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Toronto, December 1, 2003 – Vancouver mezzo-soprano Judith Forst is the first winner of the $15,000 Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Classical Singing. Established by Norman Walford, the former Executive Director of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), and his partner Paul de Hueck, former Production Manager for arts programming at CBC television, the awards recognize […]

Toronto, November 28, 2003 – The ninth annual Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for the Arts (The Jackman-Bickell Awards) were awarded this evening to 17 arts organizations from throughout Ontario in a special ceremony held at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. These esteemed Awards, which are Canada’s largest monetary prizes for arts organizations, recognize Ontario-based arts organizations that have maintained

Toronto, May 7, 2003 ó Two student juries from Rose Avenue Public School in Toronto, Ontario, today announced the winners of the 2003 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award.   This year the prize money has been doubled from $5,000 to $10,000.  Grade 4 students awarded the children’s picture book prize to The Night Walker written by Richard Thompson, illustrated by Martin Springett.  The author and illustrator

THE K. M. HUNTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 120 Adelaide Street West, Suite 2150Toronto, OntarioM5H 1T1 Toronto [May 5, 2003] – The K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation announced today the recipients of the 2003 K.M. Hunter Artist Awards. Every year awards in the amount of $8,000 each are given to artists in the fields of dance, literature, music, theatre and the

Toronto, March 25, 2003 ó The finalists for the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award were announced today.  This national award ó one for a children’s picture book and one for a young adult/middle reader book ó recognizes authors and illustrators from across Canada who demonstrate artistic excellence in children’s literature.  Two juries of schoolchildren from Rose Avenue Public School in Toronto, Ontario, will adjudicate and

Toronto, December 11, 2002 ó The eighth annual Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for the Arts (The Jackman-Bickell Awards) were awarded today to 17 arts organizations from throughout Ontario in a ceremony held at Queen’s Park in Toronto.  These esteemed Awards, which are Canada’s largest monetary prizes for arts organizations, recognize Ontario-based arts organizations for demonstrating exceptional private sector and community support,

Toronto, November 29, 2002 ó Canadian composers Alexina Louie and Alex Pauk have won the Louis Applebaum Composers Award for excellence in music composition for film and television.    The announcement of the winners and presentation of the $10,000 Award took place at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto tonight at an event which also celebrated the publication of Walter Pitman’s new book, Louis Applebaum: