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June 4, 2018 The Manitoba Arts Council is pleased to announce that the 2018 recipients of the Award of Distinction are the dynamic art duo Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan. This recognition awards $30,000 to the artist team, and is the Manitoba Arts Council’s award for the highest level of excellence and long-term achievements of an artistRead More
The Manitoba Arts Council is implementing a new online application system supported by a streamlined program structure which will be launched in the summer of 2018. “Our current focus is on administrative efficiencies, accountability, and transparency. In the spirit of collaboration we are working with the Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage to ensure thatRead More
Maurice Mierau has been awarded the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2017 Major Arts Grant. This grant will assist the Winnipeg-based writer to work on the manuscript of his second memoir. His last book, Detachment: An Adoption Memoir, was published by Freehand in 2014, and won the 2016 Kobzar Literary Award as well as the Alexander KennedyRead More
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Events
Drop in to the Manitoba Arts Council office every Wednesday in October from 12 to 1 pm. Meet with MAC staff to ask all your questions about the new Online Application System and granting programs. These workshops are intended to be informal. The topics we cover will depend on who shows up and the questionsRead More
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Polo Park Bowling Centre 1485 Portage Ave. CF – Lower level Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0W4 Join the Manitoba Arts Council in celebrating the 30-year collaboration of Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan. The artist duo will be presented with the Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction, MAC’s award forRead More
Join the Manitoba Arts Council on April 20th for a gathering on the topic of Artist Residencies (Multi-Disciplinary). Guest artists will cover a range of matters from running a residency and the unpredicted complications/joys of navigating creative energy through time and place; to survival notes, tips and true stories. Featuring: Kevin deForest, visual artist PeterRead More
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News
August 26, 2018 Royal Winnipeg Ballet School seeks next generation of professional dancers – The Suburban
July 14th, 2018 Thirty years on the cutting edge – Winnipeg Free Press
4 juin 2018 Provocative performance artists ‘shocked into silence, which is unusual for us,’ by $30K art prize – CBC
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