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Building the Village to Raise the Child
The RISE awards recognize people focused on lifting up their communities
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In Good Company: Lauren Crazybull
Lauren Crazybull is a Niitsítapi, Dené artist whose powerful portraits challenge colonial representations of First Nations People. Her work has been recognized with several prestigious awards including the 2020 Eldon and Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize.
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The Stuff of Dreams
For 30 years, Sports Central has been supplying sports equipment to underserved children and youth
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Gateway to a Mission
Sharon Rose Kootenay creates beautiful Indigenous art to teach, inspire and uplift
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In Good Company: Jason Symington
Jason Symington’s passion for photography and documentary film has taken him as far as Siberia and the Amazon rainforest. His dedication inspired countless students at MacEwan University, where he teaches. Together with Sharon Rose Kootenay, he was shortlisted for the 2021 Eldon and Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize.
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In Good Company: aAron Munson
Multimedia artist, filmmaker and cinematographer aAron Munson has travelled to war zones and the farthest reaches of the globe; his exhibition Isachsen, photographed in a remote Arctic weather station, won the 2019 Eldon and Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize.
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In Good Company: Gillian Willans
Gillian Willans’ paintings of domestic interiors set the stage for fascinating commentary on societal expectations of women to create a perfectly ordered family life. Her work has been recognized with the 2018 Eldon & Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize.
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In Good Company: Emmanuel Osahor
Emmanuel Osahor is a Nigerian-born Canadian visual artist. He is a keen observer of social and economic inequities, and one of the three shortlisted artists for the 2021 Eldon + Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize.