Visual artist Melany Nugent-Noble and seven visual arts groups in British Columbia have been awarded Lieutenant Governor’s Arts and Music Awards in honour of Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee.
The one-time awards recognize individuals, groups and organizations that have demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity and community engagement through fostering and mentoring others in visual arts, music or performance.
Nugent-Noble, a Kelowna artist, is known for work that engages the politics of public spaces, and is the president of CARFAC BC.
The organizations include the Victoria Arts Council, Island Mountain Arts in Wells, The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford, the Coquitlam Place des Arts Society, the Skeena Salmon Arts Festival Society in Terrace and Kitimat, Indian Summer Arts Society in Vancouver, and the Ptarmigan Arts Society Music on Pender Island.
Each successful nominee received a certificate of acknowledgement and an unspecified monetary gift.
The visual arts winners are among 17 organizations and 11 individuals in British Columbia recognized with the award.
The jury included George Harris, curator of Two Rivers Gallery in Prince George; Geraldine Hinton, Government House Foundation, board of trustees representative; Howard Jang, executive director of ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island; Gary Karr, honorary governor of the Victoria Conservatory of Music; Jacques Lemay, adjunct professor, University of Victoria; Carleen Thomas, chancellor of Emily Carr University in Vancouver; and Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, a musician, author and artist based on Haida Gwaii.
For the complete list, go here.
Source: Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia