Bruce Bennett

Toronto, November 28, 2022 – The Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) are delighted to announce the launch of the Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant, recognizing advances in theatrical design and the promotion of environmental sustainability in live theatre. Toronto-based theatre companies are eligible to apply for

Toronto, November 24, 2022 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2022 grants from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program: Acquisition Grants Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington $15,000 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton $18,000 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo $6,000 Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Scarborough $4,900 Ottawa

Toronto, October 24, 2022 –  Afarin Mansouri (Toronto) 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 award is in support of Mansouri’s new opera Zuleykha, which is sung in the Farsi language and features traditional Eastern music within the European

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 AutorinoMiguel Hernandez Autorino is a Venezuelan artist and designer who immigrated to Canada in 2014 and is now living in Peterborough.

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