2015 Cultural Diversity in the Arts Recipients honoured February 22 at Edmonton Arts Council’s Winter Social!

“The City of Edmonton, through the Edmonton Arts Council, established the Cultural Diversity in the Arts program in 2014 to recognize that artists from all parts of the world enrich Edmonton’s cultural scene. Artists from these communities can apply to any Edmonton Arts Council program, but many also face cultural, linguistic or historical barriers to accessing support. The intent of this program is to provide an entry point, to help these artists begin to overcome those barriers, to pursue their professional artistic work and develop connections to the greater Edmonton arts community. “

Read more about the Recipients: Malcolm Azania, AKA Minister Faust, Shreela Chakrabartty,Rubén Contreras, Yong Fei Guan, Todd Houseman, Shumaila Hemani, Juan Lopezdabdoub, Emmanuel Osahor, Elsa Robinson, and Artstrek parent Amena Shehab.