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Toronto, May 31, 2012 – The 2012 winners for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were revealed today at Parkdale Junior and Senior Public School, where students gathered for a celebratory presentation. The shortlist represented authors from across the country, from Newman’s Cove in Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia.     Children’s picture book award LoonBy Susan Vande Griek (Halifax, N.S.) […]

Toronto, May 9, 2012 – The Ontario Arts Foundation today announced violinist, Emily Kruspe  as this year’s recipient of the $1,500 Orford String Quartet Scholarship.  The scholarship is presented annually to assist a Canadian string musician with studies, commissioning or performances related to his/her work in the chamber music field.  Emily is in her third year of the

On April 2nd, we received confirmation from the Hon. James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage of the 2012 endowment matching grants under the Endowment Incentives Component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund. For arts organizations who applied in 2011, the matching grant this year is a very positive 82 cents for every dollar contributed to

Toronto, April 24, 2012– The 2012 short listfor the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards was revealed today. The 2012 winners will be announced at Toronto’s Parkdale Junior and Senior Public School, 78 Seaforth Ave, Toronto, ON at 1:00 p.m. on May 31, 2012.   ABOUT THE 2012 BOOKSThis year’s short list represents some of Canada’s best-known

Toronto, April 19, 2012 – The recipients of the 2012 K.M. Hunter Artist Awards were announced today. The seven recipients will be honoured by the K. M. Hunter Charitable Foundation at an event at the Gladstone Hotel later in May. A prize of $8,000 was awarded in each of six artistic disciplines to: Dance    Darryl Hoskins, Toronto (co-winner of $4,000)

Niagara on the Lake – March 12, 2012 – The jury of the Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director announced that the 2012 inaugural prize recipient is Ann-Marie Kerr of Halifax, N.S. The announcement came on March 10 – what would have been Gina’s birthday; Ms. Kerr was chosen from a list of 23 nominees from across

Toronto – February 16, 2012 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce a new visual arts award. The Laura Ciruls Painting Award will be given annually to recognize an Ontario based painter who is past the early stages of their professional career. Artist, Jinny Yu is the first recipient of the $3,500 award. Ms Yu has shown widely,

Toronto, November 23, 2011– Bothwell, Ontario-based photographer Larry Towell is the 2011 recipient of the $50,000 Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography. The award will be presented at a special event at the Stephen Bulger Gallery in December. Larry Towell is Canada’s first photographer to be associated with Magnum, the world’s most prestigious photo agency.He

Toronto, October 31, 2011 – Composer and educator Dean Burry has won 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 young people. The award was presented at a dress rehearsal of Mr. Burry’s opera, Isis and the Seven Scorpions, at the Joey

Toronto – September 7, 2011 – Toronto based costume designer, Lea Carlson is the 2011 recipient of the $15,000 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design.  The award is given annually to professional Canadian costume designers in Ontario in mid-career to further enrich their careers through research and travel.    She is an award-winning costume designer and production designer