The FANS Distinguished Artist Award honours local artists who have successfully created a substantial, nationally recognized body of artist work. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 year. Artists who receive the FANS Distinguished Artist Award join a distinguished list of local artists recognized as the North Shore’s Artistic Legacy . This creative legacy bears witness to the heights that are achieved when artists follow their dreams and in turn sparks inspiration for the next generation of aspiring artists.
Deadline May 31, 2025.
FANS encourages you to NOMINATE a deserving artist today.
Artists bring people together to see, hear and experience the world in new and imaginative ways. They help us reflect on who we are and where we are going. Artists help build vibrant creative communities. With this in mind FANS was created as a support system for local artists.
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Individual artists may apply to the Don S. Williams Award for financial support. The award is intended to encourage and assist North Shore artists, who have demonstrated a maturity of talent in the advancement of their artistic careers.
The FANS Distinguished Artist Award is intended to publicly recognize and honour North and West Vancouver artists who have created a substantial, nationally recognized body of work in performing, visual, literary or media arts.
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The FANS Society has been hosting an annual arts awards event, to celebrate the vibrant and accomplished North Shore artistic community, since 1995. Over the years the evening has taken on many varied formats and provided the society with the opportunity to:
