[BCMA] [public service announcement] Announcing the 36 Finalists for the 9th Okanagan Arts Awards

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

For Immediate Release: Kelowna, May 4th, 2016


*Announcing the 36 Finalists for the 9th Okanagan Arts Awards*

The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan is proud to announce the 36
Finalists going forward to the award gala evening of the 9th Annual
Okanagan Arts Awards.

36 of the Central Okanagan’s top artists in 12 nominations categories to be
celebrated at the 9th Annual Okanagan Arts Awards on Saturday May 28th,
2016 at the Habitat in downtown Kelowna.

Response to the call for submissions to the 9th Annual Okanagan Arts Award
was so robust, going from 41 in 2015 to over 110 in 2016, that a new
Finalist category has been created for the award gala event on Saturday May
28th at the Habitat in downtown Kelowna - award gala evening details can be
found below.


The 2016 Okanagan Arts Awards Finalists are:


Visual Arts:  Connor Charlesworth, Jane Everett and Laurie Koss

Dance: Kinshira Performance Troupe,  Loretta Lachner and Janessa McGrath

Music: Alexandra Babbel & Opera Kelowna,  Andrew Judah and Adam Meachem

Literature: Ronald Derrickson, Lesley-Anne Evans and Michael V. Smith

Theatre: Kinshira Performance Troupe, Robert Mason-Brown and Randall
Robinson

Time Based Media Benjamin Musgrave, Todd Ramsey and Nick Schafer

Applied Arts Art Felt Collaborative, Missy Mackintosh and Bri Stein

Emerging Artist Kelsie Balehowsky, Connor Charlesworth and Jolene Mackie

Innovation Cool Arts Society, Opera Kelowna and Shimson Obadia

Community Impact Lake Country Art Gallery, Okanagan Symphony Orchestra and
Cool Arts Society

Art & Business Brazen Edwards, Carrie Mayhew and Bramble Lee Pryde

Business Supporter The Heritage Retirement Residence, Investors Group and
Raymond James Ltd


And a special Lifetime Achievement celebrating Sharon McCoubrey for her
many years of support for the arts.


For more information on the Finalists of the 9th Annual Okanagan Arts
Awards, please visit

http://www.artsco.ca/wordpress/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-9th-annual-okanagan-arts-awards/


AWARD GALA EVENING DETAILS: PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED

*Celebrate the Central Okanagan’s Top Artists at the 9th Annual Okanagan
Arts Awards at the Award Gala Evening Saturday May 28th in Kelowna.*

36 Finalists in 12 categories from Artistic Excellence in Visual Arts and
Dance to Innovation and Emerging Artist will converge on the 9th Annual
Okanagan Arts Awards at the Habitat in downtown Kelowna on Saturday May
28th, 2016.

Beside celebrating the achievements of the Central Okanagan’s top talent in
the arts, the awards night will also include performances by Wildson, Kelly
Derrickson, Leah West, Anna Jackysyn, Loni Moger and Stephen Buck, Aaron
and Graham Ord, Lucy Hazelwood and The Trips.

Hosted by actor and talent agent Peter Breeze, the awards will be followed
up with an afterparty with DJ Wolfhous. Besides all the action on stage,
the Okanagan Arts Awards will also include a pop-up exhibition of work by
the nominees and finalists and local food trucks on-site for a mini rally.


Tickets the Award Gala evening are $20 per person and available at artsco.ca
- ages 19+

The pop-exhibition and food truck rally will run throughout the evening and
are free and open and to the public of all ages.

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Media Contact: Katie Brennan -  250-861-4123 // director at artsco.ca

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Arts Council of the Central Okanagan
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<http://artsco.ca/>

*Located in the Rotary Centre for the Arts at 421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna*



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