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Visual artist Kent Monkman receives the Artist award the 2017 Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. (Photo: Bard Azima)
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Remapping the Illegitimate Border (Countering the Legacy of the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent)
, an installation piece by artist Dylan Miner in collaboration with Indigenous and Latino Youth of Waawayeyaattanong, the Autonomous Windsor-Detroit Borderlands, at the Art Gallery of Windsor during the
Border Cultures: Part One (homes, land)
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Photographer Nadya Kwandibens (
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Alexandra De Gasperis appointed to board of directors
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Kyan Nademi appointed to the Ontario Arts Council board of directors
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Small-press publisher Paper Rocket displays assorted books during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival at the Toronto Reference Library. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Public Library)
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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform during the Ottawa Jazz Festival at Confederation Park. (Photo: Chris Parker)
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Supergroup drumming ensemble Grand Bateria Express performs during the Lulaworld Music Festival at Dundas West Fest in Toronto. (Photo: Anna Encheva)
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Tanya Howard and Dylan Tedaldi perform in The National Ballet of Canada’s production of Le Petit Prince at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. (Photo: Aleksandar Antonijevic)
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Hip-hop artist Kimya performs during the Franco-Ontarian Games at the Civic Centre Arena in Woodstock. (Photo: Véronique Giguère)
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Kim Wheatley (centre) performs during the opening ceremony for RMG Fridays: Origins at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. (Photo: Colin Burwell, Empty Cup Media)
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Independent choreographer and media artist Laura Taler (right) works with crew filming on location. (Photo: Dagie Brundet)
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Jazz pianist, composer and producer Justin Kauflin performs at the Stratus Vineyards Press Alley in Niagara-on-the-Lake during Bravo Niagara!’s Spring into Music Series. (Photo: Alex Heidbuechel)
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Artist Sasha Opeiko prepares for her exhibition as part of the FREE SPACE self-directed residency project in Windsor. (Photo: Laura Service)
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Actors (left to right) Bryan Morneau, Milva Ménard, David Boutin and Annick Léger in the Théâtre de la Vieille 17 's production of Un vent se lève qui éparpille. (Photo: Marianne Duval)
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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.
The arts are essential to the quality of life, cultural identity, social well-being and economic prosperity of Ontario. Access to and participation in the arts enhances lives, fosters creativity and innovation, and strengthens communities. OAC is committed to ensuring equitable access for everyone, with particular emphasis on six priority groups, and the organizations that serve them and the public.
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National Youth Orchestra of Canada receives 2019 Vida Peene Orchestra Award
November 6, 2019
The National Youth Orchestra of Canada is the recipient of the 2019 Vida Peene Orchestra Award from the Ontario Arts Council (OAC).
Arnold Jacobs honoured with 2019 Ontario Arts Council Indigenous Arts Award
October 8, 2019
Visual artist Arnold Jacobs is the recipient of the 2019 Ontario Arts Council Indigenous Arts Award.
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