January 11, 2021
On January 4, 2021, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) welcomed Heather Alinsangan as she began her new role as Director of Research and Evaluation . Heather steps into the position following the December retirement of her predecessor, Kathryn Townshend.
“I am very pl...
January 4, 2021
Congratulations to our Chair, Rita Davies, who has been named to the Order of Canada, in honour of her leadership and dedication to the arts in Toronto and in the province of Ontario!
Learn more about the December 2020 appointments to the Order of Canada.
October 30, 2020
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) today announced that Dwayne Dixon has joined OAC as Interim Music Officer . He steps in for Jessica Deljouravesh, who will become Interim Associate Director of Granting while Elise Chalmers is on parental leave as of November 2, 2020.
“I...
October 20, 2020
Toronto-based singer-songwriter Danielle Knibbe is this year’s recipient of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC)’s Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song Footnote . The award will be presented on Friday, October 23, during Folk Music Ontario (FMO)’s virtual ...
October 5, 2020
After leading Ontario Arts Council's (OAC) arts research activities for more than 10 years, Kathryn Townshend, Director of Research, Policy and Evaluation , has decided to step down in December 2020 . The job posting for her replacement has an October 30, 2020 application...
September 17, 2020
OAC is producing several informational videos for potential applicants to the new Arts Response Initiative . The videos feature OAC staff in a Q&A format. They use various scenarios to address the three program categories for Individuals , Groups and Collectives and Orga...
September 1, 2020
Given the ongoing evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and changing public health guidelines for travel and public gatherings, OAC will be revising the Touring Projects program so that it can better serve the Ontario arts sector. As such, OAC has made the decision to suspen...
August 11, 2020
The Ontario Arts Council's (OAC) new $1.6 million Arts Response Initiative (ARI) will help Ontario artists and arts organizations respond to challenges posed by the pandemic. Program details and applications are now available here .
What will the Arts Response In...
August 11, 2020
The Ontario Arts Council's (OAC) new $1.6 million Arts Response Initiative (ARI) will help Ontario artists and arts organizations respond to challenges posed by the pandemic. Program details and applications are now available .
What will the Arts Response Initiative sup...
July 13, 2020
Geneviève Painchaud , a bilingual communications and real estate professional from Ottawa, has been appointed to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board of directors.
“I am very pleased that Geneviève has joined the OAC board of directors,” said Rita Davies, OAC Chair . “S...