News Release

Toronto, January 21, 2019 – Chuck Commanda 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, and was presented today at a Birch Bark Basket workshop led by Commanda at the Kumik Elders Lodge in Gatineau, Quebec. About Chuck Commanda Commanda is an

Toronto, December 20, 2018 – Violinist, Hua-Chu Huang is the 2018 recipient of the Orford String Quartet Award. The $3,000 award is given biennially to an emerging Canadian professional string chamber music musician.   Hua-Chu Huang, a youthful and versatile musician, brings a wealth of experience in solo, chamber, and orchestral playing. He is a passionate performer of new works

Toronto, December 10, 2018 – Glenys Marshall is the 2018 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.  Glenys was selected for the award by the faculty of Humber College’s Comedy: Writing and Performance program and was presented the award today at

Toronto, December 5, 2018 – Chan Ka Nin is the recipient of the $5,000 Kathleen McMorrow Music Award. The award recognizes the composition and presentation of contemporary classical music by Ontario composers.  This award is in support of Chan’s upcoming opera Dragon’s Tale, to be co-presented by Tapestry Opera and Soundstreams in 2020.  He will receive the award at the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Toronto, November 19, 2018 – Ophira Calof is the 2018 recipient of the $2,500 Tim Sims Encouragement Award, awarded to a Conservatory Program graduate at the Second City Training Program.  Ophira was presented the award Saturday, November 17th 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

Toronto, November 12, 2018 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2018 grants from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program:   Acquisition Grants   Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Toronto$8,000     Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Scarborough$4,000   Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener$5,000   Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa$8,000   Development Grants  

Toronto, October 17, 2018 — The Ontario Arts Foundation and the Wuchien Michael Than Foundation are pleased to announce the 2018 grants from the Wuchien Michael Than Fund. This year’s grants are being given to help fund productions by artists including Franco Nguyen and Loretta Seto. Production Grants   Good Morning Viet Mom by Franco NguyenCahoots Theatre

Toronto, ON, October 15, 2018 — Nominations for the eighth annual Gina Wilkinson Prize (Gina’s Prize) will be accepted starting October 15, 2018. Established in memory of director Gina Wilkinson, who was a beloved actor and director across the country, the prize is intended to recognize an experienced female theatre artist transitioning from one theatre discipline into the discipline of theatre direction. 

Toronto, September 18, 2018 – The Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation are delighted to announce Steph Copeland is the 2018 recipient of the Christopher Dedrick Award for Live Musicians in Media Soundtracks.      Steph Copeland, a classically trained vocalist, is a composer for feature films (Antisocial 1 and 2, Let Her Out, Bed of The Dead,

Toronto, June 20, 2018 – The 2018 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today at Toronto’s Sprucecourt Public School. The winners were selected by two juries of young readers from the school – a jury of grade 3 and 4 students selected the recipients of the Children’s Picture Book Award, and a jury of grade 8 students selected the