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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
September 24, 2010
Arts and Letters Submission Deadline is
November 26
The Honourable Terry French, Minister of
Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today announced that November 26, 2010,
is the deadline for submissions for the 2011 Arts and Letters Awards
program.
"For almost 60 years, the Arts and Letters
Awards have helped to cultivate and develop the creative talent of
artists throughout Newfoundland and Labrador," said Minister French.
"The program continues to encourage emerging talent, as well as support
the work of the province's most respected visual artists, musicians and
writers who have established successful careers in their chosen fields."
Prizes are awarded in two divisions, junior
and senior, and in a number of categories, including literary arts,
visual arts and musical composition. Total prize money for this year's
program is $46,000. A total of 36 awards of $1,000 each will be awarded
in the senior division, and 35 awards of $250 each in the junior
division. Prize money awarded for the coveted Percy Janes First Novel
Award is $1,500.
The Arts and Letters Awards
program receives $140,000 annually through the Department of Tourism,
Culture and Recreation. For more information on the program, and the
criteria for application, visit:
www.gov.nl.ca/artsandletters.
Since the launch of the province's cultural
strategy, Creative Newfoundland and Labrador (2006), the
Provincial Government has more than doubled its investment in the Arts
and Letters Awards program, and tripled its annualized support for all
provincial arts and cultural organizations and programming, from $3
million to $9 million.
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Media contact:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
2010 09 24
10:00 a.m.
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