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May 2, 1997
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)

Awards presented to Arts and Letters Competition winners

Judy Foote, Minister of Development and Rural Renewal, and Robert Thompson, deputy minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, presented the awards to this year's winners of the Provincial Arts and Letters Competition. Ms. Foote attended on behalf of Sandra C. Kelly, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, who is in Bristol, England for the launch of the Matthew.

"Since the Arts and Letters Competition began 45 years ago, it has played an important role in promoting and developing the arts in Newfoundland and Labrador" Ms. Foote said. "This year's competition is particularly special as 1997 is our province's Year of the Arts - part of the Cabot 500 Anniversary Celebrations."

Ms. Foote presented the prizes of $600, $300, and $150 for the respective first, second and third places, to the Senior Division winners. Thompson presented the prizes of $300, $200, and $100 for first, second and third places, respectively, to the winners of the E.J. Pratt (junior) Division, aged 12-18.

Foote congratulated all the winners saying: "Your work makes a significant contribution to this province's arts community and in keeping the arts alive in our province."

Each applicant is required to submit his or her creative work to either the senior or junior divisions of the competition. The senior division categories are: poetry; fictional prose/short story (max. 500 words); non-fictional prose; dramatic script; musical composition; photography; painting and three dimensional art; and drawing and print making. The junior division consists of three categories: prose; poetry; and visual art.

Over the years, the interest in the Arts and Letters Competition has increased. This year, the Arts and Letters Committee received 1,140 submissions - an indicator of strong interest in the program.

Julia Pickard, chairperson of the Arts and Letters Committee, was delighted with the response the competition received this year, and says the committee looks forward to seeing as many, if not more, entries in next year's competition. The closing date for submissions is Friday, March 6, 1998.

Contact: Regina Best, Arts and Letters Competition Office, Arts and Culture Centre, (709) 729-5253.

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BACKGROUNDER

List of Winners
1997 Arts and Letters Competition

JUNIOR DIVISION

1)   Visual Art Category:
     Adjudicator: Bruce Johnston
     (93 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      Discovery           Christopher Dredge
                                                  Pigeon Cove

     Honourable Mention:      Leonard Cohen       Paul Tucker
                                                  St. John's

     Third Place:             Nightmares          Seth Davenport
                                                  St. John's

     Second Place:            A Sunday Morning    Laura Casey
                              Drive               Manuels   

     First Place:             Untitled            Shannon Lester
                                                  Mount Pearl

2)   Poetry:
     Adjudicators: Agnes Walsh, Tom Dawe and Geraldine Rubia
     (344 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      Thorns              Kimberley Keats
                                                  Lethbridge

     Honourable Mention:      The Illusionist     Jonathan Brown
                                                  Goulds

     Honourable Mention:      Swimming            Jessica Corbett
                                                  St. John's

     Third Place:             Paper Dolls         Ryan Tilley
                                                  Mount Pearl

     Second Place:            In State of         Jennifer Tipple 
                              Oblivion            St. John's

     First Place:             Remember The        April Miller 
                              Flowers             Grand Bank


3)   Essay, Short Story or Dramatic Script:
     Adjudicators:   Lisa Moore, Janet Fraser & Ed Kavanagh 
     (314 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      The Breaking        Susan White
                              Point               Springdale

     Honourable Mention:      The Game            Bryan Jackson
                                                  Mount Pearl

     Honourable Mention: Java Stains the Soul,    Denise Hann
                         or Cheese from the       St. John's 
                         Coffee House   

     Third Place:             My Unknown Life     Christopher Rowlands
                                                  Little Bay

     Second Place:            The Pigeon          Rhiannon Thomas
                                                  St. John's

     First Place:             Aestheticism        Jason Burggraaf
                                                  Manuels

SENIOR DIVISION

1)   Photography:
     Adjudicator:  Ned Pratt
     (40 entries In this category)

     Honourable Mention:      Nicole Richoux at        Alexander
                              Redcliff 1996            Bochdansky
                                                       St. John's

     Honourable Mention:      Untitled                 Robert Allison
                                                       Portugal Cove

     Third Place:             The Moratorium Bench     Brian Ricks    
                              of Bonavista             St. John's

     Second Place:            Jared                    Shane Kelly
                                                       St. John's

     First Place:             Emerge                   Robert Lodge
                                                       Grand Falls-
                                                       Windsor

2)   Drawing And Graphic Art:
     Adjudicators:  Sharon Puddister And Luben Boykov
     (24 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      Seedheads                Betty Hall
                                                       St. John's

     Honourable Mention:      Just Between Friends     Carla Crawford
                                                       Foxtrap

     First Place:             Spirit Tree              Jerry Evans
                                                       St. John's

3)   Painting And Three Dimensional Art (Including Bas Relief):
     Adjudicators:  Sharon Puddister And Luben Boykov
     (59 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      From Age of Giovanni     Evguenia Ioganov
                              Caboto                   St. John's
                                                  
     Honourable Mention:      Sitting In Dusk          Natalia Zakharova
                                                       St. John's

     Third Place:             Northern Cardinal        Maura Hanrahan
                                                       Mobile

     Second Place:            Skipping                 Noreen Russell
                                                       Mount Pearl

     First Place:             Untitled                 Leona Ottenheimer
                                                       St. John's     

4)   Musical Composition:
     Adjudicator:  George Langdon
     (13 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      Behold The Columbine     Harry Burton
                                                       Mount Pearl

     Honourable Mention:      "U"                      Matthew Carpenter
                                                       Clarenville

     Third Place:        Ordinary Man                  David Broderick
                                                       St. John's

     Second Place:       Celestial Suite:              Heather White
     (Tie)               Mvt 1: The Dancing Star       St. John's
                         Mvt 2:  3rd Blackhole From 
                         The Sun

     Second Place:       Vocalization                  Petrina Bromley
     (Tie)                                             St. John's

     First Place:        The Flood-tide                Jason Hayward
                                                       Mount Pearl


5)   Dramatic Script:
     Adjudicator:  Helen Peters
     (8 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      Has Been, Never Was      Ellen Reid
                                                       St. John's

     Honourable Mention:      A Time Of Judas          Adrian Turpin
                                                       St. John's

     Third Place:             From Here                Mary Lewis
                                                       St. John's

     Second Place:            Woman With Horns:        Terry Rowsell
                              An Allegory              Mount Pearl
                                             
     First Place:             My Sister's Story        Geraldine Rubia
                                                       St. John's

6)   Poetry:
     Adjudicators:  Susan Ingersoll and Des Walsh
     (150 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      Night Dancing            Faro Sullivan
                                                       St. John's

     Honourable Mention:      The End Of Summer        Craig Power
                                                       St. John's

     Honourable Mention:      Limboland                Lara Maynard
                                                       Torbay

     Third Place:             Tilting                  Anne Whelan
                              (Finding Balance)        St. John's

     Second Place:            Standing Ground          Robert Burt 
                              on Avalon                Topsail

     First Place:             Necessary Fire           Mary Dalton
                                                       St. John's


7)   Fictional Prose:
     Adjudicators:  Bruce Porter And Valerie Legge
     (61 entries in this category)

     Honourable Mention:      Omega                    Rick Saunders
                                                       Glovertown

     Honourable Mention:      Gold And Ice             Adrian Turpin
                                                       St. John's

     Third Place:             Mathye                   Lillian Bouzane
                                                       St. John's

     Second Place:            Bone Heat                Michael Winter
                                                       St. John's

     First Place:             The Closest You          Lisa Moore
                              Can Get                  St. John's

8)   Non-fictional Prose:
     Adjudicator: Kathleen Winter
     (34 entries in this category)

     Third Place:             Crossing The Atlantic    Penny Hansen
                                                       St. John's

     Second Place:            The Pond Gave a Sigh     Robin McGrath
                                                       Portugal Cove

     First Place:             Memory Creation and      Debbie Brown
                              the Plane Called Now     Corner Brook