Norfolk Arts Awards 2017
AWARD WINNERS AND NOMINEES
THE BUSINESS AND ARTS AWARD
Sponsored by Fosters Solicitors
Nominees:
Marion Catlin – arts facilitator
The Shoe Factory Social Club at St Mary’s Works – performance venue
WINNER: THE SHOE FACTORY SOCIAL CLUB
THE THEATRE AWARD
Sponsored by City College Norwich
Nominees:
Jo Edye – Crude Apache Theatre Company
Vic Young – The Great Hall Theatre Company
WINNER: VIC YOUNG
THE VISUAL ART AWARD
Sponsored by Norwich University of the Arts
Nominees:
Paint Out Norwich – outdoor painting event
Beverley Coraldean – visual artist
WINNER: PAINT OUT NORWICH
THE JARROLD NEW WRITING AWARD
Supported by the John Jarrold Trust
Nominees:
Elly Griffiths – novelist
Frances & Michael Holmes – history writers
WINNER: FRANCES & MICHAEL HOLMES
THE MUSIC AWARD
Sponsored by Norfolk Music Hub
Nominees:
KlangHaus by The Neutrinos and Sal Pittman – live music performance/art installation
Mammal Hands – Norwich jazz trio
WINNER: KLANGHAUS
THE BROADCAST AND MEDIA AWARD
Sponsored by the University of East Anglia
Nominees:
Susie Fowler-Watt & Stewart White – BBC Look East
Becky Jago & Jonathan Wills – ITV News Anglia
WINNERS: SUSIE FOWLER-WATT & STEWART WHITE
THE DR FRANK BATES DANCE & MUSICAL THEATRE AWARD
Sponsored by Jane Hawksley
Nominees:
Matilda Zeigler & Richard Allain – theatre production by Norwich School
Lynn Ireson & Daniel Smith – Sound Ideas Theatre Company
WINNER: LYNN IRESON & DANIEL SMITH
THE NEW DIVERSITY AWARD
Sponsored by Norwich Arts Centre
Nominees:
Eyebrow Arts – creative community projects
Sink Ya Teeth – post-punk music duo
WINNER: SINK YA TEETH
THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY AWARD
Sponsored by TEN Group
Nominees:
Lucy Farrant – Young Norfolk Arts Trust
The Art Barn
WINNER: LUCY FARRANT
THE PETER BARROW BURSARY AWARD
Nominees:
Alexander Banks – The Moss Banks Company
Matthew Freeman – City College student
WINNER: ALEXANDER BANKS
THE NORFOLK ICON AWARD
Sponsored by Lovewell Blake
WINNER: SIR JOHN HURT
EDP PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST INDIVIDUAL
Sponsored by Eastern Daily Press
Nominees:
Annie Catwoman – Norwich Arts Centre
David Lambert – Theatre Royal Arts Courses
Isabelle King – writer
WINNER: ANNIE CATWOMAN
EDP PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SMALL ORGANISATION
Sponsored by Eastern Daily Press
Nominees:
Groundwork Gallery
Lost In Translation Circus
Norwich Puppet Theatre
WINNER: LOST IN TRANSLATION CIRCUS
EDP PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST LARGE ORGANISATION
Sponsored by Eastern Daily Press
Nominees:
Come Yew In! – The Common Lot Theatre Company
Diss Corn Hall
Princess Theatre, Hunstanton
WINNER: COME YEW IN!
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTS AWARD
Sponsored by Norwich High School for Girls
WINNERS:
Richard Jordan, theatre producer
David Lambert, director of the Theatre Royal Arts Courses
Angi Kennedy, magazine editor
William Galinsky, Norfolk & Norwich Festival artistic director
Charles Pugh, Holt Festival artistic director
Richard Ellis, Holt Festival board
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sponsored by Norse Group & Norwich City Council
WINNER: JOHN CUSHING
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