2024 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards

Premier Awards - Best Coverage of the Arts ( Circulation up to 1499,Circulation 1500 to 3999,Circulation 4000 to 6499,Circulation 6500 to 9999) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Carillon (Steinbach, MB)
    Entry Title: Coverage of the Arts
    Entry Credit: Jordan Ross, Greg Vandermeulen, Svjetlana Mlinarevic
    Judge Comment: Enjoyable connection of the arts community to the reader. These stories shine the light on the important work the artists/authors and community members. Loved the story about the Tiny Art Gallery! Hurray for stories like these being told and not overlooked.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Nunatsiaq News (Nunavut/Nunavik, NU)
    Entry Title: 1. They can fix anything’: Young welders make art from spare parts”
    Entry Credit: Madalyn Howitt
    Judge Comment: Great range, interesting reads, bringing community and arts together. Photos balance the human subjects and the art.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The World-Spectator (Moosomin, SK)
    Entry Title: Lachlan Neville/ JJ Voss/Prisoner of Tehran/Beckett/Sandra Poole
    Entry Credit: Kara Kinna, Kevin Weedmark, Ashley Bochek
    Judge Comment: Excellent commitment from journalists finding and writing important local community arts stories that go deeper than a notice of upcoming performance, promote emerging youth artists, recognize the impact of a career and legacy, and sharing the excellence and local talent.
  • Competition Comment: Canada has artistic talent in all disciplines across the country. The journalists who cover the arts are behind the scenes, sharing their communication and storytelling talents to amplify the work of Canadian artists. Well done!