Joan Lowndes Award
Cecilia Araneda
Photo: Renata Mohamed
Current Winner
Cecilia Araneda
Cecilia Araneda is a community-based, independent media art curator whose practice is a large-scale intervention against the institution.
What is this prize?
The Joan Lowndes Award is given to an independent professional critic or curator in contemporary visual and media arts in recognition of the outstanding quality of his or her work.
Prize amount
$3,500
How to qualify
Independent professional critics or curators who submit an eligible application to the Explore and Create program are automatically considered for this prize. The winner is selected based on the assessment of the grant application.
Deadline(s)
Annual
Who created this prize?
Joan Lowndes developed an interest in modern art while employed as a translator at the American Office of War Information. After working as an independent journalist, she became an art critic for the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province, where she established an excellent reputation.
Further Information
Jennifer Cherniack
Program Officer, Prizes
E-mail: jennifer.cherniack@canadacouncil.ca
613-566-4414, ext. 5265
Toll free: 1-800-263-5588, ext. 5265
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Annual
Prize Amount
$3,500
By program
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