Ten winners of New Creation in the Arts programs to receive $50,000 each; Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal honoured with $75,000 Arts Achievement Award
Jump to full article: Canada Newswire (CNW) (ca), 2009-05-12
Author: IMPERIAL TOBACCO CANADA FOUNDATION
Intro: From a musical based on the story of a
shipwreck survivor in Newfoundland to a new Canadian opera, and from a
morality play acted on horse-drawn wagons in British Columbia to an innovative
Montreal photography festival, the Imperial Tobacco Canada Foundation is
delighted to announce the winners of its two inaugural arts donations
programs, New Creation in the Arts and the Arts Achievement Award.
The prestigious Arts Achievement Award winner is LE MOIS DE LA PHOTO A
MONTREAL, an international biennale of contemporary photography mounted in
multiple Montreal public spaces, galleries and artist-run centres. This month
long celebration includes educational and curatorial programming, keynote
lectures and exhibitions. LE MOIS DE LA PHOTO A MONTREAL attracts visitors and
artists from around the world and garners international attention. . . .
- OIL AND WATER, Artistic Fraud, St. John's, Newfoundland. A new musical
theatre piece by writer Robert Chafe, composer Andrew Craig and
Siminovitch winner, director Jillian Keiley. . . .
- LOCK DANSEURS, La La La Human Steps, Montreal. A new creation by
Edouard Lock . . .
- CREATION 2010: O Vertigo Danse Inc., Montreal. Ginette Laurin is one of
Canada's most innovative choreographers. . . . '
- DOULEUR EXQUISE, Sibyllines, Montreal. A new work by Siminovitch winner
Brigitte Haentjens . . .
- THE MINES OF VENUS, Arraymusic, Toronto. . . .
- SEVEN STRANDS OF SOUND, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Ontario. A diverse group
of seven Canadian composers . . .
- CANASIAN DANCE FESTIVAL, Toronto. Three outstanding Asian dance
artist/companies will create site specific works . . .
- THE INVENTOR, Calgary Opera Association, Alberta. A new Canadian opera
by Bramwell Tovey with libretto by John Murrell. . . .
- EVERYONE: A MODERN MORAILITY PLAY IN SEVEN HORSE-DRAWN ACTS, Caravan
Farm Theatre, Armstrong, British Columbia. . . .
- OUGHT APARTMENT, Vancouver Art Gallery Association, British Columbia.
Using recycled and reclaimed materials in the blending of visual arts
and architecture, artist Reece Terris will install a six-story
apartment building in the rotunda of the gallery, noting the enduring
nature of material culture.
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