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Toronto – March 13, 2015 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today $ 2.8 million in endowment income payments to 270 arts organizations across the Province of Ontario. The disbursements represent income earned on endowments created by arts organizations and funded jointly by the private sector and the government through two matching programs:  the Arts Endowment Fund, and the Canada Cultural […]

Toronto  – March 10, 2015 – The committee of the Gina Wilkinson Prize is pleased to announce that the 2015 fourth annual prize recipient is Valerie Planche of Calgary, Alberta. The announcement came on March 10 – what would have been Gina’s birthday. Ms. Planche was chosen from a list of 16 nominees from across Canada.  “Like all the applicants,

Toronto, February 10, 2015 – On Monday, February 9, the rising stars of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Canada’s premier training program for young opera professionals, competed in the third biennial Christina and Louis Quilico Awards, with Karine Boucher claiming the first prize of $5,000.  Gordon Bintner won the second prize of $3,000 and Charlotte Burrage won the third prize of $2,000. The event took place

Toronto – February 9, 2015 – Toronto artist Sasha Pierce is the 2015 recipient of the Laura Ciruls Painting Award. The $4,500 award is given annually to recognize an Ontario based mid-career painter. Sasha Pierce received her MFA from the University of Waterloo were she was awarded the Sylvia Knight Graduate Award in Fine Arts.  She was also awarded Honorable Mention Award

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