Submissions are now being accepted for one of the province’s most prestigious annual arts recognition initiatives – the Arts and Letters Award Program. The 2024 program will be enhanced during the province-wide Year of the Arts, celebrating Newfoundland and Labrador’s incredible and vibrant arts and cultural sector.
The Arts and Letters Awards Program was established in 1952 to encourage the creation of new works of art by residents of Newfoundland and Labrador. Submissions of original creative works completed during the past year are accepted from established and emerging artists of all ages. Submission categories include visual arts, literary, French literary, music, media arts and the Percy Janes First Novel Award.
Award winners are recognized through the awarding of cash prizes and the inclusion of their works at an exhibition of meritorious entries.
As part of their centennial celebration, and coinciding with Year of the Arts, the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association is sponsoring a one-time visual arts category – “The Art of Medicine: Celebrating 100 Years of the NLMA”. Entries thematically related to the achievements of physicians or the role of medicine and health care in the lives of patients in Newfoundland and Labrador may be submitted in any visual arts medium. Two winners will be chosen to receive a cash prize of $2,000 each, along with the opportunity for their winning work to be included in the 2024 Arts and Letters Awards Exhibition.
Deadlines for entries is November 22, 2023. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at The Rooms on April 19, 2024.
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“The Arts and Letters Awards recognize and celebrate our province’s artists. It is a diverse program that offers opportunities for artists of all ages and skill-levels to submit their art for adjudication. I encourage anyone with a creative flair to consider taking their practice to the next level by making a submission to this iconic program.”
Honourable Steve Crocker
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
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Le Concours artistique et littéraire 2024 est maintenant ouvert
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