The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards celebrate achievement in all forms of the performing arts in Canada.

Amount: $25,000 (and medallion)

Deadline: December 17, 2018

Description: The Award for Lifetime Achievement is granted to established Canadian artists who have made a marked contribution to the performing arts in Canada, and in some cases, internationally, and who have developed a significant body of work. The awards are conferred in the following six categories: Broadcasting (radio and television); Classical Music; Dance; Film; Popular Music; Theatre.

Eligibility: The Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement is open to professional artists who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and who have achieved a major, influential body of work can be nominated. The Foundation defines a professional artist as someone who has specialized training in the field (not necessarily obtained in academic institutions), who is recognized as such by his or her peers (artists working in the same artistic discipline), and who has a history of public presentation.

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