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Ming Wong honoured with the Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design

Toronto, May 5, 2021 – Toronto-based costume designer Ming Wong is the 2021 recipient of the $25,000 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design.  The award is given annually to a professional costume designer in Ontario in mid-career to further enrich their career. About Ming Wong Ming is a Toronto costume designer and has worked on a variety of […]

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2020 Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program Grants Announced

Toronto, April 9, 2021 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2020 grants from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program: Acquisition Grants Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa $7,500 Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener $9,000 Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa $5,000 Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay $10,000 Development Grants Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston $6,000

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Ruben Esguerra Honoured with Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award

Toronto, April 6, 2021 – Ruben Esguerra 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 Ruben Esguerra Ruben “Beny” Esguerra aka Dr. Ru arrived as a child in Tkaronto (Toronto, Canada) from Bacatá (Bogotá, Colombia) as a political refugee with

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Ontario Arts Foundation Disburses over $4.0 million to Arts Organizations Across Ontario

Toronto – March 22, 2021 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today that over $4.0 million in endowment income was paid to 259 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 Fund, and

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Yvette Nolan Awarded 2021 Gina Wilkinson Prize

Toronto  – March 10, 2021 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Yvette Nolan from Saskatoon, Treaty 6 Territory, and the homeland of the Mètis, is the recipient of the 10th annual Gina Wilkinson Prize. This year marks a new beginning for Gina’s Prize. Reimagined, it now recognizes woman-identifying theatre artists who, at any stage

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Recovering from the pandemic

Hard to believe, we can actually turn our thoughts to these four words…..”Recovering from the pandemic”. The environment for arts and culture remains grim and cloudy, the level of federal support through income support programs has allowed many arts organizations to sustain their core operations and keep key staff with them. Often that means people

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Artist Mike Gough awarded the Laura Ciruls Painting Award

Toronto, December 23, 2020 – Ottawa-based artist, Mike Gough is this year’s recipient of the Laura Ciruls Painting Award. The $5,000 award is given annually to recognize an Ontario based mid-career painter. Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Gough has exhibited both nationally and internationally in over 40 exhibitions. His work appears in private, corporate and public collections in England and

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Nate Friedman Awarded the Tim Sims Encouragement Award

Toronto, December 21, 2020 – Windsor-born Nate Friedman is the 2020 recipient of the $2,500 Tim Sims Encouragement Award. The Tim Sims Encouragement Award honours a promising Canadian comedic performer who is in the early stages of their career. Nate Friedman was selected for the award by the faculty of Humber College’s Comedy Writing and Performance program. About

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