News Release

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

Toronto, November 15, 2017- Frank Horvat is the recipient of the inaugural $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 Horvat’s new work commissioned by Protection International, a human rights NGO, and inspired by the impactful environmental photo essay by Luke Duggleby entitled For Those

Toronto, October 19, 2017- Rosalie Favell is the 2017 recipient of the $30,000 Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of art photography, and was presented today at OCADU and the Art Gallery of Ontario’s conference Entangled Gaze: Indigenous and European Views of Each Other where Favell is

Toronto, October 17, 2017 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2017 grants from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program: Acquisition Grants   Doris McCarthy Gallery, Toronto$3,391     Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener$10,000   Thames Art Gallery, Chatham$4,900   Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay$2,400 Development Grants   Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston$7,000   Robert

Toronto, ON, October 11, 2017 — Nominations for the seventh annual Gina Wilkinson Prize (Gina’s Prize) will be accepted starting October 15, 2017. 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, ON, October 10, 2017 – To celebrate the too short life of Ellen Ross Stuart (Nel), a new multi-year award has been created to “Open Doors” by empowering young writers to actively engage in their craft in association with three supportive theatres. Nel Stuart found a home at the Tarragon through the Young Playwrights Unit

Toronto, September 13, 2017 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and the Wuchien Michael Than Foundation are pleased to announce the 2017 grants from the Wuchien Michael Than Fund.  This year’s grants are being given to help fund productions by artists including Jivesh Parasram, Jeff Ho, Jovanni Sy, Sarena Parmar and Bilal Baig. Production GrantsTake d Milk,

Toronto, September 6, 2017 – Jordanne Brown of Toronto is the 2017 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. Jordanne Brown was selected for the award by the faculty of Humber College’s Comedy: Writing and Performance program, and was

Toronto, May 24, 2017 – The Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation are delighted to announce Matthew Van Driel is the 2017 recipient of the Christopher Dedrick Award for Live Musicians in Media Soundtracks.    Matthew Van Driel is a Canadian composer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor. As a film composer, he has written scores for numerous short films