The Chillies

11/25/2025

Our TITLE Sponsor of the 2025 Chillies Awards, ANDMAR, and a short highlight reel they created for the event. AWESOME!

11/19/2025

More photos from the 2025 Chillies, at the beautiful Chilliwack Cultural Centre, presented by Andmar!

Enjoy these photos courtesy Alex Harte Photography!

11/14/2025

Another group of 2025 Chillies Awards, presented by Andmar photos are out, courtesy Alex Harte Photograhy, the "Official Photographer of the Chillies".

First image is Eddie Gardner, Elder of Sqwá onstage delivering the Land Acknowledgement with the Bob Tarr Trio in the background.

Image 2 & 4 is BAWAH's wife, accepting his award for Best Film or Video Series, presented by Chelsea Simpson of CIFF

Image 3 is a performance by CSOPA, nominated for Best Comedy or Musical Performance, Group or Organization

Image 5 is Lise Oakley, Executive Director of Chilliwack Arts Council with 2025 Chillies Award for Arts Education Champion, Group or Organization.

Image 6 is Lise Oakley again, this time presenting Chillies Award for Chilliwack Middle School Music teacher Jill Solvens, who accepted the award for Arts Education Champion, Individual

Image 7 is Maddi K, a pretty ecstatic winner of Emerging Artist of the Year, presented by River Crest Contracting Ltd.

Image 8 is Deanne Moore, winner of the Best Comedy or Musical, Individual Performance category and Image 9 she is seen with Salina Derish and Jared Mumford presenting for chillsounds.

Image 10, Lise Morgan with Naomi Jenner of chillsounds.

Image 11, Emily Hamel, in a performance representing her Best Comedic or Musical Performance, Individual.

Image 12, Chilliwack Pride wins Cultural Achievement Award, presented by Gord Atti of Shandhar Hut Indian Cuisine - Chilliwack,
"The Official Flavour of the Chillies"!

MORE PHOTOS to come!

11/11/2025

👏 A round of applause for Merlin Bunt, winner of Top Writer this year at The Chillies!

Born in Chilliwack during the 1950's, Merlin wrote "Boom Times in Chilliwack: Memories from the Post-war Years," which celebrates a dynamic time in the city’s past when it experienced unprecedented growth.

We're so proud to have had the opportunity to sponsor this award - congrats again to Merlin!

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11/10/2025

The 2025 Chillies Awards, presented by Andmar!

A bit of "behind the scenes" Chilllies Award preparations, courtesy our Sapphire Awards Sponsor, Sapphire Creative, who show us the 2025 Chillies Trophy, UP CLOSE!

A truly beautiful award, made by wonderful people, presented to extremely talented creatives, performers and educators.

We cannot thank you enough Sapphire Creative!

11/09/2025

2025 Chillies TOP WRITER, Merlin Bunt! Nice hardware!😍

11/09/2025

AWESOMENESS!

11/09/2025

While the 2025 Chillies decries societies excessive use of satire, I mean, come on already, we respect that in a free democracy there exists the right of peaceful protest.

With that said we note that the term, "The Wackies™" is a trademarked symbol and may not be used without the express permission of the The Chillies.

Thousands protest The Chillies art awards over lack of "Low Effort Satire A.I." category

11/09/2025

An initial group of 2025 Chillies photos are out, courtesy Alex Harte Photograhy, the "Official Photographer of the Chillies".

2025 Uber-Achiever, Clint Hames with Mark Perry of Andmar our Diamond Title Sponsor, presenting the 2025 Chillies Awards.

Pil'alt Warriors, 2025 Nominees for Cultural Achievement Award, award presented by our "Official Flavour of the Chillies", Shandhar Hut Indian Cuisine - Chilliwack.

Host Cliff Prang onstage with the Bob Tarr Trio in the background.

Johnston Meier Insurance's Leslie Klootwyk with 2025 Chillies Award winner Nikki LaRock, for Visual Arts Excellence!

Naomi Jenner of Chillsounds, with Silvana Kulyk, winner of Public Art of the Year for her Molson mural, entitled, "Gifts of Nature", award presented by Virtual Broadcast Network, who recorded the evening.

Theresia Reid of the Chilliwack Cultural Centre presenting our Top Writer Award to Merlin Bunt for "Boom Times In Chilliwack"

Maddi K, between Natalie and Norm Bedard of River Crest Contracting Ltd, after her amazing performance and win for 2025 Emerging Artist.

Deanne Moore, holding her first Chillies award in the category, Best Comedy or Musical Performance, Individual, presented by chillsounds.

Rick Genge, leaving it all onstage as Spiderlodge performs the final song of the evening.

The Maybelles celebrating their win for Musician of the Year, presented by Dave & Amy of Master Painting and Renovations.

MORE PHOTOS to come!

11/09/2025