The City of Oshawa congratulates this year’s Oshawa Culture Counts Awards recipients who are being celebrated for their significant contributions to the community.

The City of Oshawa has chosen three winners for its annual Oshawa Culture Counts Awards. Launched in November 2017, the program’s goal is to celebrate and honour the creative and cultural achievements of the community. The Professional Artist, Emerging Artist and Innovation and Creation Champion Awards were formally presented by Oshawa City Council to winners at the Monday, June 20, Council meeting.

The Oshawa Culture Counts Professional Artist Award recipient is Oshawa artist Margaret Rodgers. The award recognizes an established artist of any arts discipline who has demonstrated creativity, originality, professional maturity and artistic leadership in the community.