Thunder Bay’s Definitely Superior Art Gallery has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2010 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, which recognizes outstanding achievement and contribution to arts and culture in Ontario.
Of this year’s approximately 200 nominees, only six arts organizations including Definitely Superior, were awarded the honour of being finalists. This is the first time an arts organization has been acknowledged as a finalist not only from Thunder Bay but all of Northwestern Ontario. DefSup is in good company alongside the Tarragon Theatre (Toronto), Images Festival (Toronto), Guelph Jazz Festival (Guelph), Public Energy (Peterborough), and the Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique (Ottawa).
“We gratefully acknowledge all of the talented artists who have shaped the gallery since 1988, along with our extensive network of supporters in the community,” says David Karasiewicz, Director of Definitely Superior Art Gallery. “Being a finalist for this award raises the profile not only of the gallery, but also recognizes the high calibre of multi-disciplinary regional, national and international artists that have been participating in our programming, as well as the tremendous up swell in support that we have been receiving from the community. This also raises the profile of the City of Thunder Bay as a place for innovative arts and culture in Ontario.”
The award is an acknowledgement of the gallery’s 22 year history of excellence in arts programming, which has supported a respective 10,000 contemporary artists.
The Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts are administered by the Ontario Arts Council. The award ceremony is on Thursday, June 10th the Liberty Grand in Toronto. The ceremonies will be attended by the new Ontario Minister of Culture, Michael Chan, and hosted by CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi. The winning arts organization will be awarded $50,000. The remaining finalists will each receive $2,000.
To learn more about the award finalists, including Definitely Superior Art Gallery, check out:
http://www.culture.gov.on.ca/english/arts/premiers_award_10.htm
ABOUT THE GALLERY
Definitely Superior Art Gallery is Northwestern Ontario’s leading edge and nationally recognized, charitable / non-profit, professional artist-run-centre and gallery for the contemporary arts, formed and directed by artists to support contemporary art and the artists that produce it.
For more information visit: www.definitelysuperior.com
Congratulations Definitely Superior Art Gallery on the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts!