MAYOR'S AWARDS FOR THE ARTS RECIPIENTS
Marcella Barz
Emerging Artist Recipient
2020
Curious ears led Marcella Barz from Kamloops to Dublin to pursue contemporary bass clarinet performance. She is currently a doctoral student exploring the production of electronic sounds and visuals using sensors. Marcella collaborates with irish composers on a regular basis to produce international performances and gives workshops for composers interested in composing for the clarinet(s). She currently teaches clarinet and and chamber music at Maynooth University and her trio, The Zypher Clarinet Trio, is an Apprentice Ensemble at the Galway Music Residency for 2019/20. Previously, Marcella graduated with a Master of Music in clarinet performance from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
Lee's Music
Corporate Champion
2020
(Bonnie McLean accepting on Lee's behalf)
Lee's Music if very "Pro Arts." Lee's donates around $150,000 per year in goods, services and cash to events and organizations in and around Kamloops. One of their proudest achievements is Music in the Park. WIth 76 shows over 62 days, this program supports many local bands, touring artists and is a great event overall. With over 20 years working the event, Lee's has seen it grow from low budgets and few people to the Canadian renowned event that it has become. Whether its guitars, sound systems, or just stage set designs, Lee's has won many awards and received multiple patents all in the arts field.
Michael Powell
Enduring Supporter
2020
Cellist Michael Powell was born in Jamaica in 1939 and moved to Canada in 1967. The youngest of non-identical twins, he received early music tutelage from his piano teacher mother and "singing Welshman" father. Upon moving to Kamloops in the 1970s he had the distinction of being a founding member of the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra in 1976, the Thompson Valley Orchestra in 1997, and the Kamloops Brandenburg Orchestra in 2012.
All Recipients
2019 - Kamloops This Week, Corporate Champion; Niki Remesz, Community Impact; JP Lancaster & Robin Hodgson, Emerging Artist
2018 - RBC, Business in the Arts; Andrew G Cooper, Emerging Artist; Donald Lawrence, Artist of the Year: Visual Arts
2017 - NL Broadcasting Ltd, Business in the Arts; Madison Olds, Emerging Artist; Cvetozar Vutev, Artist of the Year: Performing Arts
2016 – Accent Inns, Business in the Arts; Kelsey Gilker, Emerging Artist; Craft & Design, Amanda Eccleston and Vaughn Warren
2015 – Noran Printing, Business in the Arts; Lea Bucknell, Emerging Artist; Richard Wagamese, Literary Arts
2014 – Watson Engineering, Business in the Arts; Sheanna James, Emerging Artist; Adam Mckay-Smith, Film & New Media
2013 – New Gold, Business in the Arts & Tomas Bijok, Emerging Artist
2012 – Alan Corbishley, Artistic Innovation
2011 – Henry Small, Leadership in the Arts
2009 – Rhona Arms, Arts Education
2008 – British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Corporate Leadership
2007 – Kirsten McDougall, Volunteer Leadership