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Introducing Martha Berhane

Musical Theatre 18 Dec, 2020

Artists of Colour Initiative Announces Inaugural Winner Grace Driscoll is Runner-Up Launched just a few months ago in September, the Artists of Colour Initiative is proud to announce Martha Berhane as its first winner. After more than 60 applications, 30 semi-finalists were chosen a… Read Article

Six AOC Finalists Announced

Musical Theatre 13 Nov, 2020

Artists of Colour Top 6 Finalists Announced Scholarships & Prize Pool Over $30,000! The Top 6 Artists of Colour Initiative finalists have been selected from the Top 30 semi-finalists. They are Grace Driscoll, Jarrod Draper, Lauren Cheok, Martha Berhane, Milo Hartill-Batsietsw… Read Article

AOC Top 30 Semi-Finalists

Musical Theatre 12 Oct, 2020

Artists of Colour Initiative Announce their Semi-Finalists New Target of $40,000 Prize Pool The 30 semi-finalists of the inaugural Artists of Colour Initiative, which is aimed at financially supporting artists in the musical theatre arena whom identify as Bla(c)k, Indigenous or a… Read Article

Semi-Finalists Respond to RGE Cancellation

Musical Theatre 26 Sep, 2020

The 30 Semi-Finalists of the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment Award Jointly Respond to Cancellation Statement Via the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance Last week the Rob Guest Endowment (RGE) committee announced it was cancelling the country’s premier scholarship event for mus… Read Article

Rob Guest Endowment Award Cancelled

Musical Theatre 17 Sep, 2020

Controversy Forces Cancellation of 2020 Rob Guest Endowment Committee Apologises & Announces Future Changes to Musical Theatre Scholarship to Better Represent BIPOC Artists When the semi-finalists for the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment (RGE) were announced in August, there was muc… Read Article

Artists of Colour Initiative Launched

Musical Theatre 17 Sep, 2020

New Scholarship to Support Culturally Diverse BIPOC Artists First Round Closes September 28 A new scholarship competition has been launched by new group, the Artists of Colour Initiative (AOC), designed to provide financial assistance and industry support to six (6) exceptionally… Read Article