Oshawa Culture Counts Awards
The City of Oshawa is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the 2019 Culture Counts Awards.
Download and complete the 2019 Culture Counts Awards Nomination Form. The deadline for submission is January 25, 2019.
Past Winners
2018 Winners:
- Professional Artist Award: Ronald Lambert
- Emerging Artist Award: Crown Lands
- Innovation and Creation Champion Award: Mary Krohnert and the LivingRoom Community Art Studio
The Oshawa Culture Counts Awards celebrate and honour the creative and cultural achievements of the community.
Winners for each category will be awarded at the Oshawa City Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
Join us for a special program at The RMG's First Friday's on Friday, March 1, 2019 to honour the Winners!
The winners from each award will receive a $200 honorarium.
Individuals, collectives and/or organizations can be nominated or apply for three categories:
| Oshawa Culture Counts Professional Artist Award |
| This Award will recognize an established artist of any arts discipline (includes performing, visual, cinematic, design, architecture and literary arts) who has demonstrated creativity, originality, professional maturity and artistic leadership in the community.
The following criteria will be used to select award recipients:
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| Oshawa Culture Counts Emerging Artist Award |
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This Award will recognize an artist in the early stages of their career in any arts discipline (includes performing, visual, cinematic, design, architecture and literary arts) who is both skilled and determined to advance their artistic capabilities. This individual understands the value of their gift within the community, and leverages these skills to inspire and enrich the lives of fellow citizens. This individual is between 12 to 30 years or has begun their artistic practice within the past 5 years. The following criteria will be used to select award recipients:
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| Innovation and Creation Champion Award |
| This Award honours individuals, collectives and/or organizations in the creative and cultural industries who have created or enhanced an event, product, program or partnership in the past year. The award recognizes work that is unique, transformative, and positive in its impact on arts, culture, and heritage in Oshawa.
The following criteria will be used to select award recipients
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Eligibility
- Nominees must be a current or former resident of the City of Oshawa.
- A nominee may be the recipient of only one award per year.
- City of Oshawa staff are not eligible for an award, but may nominate individuals.
- An individual cannot be nominated posthumously.
Review Process
For each category noted above, City staff will develop an evaluation matrix and guideline for assessing the awards recipient. Applicants will be required to demonstrate their artistic merit, critical acknowledgement of the work/ initiative, evidence of recognition by the local community, and describe their career path/ organizational background and association to the arts discipline/ initiative. A sub-committee comprised of members of the Cultural Leadership Council will jury the applications and select the award recipients.
Background
In February 2014, City Council approved the Culture Counts: Oshawa's Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan. Developed through in-depth community and stakeholder consultation, the plan provides Oshawa City Council, City staff and the community with a set of six strategic directions and action items to strengthen and encourage growth in the sector.
The fourth strategic direction entitled "Build a Strong, Vital and Connected Arts, Culture and Heritage Sector," recommends "the creation of a civic arts, culture and heritage award program."
In our inaugural year of the awards program, the City of Oshawa will present three awards to community members. The awards program is called the Culture Counts Awards in acknowledgment of the plan that suggested their creation.