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Toronto, February 20, 2024 – Emmanuel Osahor 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 Emmanuel Osahor Born in Nigeria, Emmanuel Osahor lives and works in Toronto. He holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Guelph […]

Toronto, January 9, 2024 – Suba Sankaran is the recipient of this year’s $10,000 Kathleen McMorrow Music Award. The award recognizes the composition and presentation of contemporary classical music by Ontario composers. This year’s award is in support of Suba’s upcoming project Blue Skies, Red Earth, Tall Pines in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre’s Gather Round

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