June 25, 2020
Visual artist Mary Anne Barkhouse is the recipient of the 2020 Ontario Arts Council Indigenous Arts Award . This award, created in 2012, celebrates the work of Indigenous artists and arts leaders who have made significant contributions to the arts in Ontario.
In reco...
June 23, 2020
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) are pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2020 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards . The Schwartz Awards are the only Canadian literary award where student jurors work together to ch...
June 11, 2020
Barbara Gilbert has been named the Ontario Arts Council’s (OAC) new Associate Francophone Arts Officer . Barbara will work closely with Geneviève Trilling, promoted to Francophone Arts Officer earlier this year. Nina Charest , longtime Program Administrator for Francophone...
June 8, 2020
Toronto-based sound designer Deanna H. Cho i is the recipient of the 2020 Pauline McGibbon Award . The announcement was made this morning during the news conference announcing the nominations for the Dora Mavor Moore Awards , which was held online through the Dora Awards Y...
May 7, 2020
Over the past few months, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has redistributed some program assignments. These changes allow OAC to engage resources across the organization in a flexible way – something that is even more important during this ever-changing COVID-19 period.
As p...
May 6, 2020
In April 2020, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) undertook a survey to gather some high-level indicators of the early impact of COVID-19 on OAC-funded organizations. Here are the key highlights from the survey:
The anticipated loss of revenue up to the end of June 2020 d...
May 1, 2020
In April 2020, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) undertook a survey to gather some high-level indicators of the early impact of COVID-19 on OAC-funded organizations. Read about the survey findings here .
April 17, 2020
Last updated: April 17, 2020.
OAC has updated its FAQs to help you navigate our information. Updates will be posted when new information is available. Up-to-date information will also be located on relevant program web pages and in Nova, OAC’s online granting system. Some u...
April 17, 2020
Last updated: April 17, 2020.
OAC has updated its FAQs to help you navigate our information. Updates will be posted when new information is available. Up-to-date information will also be located on relevant program web pages and in Nova, OAC’s online granting system. Some u...
April 17, 2020
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has announced a number of actions to support Ontario’s artists and arts organizations through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These provisions will offer flexibility and support to sustain Ontario’s vital arts community through this difficult per...