News
Q & A with Martha Durdin, OAC Chair
Caroline Di Cocco Appointed Minister of Culture
New Board Members Appointed
Recent Results
A listing of recent recipients of OAC grants (deadlines from October 3, 2005 to December 15, 2005)
Dates to Remember
Upcoming OAC program deadlines in Visual and Media Arts, Music and Theatre, etc.
Spotlight
Spotlight on Iroquois beading artist Samuel Thomas.
Postcards from the Road
Stories from Touring grant recipients that have made their way back to us. In this issue, Nexus on tour in northern Ontario and Sampradaya Dance Creations presented by Thunder Bay’s Raag-Rung Music Circle.
Arts Notes
Nomination Reminder for Province’s Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts
UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education
Coming this fall, the Emerging Arts Professionals Web site
QUICK FACT #1
Did you know that there are 130,695 professional artists living in Canada and that 52,485 of these live in Ontario?
(Source: Artists in Canada ’s Provinces, Territories and Metropolitan Areas: A Statistical Analysis Based on the 2001 Census. Report funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Ontario Arts Council)