Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The Native Women in the Arts’ (NWIA) 8th Annual Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award is now open for nominations.
Categories
Open to all artistic disciplines including:
- Traditional/Customary Arts (examples: Beading, Carving, Quillwork, Tufting, Weaving)
- Visual Arts (examples: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Installation, and Performance Art)
- Performing Arts (examples: Dance, Music, Theatre)
- Media Arts (examples: Film, Video, New Media)
- Literary Arts (examples: Prose, Poetry, Creative-Nonfiction, Spoken-Word)
Award Details
- Value of Award: $5,000 for prize winner/ $1,500 for up to 5 shortlisted nominees
Geographical Focus
Live in one of these geographical regions in northern Ontario:
- Kenora District
- Algoma District
- Cochrane District
- Manitoulin District
- Nipissing District
- Parry Sound District
- Sudbury District
- Timiskaming District
- Rainy River District
- Thunder Bay District
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be an Indigenous person living in Northern Ontario (Métis, Inuit, Status, and Non-Status First Nations peoples).
- This award is for women and other gender-marginalized folks. NWIA respects trans women as women and uses the term “gender marginalized” to be inclusive of not only women but also trans men and other transmasculine, transfeminine, non-binary, Two Spirit, and genderqueer folks. Cis-gendered, heterosexual men are not eligible for this award.
- Must be at the emerging stages of an artistic career. NWIA defines an emerging artist as:
- In the early stages of their career, regardless of age
- Has created a modest body of work
- Has had some evidence of professional achievement but may not yet have a substantial record of accomplishments.
- One who is not yet recognized as an established or mid-career artist by other artists, curators, producers, critics, community members, and arts administrators.
- All eligible artists are encouraged to self-nominate.
- Individuals can also nominate an eligible artist they feel deserves this award.
- Individuals who have been shortlisted for the award previously are still eligible to win the award.
- Previous winners of the Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award are ineligible to be shortlisted or win the award.
For more information, visit NWIA.