Congratulations to Associate Professor Peg Campbell, alumna Anaïsa Visser, and sessional faculty members, Hannah Jickling, Helen Reed + Brendan Lee Salish Tang!
The City of Vancouver's Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize established and
emerging artists in a wide array of disciplines that make up our
creative sector – from literary to culinary arts, and visual to
performing arts, as well as four unique awards for support of the arts
by individuals and businesses and a special award for Lifetime
Achievement.
Honourees are chosen each year through a juried process, with
nominations from the community, for having made a significant
contribution to their respective disciplines, and for showing
leadership, innovation and support for Vancouver’s cultural community
over the course of their careers.
Each honouree in the studio and performing arts categories is invited to
select an emerging artist in their discipline who demonstrates the
promise of the next generation, who also receives an award.
We're pleased to share news that the following members of the ECU community received awards:
Associate Professor Peg Campbell, documentary and narrative filmmaker, received the Film and New Media Award. Peg selected alumna Anaïsa Visser, for the emerging artist category.
Sessional faculty members Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed,
whose projects include public installations and social situations, received the emerging artist award for Public Art. Hannah and Helen were
selected by Public Art Award recipient, Bryan Newsom, who established
Vancouver's Public Art Program for Civic and Private Development.
Sessional faculty member Brendan Lee Satish Tang, visual artist, received the Craft and Design Award.
"I chose film alumna and my former student, Anaïsa Visser, for the emerging artist in film and
new media, in recognition of her community spirit, collaborative nature and talent in filmmaking"
We're also pleased to advise that the Mayor’s Arts Award for Philanthropy was presented to Donald Shumka, our Foundation Board Chair, and former Board of Governors Chair.
The awards were presented by Mayor Gregor
Robertson at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre on October 11.
