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Toronto, June 10, 2020 – Peterborough artist, Alex Bierk 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. About Alex BierkAlex Bierk has presented his works internationally in exhibitions in Copenhagen, Paris and Stockholm, as well as at numerous art fairs including UNTITLED (New York),

Toronto – May 26, 2020 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to confirm that it has made a special distribution of $1.0 million to over 200 arts organizations across the Province of Ontario from funds established under the Arts Endowment Fund program. “We recognize the extraordinary stresses arts organizations are facing in the current COVID-19 environment, where performances,

Toronto – March 26, 2020 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to confirm that $ 3.3 million in endowment income payments have been disbursed to 261 arts organizations across the Province of Ontario earlier this month. The annual payout represents income earned on endowments created by arts organizations and funded jointly by the private sector and the government

Toronto  – March 10, 2020 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Jasmine Chen is the recipient of the ninth annual Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director.  This annual prize of $ 5,000 honours female theatre artists transitioning to directing. About Jasmine ChenJasmine is a Chinese-Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto/Vancouver.  She is the

Toronto, ON, March 4, 2020 – The Ellen Ross Stuart Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2019/2020 winners of the Ellen Ross Stuart Opening Doors Awards.   2019/2020 Award Recipients   Madeleine BrownMadeleine Brown is a playwright and actor from Peterborough, Ontario now based in Toronto. Her last three comedies debuted at the Toronto Fringe

Toronto, February 26, 2020  – Shelley Niro is this year’s recipient of the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award. This year’s award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of art photography. Niro will be presented this $30,000 award at the Robert Langen Art Gallery on March 5th where she will be giving a lecture for her exhibition, “Something Cold

Toronto, February 24, 2020 – A new annual award celebrating young comediennes at the beginning of their careers is being launched this spring. The Deborah Jarvis Award for Emerging Comediennes, sponsored by the Second City Training Centre in Toronto, will identify and award talented young comediennes at the beginning of their careers. The award is in honour of the

Toronto, February 19, 2020 – Zvondai Muchenje 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 Zvondai Muchenje Ottawa Baha’i musician Zvondai Muchenje has been sharing his love for music, teaching African hand drums and marimbas to students for over ten

Toronto, November 20, 2019 – Jordan Pal is the recipient of the $7,000 Kathleen McMorrow Music Award. The award recognizes the composition and presentation of contemporary classical music by Ontario composers.  This award is in support of Pal’s commission Upwell to be presented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in April 2020.  About Jordan PalJordan Pal is an award-winning composer and a leading voice

Toronto, November 18, 2019 – Cihang Ma is the 2019 recipient of the $2,500 Tim Sims Encouragement Award, awarded to a Conservatory Program graduate at the Second City Training Program.  Cihang was presented the award Saturday, November 16th at Second City’s “A Year in Revue – Conservatory Showcase”.  The Tim Sims Encouragement Award honours a promising Canadian comedic performer who is in the early stages of their