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Toronto, February 7, 2022 – Elizabeth Doxtater is the recipient of the $10,000 Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award.  The award is given annually to an Ontario resident who exemplifies excellence in arts education. About Elizabeth Doxtater Elizabeth Doxtater was born and raised on the Six Nations Indian Reserve #40, Grand River.  She is a lifelong learner in the field of

Toronto, October 11, 2022 – Miguel Hernandez Autorino (Peterborough) is this year’s recipient of the Laura Ciruls Painting Award. The $7,000 award is given annually to recognize an Ontario-based mid-career painter. About Miguel Hernandez Autorino Miguel Hernandez Autorino is a Venezuelan artist and designer who immigrated to Canada in 2014 and is now living in Peterborough.

Toronto, January 24, 2022  – Dawit L. Petros (Montreal / Chicago) is this year’s recipient of the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award. This year’s $50,000 award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of art photography.  Dawit L. Petros is a visual artist, researcher, and educator. His work is informed by studies of global modernisms, theories of diaspora,

Toronto, January 17, 2022 –  Suad Bushnaq (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 Suad’s composition SinBach commissioned by the Mississauga-based Canadian Arabic Orchestra (CAO) which will perform and tour the work in 2022.  About Suad Bushnaq Hailed

Toronto, December 13, 2021 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2021 grants from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program:   Acquisition Grants Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton $9,000 Canadian Clay & Glass, Waterloo $3,600 Museum London, London $7,000 Oakville Galleries, Oakville $9,000 Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Markham $8,900 Development Grants Art