PRSD up for Torbay arts award

By PRSD, on Tuesday, September 2, 2008

posted by Cptn

Huzzah! The PRSD has been nominated for a Torbay Arts Base award.

The awards are a celebration of creative achievement from the south Devon crew and we share the shortlist for the literature prize with poet William Oxley and poet and historian Ian Handford.

Among other finalists are people and events we’ve covered, including the Torquay Fringe, the Great Create, and Anna Keleher to name but a few. And there’s certainly an impetus to cover the rest of the Bay creatives.

Lee Morgan, of the People’s Republic of South Devon, told, err, us: “It was an unexpected joy to see the shortlist for Torbay Arts Base award. Looking down the list of finalists it’s clear to see the breadth and depth of creative activity throughout the Bay area, and it’s great to be able to report on it and be part of it. Events like this help raise the profile of the work that’s going on and draw together the community.”

Well, that’s quite enough gushing from him. The award ceremony takes place on Friday September 26 at Oldway, Paignton. And, of course, we will be there and bring you all the news in the interim.

Torbay Arts Base Awards 2008 Finalists

Architecture and the Built Environment
Stan Bolt
The Cube @ Churston Grammar School
The Treasury, Torquay
Torre Abbey & Architecton

Creative Contribution to the Community
Bob Cole & Menace Productions – Paignton Zoo collaboration – works at Paignton Train Station and Victoria Square
David Harbott – Union Street Public Artworks
Space Invaders (Paul Dobson and Sarah Welsh)

Arts & Education
Homecombe House Art Group
Janet Ventre & Maxine MacIntosh – Stepping Out
Mike Hurley – work with the LINK Group at South Devon College

Craft & Design
Derek Hayward
Jack Bowman Rocking Horses
Our Glass

Creative Event
Manhattan Short Film Festival
The Great Create
Torbay Summer of Arts
Torquay Fringe

Literature
Lee Morgan (previous editor at Art in Devon, currently People’s Republic of South Devon)
William Oxley (local poet)
Ian Handford (local writer and historian)

Music in the Community
The students of Rock after School
Hugh Nankivelle
MusicPeg
Robert Owen Community Samba Band

Music (Individual)
TBC

Music (Group)
TBC

Performing Arts
POADS – Junior Production of Les Miserables
TOADS – The Full Monty
Westcountry Theatre Co – As You Like It

Venue
Cider Press
Ryans Bar
The Yacht

Visual Arts
Angela Holyoak
Anna Keheler
Elizabeth Freeman

Young Creative Person
Emily Howard
Oliver McDonald
Nicholas Chave
Rebecca Parfett

Creative Organisation
The Slack Stevenson Gallery
The New Quay Gallery
Torbay Film Club

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