The Norfolk Arts Awards are back, celebrating the very best of arts and culture from across the county.
This year, for the first time, all award categories will be voted for by the public.
This is your chance to celebrate a local organisation, project or individual who has made a significant impact on Norfolk’s arts and cultural scene over the last year.
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For each award category there is a shortlist, drawn up from suggestions made by professionals from the creative industries in Norfolk.
The public may then vote for one of these options or place a free vote for whoever they choose.
The shortlist is as follows:
The Business and the Arts Award
Art Fair East
Chadwicks
Merchant's House
Reprezent project
The Garage
Norwich Lanes Summer Fayre
The Theatre Award
All-in Productions
Norwich Puppet Theatre
Norwich Theatre
Reflex Theatre - Call Me John
Natasa Cordeaux for Lady Windermere in Lady Windermere's Fan
The Common Lot - The Great Estate
The Visual Arts Award
A Handful of Time' by Dot Howard and Sorrel Muggridge
Greyfriars Art Spaces
Groundwork gallery
Liam Roberts
Sainsbury Centre
Will Teather
The Jarrold New Writing Award
Call Me John - Reflex Theatre
Horse Play by Katie-anna Whiting
Helen Vine
Grace Petrie - Butch Ado About Nothing
Incubate - Norwich Theatre
Nick Acheson
The Music Award
Academy of St Thomas
Charlie Caine
Into Opera
Kimberley Moore
Klanghaus
The Neutrinos
The Broadcast & Media Award
Future Radio
Norwich Theatre Talks Podcast
Sophie Little
SoundYard
South Norfolk Radio
Town and Around Hunstanton
The Dance and Musical Theatre Award
Cat Chapman
Glass House Dance
Movement Connects CIC
The Garage
The Workshop Studios
Triple Threat Stage School
The Education and Community Award
Artatwork CIC
Freshly Greated
Into Opera
Norwich Puppet Theatre
The Garage
Triple Threat Stage School
The Peter Wilson Special Recognition Award
Annabel Carberry
Daniel Burgess
Genevieve Raghu - Into Opera
Julie Bremner - Norwich Pride
Lucy Enskat - Project co-ordinator for Clown Round therapeutic clowning
Peter Beck
The Lifetime Achievement Award
David Shenton
Debbie Thompson
Gary Standley
Miche Montague
Pat Howe - a lifetime of carnival
Simon Floyd
For the first time, the Peter Barrow Bursary Award will also be voted for by the public.
This award gives a £500 prize to a young person (aged 16-30) who is on a training course or in employment at the beginning of their career in the arts.
To nominate someone for this or any of the other awards visit norfolkartsawards.org/vote or surveymonkey.com/r/5NBHPXL.
The voting period runs from April 4 to May 31 2024, with the finalists announced in July and the winners awarded their prizes in the autumn.
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