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Toronto, October 3, 2022 – Thank you to all our generous donors who supported Gina’s Prize during our 10th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign in 2022! Gina’s Prize is going strong and is now accepting nominations for 2023. Eligibility Theatre artists from underrepresented genders which includes cis women, trans women, and non-binary folks who have acquired foundational […]

Toronto, September 13, 2022 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce that Katie Chin is the 2022 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.  Katie Chin was selected for the award by the faculty of Humber

Toronto, June 23, 2022 – Set and costume designer Anna Treusch is the 2022 recipient 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 Anna TreuschAnna Treusch works as a set and costume designer

Toronto, June 22, 2022 – The 2022 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today at North York’s Faywood Arts-Based Curriculum School.  The winners were selected by two juries of young readers from the school – a jury of four students in grade 4 and one student from the grade 6 Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Toronto, April 26, 2022 – Today, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) released the shortlists for the 2022 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 Faywood Arts-Based Curriculum School in North York, Ontario will debate the shortlisted

Toronto – April 5, 2022 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today that over $4.4 million in endowment income was paid to 258 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

Toronto  – March 10, 2022 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Fay Nass is the recipient of the 11th annual Gina Wilkinson Prize. Gina’s Prize recognizes woman-identifying theatre artists who, at any stage of their practice, place community and new creation models at the heart of their artistic leadership. Award Recipient Fay Nass lives on

Toronto, February 7, 2022 – Elizabeth Doxtater is the recipient of the $10,000 Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award.  The award is given annually to an Ontario resident who exemplifies excellence in arts education. About Elizabeth Doxtater Elizabeth Doxtater was born and raised on the Six Nations Indian Reserve #40, Grand River.  She is a lifelong learner in the field of

Toronto, October 11, 2022 – Miguel Hernandez Autorino (Peterborough) is this year’s recipient of the Laura Ciruls Painting Award. The $7,000 award is given annually to recognize an Ontario-based mid-career painter. About Miguel Hernandez Autorino Miguel Hernandez Autorino is a Venezuelan artist and designer who immigrated to Canada in 2014 and is now living in Peterborough.

Toronto, January 24, 2022  – Dawit L. Petros (Montreal / Chicago) is this year’s recipient of the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award. This year’s $50,000 award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of art photography.  Dawit L. Petros is a visual artist, researcher, and educator. His work is informed by studies of global modernisms, theories of diaspora,