August 29, 2017
Ontario is increasing funding to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to support the continued success of the province's thriving arts sector.
Premier Kathleen Wynne and Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, were at the Berkeley Street Theatre in Toronto today...
August 9, 2017
We’ve just completed a system update that will make it easier to maintain your organization’s profile in Nova. Therefore, we require all organizations to confirm the contact information on their profile.
Any information you’ve added to date will still be there – we jus...
June 12, 2017
Arts leader Denise Bolduc is the recipient of the 2017 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.
Denise will r...
June 8, 2017
A new Ontario Arts Council (OAC) study conducted by Nanos Research shows that Ontario residents recognize the important contribution of the arts to vibrant, livable communities.
Impressions of the Impact of the Arts on Quality of Life and Well-Being in Ontario ...
May 30, 2017
Toronto-based set and costume designer Joanna Yu is the recipient of the 2017 Pauline McGibbon Award . She was presented the award today by Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell , at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards news conference.
This ...
May 19, 2017
Ontario is supporting 9 new artistic projects through the Creative Engagement Fund to help change social norms and attitudes that perpetuate sexual violence.
The Creative Engagement Fund supports partnerships between arts organizations, artists and sexual violence prevent...
May 19, 2017
Burlington – The 2017 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today at Burlington’s Frontenac Public School . The winners were selected by two juries of young readers from the school – a jury of grade 3 and 4 students selected ...
April 12, 2017
The 2017 shortlist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards was announced today. The Schwartz Awards are the only Canadian literary award where student jurors work together to choose the winning books.
This year’s winners will be chosen by two stu...
March 2, 2017
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is pleased to announce that Darlene Naponse has been appointed Indigenous Community Engagement Developer effective February 16, 2017.
The Indigenous Community Engagement Developer is a newly created role established to lead the communit...
February 13, 2017
The Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council undertook three digital and interactive initiatives that resulted in the first ever Canada Dance Mapping Study . These are now available online and include:
A nation-wide Yes I dance survey reached ou...