March 24, 2014
Ottawa—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will present the 2014 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 6 p.m.
The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts are Canada’s foremost awards for excellence in these artistic disciplines. The prizes are awarded annually to visual and media artists for distinguished career achievement in visual arts, architecture, independent film and video, or audio and new media. The awards also include the Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts, as well as a prize for outstanding contributions to the visual and/or media arts in a volunteer or professional capacity. Each laureate receives $25,000 and a bronze medallion.
The following laureates will be honoured this year:
The prizes are funded, administered and promoted by the Canada Council for the Arts. For more information on the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts and on this year’s laureates, please visit ggavma.canadacouncil.ca.
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Media wishing to cover this event are asked to confirm their attendance with the Rideau Hall Press Office, and must arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 5:45 p.m.
on the day of the ceremony.
Media information:
Melanie Villeneuve
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-998-7280
melanie.villeneuve@gg.ca
Heather McAfee
Canada Council for the Arts
613-566-4414, ext. 4166
heather.mcafee@canadacouncil.ca
For interviews with the 2014 English-language laureates, please contact:
Lisa Robertson
613-739-7032
lrobertson@hillbrooke.ca
Susan Wright
613-703-2020
swright@hillbrooke.ca
For interviews with the 2014 French-language laureates, please contact:
Daniel Daigneault
819-790-9344
danield@vl.videotron.ca
