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:
