Bruce Bennett

Toronto, May 3, 2023 – Today, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) released the shortlists for the 2023 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards.  The Schwartz Awards are the only Canadian literary award where student juries work together to choose the winning books. Student juries from Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public […]

Toronto, April 26, 2023 – Mike Cope is the recipient of the $12,000 Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award. The award is given annually to an Ontario resident who exemplifies excellence in arts education. Mike was presented with the award last evening at an event hosted by the District School Board of Niagara. About Mike

Toronto, April 4, 2023 – Multifaceted artist Barbara Hannigan is the 2022/2023 recipient of the $50,000 Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award. This year’s award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of classical singing. About Barbara HanniganEmbodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is a Canadian artist

Toronto, March 21, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today that $4 million in endowment income was paid to 254 arts organizations across the Province of Ontario. This represents income earned on endowments created by arts organizations and funded jointly by the private sector and the government through two matching programs: the Arts Endowment

Toronto  – March 10, 2023 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Tanisha Taitt is the recipient of the 12th annual Gina Wilkinson Prize.  Gina’s Prize recognizes theatre artists from underrepresented genders which includes cis women, trans women, and non-binary folks with a demonstrated body of work, who are recognized by their

Toronto, February 27, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and Ontario Arts Council are pleased to announce that Debashis Sinha is this year’s recipient of the Louis Applebaum Composers Award. This year’s $15,000 award recognizes excellence for a body of work in the field of composition for media. About Debashis Sinha Driven by a deep

Toronto, November 28, 2022 – The Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) are delighted to announce the launch of the Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant, recognizing advances in theatrical design and the promotion of environmental sustainability in live theatre. Toronto-based theatre companies are eligible to apply for

Toronto, November 24, 2022 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2022 grants from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program: Acquisition Grants Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington $15,000 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton $18,000 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo $6,000 Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Scarborough $4,900 Ottawa

Toronto, October 24, 2022 –  Afarin Mansouri (Toronto) is the recipient of this year’s $10,000 Kathleen McMorrow Music Award. The award recognizes the composition and presentation of contemporary classical music by Ontario composers. This award is in support of Mansouri’s new opera Zuleykha, which is sung in the Farsi language and features traditional Eastern music within the European