Toronto, May 9, 2016 – Costume designer, Camellia Koo is the 2016 recipient of the Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design. The award is given annually to professional costume designers in Ontario in mid-career to further enrich their careers through research and travel. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the award, the annual prize money […]
Toronto, April 19, 2016 – The winners of the 2016 K.M. Hunter Artist Awards were announced today.The six winners will be honoured by the K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation at an event at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto later in May. A prize of $8,000 was awarded in each of six arts disciplines to: Dance Penny Couchie, Nipissing First Nation
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Toronto – March 15, 2016 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today $ 3.0 million in endowment income payments were made to 260 arts organizations across the Province of Ontario. The disbursements represent 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 Fund, and
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Toronto – March 10, 2016 – The committee of the Gina Wilkinson Prize is pleased to announce that the 2016 fifth annual prize recipient is Kelli Fox of Toronto, Ontario. The announcement came on March 10 – Gina’s birthday. Ms. Fox was chosen from a list of 14 nominees from across Canada. Kelli Fox is a Toronto-based actor with 30 years of
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At the beginning of each year, the Foundation Board meets to review investment performance and decide on the payout percentage. This determines the actual income arts organizations holding endowments with the OAF will receive. What does the Board consider in making this decision? Market GrowthThe majority of endowments we administer are permanent. The original capital
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Toronto, January 19, 2016 – Orangeville artist Steven Volpe is this year’s recipient of the Laura Ciruls Painting Award. The $4,500 award is given annually to recognize an Ontario based mid-career painter. Steven Volpe has a Fine Arts degree from Queen’s University as well as a background in art education and graphic design. His evocative figurative paintings lie somewhere between a parable and
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Canada does not have an annual gathering of arts funders that embraces private, government and public funders similar to Grantmakers in the Arts in the U.S. Therefore, it is always interesting to monitor the dialogue coming out of the organization’s annual fall conference. At the 2015 meeting, a couple of key themes were tabled that we feel
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Toronto, December 3, 2015 – Moyra Davey is the 2015 recipient of the $20,000 Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of art photography. Moyra Davey is an internationally recognized Canadian visual artist who has made a significant contribution to contemporary photography. Over the past three decades,
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The Ontario Arts Foundation is committed to the contributing to the success and financial stability of the arts in Ontario. We do this by connecting private donors and the arts through endowments largely established in response to government matching programs. The OAF has invested significant time in the past year to raising the profile of matching
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Toronto, November 8, 2015 – Carolina Zoccoli is the recipient of the 2015 Tim Sims Encouragement Award awarded to a Conservatory Program Graduate at the Second City Training Program. The Tim Sims Encouragement Award honours a promising Canadian comedic performer who is in the early stages of their career. Carol is an actress, screenwriter, director and improviser. She has a degree in philosophy at the University of São
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