Buffys 2018
Midnight with Warhol was a resounding success! On October 20, 2018, our community experienced the colourful artistic and cultural movement of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, inspired by the ever-enthralling Andy Warhol. Returning for the third time, the Wood Buffalo Excellence in Arts Awards (also known as the “Buffys”) was the biggest event yet!
2018 Award Recipients
- Arts Administration - Theresa Buller
- Arts Champion - Mike Moore
- Arts Education - Jennifer Barr
- Creative Collaboration - Forever Forest
- Dance - Shweta Suthar
- Fine Craft - Ekaterina Petukhova
- Indigenous Arts - Shawn McClure
- Lifetime Achievement - David Ball
- Literary Arts - Dawn Booth
- Media Arts - Tito Guillen
- Ken Flaherty Music Award - Jay Chinn
- Rising Star - Cash Finch
- Theatre - Justin Shaw
- Visual Arts - Liam Renner
2018 Buffy Awards
The 2018 Wood Buffalo Excellence in Arts Awards were created by Sonia Burke-Smith and Claire Antoine. The awards were hand-made buffalo skin drums with the image of a buffalo painted on the drum. The concept is based on the Buffalo and Drum teachings in Indigenous culture. The buffalo represents Respect in the Seven Sacred teachings and the drum represents the first sound we ever hear - our mother’s heartbeat.
2018 Theme: Midnight with Warhol
Bringing the festivities back to the Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts, the main show took place in a larger hall (“The Factory”), with the pre- and post-show celebrations held in the Black Box Theatre (“The Studio”). Expanding with more stages, featuring more performers, and celebrating more nominees than ever, Midnight with Warhol was a night not to be missed!
2018 Nominees: Media Arts
- Emma Carter
- Tito Guillen
- Trevor Butler
2018 Nominees: Literary Arts
- Dawn Booth
- Diana Noble
2018 Nominees: Indigenous Arts
- Austan Najmi Beauchamp
- Kadence Wigmore-Hagerman
- Pollyanna McBain
- Shawn McClure
2018 Nominees: Craft
- Aileen Park
- Ekaterina Petukhova
- KG+e
2018 Nominees: Dance
- Kelli Stewart
- Sasha MacDonald
- Shweta Suthar
2018 Nominees: Creative Collaboration
- Because of You
- Forever Forest
- Nerdvana the Series
- Spare Change
2018 Nominees: Arts Education
- Jennifer Barr
- Jon QPid
- Justin Shaw
- Kelli Stewart
- Kimberley Howcroft
- Liam Renner
- Rebecca Latimer
- Renee Manners
- Valerie Gondek
2018 Nominees: Arts Administration
- Carmen Wells
- Eugene Carnegie
- Liam Renner
- Theresa Buller
2018 Nominees: Ken Flaherty Music Award
- Alex Vorobej
- Andrew Pottie
- Eva La Prairie
- Jay Chinn
- Lady Saint
- Mat Coté
- Meraki
2018 Nominees: Rising Star
- Austan Najmi Beauchamp
- Bryan Reed
- Cash Finch
- Cassie Finch
- Evan Fediuk
- Hailey Bounds
- Hannah Redden
- Jane Gibson
- Jennifer Bowie
- Kadance Wigmore-Hagerman
- Kara Findlay
- Kaylun Gomez
- Laurel Spring
- Maxwell Keca
- Maya Keca
- Mercedes Stapley
- Mitch Steeves
- Tija Polley
- Zoe Johnson
2018 Nominees: Theatre
- Brieanna McCutcheon
- Ekaterina Petukhova
- Helen Killorn
- Justin Shaw
- Renee Manners
2018 Nominees: Visual Arts
- Bryce Horbachewski
- Ekaterina Petukhova
- Liam Renner
- Shauna Kelly
