Tourism, Culture and Recreation
May 28, 2007

2007 Arts and Letters Awards Recipients Announced

The creativity and excellence of Newfoundland and Labrador�s artists were celebrated at a gathering of artists and art lovers Saturday evening at The Rooms, St. John�s. The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, and Kevin Major, author and chairperson of the Arts and Letters Committee, presented the 2007 Arts and Letters Awards.

"Our government recognizes that Newfoundland and Labrador artists are the true founders of our creative spirit, and for that reason, in Budget 2007 we continue to invest significantly as part of year two of our cultural plan Creative Newfoundland and Labrador: The Blueprint for Development and Investment In Culture, a $17.6 million three-year strategy to promote and preserve the province�s cultural sector. This strategy continues to help provide a balanced approach to support artists and the creative process," said Minister Hedderson.

Thirty-four prizes were awarded in the junior division for entrants ages 12 to 18, and 36 prizes were awarded in the senior division, nearly doubling the awards total from the previous year. The cash prizes were also increased to $1,000 from $750 in the senior division and $250 from $200 in the junior division.

Prizes in both divisions were awarded in literary arts, musical composition and visual arts. Senior awards were presented by Minister Hedderson, and Mr. Major presented the junior awards. The Percy Janes First Novel Award was presented to Degan Davis for his manuscript The Forgetting Room. This award increased to $1,500 from $1,000.

"This year marked a substantial increase in funding for the program. We now have 70 awards, with prize money totaling $46,000," said Mr. Major. "It demonstrates the commitment of the Provincial Government to the Arts and Letters Awards, and to the creative talent at work throughout Newfoundland and Labrador."

The presentation of awards was interspersed with readings, a visual presentation and performances by some of this yea's winners. Selected entries are on display on the fourth floor of The Rooms until June 17, 2007. For further information visit www.gov.nl.ca/artsandletters.

"Since 1952, the Arts and Letters Awards have recognized some of Newfoundland and Labrador�s most talented artists," said Minister Hedderson. "Over the years thousands of professional and amateur artists from every part of the province have expressed themselves creatively through participation in the program, and they continue to do so in great numbers. I am pleased to note that this year almost 1,000 entries were submitted from artists from communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador."

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Ministerial Statement - Arts and Letters Awards Celebrate Excellence

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

BACKGROUNDER

Arts and Letters Awards Recipients

SENIOR VISUAL ART 2007
Adjudicators: Will Gill, Reed Weir, Greg Locke
(202 entries)

Angela Antle
St. John�s
Flood at Furnace Cove (encaustic and collage)

Jennifer Barrett
Paradise
Blind Contour #43 (acrylic on canvas)

Matthew Downey Jr.
St. John�s
Wandering Through the Cold, the Beast Finds a Tiny Sow
(digital photo and hand-drawn mix)

Angel De Young
St. John�s
Red Jacket on the Wall
(100% recycled and new wool and burlap)

Elayne Greeley
St. John�s
Tonight We Should Dance and Sing and Say the Things We Never Get a Chance to Say
(collage and acrylic on wood)

Lewis Greenland
St. John�s
Cape Spear (photography)

Jason Holley
St. John�s
4 in 1 Vertigo (raku fired ceramic)

Rex Kean
Gander
Bella Deflagro (acrylic on canvas)

Shell Ledrew
Pasadena
Faerie (digital photography)

Amber Ledrew-Bonvarlex
St. John�s
Grace Series #2 (acrylic on panel)

Brenda McClellan
St. John�s
Disappearing (oil and watercolor)

Terry Nicholls
St. John�s
Reclamation (smalti, smalto morano, vitreous glass, stained glass)

Bruce Simms
St. John�s
Homestead (burlap and wool)

James Shebib
St. John�s
Tied Up (charcoal, conte, pastel, graphite on paper)

Terry Sutton
St. John�s
Industrial Eggs (photography)

SENIOR POETRY 2007
Adjudicators: Bruce Porter, Michel Savard, Tom Henihan (128 entries)

Mark Callanan
St. John�s
Judith and Holofernes

Susan Ingersoll
St. John�s
Slowly the Hour: A Villanelle

Duncan Major
St. John�s
I�ll Be Your Sick Fool

Colleen Mayne
Corner Brook
Lost

Carmelita McGrath
St. John�s
Girl Joins Canada, July, 1948

Karen Patzold
Gander
Inheritance

SENIOR SHORT FICTION 2007
Adjudicators: Helen Porter, Carmelita McGrath and Janet Russell (86 entries)

Vicki Antle
St. John�s
Giants

Tina Chaulk
Conception Bay South
Divided By Three

Gerard Collins
St. John�s
Exit the Warrior

Susan Rendell
St. John�s
Buffalo Ice Cream

Russell Wangersky
St. John�s
Open Eyes

SENIOR NON-FICTIONAL PROSE 2007
Adjudicator: Peter Pickersgill (32 entries)

Marjorie Doyle
St. John�s
The Ticket Out

John Graham
St. John�s
Toast and Tea

Lesleyanne Ryan
Holyrood
Memonto Mori

SENIOR DRAMATIC SCRIPT 2007
Adjudicator: Robert Chafe (17 entries)

Frank Barry
St. John�s
Kimono

Anthony Butt
St. John�s
Waterdown

SENIOR MUSICAL COMPOSITION 2007
Adjudicators: Bill Rose and Kati Agoc (29 entries)

Patrick Boyle
Mount Pearl
Dubrovnik

George Morgan
St. John�s
Ballad #1 for violin and piano

Andrew Pike
St. John�s
Shadows

Marjorie Pike
St. John�s
The Rescue

PERCY JANES FIRST NOVEL AWARD
Adjudicator Ed Kavanagh (11 entries)

Degan Davis
St. John�s
The Forgetting Room
 

JUNIOR POETRY 2007
Adjudicators: Nellie Strowbridge and Tom Dawe (198 entries)

Aged 12 to 14
John Bartlett
St. John�s
It�s Called the World

Caitlin Browne
St. John�s
Dancing

Kathryn O�Rielly
St. Anthony
Like a Colouring Book

Marissa Veitch
St. John�s
I Stand Where He Stood

Aged 15 to 18
Danielle Leonard
Portugal Cove/St. Philips
Confidence

Charlotte Malischewski
St. John�s
Miss Theodora Wimpercall

Anna Snow
St. John�s
This Place

Daniel Albrechtsons
St. John�s
Live Music

James Stockwood
Goulds
Namesake

Michael Walsh
Clarenville
Infinitesimal Me � Infinitesimal You

JUNIOR PROSE Adjudicators: Tara Manuel and Michelle Butler Hallett
(115 entries)

Aged 12 to 14
Sara Jane Aziz
Logy Bay
The Un-Imaginary Friend

Aaron Richards
St. Anthony
Under the Rug

Amber Lynn Thorne
Thornlea
The New Dawn

Erin Vance
Middle Cove
Something White

Aged 15 to 18
Melissa Collins
Conception Bay South
The Melody

Eva Crocker
St. John�s
New Year�s Eve

Jamie Harnum
Carbonear
Comfort

Valerie Hodge
Marystown
The Salvage

Amy Ryan
Mount Carmel
A Crack in Everything

Evan Smith
Norman�s Cove
HIV/AIDS: Statistics, the Spread of AIDS, Diagnosis and Treatments

JUNIOR MUSICAL COMPOSITION
Adjudicators: Bill Rose and Kati Agocs (17 entries)

Aged 12 to 14
Christopher Howse
St. John�s
Alternative Polka

Jenna Kelly
Spanish Room
Wonderful Girl

Aged 15 to 18
Kathleen Allan
St. John�s
Distancia

Tiffany Dennis
Labrador City
The Fantasy

JUNIOR VISUAL ART
Adjudicators: Catherine McCausland and Margaret Ryall
(108 entries)

Aged 12 to 14
Justin Healey
Grand Falls-Windsor
Still Life (chalk and charcoal)

Monica Lee
Goulds
Grazing Softly (watercolor)

Amy Tucker
Ship Cove
Brother�s Graduation (Pencil)

Jane Walker
St. Philips
New Perlican (acrylic)

Aged 15 to 18
Erin Baker
Paradise
Pawndering (photography)

Kelly Bastow
Conception Bay South
Moonlight Contemplation (pen)

Stacey Elliot
Grand Falls-Windsor
Human Cage (dry point print making)

Jessica Kearley
Conception Bay South
Les Pieds (chalk on paper)

Laurel Keating
Portugal Cove/St. Philips
Lament (mixed media)

Emily Lush
Mount Pearl
Vanity Fare (color leads)

2007 05 28                                               12:55 p.m. 

 


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