Coach House shortlisted for the Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts!

Coach House Books is ecstatic to announce we’ve been shortlisted for the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts!<!--newline--><!--newline-->The award, administered by the Ontario Arts Council, recognizes outstanding achievement in the professional arts by an individual or a group. It honours both the contribution of well-established artists and Ontario’s promising new talent.<!--newline--><!--newline-->One of Ontario’s outstanding artists and one arts organization will be announced winner at the 2008 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. <!--newline--><!--newline-->Coach House Books has been shortlisted in the arts organization category, along with such great institutions as the Guelph Jazz Festival, Hot Docs, the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People, the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation and Reseau Ontario. The winning arts organization will be awarded $50,000. <!--newline--><!--newline-->This is the first year that the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts has honoured both an individual artist and an arts organization. <!--newline--><!--newline-->Stay tuned and cross your fingers for Coach House: winners will be announced this summer.<!--newline-->