Some major players in the Okanagan arts community walked away with some hardware for their work in the industry Saturday in Kelowna.
A sold-out crowd attended the ninth annual Okanagan Arts Awards at the Habitat downtown, watching happy winners pick up 13 awards.
Photo Credit: Submitted by Arts Council of the Central Okanagan.
9th Annual Okanagan Arts Awards winners:
- Visual Arts: Laurie Koss
- Dance : Janessa McGrath
- Music: Andrew Judah
- Literature: Michael V. Smith
- Theatre: Robert Mason-Brown
- Time Based Media: Todd Ramsay
- Applied Arts: Art Felt Collaborative
- Art & Business: Carrie Mayhew
- Business Supporter: The Heritage Retirement Residence
- Emerging Artist: Kelsie Balehowsky
- Innovation: Opera Kelowna
- Community Impact: Lake Country Art Gallery
- Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Sharon McCoubrey
Each winner was considered for their accomplishments according to criteria created by Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTCSO) to recognize, foster and encourage excellence in the arts.
Their criteria includes public presentation, for the amount of their work that has been shown in cultural institutions and organizations, peer recognition, for the artistic excellence acknowledged by people in their discipline, community engagement, for their media attention, positive reviews, lectures and more, leadership, for recognition as a prominent person in their discipline, and extended reach, for how the artist is putting the Central Okanagan on the map.
