May 6, 2013
Minister Congratulates Winners of 2013 Arts and Letters
Awards
More than $47,000 was presented to the winners of the 2013 Arts and Letters Awards this past weekend at The Rooms in St. John’s. The Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today congratulated the recipients.
“Known for our rich and vibrant culture, Newfoundland and Labrador boasts
a wealth of talented artists who have made their mark locally, national and
internationally, many of whom gained their first recognition through the
Arts and Letters Awards program,” said Minister French. “With support of
more than $47,000, our government is pleased to support the tremendous
talent of our numerous professional artists, as well as those entering the
industry. Congratulations to all the winners.”
Awards were presented in literary arts (including French), music, visual arts and digital multi-media (junior division). In the junior division, there were 36 winning entrants ages 12 to 18 and, in the senior division, there were 38 winning entrants. Overall, 611 entries were submitted.
“The Arts and Letters Awards provide a wonderful incentive for the
province's residents to aspire to the highest standards in every artistic
discipline,” said Paul Butler, Chair of the Arts and Letters Committee. “A
truly open awards program, the Arts and Letters sees emerging artists rub
shoulders in a blind-judged process with seasoned professionals. It has long
been an important training ground for both new and established artists and
remains a testament to our collective commitment to the arts.”
The Percy Janes First Novel Award, the event’s top prize of $1,500, was
awarded to Mary Pike of St. John’s for her manuscript titled
Never-Ever-Land. A detailed list of the award recipients can be viewed in
the backgrounder below.
Budget 2013: A Sound Plan, A Secure Future includes more than $17 million for the cultural and heritage sectors, bringing the total investment to $87 million since the launch of Creative Newfoundland and Labrador: The Blueprint for Development and Investment in Culture in 2006.
For further information on the Arts and Letters Program, please visit:
www.gov.nl.ca/artsandletters.
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Media contacts:
| Melony O’Neill Director of Communications Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation 709-729-0928, 689-0928 moneill@gov.nl.ca |
Paul Butler Chair Arts and Letters Committee 709-693-0118 |
BACKGROUNDER
2013 Arts and Letters Awards Recipients
Senior Poetry
(75 entries; $1,000 prize) Adjudicators: Stephanie Mckenzie and Douglas
Walbourne-Gough
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Cory Collins |
St. John’s |
Weapon at Coronation Gulf |
|
Chris Foley |
St. John’s |
Ranger No. 25 |
|
Susan Rendell |
St. John’s |
For A |
|
Stephen Rowe |
Gander |
Point of Reference Western Brook Beach, NL |
|
Dara Squires |
St. John’s |
After the Funeral |
|
Stephanie Trevorrow |
St. John’s |
Bank Account Blues |
Senior Short Fiction
(62 entries; $1,000 prize) Adjudicators: Ian Foster and Frank Fagan
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Sharon Bala |
St. John’s |
Love You, Bye |
|
Michele Bowes |
St. John’s |
Ringsend |
|
Sarah Khraishi |
St. John’s |
Miss Amman (1971) |
|
Chad Pelley |
St. John’s |
A Second Look at Nothing |
|
Karen Rowe |
Gander |
What Rabbit Knows |
Senior Non-Fictional Prose
(17 entries; $1,000 prize) Adjudicator: Denise Flint
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Calvin Coish |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
Bursting Bubbles from the Flat Earth to APOD |
|
Gail Collins |
Dover |
Listen |
|
Janine Taylor-Cutting |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
Pass it Down |
Senior Dramatic Script
(12 entries; $1,000 prize) Adjudicator: Justin Simms
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Tommy Gushue |
St. John’s |
Suspect |
|
Ben Pittman |
St. John’s |
Lady of Avalon |
Junior Poetry
(139 entries; $250 prize) Adjudicators: Don Gillis and Lynette Adams
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Aaron Bryne |
Corner Brook |
The Snow Knows |
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Sophia Crocker |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
Discord |
|
Francis Dawson |
St. John’s |
Surface Tension |
|
Julia Kennedy |
St. John’s |
November |
|
Cristian Lacey |
St. John’s |
Zenith of Infinity |
|
Michael A. Smith |
St. John’s |
One Waterford Stone |
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Liz Waterman |
St. John’s |
Liquid Illusion |
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Jacob White |
Stephenville |
Lines and Rhymes |
|
Matthew Williams |
Gander |
The Skateboard Park |
Junior Prose
(42 entries; $250 prize) Adjudicators: Scott Bartlett and Alison Dyer
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Hannah Brennan |
St. John’s |
Imagine |
|
Emma Cole |
St. John’s |
Be Careful What You Wish For |
|
Mary Feltham |
Gander |
My Three Friends |
|
Hannah Fudge |
Gander |
The Eye in the Mine |
|
Thomas Hickman |
St. John’s |
All in the Name of Progress |
|
Zayd Khraishi |
St. John’s |
Dinner for Two |
|
Claire MacLeod |
St. John’s |
Vindicta |
|
Hailey Noel |
Carbonear |
Fear |
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Jessica Tucker |
Paradise |
Sing |
|
Olivia Wong |
St. John’s |
The Runaway’s Guide to Forgetting |
Senior French Literary
(2 entries; $1,000 prize) Adjudicator:Janette Planchat
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Jacinthe Tremblay |
St. John’s |
Pourquoi Pas |
Junior French Literary
(3 entries; $250 prize) Adjudicator: Janette Planchat
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Christopher Marmouche |
St. John’s |
Argent Liquide |
Senior Music
(25 entries; $1,000 prize) Adjudicators: Mary Barry, Vernon Regehr and Sandy
Morris
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Duane Andrews |
St. John’s |
Cerise |
|
Aiden Hartery |
Labrador City |
“A” Piece for Violin and Electronics |
|
Jason Noble |
Maddox Cove |
LaFenềtre Dans Le Ciel |
|
Bryan Power |
St. John’s |
All the Colors |
|
Colin Taylor |
St. John’s |
Boreas |
Junior Music
(10 entries; $250 prize) Adjudicators: Mary Barry, Vernon Regehr and Sandy
Morris
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Brianna Gosse |
St. John’s |
Fall for You |
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Kathleen McLevey |
St. John’s |
Keep Me Here |
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Liz Waterman |
St. John’s |
Glass Hearts |
|
Sarah Whelan |
Paradise |
What They Say |
Senior Visual Art
(136 entries; $1,000 prize) Adjudicators: Danny Woodrow, Pierre LeBlanc,
Veselina Tomova
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
Medium |
|
Vessela Brakalova |
Portugal Cove-St. Philips |
The Thirsty Jug of Water |
Watercolor/ mixed media |
|
Judith Brockie |
Harbour Grace |
A Tessellation of Hummingbirds |
Hooked rug |
|
Deborah Cannon
|
St. John’s |
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off! |
Fibre art/ mixed media |
|
Louise Collier |
Mount Pearl |
Among the Trees |
Scratchboard |
|
Cory Collins |
St. John’s |
Free University of Iqaluit |
Markers/ink/ gouache |
|
Gina Cuff |
St. John’s |
A Life Disrupted |
Mixed media |
|
Shane Dwyer |
St. John’s |
Untitled Landscape |
Oil on panel |
|
Malin Enstrom |
St. John’s |
Weightless |
Photographic archival print |
|
Nick Kokis |
St. John’s |
The Trickster |
Woodcut |
|
Elaine Lonsdale |
St. John’s |
Fogo Island |
Fibre art |
|
Brian Scott |
St. John’s |
And the Young People Google, ”What are They Marching For?” |
Street photography |
|
Kumi Stoddart |
St. John’s |
Green Urchin |
Cotton thread on cotton |
|
Jennah Turpin |
St. John’s |
Repetition for Emphasis |
Pen/ink on paper |
|
Ellie Yonova |
Portugal Cove/St. Philips |
Opus #6056 – Four Seasons in a Day |
Digital Collage |
|
Michael Young |
Conception Bay South |
His Laughter Still Vibrates on Every Leaf |
Mixed media |
Junior Visual Art
(75 entries; $250 prize) Adjudicators: Philippa Jones and Michael Gough
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
Medium |
|
Hannah Blundon |
Stephenville |
Half-time |
Photography |
|
Aaron Bryne |
Corner Brook |
The Alter Altar |
Ink/watercolour/ charcoal |
|
Emily Clark |
Middle Cove |
And Then I Grew into a Flower |
Ink/watercolor |
|
Sydney Stead-Fantuz |
Gander |
Twisted Imperfections |
Coloured pencil on paper |
|
Hayley Feaver |
Hermitage |
Forever Loved |
Pencil/acrylic |
|
Charlotte May Hobden |
St. John’s |
Overwhelmed |
Pen/India ink |
|
Tanea Hynes |
Labrador City |
Self Discovery |
Digital photography |
|
Kaitlyn Jones |
Conception Bay South |
All You Ever Needed |
Acrylic/pastel |
|
Maria Lewis |
Outer Cove |
Eden |
Watercolour |
|
Matthew Walton |
Pasadena |
Burning Memories |
Charcoal/conté |
Junior Digital Multi Media
(5 entries; $250 prize) Adjudicator: Thomas Sheppard
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Charles Dart |
St. John’s |
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Warum Wir Kämpfan (Why We Fight) |
Percy Janes First Novel Award
(10 entries; $1,500 prize) Adjudicator: Claire Wilkshire
|
Name |
Home |
Title |
|
Mary Pike |
St. John’s |
Never-Ever-Land |
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