An impressive selection of individuals, businesses, and organizations have been nominated for the 2021 Arts and Culture Awards in Orangeville.
The Town received 32 nominations, who are being recognized for the positive impact of their work – especially this year.
There are 8 categories including Creative Cultural Event, Community Impact by a Business and an Organization, Artist of the Year and Arts Educator, just to name a few.
The nominees for the 2021 awards are:
Established Artist of the Year:
Deb Menken
Emilia Perri
Wendy Reid
Emerging Artist of the Year:
Arlo Sun
Andrew McArthur
Adam Thompson
Student Artist of the Year:
Haley Marfleet
Mariko Kato
Katrina Creelman
Arts Educator of the Year:
Tiffany McCabe
Jada Milne-Doucette
Ann Randeraad
Tyler Reed
Ricky Schaede
Community Arts Volunteer:
Christina Clare
Diane Bator
Jim Waddington
Nikki Caruana
Community Impact by a Business:
Branching Out Support Services
Music Together of Orangeville
Old Mill Hub (formerly Mill Street Mall)
Art of 8 Martial Arts Academy
True Nature Media
TriTone Music Studios
Community Impact by an Organization:
GLOW Youth Group
Orangeville Business Improvement Area
Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands
Valley Alive
Westminster United Church
Creative Cultural Event:
Celebrate Your Awesome
Music In the Hills
Downtown Orangeville Holiday Events
More information about the contributions of each nominee can be found online at https://www.orangeville.ca/ACAwards/.
The awards will be presented virtually this year.
The community is invited to celebrate with the nominees and winners online at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 7.
The event can be viewed online on the Town of Orangeville’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/OrangevilleCouncil and on the Facebook page for the Economic Development & Culture office.
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