Meet Our Judges


Janaya Campbell
Material Arts Judge

Janaya has a BA in Art History and Cultural Management from the University of Guelph and has gallery and museum experience, working with the Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators and the Museum Strathroy-Caradoc. In 2021 she graduated from the University of Toronto with an MA in Child Study and Education. Born and raised in Strathroy, she is currently living and teaching in Toronto.


Carolyn Hepburn
Material Arts Judge

Carolyn Hepburn is passionate about the transformative power of art. Born and raised in Northern Ontario, she witnessed firsthand the positive effects that music, dance and visual arts had on the youth within isolated Northern communities. Her affinity for the arts led her to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree at Nipissing University, majoring in Visual Arts with a focus on painting. She also completed a Bachelor of Education degree with the intent to eventually teach Visual Arts.

After completing her schooling, Carolyn ended up meeting her now husband and moving to London, later settling in the small town of Ailsa Craig. She taught at 4Cats Art Studio in Byron briefly before diving into full time motherhood in 2014. She now has three young children who also love to create, although they sometimes have a hard time differentiating between paper and walls. Carolyn is an Occasional Teacher with Thames Valley District School Board. She also recently opened up Carolyn Hepburn Studio, an online, carefully curated shop of her original paintings.


Teresa Moran
Material Arts Judge

Teresa graduated from UWO with a Bachelor of Arts in French language and Literature and a Bachelor of Education degree. She taught French in Strathroy for 30+ years before retiring in 2019. Teresa has always had a love and appreciation for the arts in all of it’s various forms. Her love of travel with her family throughout the world has extended her appreciation to various cultures, natural beauty and arts.


Mark Chalmers
Performing Arts Judge

Mark is a local musician and actor who has performed with numerous bands in the area including his current group The Misfit Toys. His theatre troupe The 4th Wall Players presented their show Anne with an 'E' at the London Fringe Festival in 2014.


Len Cuthbert
Performing Arts Judge

Len Cuthbert is a playwright and the founding director of Fridge Door Live Theatre Company which has been kindly supported by the Wright Family Foundation. His meta comedy play, 107, was staged at London’s Palace Theatre in 2021, Toronto Fringe in 2022, at the Newmarket International Festival in September 2022 and was recently published by Original Works Publishing. His newest play, Lawrence Station: The Crash of American Airlines Flagship Erie, about a local historical event, can be seen in Shedden, London and Strathroy in April 2023 (www.OnStageLive.ca). This Summer, he returns to partner with Museum Strathroy to offer a ½ day Summer Theatre camp for youth. Len is a resident of Mount Brydges. www.LenCuthbert.com


Katherine Quick
Performing Arts Judge

Katherine Quick has been teaching music in one form or another for over 30 years. She began her music education at the age of 9 at the piano and then broadened her focus to include voice and cello while she was in highschool. Growing up in Northern Ontario, she completed her music degree at Lakehead University, studying piano with Heather Morrison, voice with Mary Whicher and cello with Marc Palmquist. She then completed her Bachelor of Education at the University of Western Ontario in both instrumental and vocal music. After a short time of teaching high school music, she retired to homeschool her children and to turn her attention to her private studio.

Katherine's love of children and of music has led her to many teaching opportunities over the years, from coordinating music programs in the homeschool community to teaching ensemble classes and directing the Junior Cello Department at Forest City Talent Education in London. She has directed choirs, staged musicals and is presently the Music Director at Youth Performing Arts right here in Strathroy. She thoroughly enjoys each and every opportunity.