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Toronto, December 11, 2023 – Nathanael Larochette is the recipient of the $12,000 Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award.  The award is given annually to an Ontario resident who exemplifies excellence in arts education. About Nathanael LarochetteNathanael Larochette is an Ottawa based musician, spoken word poet, and arts educator. He has been facilitating spoken word […]

Toronto ON, December 6, 2023 — Kevin Matthew Wong, Senior Producer and Artistic Associate with Why Not Theatre, has been awarded the inaugural Jini Stolk Creative Fellowship. The Fellowship was created in memory of arts leader Jini Stolk and continues her legacy by supporting the field of arts management through an award of $20,000 over

Toronto, November 20, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2023 grant recipients from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program: Acquisition Grants Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay      $20,000 McIntosh Gallery, Western University, London      $19,043 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton      $17,000

Toronto, November 13, 2023 – Peggy Baker is the recipient of the $20,000 Eldred Family Dance Award. This biennial award recognizes exceptional achievement and creative ability in dance by an established Ontario choreographer. Peggy was presented with the award last Friday evening at Canada’s National Ballet School’s Betty Oliphant Theatre followed by a film screening

Toronto – November 6, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to the Board of Directors: Simon Foster and Martha Tory. These appointments were made at the AGM, upon the retirement of Rita Davies, Kiki Delaney and Donald Ross who had been on the board for

Toronto, October 2, 2023 – Gina’s Prize is now accepting nominations for 2024 Gina Wilkinson Prize. Eligibility Theatre artists from underrepresented genders which includes cis women, trans women, and non-binary folks who have acquired foundational training (from a training program or through experience) and have worked for at least 5 years are eligible for Gina’s

Toronto, September 6, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is now accepting nominations for the Jini Stolk Creative Fellowship. The Fellowship encourages the development of the field of arts management by providing $20,000 over two years ($10,000 each year) to an arts manager of a small to mid-sized Toronto arts organization. About the Fellowship2023 is

Toronto, July 11, 2023 – Ottawa based costume designer Vanessa Imeson is the 2023 winner of the $25,000 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design. The award is given annually to a professional costume designer in Ontario in mid-career to further enrich their career through research and travel. About Vanessa ImesonVanessa Imeson is an

Toronto, June 28, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) are delighted to announce that Native Earth Performing Arts is the recipient of the inaugural $25,000 Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant for their production of Women of the Fur Trade. This annual grant recognizes advances in

Toronto, June 15, 2023 – The Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation are delighted to announce that Ally Fiola and Sean Hayden are this year’s recipients of the Christopher Dedrick Award for Live Musicians in Media Soundtracks. This $1,200 award recognizes Ontario based composers and encourages the use of live