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Artist Sandra Brewster awarded the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography

Toronto, April 3, 2024 – Visual artist Sandra Brewster is this year’s 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 art photography. About Sandra Brewster Sandra Brewster is a Canadian artist based in Toronto whose work employs a range of […]

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Ontario Arts Foundation Disburses $4.3 million to Arts Organizations Across Ontario

Toronto, March 19, 2024 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today that $ 4.3 million in endowment income was paid to 257 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

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Warona Setshwaelo Awarded 2024 Gina Wilkinson Prize

Toronto – March 11, 2024 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Warona Setshwaelo is the recipient of the 13th annual Gina Wilkinson Prize. Gina’s Prize recognizes theatre artists from underrepresented genders which includes cis women, trans women, and non-binary people with a demonstrated body of work, who are recognized by

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Artist Emmanuel Osahor awarded the Laura Ciruls Painting Award

Toronto, February 20, 2024 – Emmanuel Osahor 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 Emmanuel Osahor Born in Nigeria, Emmanuel Osahor lives and works in Toronto. He holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Guelph

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Composer Suba Sankaran is awarded the Kathleen McMorrow Music Award

Toronto, January 9, 2024 – Suba Sankaran 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 year’s award is in support of Suba’s upcoming project Blue Skies, Red Earth, Tall Pines in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre’s Gather Round

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Nathanael Larochette Honoured with Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award

Toronto, December 11, 2023 – Nathanael Larochette 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. About Nathanael LarochetteNathanael Larochette is an Ottawa based musician, spoken word poet, and arts educator. He has been facilitating spoken word

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Kevin Matthew Wong awarded inaugural Jini Stolk Creative Fellowship

Toronto ON, December 6, 2023 — Kevin Matthew Wong, Senior Producer and Artistic Associate with Why Not Theatre, has been awarded the inaugural Jini Stolk Creative Fellowship. The Fellowship was created in memory of arts leader Jini Stolk and continues her legacy by supporting the field of arts management through an award of $20,000 over

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2023 Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program Grants Announced

Toronto, November 20, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2023 grant recipients from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program: Acquisition Grants Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay      $20,000 McIntosh Gallery, Western University, London      $19,043 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton      $17,000

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Celebrated choreographer and dancer Peggy Baker awarded the Eldred Family Dance Award

Toronto, November 13, 2023 – Peggy Baker is the recipient of the $20,000 Eldred Family Dance Award. This biennial award recognizes exceptional achievement and creative ability in dance by an established Ontario choreographer. Peggy was presented with the award last Friday evening at Canada’s National Ballet School’s Betty Oliphant Theatre followed by a film screening

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