News Release

Toronto, June 11, 2018 – Costume and set designer, Gillian Gallow is the 2018 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. Gillian Gallow is a Dora-Award winning set and costume designer based

Regina, May 30, 2018 – The Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs) are thrilled to announce the winners in this year’s competition celebrating the very best in literary art by Indigenous writers. At a gala event in Regina, Saskatchewan (oskana kâ-asastêki, Treaty 4 Territory) on May 29th, the IVAs awarded $26,000 in prizes across multiple categories for published and

Toronto, May 3, 2018 – The shortlists for the 2018 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 2018 winners will be chosen by two student juries from Toronto’s Sprucecourt Public School. The winners will be announced during a school assembly on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

Toronto, ON, May 1, 2018 – Ross and Ann Stuart, along with Managing Director Autumn Smith, are pleased to announce the inaugural winners of the Ellen Ross Stuart Opening Doors Awards. Award recipients were selected by a jury of theatre professionals including: Ross and Ann Stuart, Autumn Smith, Joanna Falck, Doug Floyd, Gil Garratt and Rona

Toronto, April 16, 2018 – The winners of the 2018 K.M. Hunter Artist Awards were announced today.  The six winners will be honoured by the K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation at an event at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto in June.  A prize of $8,000 was awarded in each of six arts disciplines to: Dance   Christine Friday, Ottawa Theatre       

Toronto – April 3, 2018 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today $ 3.35 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, 2018 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Tanja Jacobs of Toronto, Ontario is the recipient of the seventh annual Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director.  This annual prize of $ 5,000 honours female theatre artists transitioning to directing. Tanja Jacobs is an award winning actress and director. Most

Toronto – February 12, 2018 – Hamilton artist, Daniel Hutchinson is the 2018 recipient of the Laura Ciruls Painting Award. The $5,000 award is given annually to recognize an Ontario based mid-career painter. Daniel Hutchinson received his BFA from the Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver and his MFA from NSCAD University in Halifax. He has mounted solo shows at

Toronto, November 21, 2017 – Tom Hearn is the 2017 recipient of the $2,500 Tim Sims Encouragement Award, awarded to a Conservatory Program graduate at the Second City Training Program.  Tom was presented the award Saturday, November 18th 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