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		<title>2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards presented to Jennifer Maruno, Miki Sato and Kate Blair</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, June 22, 2026 – The 2026 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today during a school assembly at Brock Public School in Toronto, Ont. The winners were selected by two juries of young readers from the school – a jury of grade 4 students selected the recipient of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Arnab Sen Awarded the Tim Sims Encouragement Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, June 11, 2026 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce that Arnab Sen is the 2026 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. Arnab was selected for the award by the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Clay and Paper Theatre presented with the annual Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, June 1, 2026 – The Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) are delighted to announce that Clay and Paper Theatre is this year’s recipient of the $25,000 Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant. This annual grant recognizes advances in theatrical design and the promotion of environmental sustainability [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shortlists for the 2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children&#8217;s Book Awards Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, May 26, 2026 – Today, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) released the shortlists for the 2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards. The Schwartz Awards are the only Canadian literary award where student jurors work together to choose the winning books. Student juries from Brock Public School [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ontario Arts Foundation Announces the Inaugural Tom Phillips Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, May 12, 2026 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the Tom Phillips Prize. Established by the late Thomas Vincent Phillips, these annual awards celebrate emerging Ontario visual artists, media artists and craft artists in recognition and support of their evolving artistic practices. Awards of $10,000 are presented [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ontario Arts Foundation Disburses $5.0 million to Arts Organizations Across Ontario</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, April 15, 2026 &#8211; The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today that $ 5.0 million in endowment income was paid to 255 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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Renowned choreographer and educator Lata Pada awarded the Eldred Family Dance Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, March 25, 2026 – Celebrated dancer, choreographer and educator Lata Pada is this year’s recipient of the Eldred Family Dance Award. This annual award recognizes exceptional achievement and creative ability in dance by an established Ontario choreographer and comes with a $60,000 cash award. Beginning in 2026, the Eldred Family Dance Award will also [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Debbie Patterson Awarded the 2026 Gina Wilkinson Prize</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ann Boyd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto –March 10, 2026– The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce Debbie Patterson as the recipient of the 15th annual Gina Wilkinson Prize. Gina’s Prize recognizes theatre artists from underrepresented genders including cis women, trans women, and non-binary peoples with demonstrated bodies of work, who are recognized by their communities for their practice, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2025 Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program Grants Announced</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ann Boyd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, December 9, 2025 &#8211; The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2025 grant recipients from the Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program: Acquisition GrantsCanadian Clay &#38; Glass Gallery $10,000Carleton University Art Gallery $17,500Doris McCarthy Gallery $20,000Ottawa Art Gallery $12,000Robert McLaughlin Gallery $20,000Woodstock Art Gallery $17,766 Development Grant Textile Museum [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Anna Gallagher-Ross awarded the Jini Stolk Creative Fellowship</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ann Boyd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto ON, December 3, 2025 — Anna Gallagher-Ross, Senior Manager of Programming at The Bentway, has been awarded the third annual 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 two years [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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