Canada's National Arts Centre (NAC) plays a key role in the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. A dynamic partnership between the Awards Foundation and the NAC has been forged to enhance the profile of the awards and their distinguished recipients. The NAC produces the annual Gala that celebrates our recipients through a sparkling evening of personal tributes, films and performances. For donation and sponsorship opportunities:
ggpaa@nac-cna.ca.
The National Film Board of Canada is an important creative concept partner of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. View the NFB film portraits of the 2008 and 2009 recipients.
Recipients speak about their awards
Hear personal remarks by the 2009 GGPAA recipients about what this award means to them. (Recorded at the 2009 awards ceremonies at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.)
- Peggy Baker
- Édith Butler
- Clémence DesRochers
- James D. Fleck
- Paul Gross
- Robert Lepage
- R. Murray Schafer
- George F. Walker
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Singer/songwriter, visual artist,
educator, social activist
Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Gordon Pinsent to mentor Kevin Loring in the 2010 Mentorship Program
Celebrate - Recognize - Inspire
Canada has produced some of the world's foremost artists and arts volunteers, whose passion and dedication have inspired people in communities large and small, across the country and around the world. Each year, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards shine a spotlight on these phenomenal people who enrich our lives with their magic.
The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are Canada's most prestigious honour in the performing arts. Since 1992, the Awards have celebrated Canada's best — artists who have propelled their talent and vision to the highest level and made an enduring contribution to culture in Canada. Whether they are performers, creators, or volunteers, the recipients of these Awards are the performing arts "heroes" who move, entertain and inspire us.
Participate in online forums at the Governor General's website http://www.citizenvoices.gg.ca/en/themes/art_matters.
