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# Call for Nominations: The Christine Karcza Disability Leadership Award
- URL: https://www.creativeconnector.art/call-for-nominations-the-christine-karcza-disability-leadership-award/
- Published: 2025-04-02T12:01:04.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-02T12:01:03.000Z
- Description: The Christine Karcza Disability Leadership Award (Karcza Award) is a bi-annual award presented to an individual who identifies as d/Deaf, Mad or d/Disabled and demonstrates leadership within the performing arts.
- Author: Creative Connector
- Tags: Blog

Are you or someone you know a person with a disability who is a leader in the arts?

Nominations are open for the **Christine Karcza Disability Leadership Award**!

The Karcza Award is a cash prize provided by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) every two years.

This award is given to a person who is d/Deaf, Mad and/or d/Disabled and who has shown leadership in the performing arts in the following ways:

- Building awareness of accessibility for d/Deaf, Mad or d/Disabled audiences
- Creating opportunities for d/Deaf, Mad or d/Disabled artists and/or arts workers
- Creating skills building opportunities and/or mentorship opportunities for d/Deaf, Mad or d/Disabled artists and/or arts workers
- Is dedicated to their practice as a d/Deaf, Mad or d/Disabled artist

This person must be an Ontario resident.

The recipient will receive a five thousand dollars cash prize ($5,000). 

The recipient will also be able to select an emerging leader in the same areas listed above to receive a cash prize of two thousand and five hundred dollars ($2,500). This individual can be an emerging leader who is d/Deaf, d/Disabled or non-disabled (an ally). 

**Nomination deadline: Tuesday, April 8th 2025.**

Nominations can be submitted in the following ways:

1. Using the [online form on TAPA’s website](https://tapa.ca/doras/ancillary-awards/nomination/?ref=creativeconnector.art). Folks can visit the [Karcza Award page](https://tapa.ca/doras/ancillary-awards/%20christine-karcza-disability-leadership-award/?ref=creativeconnector.art) to find out what information is needed in order to nominate themselves or another individual.
2. Contacting Scott Dermody (Dora Awards Manager) at [scottd@tapa.ca](mailto:scottd@tapa.ca) or by phone at (416) 536-6468 x 2 to arrange an alternate submission format with an access support staff member.

Please note that folks **are allowed** to nominate themselves.

Click the link below for more information!

[TAPA - Applications Open for Dora Ancillary Awards 2025Applications Open for Dora Ancillary Awards, deadline April 1 The Christine Karcza Disability Leadership Award (Karcza Award) is a bi-annual award presented to an individual who identifies as d/Dea…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/95/06953699-2cb1-4f2e-b6ba-fbe56a7bc7da/content/images/icon/TAPA-social-media-white.jpg)TAPA![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/95/06953699-2cb1-4f2e-b6ba-fbe56a7bc7da/content/images/thumbnail/2025-Ancillary-Award-Nominations.zip-1.png)](https://tapa.ca/applications-open-for-dora-ancillary-awards-2025/?ref=creativeconnector.art#:~:text=The%20Christine%20Karcza%20Disability%20Leadership,Deaf%20or%20d%2FDisabled%20audiences)

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