Categories

Business Champion
Description

This award will be given to an individual or business operating in the Barrie area that has consistently and significantly supported the arts through either financial and/or in-kind means. This award may be granted to a business that has made a concerted effort to build capacity in the arts.

Criteria
Criterion Weight
Contributions to the arts sector 100.0%
Most Promising Youth
Description

Awarded to an artist 19 years of age or younger and currently enrolled in a secondary or post-secondary institution. This youth will have demonstrated a superior ability in their art form. This award can be for any form of art, e.g., visual, performing, literary, etc. This award includes a $1,000 honorarium.

Requirements

Must be 19 years of age or younger and currently enrolled in a secondary or post-secondary institution.

Criteria
Criterion Weight
Awards, accomplishments or recognition received related to the arts 25.0%
Performances, published works, exhibitions or commissions 25.0%
Samples of work 50.0%
Artist Beyond Barriers
Description

Presented to an artist, performer, or writer who has demonstrated creative originality through a body of work despite living with a continuous or recurrent mental or physical disability that results in a substantial restriction in their ability to work, care for themselves, or take part in community life. These individuals may be living or deceased. This award includes a $1,000 honorarium.

Criteria
Criterion Weight
Performances or published works and Accomplishments 50.0%
Sample of Work 50.0%
Excellence in the Arts
Description

Awarded to an established professional artist, performer, or author who has demonstrated through one or more bodies of work creative originality, professional maturity, and artistic leadership. These individuals may be living or deceased.

Criteria
Criterion Weight
Awards, accomplishments or recognition received related to the arts 30.0%
Performances, published works, exhibitions or commissions 30.0%
Samples of work 40.0%
Contribution to the Community
Description

Awarded to an individual, duo, or collective that has played a significant role in the development of an arts organization or program or contributed to the overall arts community in building capacity and enriching the lives of Barrie residents and the local environment. These individuals may be living or deceased.

Criteria
Criterion Weight
Contributions to the arts sector 50.0%
Awards, accomplishments or recognition received related to the arts 50.0%
Emerging Artist presented by Georgian College DVA
Description

Awarded to an individual who has begun to develop a body of work in preparation/or pursuit of a professional career in the arts.

Criteria
Criterion Weight
Awards, accomplishments or recognition received related to the arts 30.0%
Performances, published works, exhibitions or commissions 30.0%
Samples of work 40.0%
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