NLIS 4
May 25, 2005
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
NOTE TO EDITORS: 53rd annual Arts and
Letters Awards
Paul Shelley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and
Minister responsible for Labrador Affairs, will join comedians Mary
Walsh and Andy Jones to present the 53rd annual Arts and Letters
Awards at 8:00 p.m. at the D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial
University, on Saturday, May 28. Admission to the event is free, but
advance tickets are required for admission. Tickets may be obtained
by calling the Arts and Letters office by no later than 4:00 p.m.
tomorrow (May 26) at (709) 729-5253. The evening will feature
winning entries through readings, a slide show of visual art and
performances of winners in the musical composition section. Media
are invited to attend.
The Arts and Letters Awards was established in 1952. During the 52
years since the first competition was held, many of Newfoundland�s
winners have included artists who have since become a major part of
the artistic culture of the province. Some of the readily recognized
artists who have been past winners include David Blackwood, Manfred
Buchheit, Scott Goudie, Justin Hall, Ben Hansen, Ilse Hughes, Sheila
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: Tansy Mundon, Communications, (709) 729-0928,
685-1741
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