Culture Counts Awards nominations being accepted in January 2025

The City of Oshawa is calling for nominations of artists, collectives and organizations that have made a meaningful impact in the community.

Nominations for the Oshawa Culture Counts Awards will be accepted beginning Monday, January 6. The deadline for nominations is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025. Oshawa City Council will present recipients with their awards at a Council meeting in spring 2025.

Culture Counts Awards

Oshawa’s Culture Counts Awards celebrate and honour the creative and cultural achievements of the community. Individuals, groups and/or organizations can be nominated or apply in three categories:

• Oshawa Culture Counts Professional Artist Award, which recognizes an established artist of any arts discipline who has demonstrated creativity, originality, professional maturity and artistic leadership in the community.
• Oshawa Culture Counts Emerging Artist Award, which recognizes an emerging artist who is in the early stages of their career. The award encompasses all art disciplines and recognizes an artist who inspires and enriches the lives of fellow citizens.
  
• The Innovation and Creation Champion Award, which honours an individual, collective and/or organization in the creative and cultural industries that has created or enhanced an event, product, program or partnership in the past year. This award recognizes work that is unique, transformative, and positive in its impact on arts, culture, and heritage in Oshawa.

Learn more about the Culture Counts Awards, including eligibility requirements and past recipients at oshawa.ca/CultureAwards.

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