The Department of Youth and Culture is pleased to announce the honourees for the 6th National Culture and Arts Awards (Rock Awards) held on Sunday 19th December, 2021 – National Heroes and Heroines Day at DaVida’s Restaurant.
Name Area of Award Category of Award
Vernon Hughes Culinary Arts Participating in | Promoting Culture and Arts
Courtney Devonish Visual Arts Participating in | Promoting Culture and Arts
Farrah Banks Performing Arts Participating in | Promoting Culture and Arts
The Anguilla National Trust Heritage, History and Museum Initiatives Developing and Leading Culture and Arts
Justin Richardson Building Capacity of the Culture & Arts Sector Developing and Leading Culture and Arts
Rev. Dr Wycherley Gumbs – posthumously Cultural and Artistic Lifetime Achievement Award Cultural and Artistic Lifetime Achievement Award
The Rock Awards ceremony hosted by Ms. Anguilla 2019 2nd Runner Up – Ms. Sari-Lee Benjamin – featured contributions by Dance Factory, Levonda Delaney and Apostle Denroy Gumbs. The Minister of Social Development, Education and Library Services, Ms. Dee-Ann Kentish Rogers offered congratulations to the honourees and remarked on the importance of honouring our cultural and artistic ambassadors. Minister Kentish-Rogers pledged the Government of Anguilla’s continued support towards the development of Culture and Arts.
The Rock Awards recognise and honour, persons who have dedicated their lives and careers to the development, promotion and preservation of Anguillian Culture and Arts. Persons were nominated in three main categories: Participation in and/or Promoting Culture and Arts, Developing and Leading Culture and Arts, and Cultural and Artistic Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Department extends thanks to the selection committee, chaired by Mrs. Jacqueline Bryan-Niles, and comprising Mrs. Karimah Carty, Ms. Angela Ruan, Mr. Felix Fleming and Mr. Davon Carty, for their years of dedication and service towards the National Culture and Arts Awards.
Persons wishing to view the ceremony in its entirety may do so via the Department’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DYCAnguilla/ Further information on the 2021 honourees, as well as the Malliouhana Fest, can be accessed via https://sites.google.com/view/axacultureandarts/malliouhana-fest/culture-and-arts-awards
For further information on the Culture and Arts Division programmes and initiatives, please contact Senior Programme Officer, Mrs. Tiffany Rogers-Carty, via email at tiffany.rogers@gov.ai or via telephone at 1264-498-3792.
– Press Release
