Barrie Arts Awards past winners

2008

Excellence in the Arts - Trudee Romanek

Contribution to the Community - William Moore

2009

Excellence in the Arts - Larissa Mair

Excellence in the Arts - Scott Hurst

Excellence in the Arts - Renee Cingolani

Contribution to the Community - Bruce Owen

Emerging Artist - Niall Donaghy

2010

Most Promising Youth - Madison Angus

Excellence in the Arts - Ted Fullerton

Contribution to the Community - Claudine Benoit

Emerging Artist - David Ball

Emerging Artist - Leigh Anne Martin

2011

Contribution to the Community - Carla Tucker

Business Champion - Scott Elliott

Most Promising Youth - Abigail Johnson

Emerging Artist - Sarah Melody

Excellence in the Arts - Curley Bridges

2012

Contribution to the Community - Barbara McCann

Excellence in the Arts - John Hartman

Emerging Artist - Cassandra Fox

Most Promising Youth - Julie Choi

Business Champion - Joe Anderson

2013

Excellence in the Arts - Joy Thompson

Emerging Artist - Alex Dault

Most Promising Youth - Brina Romanek

Business Champion - Chad Ballantyne 

Contribution to the Community - Errol Lee

2014

Most Promising Youth - Lyric Dubee

Emerging Artist presented by Georgian College DVA - Clayton Samuel King

Business Champion - Karen Pratt Hansen and Heljar Hansen

Contribution to the Community - Robin Munro

Excellence in the Arts - Marlene Hilton Moore

2015

Most Promising Youth - Amariah Faulkner

Excellence in the Arts - Bruce Meyer

Emerging Artist presented by Georgian College DVA - Max Lupo

Business Champion - Mike Stollery

Contribution to the Community - Shane LS Dennis

2016

Most Promising Youth - Tim Beattie

Emerging Artist presented by Georgian College DVA - Joshua Doerksen

Business Champion - Wendy Miller

Excellence in the Arts - Jim Blackley

Contribution to the Community - Art in House

2017

Most Promising Youth - Melina Melle

Emerging Artist presented by Georgian College DVA - Brendan Hiles

Artist Beyond Barriers presented by City of Barrie's Senior and Accessibility Advisory Committee - Leonora Husveti-Frenette

Business Champion - Anna Small

Excellence in the Arts - Alex Dault

Contribution to the Community - Simcoe Contemporary Dancers

2018

Cultural Changemaker – Stephen Mosley, aka Mose Stephenson (posthumous)

Most Promising Youth - Mitchell Graszat

Emerging Artist presented by Georgian College DVA - Megan Anne

Artist Beyond Barriers presented by City of Barrie's Senior and Accessibility Advisory Committee - Valerie Losell

Business Champion - Glenn Coulson

Excellence in the Arts - Tori Foster

Contribution to the Community - Angela Baldwin

2019

Most Promising Youth - Alyssa Bartholomew

Emerging Artist presented by Georgian College DVA – Madison Mueller

Artist Beyond Barriers presented by City of Barrie's Senior and Accessibility Advisory Committee - Joie Red

Business Champion – Barriston Law

Excellence in the Arts – Michael Jack

Cultural Changemaker – Bob Hunter (posthumous)

2020-2021 – no awards due to pandemic

2022

Most Promising Youth – Clayton Nixon

Emerging Artist presented by Georgian College DVA – Monica Loney

Artist Beyond Barriers presented by City of Barrie's Senior and Accessibility Advisory Committee – Joie Red

Business Champion – Diane Frederick

Excellence in the Arts – Joshua Doerksen

Contribution to the Community – Katie Green

Resilience in the Arts – MTAV

2023

Most Promising Youth Award - Arianna Goarley

Emerging Artist Award presented by Georgian College DVA - Alix Markman

Artist Beyond Barriers Award presented by City of Barrie's Senior and Accessibility Advisory Committee - Marilyn Lamb

Business Champion Award - Al Jones

Contribution to the Community Award – Canadian Musicians Co-operative

Excellence in the Arts Award - Roy Hickling

Cultural Changemaker - Bruce Owen (posthumous)