The Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts is presented annually to an individual or collective who has demonstrated leadership over a long career, a passionate commitment to deepening the scope and broadening the appearance of the arts in Ontario through innovative and practical approaches.
"Sandy is delighted with the choice as she has been an admirer of Peter and his strong advocacy across the province," said Angela Rebeiro, Chair of the Sandra Tulloch Selection Committee.

Peter Honeywell was born and grew up in Ottawa. He worked as a visual artist specializing in textile design from 1973 to 1988, and exhibited in galleries including Hiberna Gallery, Ottawa, Prime Gallery, Toronto and Mirifique, Montreal. He has played a key role in establishing not-for-profit organizations and arts cooperatives, and has held numerous board and committee positions with community organizations. His involvement with the Council for the Arts in Ottawa began in 1986 when he joined the Board of Directors. He accepted the position of Executive Producer of the Festival of the Arts in 1988 and 1989, and the position of Executive Director in 1990.

Over the past eighteen years, Peter has held membership on a variety of municipal advisory panels and committees, including two years as a selection committee member for two City of Ottawa public art projects in collaboration with architects Raymond Moriyama and Moshe Safdie. His most recent municipal appointment has been to the City of Ottawa's Arts Investment Strategy Committee. At the community level, he holds the position of advisor to the Crichton Cultural Community Centre, and volunteers for numerous cultural initiatives and programs. He has worked with community leaders from a wide variety of social services to build the My Ottawa Includes Culture campaign in 2004, and the Imagine Ottawa social forum in 2006.

Peter has been active at the provincial level and was elected to the Community Arts Ontario Board from 1995 to 2000, and held the position of Chair from 1998-2000. In 2005 he accepted a position on the Steering Committee for Artscape's Creative Clusters, a provincial-wide cultural facility development program. -- www.theatreontario.org