MAC Announces 2021 Prizes in the Arts Recipients

MEDIA RELEASE Winnipeg, MB – Today, the Manitoba Arts Council (MAC) announced the recipients of its 2021 Prizes in the Arts, which celebrates achievements in the arts and honours the excellence, resourcefulness, and imagination of artists and organizations working in Manitoba across four categories. The Emerging Excellence Prize, which recognizes emerging artists for their achievementsRead More

ArtsJunktion, 2021 Connecting Creative Communities Prize

ArtsJunktion has been awarded the Connecting Creative Communities Prize, one of the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2021 Prizes in the Arts. For the past 11 years, ArtsJunktion has supported Winnipeg’s creative community by providing access to materials, creative space, workshops, and more. The community-based, charitable organization is committed to redistributing donated reusable materials on a take-what-you-need,Read More

Donna Besel, 2021 Rural Recognition Prize

Donna Besel has been awarded the Rural Recognition Prize, one of the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2021 Prizes in the Arts. Donna describes herself as a “Boreal writer”, drawing inspiration from the forests of Eastern Manitoba where she has lived her whole life. “Her writing is deeply rooted in the boreal forest,” said writer Sally Ito.Read More

Lana Sinclair, 2021 Indigenous Full Circle

Lana Sinclair has been awarded the Indigenous Full Circle Prize, one of the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2021 Prizes in the Arts. Originally from Fisher River Cree Nation, Lana combines haute couture designs with traditional materials such as leather, hide, beadwork and furs. For over 25 years, Lana has presented her work at fashion shows, exhibitions,Read More

melannie monoceros, 2021 Emerging Excellence Prize

melannie monoceros has been awarded the Emerging Excellence Prize, one of the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2021 Prizes in the Arts. The poet and interdisciplinary artist creates polysensory work that explores somatic grief through text, textile, film and perfomance. melannie considers the collective qrip (queer+crip) consciousness in their work by connecting to marvelous bodies living withRead More

Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan
2018 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction

Photo credit: Ruth Bonneville, Winnipeg Free Press. 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 excellenceRead More