Arts council seeks nominees for Graham memorial award

The Arts Coun­cil here is inviting applications for the 2010 Jane Graham memorial award.

Any visual artist residing and actively practising in Guelph or Wellington County who can demonstrate a com­mit­ment to professional artistic development is eligible to ap­ply for funding to pursue professional development op­por­tunities.

Specific activities consider­ed include any course, con­ference, apprenticeship, field trip, or other professional de­vel­opment learning experience that can be shown to contribute to the personal artistic growth of the applicant artist. The ap­pli­cation deadline is Sept. 7.

The award was created in 2006 in memory of Jane Graham, an artist living and working in the Guelph area prior to her death in 2005. With donations received in her mem­ory, Guelph Arts Council created a memorial fund at The Guelph Community Founda­tion, and, with the income earned, now annually offers an award for one or more local visual artists.

Applicants must complete the required application form available from the Guelph Arts Council office or from www.guelpharts.ca/guelphartscouncil.

For more information, call 519- 836-3280 or email gac@sentex.net.