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Toronto, April 6, 2021 – Ruben Esguerra 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 Ruben Esguerra Ruben “Beny” Esguerra aka Dr. Ru arrived as a child in Tkaronto (Toronto, Canada) from Bacatá (Bogotá, Colombia) as a political refugee with […]

Toronto – March 22, 2021 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today that over $4.0 million in endowment income was paid to 259 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 Fund, and

Toronto  – March 10, 2021 – The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Yvette Nolan from Saskatoon, Treaty 6 Territory, and the homeland of the Mètis, is the recipient of the 10th annual Gina Wilkinson Prize. This year marks a new beginning for Gina’s Prize. Reimagined, it now recognizes woman-identifying theatre artists who, at any stage

Toronto, January 26, 2021 – After eleven years of excellent leadership of the Ontario Arts Foundation Alan Walker has decided to retire in June 2021. As part of the planning for this transition, the Board of Directors has formed a Search Committee chaired by Board of Directors Chair Anthony Graham.  The Search Committee has engaged Searchlight

Toronto, December 23, 2020 – Ottawa-based artist, Mike Gough is this year’s recipient of the Laura Ciruls Painting Award. The $5,000 award is given annually to recognize an Ontario based mid-career painter. Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Gough has exhibited both nationally and internationally in over 40 exhibitions. His work appears in private, corporate and public collections in England and

Toronto, December 21, 2020 – Windsor-born Nate Friedman is the 2020 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. Nate Friedman was selected for the award by the faculty of Humber College’s Comedy Writing and Performance program. About

Toronto, December 17, 2020 – Parry Sound born Eleanor Daley is this year’s recipient of the Louis Applebaum Composers Award. This year’s $15,000 award recognizes excellence for a body of work the field of composition for young people. About Eleanor Daley  A prolific composer, Daley has a remarkable gift for melody. Her works are most notable for their sensitive

Toronto, December 15, 2020 –  Canadian virtuoso pianist Marc-André Hamelin is this year’s recipient of the $30,000 Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award. This year’s award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of keyboard artistry (classical music). Born in Montreal, Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his performances of the classic repertoire.

Toronto, December 7, 2020 – Parisa Sabet is the recipient of this year’s $7,000 Kathleen McMorrow Music Award. The award recognizes the composition and presentation of contemporary classical music by Ontario composers. This award is in support of Sabet’s new opera Vanishing Point, in collaboration with Nika Khanjani and commissioned through the Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes program. About Parisa

Toronto, ON, December 2, 2020 — For the past ten years, the Gina Wilkinson Prize has honoured female artists transitioning from one theatre discipline to that of directing. For 2021, Gina’s Prize is moving forward by reimagining the award to recognize female identifying artists who place community and new creation models at the heart of their artistic