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Results Announcement

Deadline Date: January 13, 2023



This is a third-party recommender program. Recommenders are organizations in the arts community authorized by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to receive and assess grant applications. Recommenders are each allocated a budget and decide which applications are awarded grants. They also determine the amount of each grant. OAC reviews grant recommendations to confirm applicant and project eligibility and issues grant payments to recipients. Recommender decisions are authorized by OAC’s CEO.

To safeguard the integrity of the assessment process, artists who have a conflict of interest with a particular recommender are not eligible to apply to that recommender. An artist is in a conflict of interest if they are:

  • an employee or board member of the recommender organization
  • a person who reviews applications for the recommender
  • an immediate family member of those described above
In addition, recommenders must not approve grants that will be paid back to them in any way.


180 Projects, Sault Ste. Marie
Number of Applications: 4
Total Requested: $6,359
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $6,000
 
Recipients
Martin, Judith E, Sheguiandah, $1,659 
Poldmaa, Taimi, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,200 
Raffan, Geoff, Powassan, $1,641 
Shah, Farihah, Bradford, $1,500 

A Space Gallery, Toronto
Number of Applications: 37
Total Requested: $62,307
Number of Grants Awarded: 13
Total Recommended: $9,500
 
Recipients
Baerg, Jason, Toronto, $1,000 
Feminist Photography Network, Toronto, $1,000 
Flanders, Elle, Toronto, $1,000 
Gomez, Beau, North York, $500 
Hashemi, Elsa, Toronto, $500 
Khan, Noor, Scarborough, $500 
Leo, Nina, Toronto, $500 
Maher, Patty, Caledon, $500 
McKenzie, Heidi, Toronto, $700 
McNeilly, Mosa, Hamilton, $1,000 
Outside the Box Collective, Toronto, $800 
Vasic, Boja, Toronto, $500 
Wood, Natalie, Toronto, $1,000 

Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston
Number of Applications: 19
Total Requested: $29,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 13
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Barrucco, Angelina, Ottawa, $900 
Brandt, S. Maria, Nepean, $500 
Crago, Joyce, Ottawa, $700 
Farhoudi, Mahshid, Gloucester, $500 
ferguson, david, L'Amable, $500 
Goldberg, Howard, Picton, $900 
Laidman, Ryan, Kingston, $1,000 
Radjenovic, Bozica, Ottawa, $500 
Rhodes, Shane, Ottawa, $500 
Steinberg, Ruth, Ottawa, $1,000 
Turnham, Gillian, Peterborough, $500 
Walker, Eric, Ottawa, $500 
Wallis, Susan, Cherry Valley, $1,000 

Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden
Number of Applications: 6
Total Requested: $11,260
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $4,500
 
Recipients
Blundell, Gary, Highlands East, $1,500 
Hawkins, Sandra, Ottawa, $500 
Martini-Dunk, Lisa, Peterborough, $500 
Sarrazin, Jessica, Dalkeith, $500 
Tunnoch, Bob, Marmora and Lake, $1,500 

Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington
Number of Applications: 19
Total Requested: $32,038
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $7,500
 
Recipients
Kaplan, Ruth, Toronto, $1,000 
Kaur, Noni, Mississauga, $2,000 
Luong, Alvin, Toronto, $2,000 
MOTHRA, Toronto, $1,000 
Myhr, Chris, Hamilton, $1,000 
Shafai, Afsaneh, Toronto, $500 

Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph
Number of Applications: 5
Total Requested: $9,033
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Essayh, Rihab, Guelph, $1,000 
Hirmer, Lisa, Guelph, $1,000 
Ozols, Amber, Fergus, $1,000 
Smith, Andrew, Cambridge, $1,000 
Stark, Frank, Guelph, $1,000 

Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
Number of Applications: 19
Total Requested: $32,750
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $6,964
 
Recipients
Facciponte, Fausta, Mississauga, $800 
Fraser, Sarah, Etobicoke, $964 
Keeling, Laura Kay, Hamilton, $500 
McLeod, Christopher, Dundas, $1,000 
Myhr, Chris, Hamilton, $800 
Perreault, Carrie, York, $500 
Ruprai, Ravinder, Hamilton, $700 
Trautrimas, David, Hamilton, $700 
Vegh, Stephanie, Hamilton, $1,000 

Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough
Number of Applications: 9
Total Requested: $16,745
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $5,100
 
Recipients
Fennell, Elizabeth, Peterborough, $500 
ferguson, david, L'Amable, $500 
Forbes, Carol, Peterborough, $1,500 
Hawkins, Sandra, Ottawa, $1,000 
Steinberg, Ruth, Ottawa, $600 
Tunnoch, Bob, Marmora and Lake, $500 
Ward, Victoria, Highlands East, $500 

Art Gallery of Sudbury/Galerie d'art de Sudbury, Sudbury
Number of Applications: 7
Total Requested: $9,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $8,700
 
Recipients
Bertin, Nathalie, Bonfield, $500 
Dawson, Sean-William, Beeton, $1,500 
Derro, Nic, Sudbury, $1,500 
Fairhead, Pat, Bracebridge, $2,000 
McAuliffe, Cassidy, Sudbury, $600 
Murray, Kathleen, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,600 
Peturson, Laura, Callander, $1,000 

Art Museum, University of Toronto, Toronto
Number of Applications: 29
Total Requested: $48,203
Number of Grants Awarded: 11
Total Recommended: $10,500
 
Recipients
Campisi, Julia, Toronto, $500 
Chang, Holly, Toronto, $1,000 
Davidson, Sarah, Toronto, $500 
Lum, Morris, Mississauga, $1,000 
Morton, Ella, Toronto, $1,250 
Munoz, Soledad, Toronto, $2,000 
Patterson, Pam, Toronto, $500 
Poletto, Paola, Toronto, $500 
Rufelds, Miles, Toronto, $1,000 
Samuel, Clare, Toronto, $1,750 
Shim-Sutcliffe, Simon, Toronto, $500 

Art Windsor-Essex, Windsor
Number of Applications: 3
Total Requested: $3,806
Number of Grants Awarded: 3
Total Recommended: $3,806
 
Recipients
Carr, Elaine, Windsor, $2,000 
Janisse-Barlow, Melanie, Windsor, $1,000 
Mayne, Donna, Windsor, $806 

Artcite Inc., Windsor
Number of Applications: 4
Total Requested: $5,250
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $4,250
 
Recipients
Janisse-Barlow, Melanie, Windsor, $1,000 
Laliberte, Mark, Windsor, $1,250 
MacLellan, Douglas, Windsor, $1,000 
Matt, Shannon, Thamesville, $1,000 

Artspace, Peterborough
Number of Applications: 6
Total Requested: $9,893
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $5,100
 
Recipients
Blundell, Gary, Highlands East, $500 
Brown, Barbara, Ottawa, $850 
Doughty, Heather, Keene, $500 
Moreno, Maria, Belleville, $1,000 
Sarrazin, Jessica, Dalkeith, $1,500 
Ward, Victoria, Highlands East, $750 

Le Centre d'artistes Voix Visuelle, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 4
Total Requested: $6,516
Number of Grants Awarded: 3
Total Recommended: $4,200
 
Recipients
Ince, Carole, Ottawa, $500 
Muscat, Joseph, Toronto, $1,900 
Reis, Carolina, Toronto, $1,800 

Conseil des Arts de Hearst, Hearst
Number of Applications: 5
Total Requested: $6,442
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $4,600
 
Recipients
Caron, Annette, Kapuskasing, $1,100 
Dooh-Tousignant, Ai Rei, Toronto, $1,000 
Orion, Gaia Anne, Sebright, $500 
Saint-Pierre, François Xavier, Orleans, $2,000 

Craft Ontario, Toronto
Number of Applications: 19
Total Requested: $28,505
Number of Grants Awarded: 12
Total Recommended: $7,000
 
Recipients
Bischoff, Jess, Toronto, $750 
Cassady-Cain, Robin, Toronto, $500 
Henderson, Amanda, Toronto, $500 
Hogarth, Shiemara, Brampton, $1,000 
Hutchinson, Wendy, Barrie, $500 
Kratschmer, Andreas, Picton, $500 
Lyons, Tanya, Killaloe, $750 
McKenzie, Heidi, Toronto, $500 
Nichol, Wendy, Toronto, $500 
Rataj, Amanda, Hamilton, $500 
Stewart, Carl, Ottawa, $500 
Tasci, Nadia, Toronto, $500 

Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC) - formerly SAW Video, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 7
Total Requested: $11,450
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Dring, Julie, Kitchener, $500 
Jurjans, Katrina, Toronto, $1,550 
Ongman, Emma, Stouffville, $750 
Pagurek, Cheryl, Ottawa, $1,500 
Taler, Laura, Ottawa, $700 

Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph
Number of Applications: 4
Total Requested: $5,712
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Mora, José Andrés, Toronto, $1,288 
Pugen, Geoffrey, Toronto, $2,000 
Simmons, Maria, Burlington, $1,000 
Versa, Guelph, $712 

Forest City Gallery, London
Number of Applications: 1
Total Requested: $1,450
Number of Grants Awarded: 1
Total Recommended: $1,450
 
Recipients
Pratt, Darlene, London, $1,450 

Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury
Number of Applications: 6
Total Requested: $10,020
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $7,800
 
Recipients
Barbeau, Christophe, Toronto, $2,000 
Choisy, Samuel, Toronto, $2,000 
Lefebvre, Hélène, Ottawa, $1,000 
Marois, Karole, Picton, $1,000 
Youssouf, Abdul Wahab, Toronto, $1,800 

SAW, Ottawa (Francophone)
Number of Applications: 6
Total Requested: $10,400
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $5,280
 
Recipients
Bourassa, Josée, Ottawa, $1,250 
Frenière, Nathalie, Alfred, $1,250 
Kwan, Donald, Westmeath, $1,780 
Marois, Karole, Picton, $1,000 

SAW, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 10
Total Requested: $14,430
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $6,800
 
Recipients
Gordon, Atticus, Ottawa, $1,000 
Nnebe, Kosi, Ottawa, $1,000 
Pagurek, Cheryl, Ottawa, $500 
Pantieras, Christos, Ottawa, $1,000 
Stelmackowich, Cindy, Ottawa, $1,000 
Taler, Laura, Ottawa, $1,300 
The Decommissioners, Ottawa, $1,000 

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
Number of Applications: 29
Total Requested: $48,331
Number of Grants Awarded: 19
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Beckly, Steven, Toronto, $500 
Birdi, Jaspal, Brampton, $500 
Brasch, Thomas, Toronto, $500 
Brock, Bryan, Toronto, $500 
Chun, soJin, Toronto, $500 
Crozier, Nicole, Toronto, $500 
Davis, Howard, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $500 
Doucet, Hannah, Toronto, $500 
Hansel, Samantha, Toronto, $500 
Kaplan, Ruth, Toronto, $500 
Lee, Esmond, Scarborough, $500 
Miner, Colin, Toronto, $1,000 
Mohammadmiri, Marzieh, Toronto, $500 
Morton, Ella, Toronto, $500 
Poletto, Paola, Toronto, $500 
Shah, Farihah, Bradford, $500 
Taylor Reid, Peggy, Terra Cotta, $500 
Thalmann, Jessica, Thornhill, $500 
Van Der Hout, Ryan, Toronto, $500 

Gallery Stratford, Stratford
Number of Applications: 5
Total Requested: $9,450
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $4,000
 
Recipients
Abel, Karen Miranda, Cambridge, $500 
Dring, Julie, Kitchener, $1,000 
Galbraith, Sylvia, Fergus, $2,000 
Kelada-Sedra, Roselyn, St. Catharines, $500 

Gendai, Toronto
Number of Applications: 12
Total Requested: $19,777
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $9,800
 
Recipients
Amin, Shahrzad, Oakville, $1,450 
Chen, Kristi, Toronto, $500 
Christi, Jey, Toronto, $750 
Fatapour, Elham, Toronto, $900 
Foster Yardley, Kim, Toronto, $1,350 
Idowu, Biola, Brampton, $2,000 
Kang, Ivetta Sunyoung, Toronto, $550 
Mohammadmiri, Marzieh, Toronto, $500 
Truong, Winnie, Toronto, $1,800 

Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby
Number of Applications: 9
Total Requested: $12,638
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $6,607
 
Recipients
Abel, Karen Miranda, Cambridge, $1,500 
bartholomew, sophia, Guelph, $500 
Gaby-Trotz, Anna, Guelph, $2,000 
LOUIS, CHRIS, Niagara Falls, $500 
McClennan, Tammy, Guelph, $820 
McCullough, Greg, Ridgeway, $525 
Stewart, Jordyn, Grimsby, $762 

Hamilton Artists' Inc., Hamilton
Number of Applications: 17
Total Requested: $29,586
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Alin, Asli, Toronto, $1,500 
ARTIFACTS PERFORMANCE ART, Toronto, $500 
Enright, Emma, Dundas, $500 
Gerhl, Birdie, Hamilton, $1,000 
Hourie, A. Troy, Aurora, $1,550 
O'Callaghan, Anne, Toronto, $750 
Sethi, Meera, Toronto, $1,500 
Shafai, Afsaneh, Toronto, $700 

Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 14
Total Requested: $20,672
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $7,500
 
Recipients
aikawa, leeay, Toronto, $500 
Goodchild, Heather, Toronto, $1,100 
Low-Beer, Susan, Toronto, $500 
Lund, Corwyn, Toronto, $1,000 
McCubbin, Beth, Ottawa, $500 
Narine, Nadira, Toronto, $500 
Salcedo, Camila, Toronto, $800 
SFA, Elycia, Toronto, $1,200 
Tasci, Nadia, Toronto, $900 
Tomlinson, Dale, Toronto, $500 

InterAccess, Toronto
Number of Applications: 7
Total Requested: $12,584
Number of Grants Awarded: 3
Total Recommended: $4,950
 
Recipients
Hidalgo y Teran, Tosca, Toronto, $2,000 
Householder, Johanna, Toronto, $2,000 
Kang, Ivetta Sunyoung, Toronto, $950 

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener
Number of Applications: 7
Total Requested: $11,600
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Dykstra, Magdolene, St. Catharines, $750 
Essayh, Rihab, Guelph, $1,000 
Hernden, Kathryn, Kitchener, $750 
Hobot, Barbara, Kitchener, $1,500 
Riddell, Carolyn, Guelph, $500 
Stark, Frank, Guelph, $500 

Latin American Canadian Art Projects, Toronto
Number of Applications: 6
Total Requested: $7,262
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $5,692
 
Recipients
Arauz, Alejandro, Brantford, $1,500 
Ariza, Juan, Whitchurch-Stoufville, $500 
Chun, soJin, Toronto, $1,280 
Colectivo Satelital, Toronto, $700 
Mora, José Andrés, Toronto, $712 
Ordonez, Cristian, Toronto, $1,000 

Le Labo, Toronto
Number of Applications: 5
Total Requested: $8,800
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $6,800
 
Recipients
Bahrami, Shahla, Ottawa, $1,200 
Cote, Martine, Toronto, $2,000 
Goulet, Lise, Toronto, $2,000 
Lewis, Béatrice, Utterson, $1,600 

MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie
Number of Applications: 5
Total Requested: $9,250
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $5,500
 
Recipients
Aujla, Angela, Innisfil, $1,250 
Bertin, Nathalie, Bonfield, $1,500 
Maize, Andrew, Oro-Medonte, $1,250 
Miller, Sue, Wasaga Beach, $1,500 

McIntosh Gallery, London
Number of Applications: 5
Total Requested: $9,991
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,500
 
Recipients
Butler, Katie, Tecumseh, $1,500 
Jamieson, Trevor, Sarnia, $1,000 
Mushroomman, Dido, London, $1,000 
Novoa, Dario, London, $1,000 
Pate, Zane, London, $1,000 

McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton
Number of Applications: 13
Total Requested: $23,603
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $7,000
 
Recipients
Burgess, Judi, Hamilton, $500 
Cieloszczyk, Michelle, Toronto, $1,000 
Facciponte, Fausta, Mississauga, $1,000 
Hutchinson, Nora, Hamilton, $500 
Mihara Creagen, Sarah, Toronto, $2,000 
Simpson, Dionne, Toronto, $2,000 

Mercer Union, Toronto
Number of Applications: 46
Total Requested: $82,322
Number of Grants Awarded: 20
Total Recommended: $20,054
 
Recipients
Chang, Holly, Toronto, $500 
Cole, Barbara, Toronto, $650 
Crummey, Rachel, Toronto, $1,500 
Gladstone, Julianne, Etobicoke, $700 
Granados, Francisco-Fernando, Toronto, $1,500 
Guo, Anran, Hamilton, $500 
Hadzihasanovic, Sadko, Etobicoke, $1,100 
Husain, Oliver, Toronto, $1,500 
Kamgari, Abedar, Hamilton, $1,000 
Kaplan, Ruth, Toronto, $500 
Kubba, Sukaina, Toronto, $1,529 
Lujan, Jason, Toronto, $1,000 
Nicol, Heather, Toronto, $500 
Perunovich, Vessna, Toronto, $1,800 
Rufelds, Miles, Toronto, $1,000 
Shim-Sutcliffe, Simon, Toronto, $1,625 
Swartz, Amy, Toronto, $500 
Welch, Emma, Toronto, $650 
Yoo, Diana, Markham, $500 
Zorlutuna, Alize, Toronto, $1,500 

Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston
Number of Applications: 11
Total Requested: $19,224
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $4,600
 
Recipients
Brandt, S. Maria, Nepean, $500 
Bruvels, Natalie, Ottawa, $500 
Crago, Joyce, Ottawa, $1,000 
ferguson, david, L'Amable, $500 
Hawkins, Sandra, Ottawa, $500 
Marris, John, Peterborough, $500 
Moreno, Maria, Belleville, $500 
Sundram, Sanjay, Ottawa, $600 

Mouvement d'implication francophone d'Orléans, Orléans
Number of Applications: 3
Total Requested: $3,958
Number of Grants Awarded: 2
Total Recommended: $2,858
 
Recipients
Kratschmer, Andreas, Picton, $1,458 
Orion, Gaia Anne, Sebright, $1,400 

Museum London, London
Number of Applications: 4
Total Requested: $8,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $5,500
 
Recipients
Matt, Shannon, Thamesville, $500 
McNamara, Christopher, Tecumseh, $2,000 
Perry, Susan, Petrolia, $1,000 
Vuletin, Andrea, Chatham, $2,000 

Nia Centre for the Arts, Toronto
Number of Applications: 7
Total Requested: $12,635
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $11,090
 
Recipients
Alexis, Stephane, Ottawa, $2,000 
Campbell, T, Scarborough, $500 
Edo, Sarah, Toronto, $1,940 
Foster Yardley, Kim, Toronto, $650 
Pasipanodya, Chiedza, Toronto, $2,000 
Pryce, Devon, Toronto, $2,000 
x, kalmplex, Toronto, $2,000 

Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catharines
Number of Applications: 14
Total Requested: $22,089
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $7,700
 
Recipients
Chang, Yan Wen, Guelph, $1,550 
Chenard, June Etta, St. Catharines, $500 
D'Intino, Julianna, Thorold, $750 
Davis, Howard, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $800 
Friend, Amy, St. Catharines, $750 
Hirmer, Lisa, Guelph, $1,000 
Jordan, Jessica, St. Catharines, $950 
Middleton, Sandy, St. Catharines, $700 
Szoke, Donna, St. Catharines, $700 

Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Number of Applications: 1
Total Requested: $2,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 1
Total Recommended: $2,000
 
Recipients
Dion Fletcher, Vanessa, Toronto, $2,000 

Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa
Number of Applications: 21
Total Requested: $34,918
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $6,700
 
Recipients
Curreri, Chris, Toronto, $600 
Dart, Jay, Ashburn, $500 
Drumonde, Lucy, Toronto, $500 
Kang, Ivetta Sunyoung, Toronto, $500 
Leo, Nina, Toronto, $500 
MacDonell, Annie, Toronto, $2,000 
Pierce, Sasha, Toronto, $500 
Prieto, Dana, Toronto, $600 
Shackleton, Amy, Oshawa, $500 
Te, Sahar, Toronto, $500 

South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC), Toronto
Number of Applications: 19
Total Requested: $34,516
Number of Grants Awarded: 14
Total Recommended: $17,500
 
Recipients
Adelakun, Destinie, Scarborough, $2,000 
Bandukwala, Nimra, Mississauga, $2,000 
Bishouty, Nour, Toronto, $800 
Chaney, Nadia, Kanata, $550 
Christi, Jey, Toronto, $700 
De Silva, Diwya, Toronto, $1,300 
Delante, John, Ajax, $2,000 
Dykstra, Magdolene, St. Catharines, $1,250 
Naqvi, Zinnia, Toronto, $2,000 
Rowe, Racquel, Woodstock, $1,000 
Sethi, Meera, Toronto, $500 
Shafai, Afsaneh, Toronto, $800 
Vogl, Jacob, Toronto, $600 
Yee, Lan Florence, Toronto, $2,000 

Station Gallery, Whitby
Number of Applications: 14
Total Requested: $24,309
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $7,500
 
Recipients
Dart, Jay, Ashburn, $1,000 
Delgado, Delio, Hamilton, $500 
Finley, Erin, Toronto, $500 
Foley, Zia, Toronto, $500 
Hilton, Tyler, Toronto, $500 
Low-Beer, Susan, Toronto, $500 
Nixon, Emily, Toronto, $500 
O'Callaghan, Anne, Toronto, $1,000 
Talwar, Vicky, Stouffville, $2,000 
Ziaei, Azita, Toronto, $500 

Tangled Art + Disability, Toronto
Number of Applications: 8
Total Requested: $15,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $11,500
 
Recipients
Ghasemzadeh, Naghmeh, Scarborough, $500 
Hewak, Leala, Toronto, $2,000 
Patterson, Pam, Toronto, $1,000 
Stevenson, Kelly, Blyth, $2,000 
Sweeney, Elizabeth, Ottawa, $2,000 
Ware, Syrus, Toronto, $2,000 
Wazney, Morris, Lambton Shores, $2,000 

Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay
Number of Applications: 8
Total Requested: $12,450
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $11,500
 
Recipients
atlookan, lucille, Thunder Bay, $2,000 
Cooper, Carol, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Goldberg, Susan, Thunder Bay, $600 
Krasemann, Stephen, Neebing, $500 
McCuaig, Irene, Kenora, $2,000 
Mindful Makers Collective, Thunder Bay, $1,600 
Neechee Studio, Thunder Bay, $2,000 
wilson-smith, cheryl, Red Lake, $1,800 

Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre, Timmins
Number of Applications: 3
Total Requested: $6,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 3
Total Recommended: $6,000
 
Recipients
Potvin, Robert, Barrie, $2,000 
Weir, Reed, McKellar, $2,000 
Zardo, Jennifer, Orillia, $2,000 

Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound
Number of Applications: 4
Total Requested: $7,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $4,500
 
Recipients
Colley, Bill, Port Elgin, $500 
Earle, Melanie, Meaford, $1,500 
White, Julia, Chatsworth, $700 
xbent, nicholas, Meaford, $1,800 

Trinity Square Video, Toronto
Number of Applications: 31
Total Requested: $56,936
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Barrable-Tishauer, Sarah, Toronto, $1,500 
Gerhl, Birdie, Hamilton, $1,000 
Gomez, Beau, North York, $500 
Gonzales, Ella, Pickering, $1,000 
Kamgari, Abedar, Hamilton, $1,000 
Laxton, Dorothy Ogda, Scarborough, $500 
Morrissette, Suzanne, York, $1,000 
Oppel, Sophia, Toronto, $500 
Ramsey, Laura, Toronto, $2,000 
sabet, sophie, Toronto, $1,000 

Varley Art Gallery, Markham
Number of Applications: 13
Total Requested: $20,621
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $6,000
 
Recipients
Alin, Asli, Toronto, $500 
Komeylian, Zahra, Richmond Hill, $1,000 
Matheson, Tyler, Mississauga, $500 
Miner, Colin, Toronto, $1,000 
Patterson, Pam, Toronto, $500 
Poletto, Paola, Toronto, $500 
Toutounji, Ghazi, Mississauga, $500 
Yoo, Diana, Markham, $1,500 

White Water Gallery, North Bay
Number of Applications: 7
Total Requested: $13,438
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $8,200
 
Recipients
Adamson, Robbie, Bruce Mines, $1,000 
Eichhorn, Virginia, Midland, $2,000 
Kitchen, Kim, North Bay, $1,550 
Lupo, Max, Barrie, $700 
Read, Janet, Innisfil, $2,000 
Ross, Clare, King City, $950 

Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford
Number of Applications: 1
Total Requested: $1,850
Number of Grants Awarded: 1
Total Recommended: $1,850
 
Recipients
Jacobs-Blum, Alex, Mount Hope, $1,850 

City of Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock
Number of Applications: 3
Total Requested: $6,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 3
Total Recommended: $3,800
 
Recipients
Foti, Renato, Kitchener, $1,050 
Friend, Amy, St. Catharines, $1,250 
Kelada-Sedra, Roselyn, St. Catharines, $1,500 

Workman Arts, Toronto
Number of Applications: 16
Total Requested: $25,062
Number of Grants Awarded: 13
Total Recommended: $14,000
 
Recipients
ARTIFACTS PERFORMANCE ART, Toronto, $600 
Cole, Nathan, Toronto, $1,000 
Dziong, Dorota, Toronto, $1,500 
Ghasemzadeh, Naghmeh, Scarborough, $1,500 
Jones, Robin, Toronto, $1,500 
Komeylian, Zahra, Richmond Hill, $800 
Laxton, Dorothy, Scarborough, $900 
Mataija, Wendy, Toronto, $500 
Meicholas, Anastasia, Scarborough, $1,000 
Miller, Richard, Toronto, $1,600 
Stephen, Kristen, Toronto, $1,000 
Taylor-Jones, Shannon, London, $600 
Turnham, Gillian, Peterborough, $1,500 

YYZ Artists' Outlet, Toronto
Number of Applications: 35
Total Requested: $59,052
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Berecochea, Ximena, Toronto, $1,000 
Di Gregorio, Olivia, Toronto, $500 
Jones, Aaron, Pickering, $1,000 
Khan, Noor, Scarborough, $1,000 
Knight, Althea, Ottawa, $1,000 
Laxton, Dorothy Ogda, Scarborough, $500 
Leo, Nina, Toronto, $1,000 
Nicol, Heather, Toronto, $1,500 
Stableford, Rachel, Toronto, $500 
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Toronto Location
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Thunder Bay Location
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Ontario Arts Council


For more than 60 years, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians. The OAC reached 27.4 million people through events and arts education activities across the province in 2021-22. In 2024-25, OAC invested its grant program budget of $52.2 million in 204 communities across 123 Ontario ridings, providing 1,969 grants to individual artists and 1,030 grants to organizations.

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