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Red Deer Arts Council accepting submissions for 2022 awards and scholarships

Jan 19, 2022 | 5:08 PM

The Red Deer Arts Council is now seeking submissions for its 2022 awards and scholarships program.

The program includes two awards and five scholarships, including:

-The Award for Central Alberta Emerging Artists (more info here)
-The Artwalk Developing Visual Artist Award (more info here)
-Scholarship awards (more info here)

The Emerging Artists Award is worth $1,000, the Artwalk Award is worth $1,500, and scholarships are worth either $500 or $750.

All applications must be received by March 1, 2022.

Says Suzanne Hermary, coordinator, Red Deer Arts Council, a timely financial award can help a student reach their full potential, by either covering supplies, paying for an otherwise inaccessible course, or allowing one to invest in their business or professional development.

“We cannot have great orchestras without those first painful screeches on a violin. The arts are essential to our growth as whole-hearted and multi-dimensional human beings, and we are always very excited to see young people developing a passion for something creative,” Hermary says.

“When we see a young person taking up acting with Tree House Youth Theatre or drawing their own manga characters, designing new tools to solve a problem they see in the world, or pick up one of our Guitarz for Kidz lendable instruments at the Red Deer Public Library, we see the spark of new growth in their eyes, new means of communicating their lived experiences, and sharing who they are with the world.”

More information is at reddeerartscouncil.ca.