March 31, 2022
Ottawa-based David Millen has been named to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board of directors.
“The strong community context in David’s professional experience will be an asset to his role on OAC’s board of directors,” said Rita Davies, OAC Chair. “We welcome David...
March 29, 2022
The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is the recipient of the Vida Peene Orchestra Award from the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). The $5,000 award will be presented during their As the Sun Rises concert, taking place at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterboro...
March 23, 2022
Sarah Phillips has joined the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) as Interim Theatre Officer until March 2023. Sarah is filling in for Clelia Farrugia, who is on leave.
Sarah will be managing the three English-language theatre programs, Theatre Projects , Theatre Organization...
March 9, 2022
The Francophone Arts Team is here to help you! The Francophone Arts team will hold a series of info sessions to answer questions about select Francophone project programs with upcoming April, May and June deadlines. More information is available here .
Please note that the...
February 18, 2022
Over the past several months the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has been gathering information that will be the foundation of a new strategic plan. Working closely with Overlap Associates (Waterloo, Ont.), these activities have included:
an online survey last fall with 2,...
February 15, 2022
The Ontario Arts Council is delighted to announce that pianist Angela Hewitt is the recipient of the Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance . This award is presented biennially to an outstanding Canadian performer in the field of classical music, recogniz...
February 11, 2022
As of the 2022-23 fiscal year, all incorporated not-for-profit organizations that apply for Ontario Arts Council (OAC) grants must include their business number on their profile in Nova , OAC’s online grant application system.
Your organization will not be able to subm...
February 3, 2022
The two newest members appointed to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board of directors are Innisfil’s William Moore and Mississauga’s Marek Ruta . “I was delighted to host OAC’s first meeting of 2022 last week with our two newest board members in attendance,” said Rit...
January 10, 2022
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Chair Rita Davies today announced the departure of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carolyn Vesely .
“The OAC Board of Directors wish Carolyn well in her new endeavours and we thank her for her contributions, years of service to OAC and to ...