Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramists & RBC Award for Glass
Call To Emerging Artists
The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics and the RBC Award for Glass.
To be eligible for the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics or the RBC Award for Glass, artists must be Canadian citizens or have Permanent Resident status. They must have developed skills through training and/or practice in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions) and be recognized by other artists working in the same artistic tradition. Successful candidates have a history of professional public presentations and publications, seek payment for their work, and actively practice their art. All applicants have maintained an independent professional practice for at least three to a maximum of ten years prior to their application.
Please click on the links here for more information about how to apply for the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics or the RBC Award for Glass.
About Winifred Shantz:
Winifred Shantz was a driving force for the arts in the Waterloo Region for more than 40 years. A successful ceramist and entrepreneur, she knew the importance of learning the business side of being an artist.
Watch this video of Susan Collett, the first winner of the Winifred Shantz Award, as she talks about the impact of winning this prestigious award.
About RBC Financial Group:
RBC believes it is important to give back to the community – and that a thriving, innovative art scene is key to the vibrancy and health of our society and culture. That’s why RBC nurtures and invests in Canadian creative talent: a vital natural resource.
For further information, contact:
Christian Bernard Singer
Curator
(519) 746-1882 x230
christian@canadianclayandglass.ca
Information about previous winners:
2011 Award announcement
2010 Award announcement
2009 Award announcement
2008 Award announcement
2007 – Rory Macdonald
2006 – Ying-Yueh Chuang
2005 – Kate Hyde
2004 – Joan Bruneau
2003 – Marc Vincent Egan
2002 – Laurent Craste
2001 – Susan Collett