Arts

The 2013 MARTY Awards, organized by the Mississauga Arts Council (MAC), were held on May 9, 2013 at the Living Arts Centre. It was a night that saw both new and established artists showered with praise, recognition and media attention. The awards show was filled with excitement and anticipation as the winners were announced from a roster of 91 extremely talented nominees. MAC awarded a grand total of $11,000 in the categories of literary, performing, media, creative community and visual arts. 10 artists also received honourable mentions. Winners received a cash prize and extensive recognition from the media and community at large. Artists walked the carpet and mingled with numerous art connoisseurs and media, who covered the event. Following the red-carpet launch, MARTYS host, Tristan Barrocks conducted the award ceremony. The audience enjoyed performances by the Johnny Max Band, the Cawthra Dancers, Vibonics and Zohra Zoberi, along with other outstanding performers. The winners of the 2013 MARTY Awards are:
2013 MARTY AWARD WINNERS

• Emerging Literary Arts – Claire Carver-Dias
• Established Literary Arts – Keith Garebian
• Emerging Media Arts – Tristan Barrocks
• Established Media Arts- Alvin Campaña
• Emerging Performing Arts – Austin McDonald
• Established Performing Arts – Tom Barlow
• Emerging Performing Arts Group – Word Made Flesh Productions
• Established Performing Arts Group – Cow Over Moon Children's Theatre
• Emerging Visual Arts – Francesco Reale
• Established Visual Arts – Cal (Cait) Harben
• Creative Community – Pat Hertzberg
• Laurie Pallett – Fred Durdan
• Hazel McCallion Volunteer of the Year – Gena Elizabeth Norbury
• People's Choice – Stephanie McKenzie

Honourable mentions included: Peta-Gaye Nash in the emerging literary arts category; Anna Yin in established literary arts; the Narayans in emerging media arts; Matt Campagna in established media arts; Jay T in emerging performing arts; Joel Martin in established performing arts; the Con Brio Singers in emerging performing arts group; the Shiamak Dance Team in established performing arts group; Shirley Mpagi in emerging visual arts; and Alison Syer in the creative community arts award category. For more information about MARTY awards, please contact Luiza Sadowski at 905-615-4214 or email media@mississaguaartscouncil.com.
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