"Toronto’s artists are city-builders."
- Mayor David Miller
The 2007 Toronto Arts Council Foundation Awards were presented
on October 17 at the second annual Mayor’s Arts
Awards Lunch at the Four Seasons Hotel. The ceremony
brought together a large and diverse crowd of art lovers. Broadcaster
Jian Ghomeshi emceed the event for the second
year, and Patricia O’Callaghan, Gregory Oh
and Drumartz shared their musical talent with
us. Among the guests were Soulpepper founding members Albert
Schultz and Martha Burns; multi-disciplinary
dance-artiste Peter Chin; Waterfront Toronto
CEO John Campbell; Artscape Foundation President
Sarmite Bulte; TV personalities Colin
McAllister and Justin Ryan; architect
Bruce Kuwabara; philanthropists Jim and
Sandra Pitblado and Don Johnson, ROM’s
CEO William Thorsell; Sam (the Record
Man) Sniderman; curator Judith Tatar;
City Councillors including Joe Pantalone, Kyle Rae, Sandra
Bussin, Joe Mihevc; fashion designer Pat McDonagh;
MPP Cheri DiNovo; United Way CEO Frances
Lankin; OCAD President Sara Diamond,
Globe and Mail Publisher Philip Crawley; George
Brown College President Anne Sado; and former
Director of The Canada Council for the Arts Dr. Shirley
Thomson.
|
L-R: Beth Wong and Martha
Burns, Arts for Youth Awards Winner: Arts For Children Director
Lola Rasminsky, TAC/F Executive Director Claire Hopkinson,
Mayor David Miller. |
IN THE MAYOR’S WORDS
"Toronto’s artists are city-builders.
They form the heart of the city and inspire the rest of us to
do our best work. Our artists are at the heart of what makes people
choose Toronto – choose to live here, choose to do business
here and choose to visit." The Mayor continued, "I am
delighted to share the room with all of you who show such vision
and leadership in making Toronto a creative city."
THE 2007 MAYOR’S ARTS AWARDS LUNCH RECIPIENTS:
Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement
in Music: LAWRENCE CHERNEY
The Globe and Mail Toronto Business for the Arts
Award: ROBERT LOWREY'S PIANO EXPERTS
Arts for Youth Award: ARTS
FOR CHILDREN
Rita Davies Cultural Leadership Award: FRANCO
BONI
RBC Emerging Artist Award: d'bi.young.anitafrika
