Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts

Congratulations to the 2018 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts winners and finalists for their contributions to arts and culture in Ontario.

The 2018 winners are:

• Philip Akin – Artist
• imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival – Arts Organization
• Leighton Williams – Emerging Artist

The 2018 finalists are:

Artist category

• Klyde Broox
• Dan Commanda
• Naoko Matsubara
• Midi Onodera
• Paulette Phillips

Arts Organization category

• Hillside Festival
• International Festival of Authors
• Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
• Sketch Working Arts for Street-involved and Homeless Youth
• Workman Arts