THE DREAM Festival organisers are calling for nominations for the 2015 Artist of the Year, with the successful person to be honoured at an illustrious ceremony at the event in October.
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The Dubbo community can put forward a current professional artist who has hailed from the region for the award.
Previous recipients of this award are Kellie Dickerson (2012), one of Australia's most successful musical directors, Mervyn Bishop (2013), who is a multi-award winning photographer and the first Indigenous photographer at the Sydney Morning Herald, and Ella Havelka (2014), who is a classical and contemporary dancer and was the first Indigenous dancer in the Australian Ballet Company.
DREAM Festival vice chairwoman Anne Field said the region had produced a high number of professional artists, ranging from performing to visual, and it was important they were recognised.
"These artists provide inspiration for our younger aspiring artists, showing that living in a regional area does not have to inhibit your career," she said.
An assessment panel comprising representatives of several art organisations will make a recommendation for the award.
Nominations are open until Friday August 21, and application forms are available online at www.dreamfest.com.au.
