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Clelia Farrugia and Soraya Peerbaye named new Theatre and Dance Officers
November 29, 2019
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) today announced staffing appointments for two important granting roles at the agency. Clelia Farrugia has been named the OAC’s new Theatre Officer , and Soraya Peerbaye the new Dance Officer . Both will start in these positions in January...
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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). The $10,000 award will be presented during the first stop of The Frenergy Tour (a collaboration with the European Union Youth Orches...
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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 . This award, created in 2012, celebrates the work of Indigenous artists and arts leaders who have made significant contributions to the arts in Ontario.   Arnold ...
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Suzanne Jarvie receives 2019 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award
September 24, 2019
Toronto-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Suzanne Jarvie is this year’s recipient of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC)’s Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song All In Place . The award will be presented on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at Folk Music Onta...
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Alexandra De Gasperis appointed to board of directors
September 20, 2019
Toronto-based Alexandra De Gasperis has been appointed to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board of directors.   Alexandra’s community involvement began at a young age when she co-founded and became Executive Director of the Burgundy Brick Foundation (BBF) in 2007. The BB...
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OAC launches search as Theatre and Dance Officers announce retirements
September 12, 2019
Pat Bradley, Theatre, Major Organizations and Compass Officer , and Myles Warren, Dance and Awards Officer , are stepping down from their positions in December after more than 18 and 17, respectively, years of service. OAC has posted the job openings with an October 2, 201...
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Board of directors appoints Carolyn Vesely, new CEO
September 4, 2019
Rita Davies, OAC Chair , today announced the selection of Carolyn Vesely as the Ontario Arts Council (OAC)’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) starting January 2, 2020 . Carolyn, OAC’s current Director of Granting, will succeed Director & CEO, Peter Caldwell , who step...
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Upcoming changes to applicants' artistic examples in Nova
August 8, 2019
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is facing a storage squeeze in Nova, our online granting system. We are therefore looking for some administrative savings by reducing the volume of materials from past applications stored within the system. As early as Thursday, August 22 , w...
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Kyan Nademi appointed to the Ontario Arts Council board of directors
July 29, 2019
Kyan Nademi of Toronto is the newest community member to be appointed to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board of directors.   Canadian of Iranian heritage, Kyan says she is firmly anchored in both cultures.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sai...
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Colleen Nelson, Wab Kinew and Joe Morse honoured with 2019 Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards
June 14, 2019
The 2019 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today at Scarborough’s Eastview Public School – a school with a large Indigenous community, offering Ojibwa language instruction and other Indigenous programming.   The winn...
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