In memory of Guelph visual artist Jane Graham, Guelph Arts Council offers an annual award to a regional visual artist(s) to pursue professional development opportunities. The 2017 application deadline is Friday, October 13, 2017 at 4:00 pm (paper application) or Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 11:59 pm (online application). Any visual artist residing and actively practising in Guelph or Wellington County is encouraged to apply for opportunities that will be pursued after January 1, 2018. The award’s terms of reference and application instructions are posted at guelpharts.ca/gac-awards-bursaries. The award(s) will be announced in late fall 2017.
Jane Graham was a much loved and respected visual artist who lived and worked in the Guelph area for many years prior to her untimely death early in 2005. Working closely with the Graham family, later the same year Guelph Arts Council established a fund with donations made in Jane’s memory. The fund is managed by The Guelph Community Foundation. With annual fund revenue, Guelph Arts Council offers this award to support artists who wish to pursue opportunities that will contribute to personal artistic growth.
Annually, Guelph Arts Council appoints a volunteer award jury with representatives from the local visual arts community, Guelph Arts Council, the Graham family, and The Guelph Community Foundation. The jury reviews the applications and selects the award recipient(s).
Over the years, award recipients have included an artist blacksmith, printmaker, multidisciplinary artist, bead artist, art quilter, filmmaker, photographer, illustrator, and painters. All of these individuals have indicated that the award helped them take their artistic work to the next level.
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