2013 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts – December 3 deadline is coming

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This annual awards program recognizes the outstanding achievements of Ontario’s artists, creative professionals and cultural organizations.

It is open to all art practices and cultural industries including community arts, crafts, dance, music, opera, theatre, visual and media arts, writing, book and magazine publishing, digital media, film, television and sound recording.

The awards are divided into two categories and are each accompanied by cash awards:

Artist Award:

  • recognizes a professional artist or content creator selected from five short-listed finalists
  • recognizes an emerging talent selected by the Artist Award laureate.

Arts Organization Award:

  • recognizes an organization involved in the production or distribution of work by professional artists or creative content producers selected from five short-listed finalists

Send in your nomination by December 3, 2012

For more information:

http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/awards_funding/Premiers_awards.shtml

The Whole Shebang: one:two:one in the Distillery November 23-25

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Dreamwalker Dance Company, in association with Volcano Theatre, is bringing the 6th edition of The Whole Shebang to the Distillery November 23-25. The Whole Shebang: one:two:one questions the notion of identity by exploring twinning, splitting, mirroring, and unison in an exciting and deeply immersive program. Using movement, sound, spoken text, video, puppet theatre and photography, a tremendous line-up of critically acclaimed artists will draw audiences into a creative exploration of how one becomes two, and two becomes one.

The doors will close at 8pm to start the main program, but do come earlier! Some intriguing and fun art will start happening about 7:30pm. Continue reading →