The SWAG Arts Awards 2007

Monday, October 22 2007 @ 09:45 AM BST

Author: Dan

SWAG is launching an annual Arts Awards for the west of West Sussex. The annual awards aim to honour the achievement of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the development, maintenance and provision of arts activities held in the SWAG region.

The Awards will acknowledge both the local household names in the arts and those unsung heroes and heroines of the arts.

There will be three categories, with a shortlist of three in each category. The categories are:

  1. A practitioner � an artist, singer, sculptor, musician, writer, performer, dancer, mime artist, potter etc � either working professionally or on a voluntary basis primarily within the local region
  2. An individual making an outstanding achievement in a voluntary capacity in the encouragement or local provision of arts
  3. An individual making an outstanding achievement in a paid or professional capacity in the encouragement or maintenance of the arts in the SWAG area. Potential nominees will include: arts administrators, education or arts officers, publicists, local authority employees, teachers of art, music, dance and speech, directors of festivals, arts venues, arts projects and fringe projects.
There will be a panel of five judges, chaired by novelist Kate Mosse. What the judges will be looking for is evidence of long-term commitment, quality and hard work in providing, supporting, sustaining or maintaining the arts in the SWAG region.

The presentations of a framed citation will be made at the SWAG Symposium on 29 November 2007 at the Shoreline Hotel Bognor Regis.

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