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Earl Lee receives the 2018 Heinz Unger Award. (Photo: Jag Gundu/Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
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ShoShona Kish (centre) of Digging Roots performs during the Gchi Dewin Indigenous Storytellers Festival at the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts in Parry Sound, a co-presentation by MUSKRAT Magazine and ReZ 91.3 FM. (Photo: Robert Snache)
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Community-engaged artist Claudia Salguero (background left) works on a mural with participants of MASC’s Awesome Arts program in Ottawa. (Photo: Micheline Shoebridge)
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From left: Andrew Hodwitz, Samantha Piper, Will Lamond and Justine Lewis perform in Magnus Theatre’s production Back in 59 in Thunder Bay. (Photo: Matthew Goertz)
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Installation view of Better Off Alone by performance and visual artist Kite (a.k.a. Suzanne Kite) during Loner Culture, a group exhibition presented by InterAccess as part of imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto. (Photo: Britney Townsend)
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Interim CEO Announcement
January 10, 2022
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Chair Rita Davies today announced the departure of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carolyn Vesely.
New Indigenous Arts Support program provides funding for aspiring and established Indigenous artists and arts organizations
December 10, 2021
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has established Indigenous Arts Support, a $4-million grant program announced in early November by the Honourable Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries.
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The Ontario Arts Council is closed for the holidays
December 24, 2021
Please note that OAC will be closed as of 3 p.m. ET on December 24, 2021 through January 3, 2022. During this time, staff will not be available to help with grant applications, except for the Indigenous Arts Support program. The OAC reopens on Tuesday January 4, 2022.
In Memoriam: Former OAC board member Senator Josée Forest-Niesing
November 22, 2021
It is with sadness that the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board and staff learned of the death of former board member and Sudbury resident Josée Forest-Niesing, on November 20 from COVID-19 related causes.
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This video was created by the Ontario Arts Council as a tool to highlight the significance of Indigenous cultural protocols in the arts.
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On this page you will find the deadlines for granting programs serving various arts communities, artistic practices and disciplines.
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The Ontario Arts Council has launched a series of American Sign Language (ASL) videos about the grant application and assessment process.
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The mandate of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is to foster the creation and production of art for the benefit of all Ontarians.
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This workbook provides guidance on how to develop community-engaged arts projects, along with resources, references and funding sources to help get such projects off the ground.
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