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Toronto, June 13, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce that Sarah Boston is the 2023 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. Sarah was selected for the award by the […]

Toronto, May 26, 2023 – The 2023 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today during a school assembly at Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School. The winners were selected by two juries of young readers from the school – a jury of grade 4 students selected the recipient

Toronto, May 3, 2023 – Today, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) released the shortlists for the 2023 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards.  The Schwartz Awards are the only Canadian literary award where student juries work together to choose the winning books. Student juries from Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public

Toronto, April 26, 2023 – Mike Cope 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. Mike was presented with the award last evening at an event hosted by the District School Board of Niagara. About Mike

Toronto, April 4, 2023 – Multifaceted artist Barbara Hannigan is the 2022/2023 recipient of the $50,000 Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award. This year’s award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of classical singing. About Barbara HanniganEmbodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is a Canadian artist

Toronto, March 21, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today that $4 million in endowment income was paid to 254 arts organizations across the Province of Ontario. This represents 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

Toronto  – March 10, 2023 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Tanisha Taitt is the recipient of the 12th annual Gina Wilkinson Prize.  Gina’s Prize recognizes theatre artists from underrepresented genders which includes cis women, trans women, and non-binary folks with a demonstrated body of work, who are recognized by their

Toronto, February 27, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and Ontario Arts Council are pleased to announce that Debashis Sinha is this year’s recipient of the Louis Applebaum Composers Award. This year’s $15,000 award recognizes excellence for a body of work in the field of composition for media. About Debashis Sinha Driven by a deep

Toronto, January 30, 2023 –  The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the sixth biennial Christina and Louis Quilico Awards, a vocal competition featuring the rising young stars of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio.  This event marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the prize. The competition will take place on February 6, 2023 from 5:30