First Recipient of the Virginia And Myrtle Cooper Award In Costume Design Announced

The first recipient of the Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design was announced at a reception held at the Arts and Letters Club on Wednesday, June 27th. The award will be given annually to professional Canadian costume designers in Ontario in mid-career to further enrich their careers through research and travel. 

Costume designer, Judith Bowden was awarded the $15,000 prize.  Ms Bowden has extensive experience designing for both set and costume in theatres across the country, including Shaw Festival, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Manitoba Theatre Centre, National Arts Centre, Citadel Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, the Grand Theatre and Canadian Stage Company. 

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