- The Governor General of Canada
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Canada Council for the Arts
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of a Badge for use by Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts
July 15, 2010
Vol. V, p. 525
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Blazon
Arms
On a hurt a maple tree eradicated between two lions’ faces crowned erablé within an annulus Or inscribed with the Motto in letters Azure;
Motto
EXCELLENTIAE IN ARTIBUS CAUSA;
Symbolism
Arms
Blue and yellow (heraldic gold) are the colours of the office of the Governor General of Canada. Blue is also the emblematic colour of the Canada Council for the Arts. These two institutions are the source of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. The lions’ heads evoke the vice-regal emblem used by the Governor General and their maple leaf crowns represent Canada. Their number represents the two disciplines recognized by the Awards, namely visual and media arts. The maple tree is a symbol that has been used by the Canada Council for the Arts for many years.
Motto
The motto inscribed on the annulus means “Recognizing excellence in the Arts”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 26, 2011, in Volume 145, page 1075 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Federal Agency