Arts & Business Northern Ireland has announced the eagerly awaited shortlist for the Allianz Arts & Business NI Awards 2012. Seven judges from across the spectrum of commerce and culture had the difficult job of short listing best examples of excellence in partnerships from a record number of entries.
Sharon McTaggart, Operations Manager, Allianz said: “Once again Allianz has been immensely impressed with the standard of all the entries. These partnerships continue to set new boundaries in collaboration between the arts and business worlds. Congratulations to all the projects and partnerships who took the time to make an application and in particular to those shortlisted.”
Nick Livingston, Director of Strategic Development, Arts Council of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland commented: “On behalf of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland I wish to congratulate all the partnerships that have successfully been shortlisted for The Allianz Arts & Business NI Awards 2012. The arts sector in Northern Ireland should be proud of their achievements and these inspiring projects which have attained commendation by Arts & Business NI. We wish everyone good luck and look forward to learning more about the winning partnerships at the awards ceremony in January 2012.”
The awards pay tribute to a total of 21 short listed partnerships jostling for first prize in five of the eight awards categories. Five local arts persons have also been nominated for the prestigious Arts Individual of the Year Award, with a further four individuals shortlisted for the Professional Development Award and 13 arts organisations shortlisted for the Arts Award.
Winners will be unveiled at The Allianz Arts & Business NI Awards ceremony on Thursday 26th January 2012. The ceremony will take place at The Lyric Theatre, Belfast.
Category Shortlists
Allianz Arts & Business NI Community Engagement Award
SHORTLIST
• Belfast Harbour Commissioners & Ulster Orchestra
• Ulster Bank & Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s
• Weavers Court & Moving on Music
• Westwood Shopping Centre & Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People
Allianz Arts & Business NI Cultural Branding Award
SHORTLIST
• Belfast Bred Venues & Kabosh
• Jameson & QFT (Queen’s Film Theatre)
• Molson Coors & Coors Lite Open House Festival
• Northern Bank & The Lyric
• The OUTLET & Young at Art
Allianz Arts & Business NI Professional Development Award
SHORTLIST
• Caroline Wilson, McKinty & Wright Solicitors at Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
• Cathy Law, Cathy Law Communications at Replay Theatre Company
• Claire McNally, Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors at Belfast Print Workshop
• Joris Minne, JPR at the MAC
Allianz Arts & Business NI Employee Engagement Award
SHORTLIST
• Coca Cola HBC Northern Ireland & Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People
• EMO & Grand Opera House
• Northern Bank & The Lyric
• Victoria Square & Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People
Allianz Arts & Business NI Sustained Partnership Award
SHORTLIST
• JTI & Ulster Orchestra
• Milligan Reside Larkin & Sticky Fingers
• Northern Bank & Cahoots NI
• Patton Group & Ulster Orchestra
Allianz Arts & Business NI Young People Award
SHORTLIST
• Belfast Harbour Commissioners & Grand Opera House
• Diageo & Replay Theatre Company
• Patton Group & Ulster Orchestra
• Weavers Court & Moving on Music
Allianz Arts & Business - Arts Individual of the Year Award
• Paul Bosco McEneaney, Founder member & Artistic Director, Cahoots NI
• Michael Ockwell, Chief Executive, Grand Opera House
• Grainne Powell, Artistic Director, Sticky Fingers
• Sheila Sloan, Chair, Belfast Music Society
• Heather Wright, Funding Officer, Ulster Orchestra
Arts Award
• Cahoots NI
• Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People
• Coors Lite Open House Festival
• Grand Opera House
• Kabosh
• Lyric Theatre
• Moving on Music
• QFT (Queen’s Film Theatre)
• Replay Productions
• Sticky Fingers
• Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s
• Ulster Orchestra
• Young at Art
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