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Margaret Joan Chalmers, (born 30 May 1928 in Toronto)〔Birth Notices, ''The Globe and Mail'', 31 May 1928, page 12〕 is a Canadian philanthropist and supporter of the arts. In 1972, she and her parents, Floyd and Jean Chalmers, founded the annual Chalmers Awards, which donates $25,000 CAD to artists in dance, theatre, crafts, film, the visual arts and music. She was involved with the traveling exhibit, ''Survivors in Search of a Voice: The Art of Courage'', which as a collaboration among 24 prominent Canadian women artists and over 100 breast cancer survivors. While celebrating her 70th birthday in 1998, she announced that she would provide 20 arts groups with a total of $1 million in funding.〔(Ontario Arts Council press release, 25 May 1998 )〕 Chalmers is the partner of former singer-songwriter Barbra Amesbury. ==Honours== * In 1985 Ms Chalmers received the Diplôme d'Honneur from the Canadian COnference of the Arts * In 1987 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. * In 1987 she was awarded a Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa from NSCAD University. * In 1992 she was promoted to Officer of the Order of Canada.〔 * In 1993 she received the Ramon John Hnatyshyn (RJH) Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts. * In 1994 she was awarded the Order of Ontario. * In 1994 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law from the University of Waterloo. * In 1997 she was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada.〔 * In 2001 she received the Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts in the Outstanding Contribution category. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joan Chalmers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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