Further Information
Convocation, in conjunction with the UWA Student Guild, makes an annual presentation of a cultural award known as the Bryant Stokes Matilda Award for Cultural Excellence.
The Bryant Stokes Matilda Award can be presented for excellence in any form of cultural pursuit.
About Matilda Award
This award recognises excellence and outstanding achievement in cultural pursuits such as:
- Music - classical, rock, popular, jazz and any other form of music.
- Literature - fiction, non-fiction, short stories, prose, poetry, and any other form of literature.
- Public speaking - debating, specialised expertise in a foreign language, and any other form of public speaking.
- Dance - ballet, contemporary, ballroom and all facets such as choreography, production and performance.
- Visual arts - painting, graphic design, textiles, sculpture and any other form of visual art.
- Drama - theatre, television, street theatre, production and any other form of drama.
The Bryant Stokes Matilda Award can be presented for excellence in any form of cultural pursuit.
Nominations
Nominations for the Bryant Stokes Matilda Award are now open! All nominations must be submitted before 12:00 noon on Friday 6 June 2014.
The award consists of a $5000 cash prize and a framed certificate.
Individuals or groups can be nominated for the award.
Nomination may be made on the basis of work as part of a University course or on the basis of participation in arts in the wider community.
Nominees will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Contribution to the field of nomination
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- In what venues has the artist exhibited or performed their work?
- How has the work been received by critics?
- Does the work display innovative techniques of benefit to the field?
- Value to the University and the wider community
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- Has the work raised the profile of UWA in the arts community?
- How has the work benefitted the community outside of the University?
- Matilda Information 2014 [PDF File, 124.9 KB] Updated: 25 Jun 2015
- Matilda Nomination 2014 [PDF File, 195.6 KB] Updated: 25 Jun 2015
Bryant Stokes AM
RFD KSJ JP MBBS HonDSc FRACS FRCSClinical Professor Bryant Stokes is a practicing neurosurgeon and the Acting Director General of Health for Western Australia. He was a member of the first graduating class of 15 UWA medical students in 1959.
Professor Stokes has made a generous private donation to fund the Matilda Award for Cultural Excellence, with his stated aim "To encourage young people to join in community service in association with the Arts."
Roll of Honour
2015 Winners
Bronwyn Milkins (Public Speaking)
Christopher Burch (Public Speaking)
Robert Wood (Certificate of Commendation - the Category of Literature and Creative Writing, in his field of Poetry)
W.A. Medical Students Orchestra (Certificate of Commendation - the Category of Music)
2014 Winners
Michael Grebla (Music)
2013 Winners
Christina Davies (Visual Arts)
2012 Winners
Jessica Dunn (Dance)
2011 Winners
Vivienne Glance (Literature)
2010 Winners
Rebecca Giggs (Literature)
Izaak Lim and Nicholas Peter Maclaine (Drama)
2009 Winners
Hayden Teo (Public Speaking)
2007 Winners
Kim Scott (Literature)
2006 Winners
Ivanna Mayorenko (Dance)
2005 Winners
The Limina Editorial Collective (Literature)
2004 Winners
The Sartory String Quartet (Music)
2003 Winners
The UWA Jessup Moot Team (Public Speaking)
2002 Winners
Emily Reilly (Dance)
The UWA Jessup Moot Team (Public Speaking)
2001 Winners
The Limina Editorial Collective (Literature)
2000 Winners
Kathleen Foley (Public Speaking)
1997 Winners
The UWA Italian Dramatic Society (Drama)
Sari Maree Hosie (Literature)
The UWA Jessup Moot Team (Public Speaking)
1996 Winners
The Editors of Under the Table (Literature)
Philip Andrew Senior (Public Speaking)
1995 Winners
Martin Heine (Visual Arts)
1994 Winners
Georgia Richter (Literature)
Catherine Osborn (Dance)
Richard John (Music)
1993 Winners
Scott Cameron (Music)
Peter Stafford (Visual Arts)
Antonia Casella (Literature)
University information
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