December 2006

OAC closes 2006 with the final Newsflash of the year. It has been a busy fall as you will see if you read on. Happy holidays everyone!

NEWS

The arts community turns out to celebrate Arts Day at Queen's Park

OAC creates new Northern Arts program for artists and arts organizations in northern Ontario

Marilyn McIntosh to provide grant application assistance through her role as Northern Arts Consultant in Thunder Bay

Lisa Fitzgibbons joins OAC as Francophone Arts Associate Officer

Two new members appointed to OAC Board 

OAC launches multi-year funding in six operating programs

OAC hosts national meeting for Canadian Public Arts Funders (CPAF)

Ontario's 2007 Pre-Budget Consultations
IMPORTANT! Contribute your ideas for the provincial 2007 budget pre-consultations. Consultations continue in January 2007.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Upcoming OAC program deadlines in Compass, Visual and  Media Arts, Theatre, Aboriginal Arts, etc.

ARTS NOTES

NOTE! Time change for Toronto grant application in-person drop-offs. The new deadline is now 8 p.m. — due to problems caused by 9 p.m. door-crashers in the OAC lobby space on deadline day.

Deadline changes in Aboriginal Arts

OAC hosts meeting for Intergovernmental Roundtable of Arts Funders and Foundations (IRAFF)

Mobile Media Resource Guide now posted on OAC's Web Site

Presentation of Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts delayed to winter 2007.

Congratulations to Linda Beaupré and Zimfira Poloz who were awarded the Ontario Arts Council's (OAC) $8,000 Leslie Bell Prize for choral conducting on November 29, 2006

New Web site resource for arts consultants and cultural organizations in Canada