LCR CCA NOMINATIONS | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

People’s Choice Award

Outstanding Contribution to Culture

This award is to celebrate an outstanding contribution to culture and creativity, which has made a significant difference to the quality of life at either local, Borough or City Region level.

The People’s Choice Award is decided by the public, chosen from a shortlist of individuals or organisations that have made an outstanding contribution and shown commitment to culture over a sustained period.

The Winner is: Africa Oyé.

Artist/Arts Organisation of the Year

This award is to celebrate an artist or arts organisation whose work has stood out and contributed to the cultural and creative reputation of the LCR. This could be for a piece of work or a number of arts, cultural or creative projects that collectively have been consistently outstanding.

The winner is: Heart of Glass.

Student Inspiration Award

This award is to celebrate the impact of a student under the age of 25 who displays an innovative and inspiring approach to art, culture and/or creativity.

The winner is: Nadia Atique Mohamed.

Impact Award (Health and Wellbeing)

This award is to celebrate the power and value of culture and creativity to achieve positive outcomes in health and wellbeing.

The winner is: Comics Youth CIC.

Impact Award (Environmental Sustainability)

This award is to celebrate the power and value of culture and creativity to achieve positive outcomes in environmental sustainability.

The winner is: Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse.

Impact Award (improving education and learning)

This award is to celebrate the power and value of culture and creativity to achieve positive outcomes in education and learning.

The winner is: The Spider Project.

Impact Award (improving community cohesion)

This award is to celebrate the power and value of culture and creativity to achieve positive outcomes in community cohesion.

The winner is: Mandela 8.

Impact Award (international reach)

This award is to celebrate the power and value of culture and creativity at an international level.

The winner is: Africa Oyé.

Impact Award (future world of work)

This award is to celebrate the power and value of culture and creativity to stimulate adaptability across all age ranges for the future world of work

The winner is: Andy Dockerty – Adlib.

Impact Award (Sustainable Business in Arts)

This award is to celebrate businesses that are sustainable and make a significant contribution to economic growth within the arts, culture and creativity sector.

The winner is: Make CIC.

Borough of Culture ‘Star of the Year’

This award is to celebrate a shining star from the Liverpool City Region’s 2019 Borough of Culture, Wirral.

The winner is: Paul Askew – Ambassador.

Inspiration Award*

In addition to the main award categories the judges will present an Inspiration Award for Lifetime Achievement to recognise an individual’s lifelong creative contribution to the Liverpool City Region.

The winner will be someone whose body of work merits recognition for a lifetime’s achievement and who has made significant impact on the arts, cultural and/or creative sector.

Lifetime Achievement

This award is to celebrate and recognise an individual’s lifelong creative contribution to the Liverpool City Region.

2019 Recipients: Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Ruth Gould