Thank you to everyone who participated in our local Contemporary Showcase Festivals. Your dedication, artistry, and hard work are what make these events so meaningful year after year. From these showcases, select performers are nominated for consideration for our National Award Scholarships.

Following thoughtful and thorough deliberation by our National Awards adjudicators Katherine Dowling and Alan Crane, this year’s scholarship recipients have been selected. Every nominee was an outstanding ambassador for their local centre and demonstrated a strong commitment to artistic excellence. Please join us in celebrating and congratulating our National Awards winners.

🏅John Weinzweig Centenary Scholarship (Junior): Alexandra Aquino — Mississauga
🏅 John Weinzweig Centenary Scholarship (Senior): Jian Morales — Edmonton

🏅 Ann Southam National Award (Junior): Simon Stadt — Edmonton
🏅 Ann Southam National Award (Senior): Allie Pompu — Calgary

🏅 Louise MacPherson Memorial Award: Gaoyuan Thomas Cheng — Calgary

🏅 Mary Gardiner Award (Junior): Nate Wilhelm — Regina
🏅 Mary Gardiner Award (Senior): Vivian Liu — Calgary

🏅 Mary Hildebrand Memorial Award: Kim McCreery — Calgary and Charise Pohl — Maritimes

We’ll be sharing videos from these performances over the coming weeks—be sure to follow our social media channels so you don’t miss them!