Who should we honour next? City invites nominations for the 2025 Culture Awards
The City of Nanaimo opens nomination period for outstanding organizations and individuals in arts and culture
NEWS RELEASE - Distributed August 8, 2024 10:00 AM
Summary
The City of Nanaimo is seeking nominations from the community for the 2025 Culture Awards. The awards recognize outstanding organizations, groups and individuals in arts and culture.
This is the community's opportunity to recognize people and groups they believe have contributed significantly to making Nanaimo a culturally vibrant city. There are three categories for nominations; recipients will be recognized at a special FREE celebration at the Port Theatre on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025:
Nominations and support material can be submitted directly online via the City of Nanaimo website. For full details, to learn about past award recipients, see video profiles and access the online application, visit the Culture Awards page on www.nanaimo.ca. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, December 2nd, 2024 by midnight PST.
Link to Strategic Plan: The annual Culture Awards Program upholds Council's directive for livability by supporting arts, culture and recreation as an integral part of everyday life. The awards also recognize and promote the role culture and the creative sector play in the community.
Key Points
- The City of Nanaimo is seeking public nominations from the community for the 2025 Culture Awards. The awards recognize outstanding organizations, groups and individuals in arts and culture.
- These awards provide an opportunity to recognize people and groups that have made a significant contribution to making Nanaimo a culturally vibrant city.
- The deadline to submit is Monday, December 2nd, 2024 by midnight PST.
Quotes
"Our city’s arts and culture community is home to exceptional talent and our annual Culture Awards are the perfect opportunity to honour the extraordinary passion and achievements of these individuals. Before we come together again to celebrate our nominees and award winners in April, I encourage you to submit your nominations and join us in making these prestigious awards another wonderful success!"
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