Fund for the Arts on the North Shore Society, otherwise known as FANS, honoured Bown Island singer-songwriter Shari Ulrich with a Distinguished Artist Award alongside sculptor and designer Brent Comber last Friday at the Gordon Smith Gallery in North Vancouver. The organization also awarded another Bowen musician, Christie Grace, with a grant towards the production of her new music video, “One of a Kind.”
The president of FANS, Lori Philips, told the North Shore News that the Distinguished Artist Award is bestowed upon local artists who’ve been nationally, and often internationally, recognized for achievement in their particular discipline.
“There are not that many awards that are given from the outside of the commercial music business, so it was really nice,” says Ulrich. “Also, I am really glad that Bowen Island was considered a part of the North Shore.”
Grace says that she is grateful for the support of FANS.
“I had a ball debuting my song on Friday, and overall it was an awesome night,” she says.
The event kicked off with a live performance of a song written by Grace and her producer, Christ Gestrin. The evening ended with Ulrich performing three of her songs.
Next week, Ulrich will be heading to the Canadian Folk Music Awards where she has been nominated for the Songwriter of the Year award.
