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May 14, 2006
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
 

2006 Arts and Letters Awards recipients announced


Tom Hedderson, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, joined Kevin Major, award-winning author, to present the 2006 Arts and Letters Awards during a ceremony at The Rooms on Saturday evening (May 13).

�Government clearly made culture a priority under Budget 2006 with the launch of the province�s first cultural plan,� said Minister Hedderson. �Under this plan, we particularly want to foster creativity and nurture our emerging talent. That is why we have invested heavily in programs that directly support artists. This includes almost doubling our investment in the Arts and Letters Awards program by providing an additional $50,000 annually. After all, this is how many young Newfoundland and Labrador artists first get the recognition they need to build confidence in their work.�

Seventeen prizes were awarded in the Junior Division for entrants, ages 12 to 18. Twenty-six prizes were awarded in the Senior Division. Prizes in both divisions were awarded for literary arts, visual arts and musical composition. In total, over $23,000 in prize money was awarded.

The Percy Janes Novel Award was presented to David Hickey for his manuscript A Cappella.

Kevin Major, chair of the Arts and Letters Committee, said he was particularly pleased with the regional representation of this year�s winners.

�I am delighted that winners come from so many different places across the province,� he said. �From Rigolet to Chapel Arm, Lewisporte to Paradise, the arts are alive and well in Newfoundland and Labrador.�

The presentation of awards was interspersed with readings, a visual presentation and performances by this year�s winners. There will be an exhibition of selected entries on the fourth floor of The Rooms until May 28, 2006. For further information visit: www.gov.nl.ca/artsandletters.

�I encourage everyone who could not make the awards show to visit The Rooms and to be inspired by the work of our talented artists,� said Minister Hedderson. �I also want to congratulate all the winners and everyone who submitted works in the program. I encourage you to continue to express yourselves creatively. You are proof that Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the most culturally vibrant provinces in Canada.�

This year marks the 54th anniversary of the Arts and Letters Awards, one of the longest running cultural programs in the province. Many former winners have gone on to become recognized nationally and internationally. Past recipients include: David Blackwood, Manfred Buchheit, Scott Goudie, Justin Hall, Ben Hansen, Ilse Hughes, Sheilagh O�Leary, Paul Parsons, Rae Perlin, Christopher Pratt, and Janice Udell in the visual arts; Cassie Brown, Frank Holden, Harold Horwood, Percy Janes, Ed Kavanagh, Kevin Major, Carmelita McGrath, Paul O�Neill, Helen Porter, and Michael Winter in the literary arts; and John Herriott, Michael Parker and Brian Sexton in the musical category.

Media contact:
Susanne Hiller, Communications, (709) 729-0928, 728-7762
Regina Best, Coordinator of the Arts and Letters Awards, (709) 729-5253

BACKGROUNDER
WINNERS IN THE 2006 ARTS AND LETTERS AWARDS


JUNIOR DIVISION PROSE (73 entries)
Adjudicators: Paul Butler, Chris Rolton, and Hilda Chaulk Murray

JAMIE BEST
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Title: Buried Treasure

ROBYN TILLEY
Conception Bay South
Title: The Photograph

RICHELLE ABBOTT
Clarenville
Title: Like a Clock on the Wall

BRITTANY WARREN
Chapel Arm
Title: The Stranger from Sarabelle Mountain

ASHLEY COOK
St. John�s
Title: A Dog�s Life

JUNIOR DIVISION POETRY (114 entries)
Adjudicators: Mark Callanan and Marion Frances White

JAKE DOBBIN
St. John�s
Title: But That�s OK By Me

CHARITY SMITH
Torbay
Title: Through Glass Windows

JAMES STOCKWOOD
Goulds
Title: Holy Places

STACEY JORDAN
Conception Bay South
Title: Cat-Piss Coffee

JILLIAN TERRY
St. John�s
Title: Streets

JUNIOR DIVISION VISUAL ART (96 entries)
Adjudicator: Heather Reeves

STEPHANIE ALLEN
Rigolet
Title: Nanak (soapstone)

MARGARET BARKER
Grand Falls-Windsor
Title: I wish I were a Fisherman
(Digital Photography)

JAMES KEAN
New Wes Valley
Title: The Haunt of Feral Seas (color pencil/ink)

MIRIAM WESTIN
St. John�s
Title: Banana Republic (Acrylic)

APRIL YETMAN
Bryant�s Cove
Title: Life in the Meadow! (Acrylic)

JUNIOR DIVISION
MUSICAL COMPOSITION (16 entries)

Adjudicators: Bill Brennan and Cliff Crawley

ASHLEY COOK
St. John�s
Title: Flight of the Winter Fairies

MICHELLE ROWSELL
Grand Falls-Windsor
Title: My Own Oasis

SENIOR DIVISION VISUAL ART (162 entries)
Adjudicators: Audrey Feltham, Christine Koch and Brian Ricks

JENNIFER BARRETT
Paradise
Title: You First (Lino cut)

TARA BRYAN
Flatrock
Title: Christina (Oil on linen canvas)

FRANK DEACY
Conception Bay South
Title: Smoke and Ash (Watercolor)

PETER DRYSDALE
St. John�s
Title: The Engine The Train (Watercolor)

SUSAN FURNEAUX
St. John�s
Title: The Four Winds (Natural dyes & nontoxic mordants on silk, phototransfer & antique game pieces)

TERRANCE HOUNSELL
Mount Pearl
Title: Storm Gathering Over Signal Hill (Traditional silvergelatin photo)

JAY KIMBALL
St. John�s
Title: Cracked Vessel (Ceramic)

URVE MANUEL
Corner Brook
Title: A Cornet Fish Sticks It�s Nose In (Leaded glass)

MICHAEL PITTMAN
Grand Falls-Windsor
Title: The Sleeping Chair (Mixed media on panel)

PAUL QUIGLEY
St. John�s
Title: Bound By Brick (Digital photo)

SENIOR DIVISION POETRY (94 entries)
Adjudicators: Enos Watts and Patrick Warner

MARK CALLANAN
Rocky Harbour
Title: Last Exit

MARY DALTON
St. John�s
Title: I�m Bursting To Tell

CARMELITA MCGRATH
St. John�s
Title: Hearts of Palm

SHOSHANNA WINGATE THOMAS
St. John�s
Title: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

SENIOR DIVISION SHORT FICTION (72 entries)
Adjudicators: Stephanie Mckenzie and Mark Thackray

PAUL BUTLER
St. John�s
Title: The Reconciliation

GERARD COLLINS
St. John�s
Title: Tar Cat

JOHN SUTHERLAND
Lewisporte
Title: Summer, 1987

OWEN WHELAN
St. John�s
Title: Travels with a Patient Lady

SENIOR DIVISION DRAMATIC SCRIPT (13 entries)
Adjudicator: Chris Brookes

MICHELLE BUTLER HALLETT
St. John�s
Title: Aphasia

TOM MOORE
St. John�s
Title: Thou Shalt Not Kill

SENIOR DIVISION NON-FICTIONAL PROSE (22 entries)
Adjudicator: Marjorie Doyle

ROBERTA BUCHANAN
St. John�s
Title: Come From Away

ROBIN MCGRATH
Portugal Cove
Title: Urban Delights and the Geography of the Heart

SENIOR DIVISION MUSICAL COMPOSITION (25 entries)
Adjudicators: Cliff Crawley and Bill Brennan

SHELDON MCBREAIRTY
Gander
Title: $22.00 a Night

MICHAEL PARKER
Corner Brook
Title: Ripples

CLARK ROSS
St. John�s
Title: I Sleep and My Soul Awakens

PERCY JANES NOVEL AWARD (8 entries)
Adjudicator: Robin McGrath

DAVID B. HICKEY
St. John�s

Title: A Cappella

2006 05 14                                        8:30 a.m.

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