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About the Award: To celebrate the too short life of Ellen Ross Stuart (Nel), the Ellen Ross Stuart Opening Doors Award was created in 2017 to “Open Doors” by empowering young writers to actively engage in their craft in association with Tarragon Theatre, the Blyth Festival, and Hart House Theatre. Over the course of a two-year period,

Toronto, June 24, 2019 – Toronto-based set and costume designer, Joanna Yu is the 2019 recipient of the $20,000 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design.  The award is given annually to professional costume designers in Ontario in mid-career to further enrich their careers through research and travel. About Joanna Yu Joanna Yu has designed costumes and sets for

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Toronto, June 14, 2019 – The 2019 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today at Scarborough’s Eastview Public School – a school with a large Indigenous community, offering Ojibwa language instruction and other indigenous programming. The

Toronto, May 22, 2019 –  One of Canada’s leading singers and dramatic interpreters of his generation, bass baritone Gerald Finley, is the recipient of the $30,000 Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of classical singing, and was presented last evening at a special event in conjunction with the Canadian

Toronto, May 7, 2019 – The shortlists for the 2019 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today. The Schwartz Awards are the only Canadian literary award where student juries work together to choose the winning books. The 2019 winners will be decided by two student juries from Scarborough’s Eastview Public School – a school with a large Indigenous community, offering Ojibwa language instruction and

Toronto – March 27, 2019 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today $ 3.36 million in endowment income payments have been made to 260 arts organizations in over 60 communities across the Province of Ontario. The annual payout represents income earned on endowments created by arts organizations and funded jointly by the private sector and the government through two

Toronto  – March 10, 2019 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Anita La Selva  of Toronto, Ontario is the recipient of the eighth annual Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director.  This annual prize of $ 5,000 honours female theatre artists transitioning to directing. About Anita La SelvaAnita La Selva is a director, dramaturg, actor and teacher.

Toronto, February 12 2019 – On Monday, February 11th, the rising stars of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Canada’s premier training program for young opera professionals, competed in the fifth biennial Christina and Louis Quilico Awards, with Anna-Sophie Neher claiming the first prize of $8,000.  Joel Allison won the second prize of $4,000,  and Simona Genga won the third prize of $3,000.  The event

Toronto, February 6, 2019 – Cuban born Hilario Durán is this year’s recipient of the Louis Applebaum Composers Award. This year’s $15,000 award recognizes excellence in a body of work by an artist in the field of jazz, and will be presented on Saturday, February 9 at 8:00 p.m., at the Royal Conservatory of Music’s concert featuring Hilario Durán

Toronto – January 25, 2019 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the fifth biennial Christina and Louis Quilico Awards, a vocal competition featuring the rising young stars of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio.  The competition will take place on February 11, 2019 from 5:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, as