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Nominations for the 2026 Charlottetown Arts & Culture Awards Are Open!

Nomination Deadline: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
 
The Arts and Culture Awards, created by the Charlottetown Arts Advisory Board, are held bi-annually to honour those who contribute substantially to Charlottetown's arts and cultural sector. Awards are presented in the following categories:

• Emerging Artist: recognizes an individual who has received some education, apprenticeship, or an equivalent in their art form and is in the early years of launching a professional career. Emerging artists have created and publicly presented a modest body of independent work and are ready for the next steps in their artistic development.
• Artistic Excellence Award: recognizes an individual who has, overall, exhibited artistic excellence. The recipient has significantly contributed to their respective disciplines, and their leadership, innovation, and creativity have positively influenced the City of Charlottetown.
• Lifetime Achievement Award: recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions over their lifetime to arts and culture in our community.
• Champion of the Arts: recognizes an individual, group, business, or event that has substantially contributed to the arts and cultural development of our community. This award honours the promotion of arts and culture to residents and visitors and recognizes contributions to the community's overall quality of life.
• Late Great Award: This award, created in 2021, salutes and honours a remarkable artist from Charlottetown’s past. 

Award Recipients

Award winners in each category (with the exception of the Late Great Award), receive a cash prize of $2,000 and a unique hand-crafted award created by an Island artist.

The individual(s) acknowledged with the Late Great Award are honoured during the ceremony.

Eligibility

• Nominees must be a current resident of Charlottetown and must have an address in Charlottetown, with the exception of the Late Great Award. 
• Nominees for the Late Great Award can be from Charlottetown, lived in Charlottetown, or have a connection to Charlottetown throughout their lives.
• All awards categories are for individuals, with the exception of the Champion of the Arts Award, which recognizes an "individual, group, business, or event."  
• There is no age restriction to be considered for an award.
• Previous recipients of an award cannot be nominated for the same award (see the list of Previous Arts and Culture Awards Recipients below).

To Submit A Nomination

Self-nominations are accepted, as well as nominations of others in all categories.

Nominators must provide the following information:

• Nominee contact information (full address, email, phone number)
• A description of why the nominee deserves the award
• Nominee preferred pronouns and self-identification (optional)
• Nominee website or social media link (if applicable)
• Supporting material (news articles, interviews, publications, samples or work, or artist CV)
• Nominator contact information (email, phone number)

Deadline for nominations: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

To submit a nomination, please fill out the form at the following link: https://forms.gle/9bS7eikQ6nwiAizt9

Selection Process

An independent panel, which includes at least one past winner of the Arts and Culture Awards will determine the award winners. The panel is chaired by one member of the Arts Advisory Board. Each award winner will receive a one-of-a-kind award created by a local artist. Award recipients in each category, with the exception of the Late Great Award, will receive a cash prize.
 
The recipients of all awards will be announced at an awards ceremony in March 2026.

For more information on the Charlottetown Arts and Culture Awards, call 902-566-5548.