By The Canadian Press on March 6, 2024.
OTTAWA – The Canada Council for the Arts has named this year’s eight winners of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Each recipient will be awarded a medallion and $25,000. They are: Saidye Bronfman Award Louise Lemieux Bérubé, fine craft artist Outstanding Contribution Award Michelle Jacques, curator Artistic achievement awards Shuvinai Ashoona, visual artist Barbara Astman, visual artist Dominique Blain, visual artist Marjorie Beaucage, creative documentary filmmaker Don Ritter, visual, sound and media artist Greg Staats, visual artist This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2024. 15