June 16, 2021
Franco-Ontarian director Dillon Orr is the recipient of the 2021 Pauline McGibbon Award . The announcement was made this morning during the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)’s Dora Ancillary Awards Presentation , which was held online on TAPA’s YouTube ch...
June 16, 2021
Jani Lauzon is the recipient of this year’s John Hirsch Director’s Award . The announcement was made this morning during the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)’s Dora Ancillary Awards Presentation , which was held online on TAPA’s YouTube channel .
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June 9, 2021
Today, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) released the shortlists for the 2021 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards . The Schwartz Awards are the only Canadian literary award where student jurors work together to choose the ...
May 5, 2021
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) invites arts communities across the province to join in OAC’s next strategic planning process. Over the next eight weeks, Overlap Associates (Waterloo) will lead us through a range of activities to explore:
how OAC’s granting programs ...
April 16, 2021
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has relaunched the Chalmers Professional Development Projects program. Applications for the June 3 deadline are now open in Nova, OAC’s online grant application system.
What is the Chalmers Professional Development Projects program? Th...
April 15, 2021
Applying for an arts grant can be confusing or overwhelming. This spring, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is offering a series of webinars for Ontario-based artists and arts groups to learn the basics of applying for OAC funding.
These webinars are for people who:
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March 31, 2021
Westport’s Robin Jones is the newest member to be appointed to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board of directors.
Robin brings significant professional expertise to the OAC board in addition to her love of both music and ceramics. Currently she serves as the mayor...
March 11, 2021
Ottawa-based Lilly Obina has been appointed to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board of directors.
“We are delighted to welcome Lilly to OAC’s board of directors,” said Rita Davies, OAC Chair . “Lilly’s business and IT expertise, her work in the public sector, as wel...
March 9, 2021
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is announcing a granting program designed to support collaborative initiatives developed by artists and the arts presenters that engage them. Activities funded through the program will develop sustainable ways of sharing artistic works with audi...
March 9, 2021
Temporary program for artists and presenters working together on projects
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is announcing a granting program designed to support collaborative initiatives developed by artists and the arts presenters that engage them. Activities funded thr...