His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, accompanied by his wife, Her Excellency Sharon Johnston, presented the 2013 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, May 31, 2013. GGPAA for Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award Laureates Andrew Dawes, violinist and teacher Daniel Lanois, record producer, songwriter […]
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The official portrait of the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General of Canada, is unveiled by Governor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall on Thursday, September 27, 2012. “The landscape that inspires me in our country, that is breathtaking and of infinite beauty, is the human landscape,” Jean remarked to the audience of diplomats, politicians, artists […]
Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston presented the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, May 4, 2012. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. Created in 1992, under the auspices of the […]
The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts are Canada’s foremost awards for excellence in these artistic disciplines. The prizes are awarded annually to visual and media artists for distinguished career achievement in visual arts, architecture, independent film and video, or audio and new media. The awards also include the Saidye Bronfman Award for […]
The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards A Gala was held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa to honour Yvon Deschamps, Margie Gillis, William Shatner, Howard Shore, Leslee Silverman, and Paul Thompson. These individuals are being recognized for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to the performing arts in Canada More images here: […]