are now open!

Nomination Deadline: Monday July 18, 2022 at 4 p.m.

New in 2022

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.

Eligibility

Please review the nominee eligibility requirements:

  • Nominees must be residents of St. Catharines or have made a consistent and significant contribution to arts in St. Catharines
  • We will consider posthumous nominations
  • Owners and tenants of land will be considered residents of St. Catharines

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:

  • We accept nominations from individuals or organizations
  • You can make one nomination per category per year in the five award categories
  • You can't nominate yourself for an award

Award descriptions

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 Criteria

The following criteria are used to evaluate each nomination:

  • St. Catharines resident.
  • Quality of the nominee's arts education programming activities.
  • Evidence of real or potential impact on participants from nominee's activities.
  • Contribution and/or engagement with the St. Catharines arts community can be characterized as:
    • Significant
    • Consistent/ongoing
    • Recent (active within previous 2 years, min.)
  • Length of service in arts education in St. Catharines
  • Third-Party recognition of nominee's arts education activities.

Award

The 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.

Eligibility

The jury will consider nominees who:

  • Are 18 years of age or older
  • Are based and active in St. Catharines
  • Have been practicing their art for less than 10 years

Evaluation Criteria

The following criteria are used to evaluate each nomination:

  • St. Catharines resident
  • Artistic merit / interest
  • Evidence of commitment to artistic practice
  • Career path in artistic discipline
  • Critical acknowledgements of the artist's work
  • Recognition by local arts community
  • Contribution and/or participation in St. Catharines arts community can be characterized as:
    • Significant
    • Consistent/ongoing
    • Recent (active within previous 2 years, min.)

Award

The 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.

Eligibility

The jury will consider nominees who:

  • Have been actively practicing their art for at least 10 years
  • Have made an impact on the St. Catharines' community

Evaluation Criteria

  • St. Catharines resident.
  • Artistic merit / interest.
  • Evidence of commitment to artistic practice.
  • Critical acknowledgements of the artist's work.
  • Engagement with the broader arts community - regionally, provincially, nationally.
  • Contribution and/or participation in St. Catharines arts community can be characterized as:
    • Significant commitment
    • Consistent/ongoing
    • Recent (active within previous 2 years, min.)

Award

The 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

  • St. Catharines resident.
  • Length of time the nominee has been active in their area of contribution.
  • Nominee's leadership in initiating a new or significant event, organization or initiative in St. Catharines.
  • Contribution to the growth and development of the St. Catharines arts community can be characterized as:
    • Significant
    • Innovative
    • Consistent/ongoing
    • Recent (active within previous 2 years, min.)

Award

The 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

  • St. Catharines resident, business or organization.
  • Creative and innovative nature of nominee's arts patronage.
  • Evidence of real or potential impact on St. Catharines arts community as a result of patronage.
  • Transformative nature of contribution.
  • Commitment to the St. Catharines arts community can be characterized as:
    • Enduring (has a future legacy)
    • Significant
    • Consistent/ongoing

Award

The recipient will receive a hand-crafted St. Catharines Arts Award.

Nominations

 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:

  • A letter of support for the nominee, indicating why you are making the nomination.
  • Contact information for the nominee. 
 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!

More information

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:

  • Give a brief history of the nominee's artwork and/or practice, education, and development of their artistic practice. If the nominee has a history of production, public presentation, or publication, please describe.
  • Give a brief history of the nominee’s arts education programming activities. Is there evidence of real or potential impact on participants from nominee's activities? Has there been third-party recognition of the nominee's arts education activities?
  • Give a brief history of the creative and innovative nature of your nominee's arts patronage. In what way have the nominee's contributions been transformative? In what ways has the nominee shown enduring commitment to the local arts community?
  • What is the nominee's contribution and commitment to the St. Catharines arts community? To the broader arts community (regionally, provincially, nationally)? Have there been critical acknowledgements of the nominee's work as an artist?
  • Has the local arts community acknowledged the nominee's development and work as an artist? What has the nominee contributed to the local arts scene?
  • Has the nominee provided leadership in initiating a new or significant event, organization, or initiative in St. Catharines?
  • Is there a special reason this nominee should receive an award in 2022? Is 2022 significant in this nominee's life/work?
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
  • Nominees will be announced in fall 2022.
  • The St. Catharines Arts Awards will take place in late fall 2022.

Please Note

The City reserves the right to accept or reject nominations, or to cancel the awards at any time.

2021 Arts Awards

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

Recipients

Check out the recipients for the 2021 Arts Awards:

  • Arts in Education – Curtis Tye
  • Emerging Artist – Elise Naccarato
  • Established Artist – Peter Shea
  • Making a Difference – OPIRG Brock
  • Jury's Pick – Jean Bridge
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