The Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts is an annual prize that recognizes the highest level of artistic merit, distinguished career achievement, and outstanding contribution by a Canadian professional artist in music, theatre or dance.
The prize is awarded on a 4-year cycle – in dance, theatre, dance, and music – and is up to the amount of $50,000. The prize to be awarded in 2024 will be in the field of dance.
Walter Carsen established the endowment fund for the prize in February 2001 through a generous donation of $1.1 million to the Canada Council. The Canada Council administers and promotes the prize.
Deadline April 30th.