The Academy consists of community members, arts professionals and practitioners, supporters and patrons that, each year, freely nominate artists in each Arts Awards category. Following a period of nominations, Academy members also participate in voting to select the Award recipients each year.
Our Academy…
- Engages the community and takes part in the arts sector of Waterloo region
- Creates transparency – and local ownership — in how award recipients are nominated and awarded
- Encourage participation and consumption of the arts
- Offers expertise and knowledge of the local arts sector.
Members of the Arts Awards Waterloo Region Academy are listed below.
| Gohar Ashoughian | Andrew Bennett | Stephanie Boutari |
| Neil Ballantyne | Andri Efstathiou | Rick Hill |
| Jane Buyers | Logan Macdonald | Benoit Charbonneau |
| Isabella Cisterna | Tara Cooper | Luisa D’Amato |
| Coleen Daley | Martin DeGroot | Adele Dobkowski |
| Paul Knowles | Suzanne Luke | Soheila Esfahani |
| Seemab Zahara | Sharl Gretchen Smith | Heather Franklin |
| Joseph Fung | Tara Butler | Amy Neufeld |
| Paddy Gillard-Bentley | Raechele Lovell | Brenda Halloran |
| Allie Gingerich | Lacey Heels | Valerie Hill |
| Derek Hines | Andrew Houston | Nada Humsi |
| Paul Huntley | Bangishimo Johnston | |
| David Jensenius | Laura Johnson | Ivan Jurakic |
| Betty-Anne Keller | Victoria Kent | Sarah Kernohan |
| Amanda Kind | Heather Kocsis | Kathryn Ladano |
| Molly Hill | Sarah Rolko | Christine Lefebvre |
| Carin Lowerison | Tim Louis | Shirley Madill |
| Heather Majaury | Sarah Marsh | Paul Maxwell |
| Sophie McCann | Brandon McDougall | Erika McDowell |
| Kez Vicario-Robinson | Michelle Purchase | Simone Patricia |
| Mars Orlowska | Craig Norris | Lisa O’Connell |
| Megha Birmiwal | Jan Overduin | Stephen Preece |
| Carol Podedworny | Tim Moher | Amy Smoke |
| Isabella Stefanescu | Minto Schneider | Senta Ross |
| Christian Snyder | Bruce Taylor | Ralf Wall |
| Jon Tobin | Angela Veith | Mark Walton |
| Aidan Ware | Matt White | Deborah Wills |
| Coral Andrews | Teneile Warren | Alten Wilmot |
| Angela Onuora | Shantell Powell | Christie Shen |
| Mary Neil | Kate Kamo-McHugh | Sarah Marsh |