News Release

Toronto, January 21, 2015 –The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the third biennial Christina and Louis Quilico Awards Vocal Competition featuring the rising young stars of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio. The competition will take place on February 9, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 7;30 p.m. in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatreat the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing […]

Toronto, January 6, 2015 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2014 grants from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program: Acquisition Grant   Judith & Norman ALIX Art Gallery, Sarnia     $10,000 Gardiner Museum, Toronto $5,000 Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa   $10,000     Development Grant   Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston $7,500

Toronto – December 16, 2014 – Composer Mychael Danna is the 2014 recipient of the Louis Applebaum Composers Award. This year’s $10,000 award recognizes excellence in a body of work by an artist in the field of music composition for film and television. Mychael Danna is an Academy Award-winning film composer recognized for his evocative blending of non-western traditions with orchestral and

Toronto – November 12, 2014 – Violinist, Ilana Waniuk is the 2014 recipient of the Orford String Quartet Award.  The $3,000 award is given biennially to an emerging Canadian professional string chamber music player.  Ilana Waniuk has held artistic residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and Le Pantographe in Moutier, Switzerland, and has been a guest artist in residence at the SoundSCAPE contemporary music

Toronto, October 28, 2014 – 22-year-old Caitlin Langelier was awarded the 2014 Tim Sims Encouragement Award at the Cream of Comedy held Monday at The Second City. The 19th annual Cream of Comedy competition honours a promising up-and-coming comedy act with an award of recognition, a cash prize of $5,000 and a scholarship for a class at the Second

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, October 15, 2014 — Nominations for the fourth annual Gina Wilkinson Prize (Gina’s Prize) will be accepted starting October 15, 2014. The prize is intended to recognize an experienced female theatre artist transitioning from one theatre discipline into the discipline of theatre direction. The annual Gina’s Prize pays tribute to Canadian actor, playwright and director Gina Wilkinson and her

Toronto, September 18, 2014 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and the Wuchien Michael Than Foundation are pleased to announce the 2014 grants from the Wuchien Michael Than Fund for the following new Asian-Canadian works: Production Grant   bcurrent Femme Playlist by Catherine Hernandez Tapestry Opera   M’Dea Undone by John Harris and Marjorie Chan Theatre Centre    Monday Nights

Toronto, September 2, 2014 – Applications are now available for the Canadian Heritage Endowment Incentives Component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund.  In the  2014 federal budget, the government announced the continuation of a number of funding programs supporting the arts, including the Canada Cultural Investment Fund – Endowment Incentives Component. Under the program, eligible arts organizations can apply

Toronto, August 6, 2014 – Through an extraordinary act of generosity, the Gina Wilkinson Prize received a contribution of $80,000 from the beneficiaries of the Estate of Elsie V. Adamson. Gina Wilkinson’s brother, Martin Wilkinson, a Victoria based financial advisor, was a long-time friend and advisor to Mrs. Adamson. The Gina Wilkinson Fund, which is administered by the Ontario Arts Foundation,

Toronto, May 26, 2014 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the renewal of the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program.   The Program aims to foster a broader appreciation of Canadian visual art and artists by assisting public art galleries and museums in Ontario to grow their permanent collections, increase the public’s