Interview

After more than a decade, The Stephen Sitarski Leadership Award ran out of funds to support it in 2018. Amy Hillis has helped to restore this award for future recipients in the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.  Amy is a professional violinist who is passionate about celebrating music in Canada.  Amy is winner of the […]

Philip Akin – Black Shoulders Legacy Award The Philip Akin – Black Shoulders Legacy Award is the first award of its kind, solely dedicated to the success of Black Canadian theatre artists, ensuring creators are equipped with the skills to be at the top of their professional game. It honours and ensures the continued legacy of one

Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director Gina Wilkinson was a prolific stage, film and television actor, playwright and theatre director. After her passing at the end of 2010, her husband and best friend, Tom Rooney, decided to establish an award to encourage female theatre directors.      In the little over a year since the

Canadian Film Centre Tina, perhaps first you could talk about how the CFC uses the arts endowment fund and what it has allowed the CFC to accomplish within your mission. The CFC uses the Ontario Arts Foundation endowment fund to sustain and grow its investment in Canada’s next generation of emerging creative talent. Since 1988,

  Alan Walker on Establishing a Memorial Award through the Ontario Arts Foundation     What is involved in setting up an award or scholarship in someone’s memory?  Initially, we have a conversation with the donor or person establishing the fund, as we did with Tom Rooney when he set up the Gina Wilkinson Award. We

Christina and Louis Quilico Awards The Christina and Louis Quilico Awards were established by Christina Petrowska Quilico in 2000 to honour her late husband, renowned baritone Louis Quilico, and to recognize outstanding young singers, pianists and composers for voice. During his 45 years on the stage, Louis Quilico shared performing credits with Luciano Pavarotti, Placido

Leafs Dreams Arts Scholarship Recipient From 2003 – 2011, the Ontario Arts Foundation partnered with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) on the Leafs Dreams Arts Scholarship Program. The Program provided scholarships in the arts to students who have a special ability in the arts, but not the resources to pursue that interest. Over the

The Toronto Fringe The Toronto Fringe provides creative opportunities for artists and audiences by producing two important festivals – the Toronto Fringe Festival and the Next Stage Theatre Festival – and by running outreach activities that benefit youth, artists and the theatre community at large. The Fringe Creation Lab at the Centre for Social Innovation Annex,

Executive Director, MASC (Multicultural Arts for Schools and Communities) MASC started 26 years ago as an Ottawa-based arts education organization, delivering arts education, workshops and arts residencies in school boards in Ottawa. Twenty-six years later, MASC represents a roster of over 68 professional artists who offer workshops, performances, artist-in-residence programs and professional development in music, dance,

Persistence and Passion: A Donor’s Story The Wuchien Michael Than Foundation Fund was established by Michael Than in partnership with the Ontario Arts Foundation in 2013. Funding began in 2013 and contributions continue to grow the fund and support a granting program. Michael Than created the Fund to help create opportunities for the creation, development of