Given annually, the Nordic & Cloutier Family Innovation Award will provide one local artist, group, or company with up to $2,500 in funding towards professional development, training, innovation, and/or special project development.

This award is given annually and is awarded as a cash gift. The Innovation Award is dedicated to the John Cloutier family and their locally owned family business, Nordic, for their advocacy and investment in theatre arts. In the last 15 years the Cloutier family has generously supported more than 500 performances by 100 artists. This award honours their incredible commitment to the ingenuity and creativity thriving in our community, and will ensure artists have the resources they need to keep Edmonton on the forefront of the theatre arts.