MASC Arts Awards
Since 1999, MASC has hosted the MASC Arts Awards. This gala event recognizes passionate young artists in the Ottawa region who would benefit from support. Held in partnership with key local arts organizations who generously offer year-long scholarships to the winners, this celebratory event takes place at the National Arts Centre each spring.
2024-2025 school year marks MASC's 35th anniversary, and we will be dedicating our time and resources to celebrating this important milestone with the community. MASC will host a celebration at the National Arts Centre in May, where we will reflect on the incredible impact the arts have had on our city.
For this reason, we have made the difficult decision to put the MASC Arts Awards on hiatus for 2024-2025. We look forward to bringing the event back in the future and continuing to foster the artistic development of local youth.
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MASC Arts Awards is a celebration of students in Grades 6 to 8 who are passionate, creative and would benefit from support to explore their artistic development outside the school setting. All nominated students were honoured at 24th MASC Arts Awards on Wednesday, May 2024 at 7pm, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Check out the video above to revisit MASC Arts Awards 2019, and check out photos below of MASC Arts Awards 2024.
The 5 winners received a scholarship to pursue studies in their art discipline:
- Leah Leblanc who won a scholarship to attend music classes at Allegro Music School
- Ayodeji Peters who won a scholarship to attend visual arts classes at the Ottawa School of Art
- Heather Ripmeester who won a scholarship to attend dance classes at The School of Dance
- Seraphina Dickinson-Heeroo who won a scholarship to attend drama classes at The Ottawa Children’s Theatre
- DeJanelle Lovell who won a Literary Arts Mentorship with Professional Author, Wayne Ng
Three other recipients received the Jennifer Cayley Award, the Jan Andrews Literary Award and the Molly Ellens Award:
- Kaylee Fragnito who won the Molly Ellens Award
- Alex Mathew who won the Jennifer Cayley Award
- Lulia Hagos who won the Jan Andrews Literary Award
In addition, a free MASC workshop was offered to the class of each winning student.
Criteria of eligibility:
- The student demonstrates an exceptional passion for the arts
- The student has had limited opportunities for arts education beyond the school setting
- The student lives in the National Capital Region
The MASC Arts Awards are generously sponsored by the French Family, Boyden, and offered in partnership with the National Arts Centre.