Results Announcement
Deadline Date:
November 6, 2025
Jurors:
Basila Mbomba, Christian, Ottawa (French panel)
Bourbonnais, Daphné, Toronto (French panel)
Deresti, Frank, Sault Ste. Marie (English panel)
Frayne, Rob, Ottawa (English panel)
Kanutski, Sara, Thunder Bay (English panel)
Lim-Sersan, Deniz, Ottawa (English panel)
Mighty, Haviah, Grimsby (English panel)
Nabi, Sam, Kitchener (English panel)
Nguyen, Kaede, Ottawa (French panel)
Persaud, Lydia, Toronto (English panel)
Pimienta Barajas, Alheli, Toronto (English panel)
Juries are generally used to assess project grant applications at the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). Juries evaluate applications using specific program criteria and decide which applicants should receive grants. In programs that do not have pre-determined grant levels, they also determine the amount of each grant. The number of grants and the amounts are based on the program budget. Jury decisions are authorized by OAC’s CEO.
To safeguard the integrity of the peer assessment process, we do not allow anyone who has a direct conflict of interest with an application to serve on an assessment panel where that application is to be reviewed. Indirect conflicts of interest are managed by a standard OAC procedure.
Number of Applications:
460
Total Requested:
$3,933,705
Number of Grants Awarded:
65
Total Recommended:
$513,250
Recipients:
Abbott, Shanti, Toronto, $10,000
Abramovitz, Eric, Toronto, $10,000
Alfano, Maria-Therese, Brampton, $9,000
Ali, Turunesh, Toronto, $7,000
Anderson-Bowes, Julian, Toronto, $10,000
Anthony, Tafari, Toronto, $8,000
Arcentales, Marcos, Toronto, $9,500
Aspen, Mars, Ottawa, $9,500
Brown, Zakisha, Toronto, $7,000
Burgos, Thomas, Toronto, $1,750
Cervini, Ernesto, Toronto, $10,000
Chikte, Agneya, Toronto, $10,000
CHMST, THE, Toronto, $9,500
Colonico, Andy, Welland, $4,000
Coryn, Thalia, Toronto, $8,000
Dillen, Lauren, Toronto, $10,000
DiStefano, Brendan, Toronto, $4,000
Drumheller Music Association of Ontario, Toronto, $10,000
Edrock, North York, $10,000
Evans, Oscar, Kingston, $9,000
Ferreira, Adam, Toronto, $10,000
Finely Tuned Elephant, Ottawa, $5,910
Fox-Revett, Jeremy, London, $4,000
Geen, Jenna, Toronto, $3,974
Givens, Makinna, Fenelon Falls, $4,000
Good Grief Writes, Toronto, $4,000
Goyeau, Jillian, Windsor, $4,000
Gray, Saya, Toronto, $9,500
Harvey, Jon, Hamilton, $7,556
Haywood, Kamilah, Milton, $3,640
Herbiet, Victor, Ottawa, $4,550
Houston, Charlie, Toronto, $4,000
kaadan, Nour, Toronto, $9,000
Kain, Adria, Toronto, $10,000
Kattini, Yarah, Maple, $4,000
Kobo Town, Toronto, $9,300
Kweto, Jeff, Ottawa, $10,000
La Roche-Francoeur, Eudes, Toronto, $7,725
LAL, Toronto, $8,000
Ledbetter, Jeremy, Toronto, $10,000
Lopez, Khadijah, Mississauga, $10,000
McFarlane, Densil, Toronto, $10,000
Mitro, Liam, Toronto, $9,425
Movio, Amanda, London, $10,000
Muipatayi, David, Ottawa, $7,725
Music Around the Corner, Toronto, $4,000
Music, iskwē, Toronto, $7,555
Naiman, Hannah, Huntsville, $10,000
Nimmons, Sean, Toronto, $9,500
Okavango African Orchestra, Toronto, $9,900
Riyad, Illarra, Toronto, $3,990
Rotella, Evan, Niagara Falls, $10,000
Roth, Artie, Toronto, $10,000
Russell, Tamari, Toronto, $7,000
Santo, Zoë, Mono, $8,300
Savino, Joseph, Toronto, $10,000
Shilling, Zeegwon, Wasauksing First Nation, $4,000
Smallman, Jeff, Hensall, $10,000
TOMI, AIKO, Markham, $10,000
Trothen, Stephen, Kitchener, $7,550
Wallace, Skye, Toronto, $10,000
Webb, Steven, Toronto, $5,400
West, Brodie, Toronto, $10,000
Yohannes, Liza, Toronto, $10,000
Zubek, Mark, Toronto, $9,500