The Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition ( CODE ) was a digital art showcase at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. The festival, which lasted from February 4 to 21, was the first of its kind at a major sporting event, showcasing the new digital media styles in art, music, and film.
29-495: First conceived in 2007, the growth of social networking sites contributed to the eventual popularity of the event. One of the installations, Vectorial Elevation (a spotlight-based light installation over Vancouver's English bay), had over 20,000 individual design submissions. CODE Live was curated by digital artist Malcolm Levy. Throughout the time of the CODE festival, not only a number of small areas turned into exhibition areas, but
58-712: A $ 15,000 prize from the Canada Council ; today's winners receive $ 25,000 and a medallion struck by the Royal Canadian Mint . In addition, two complementary awards are given: The Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts, recognizing the voluntary services to the performing arts by an individual or group, and the National Arts Centre Award, which recognizes an individual artist's or company's work during
87-483: A broader profile to the "nation's table"; Leadership, recognizing those who led others to form stronger communities connected to the food and beverage industries; Mentorship and Inspiration, recognizing role models in the food and beverage industries; Stewardship and Sustainability, recognizing those who were at the forefront of developing and/or practicing safeguards around the environment, food security, and health; and Youth, recognizing young Canadians who have demonstrated
116-684: A collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada , recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the Lord Tweedsmuir , a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction; he created the Governor General's Literary Award with two award categories. Successive governors general have followed suit, establishing an award for whichever endeavour they personally found important. Only Adrienne Clarkson created three Governor General's Awards:
145-568: A computer screen, this section of CODE showcased creations of Canada's visual artists. Nearly 20 recipients of the Governor General's Awards for Visual and Media Arts had work on display. Using an application, users were able to use an interactive catalog to easily find something they could enjoy. Some pieces are: CODE live, blended interactive art with digital music. Placing the events at three well-known sites, events ranged from artists such as Chromeo performing to an installation of
174-541: A positive impact in Canada and beyond". These can have been developed in the public, private, or non-profit realms, but applicants must demonstrate the impact of their innovations; imapacts cannot be theoretical. The awards are also not intended for lifetime achievement. Administered by the Rideau Hall Foundation (also established by Johnston), six awards are given annually; winners are selected on merit by
203-655: A potential to improve the quality, variety, awareness, and sustainability of the food and beverage industries. An advisory committee of food and beverage experts reviews nominations. Recipients receive a lapel pin and a framed certificate bearing the heraldic shield of the Governor General's Award in Celebration of the Nation's Table. Governor General David Johnston created the Governor General's Innovation Awards in 2016 for Canadians who have created "exceptional and transformational Canadian innovations, which are creating
232-718: A two-stage process. The Governor General's Innovation Awards receive both public and private financial support and are partnered with various organizations across Canada. The founding partners were the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General , the Rideau Hall Foundation, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation. The Globe and Mail
261-461: Is the outreach partner to the awards and Facebook is the digital partner. Governor General%27s Award for English-language children%27s illustration The Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian illustrator for a children's book written in English. It is one of four children's book awards among
290-402: The Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit , one each for writers and illustrators of English- and French-language books. The Governor General's Awards program is administered by the Canada Council . In name, this award is part of the Governor General's Award program only from 1987 but the four children's literature awards were established in 1975 under a Canada Council name. In the event,
319-683: The Reactable on display. Featured at the Great Northern Way Campus , a center for teaching digital art and new media, CODE Live 1 showcased the following exhibits: Located at Emily Carr University , the use of unconventional exhibit spaces allowed for a unique venue for participatory art. Acts included: Within the Vancouver Public Library 's central branch on Georgia St, CODE Live 3 featured these writings: For eight nights, electronic musicians played at
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#1732772475590348-418: The performing arts , in the categories of dance , classical music , popular music , film , broadcasting , and theatre . They were initiated in 1992 by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn and the first recipients were William Hutt , Gweneth Lloyd , Dominique Michel , Mercedes Palomino , Oscar Peterson , Léopold Simoneau , Norman Jewison , and Gilles Maheu and CARBONE 14. Initially, the award came with
377-473: The "Canada Council" and "Governor General's" awards have recognized children's book illustration in an English-language children's book every year from 1978. In 1975 the Canada Council established four annual prizes of $ 5000 for the year's best English- and French-language children's books by Canadian writers and illustrators. Those "Canada Council Children's Literature Prizes" were continued under
406-549: The "Governor General's Awards" rubric from 1987, and continue today. Among them the English-language illustration prize was awarded every year from 1978. Three of these winning English-language illustrators also won the annual Canadian Library Association award for children's book illustration, recognizing the same books. Their CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Awards are dated one year later: Blades 1979, Gál 1980, and Woodall 1982. The Howard-Gibbon award
435-502: The "quality, variety and sustainability of all elements and ingredients of our nation's table". Jean and Lafond consulted with many across Canada involved in the production of food products, as well as chefs, organizers of culinary festivals, sommeliers, and more. The award has six categories: Creativity and Innovation, recognizing those who contributed original, forward-thinking ideas, products, or techniques related to food or drink; Education and Awareness, recognizing those who helped give
464-485: The Arts funds and administers the awards. Six prizes are awarded annually to visual and media artists for distinguished career achievement in fine arts (painting, drawing, photography, print-making and sculpture, including installation and other three-dimensional work), applied arts (architecture and fine crafts), independent film and video, or audio and new media. One prize is awarded annually for outstanding contributions to
493-926: The Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, the Governor General's Northern Medal, and the Governor General's Medal in Architecture (though this was effectively a continuation of the Massey Medal, first established in 1950). Inaugurated in 1937 for 1936 publications in two categories, the Governor General's Literary Awards have become one of Canada's most prestigious prizes. Since 1987, there are thirteen awards: nonfiction ( English and French ), fiction ( English and French ), poetry ( English and French ), drama ( English and French ), young people's literature – text ( English and French ), young people's literature – illustration ( English and French ), and translation. The program
522-403: The Governor General's Awards and presented to the winners at a separate ceremony, made its initial announcements of award winners as part of the Governor General's Awards announcements in this era. In 1957, the awards were put under the administration of the Canada Council for the Arts and a cash prize began to be granted to the winner. By 1980, the council began to announce the finalists for
551-784: The Governor General's History Awards: the Governor General's History Awards for Excellence in Teaching, the Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research (Sir John A. Macdonald Prize), the Governor General's History Award for Popular Media (Pierre Berton Award), the Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Museums, and the Governor General's History Awards for Excellence in Community Programming. The Governor General's Awards in Visual Arts and Media Arts were first presented in 2000. The Canada Council for
580-572: The Great Northern Way campus; these exhibits were not free but included many popular musical artists. This exhibit showcased over 50 Canadian filmmakers. A common theme among their films, because they were for the Olympics, was the movement of the human body. Films were shown both online or on larger projection screens at "celebration sites" Some of the films are: Governor General%27s Awards The Governor General's Awards are
609-411: The awards a month before they were presented, in order to attract more media attention, and, in 2007, the cash prize was increased to $ 25,000. Prior to Adrienne Clarkson 's time as governor general, the collection of Governor General's Literary Award-winning books at Rideau Hall was lacking more than 25 per cent of the full collection. Clarkson made an effort to obtain from fairs and second hand shops
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#1732772475590638-480: The city itself was transformed by digital art displays. Some of these pieces were: All these installations are attempting to connect to the largest audiences possible, unlike the smaller exhibits. One internet Installation, CODE collections, showcased various aspects of landscape, culture, and people of Canada. Each collection was prefaced by a short introduction in both English and French, followed by pages of submitted photographs. Accessible wherever one could find
667-439: The missing copies for the governor general's study and, when she left the viceregal office in 2005, the complete collection of winning books to date had been amassed. It reached 552 books by late 2006 and was moved to Rideau Hall's library. Today it forms the only complete collection of Governor General's Literary Award winners in existence. The Governor General's Medals in Architecture have been presented since 1982, continuing
696-525: The past performance year. There is also a mentorship program that connects award recipients with artists in their early to mid-career. Since 2008, the National Film Board of Canada has produced short films about each of the laureates, which are screened at the awards ceremony and streamed online. Governor General Roméo LeBlanc and Canada's National History Society created the Governor General's History Awards in 1996 to honour excellence in
725-445: The promotion of equality for girls and women in Canada. Five awards are given annually to candidates chosen from across the country, in addition to one award to a Canadian youth. The awards are administered by Status of Women Canada and may be presented to persons of any gender; in 2008, Ben Barry became the first man to win the award. The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are the foremost honours presented for excellence in
754-470: The teaching of Canadian history . The society then, working with other Canadian history organizations (including the Begbie Society, Canadian Historical Association , Canadian Museums Association , and Historica-Dominion Institute ), expanded the scope of the awards beyond simply school teachers to include others who taught history in other ways and venues. There are now five specific awards within
783-628: The tradition of the Massey Medals for Architecture , which had been awarded between 1950 and 1970. Up to twelve medals are awarded every two years, with no distinction among the medals awarded. The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada administers the competition. The Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case have been presented since their creation by Governor General Edward Schreyer in 1979, and honour
812-426: The visual or media arts in a volunteer or professional capacity. The value of each award is $ 15,000. An independent peer jury of senior visual and media arts professionals selects the winners. Conceived in 2006 by Jean-Daniel Lafond , husband of Governor General Michaëlle Jean , the Governor General's Award in Celebration of the Nation's Table was created to recognize Canadians—as individuals or in groups—who improved
841-461: Was created by the Lord Tweedsmuir , author of The Thirty-Nine Steps . Initially there were only two awards, for fiction and non-fiction books, and the program honoured only English-language works before 1959 (although the awards were occasionally won by English translations of works originally published in French). The Stephen Leacock Award for humour literature, while administered separately from
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