Congraulations to our award winners! Thank you for your contributions to touring and presenting in Ontario
Award of Excellence
Beginning in 2019, one special Award of Excellence will be presented at Ontario Contact:
2019 Recipient - Frank Dzijacky, Geraldton Concert Series and Geraldton Children’s Entertainment Series
2019: A special award was also presented to Ontario Presents’ Executive Director Warren Garrett, recognizing his long years of community-building in our sector prior to his upcoming retirement.
From 2010-2017, three awards were presented at Ontario Contact. Presenter, Artist, and Agent of the Year:
Presenter of the Year
2017 Award Recipient - Dee Adrian, Capitol Centre
2016 Award Recipient - Jayson Duggan, City of Kingston
2015 Award Recipient - Ronnie Brown, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
2014 Award Recipient - Angela Bishop, Red Lake Wilderness Entertainment Series
2013 Award Recipient - Lesley Grand, St. Clair College Capitol Theatre, Chatham
2012 Award Recipient - Felicity Wowk, volunteer with Pied Piper Kidshows in Haileybury, Ontario
2011 Award Recipient - Deb Slade, Director of Brock’s Centre for the Arts
2010 Award Recipient - Colleen Clack, General Manager, River Run Centre, Guelph
Artist of the Year
2017 Award Recipient - Sarah Hagen
2016 Award Recipient - Andrea Nann, Dreamwalker Dance Company
2015 Award Recipient - Kaha:wi Dance Theatre
2014 Award Recipient - Melody Johnson, Miss Caledonia
2013 Award Recipient - Trevor Copp, Tottering Biped Theatre
2012 Award Recipient - The Gryphon Trio
2011 Award Recipient - Chris McKhool & Sultans of String
2010 Award Recipient - Motus O
Agent of the Year
2017 Award Recipient - Genny DeMerchant, YOU will LOVE it LIVE
2016 Award Recipient - Nicole Rochefort, AIM: Artists in Motion
2015 Award Recipient - Cheryle Hansen, Kids Entertainment
2014 Award Recipient - Annick-Patricia Carriere, Agence Station Bleue
2013 Award Recipient - Andrew Kwan, Andrew Kwan Artists Management Inc. (AKAM)
2012 Award Recipient -The Prologue to the Performing Arts
2011 Award Recipient - Erin Sparks, Andrew Kwan Artists Management
2010 Award Recipient - Tammy Fox, The Collection Agency
Award of Excellence
2017 Award Recipient - Judy Harquail
2016 Award Recipient - Stan Passfield, Orilla Concert Association
2015 Award Recipient - Brian McCurdy, Kingston Grand Theatre
2014 Award Recipient - Sharon Davidson, Perth Performing Arts Committee
2013 Award Recipient - Ken Coulter, Coulter Creative / Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
2012 Award Recipient - Mike Stevens, harmonica virtuoso, of Sarnia.
2011 Award Recipient -Ted & Marion Outerbridge, The Outerbridge
2010 Award Recipient - Lawrence McNaught
Emerging Artist of the Year
2012 Award Recipient - Bboyizm
