Tourism, Culture and Recreation
May 4, 2007

Media Advisory: Minister to Present Artist of the Year Award

Tourism, Culture and Recreation Minister, the Honourable Tom Hedderson, will join artists from across the province to celebrate excellence and achievement in arts over the past year at the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC) Awards and Gala, Saturday May 5, at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre, beginning at 8:00 p.m. This is the first time the awards show will be held outside of St. John�s.

Minister Hedderson will join acclaimed author Lisa Moore to present the Artist of the Year Award.

The NLAC is a non-profit Crown agency that fosters the arts of the province through a variety of granting programs, and by working with government and the community for the development of the arts. The artistic disciplines supported by the NLAC are dance, film, music, theatre, visual arts and writing.

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Media contact:
John Tompkins
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 728-7762
jtompkins@gov.nl.ca

2007 05 04                                                10:25 a.m.

 


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