March 4, 2016
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is partnering with NDN Talent Collective to run the Aboriginal Musicians Travel Assistance program.
The program supports emerging and established Ontario-based Aboriginal musicians and songwriters/composers to attend performance...
March 2, 2016
Mark V. Campbell has been appointed to the board of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). Mark is a co-founder of the Nia Centre for the Arts, an organization he left in 2015 that is devoted to exploring the arts and culture of the African diaspora. Based in Pickering, Mark ...
February 8, 2016
Circle Village of Huts, from La pêche blanche (2009) by Lise Beaudry.
Travelling Light – Views of Ontario , a trilingual website project initiated by the Ontario-Jiangsu Tourism Cooperation (OJTC) is shining a spotlight on eight remarkable art photographers f...
January 29, 2016
We are now located at 121 Bloor Street East, 7 th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3M5.
Grant applicants, please note the new deadline date policy: 5 p.m. sharp!
This policy applies to hand delivered applications and will be effective once our application process is ...
January 26, 2016
Jerry Zhang and Kerry Swanson have joined the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) as Director of Finance and Administration and Associate Director of Granting , respectively.
“We are delighted to have two such seasoned professionals joining OAC’s leadership team,” said ...
January 13, 2016
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC)’s Compass program has two new components. Compass is the program that funds capacity-building for organizations and professional development for individuals. Both of the program’s existing components remain.
The new categories...
January 12, 2016
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) invites you to nominate an Aboriginal artist or arts leader for the Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Award . The nomination deadline is Wednesday, February 17, 2016 .
About the Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Award The a...
December 17, 2015
Clelia Farrugia has been appointed Interim Associate Francophone Arts Officer at the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). Clelia was hired to fill in for François Boivin, who is currently serving as Acting Francophone Arts Officer. Effective immediately, Clelia will be assuming t...
December 10, 2015
Jessica Deljouravesh has been appointed the Ontario Arts Council's (OAC) Popular and World Music Officer . Jessica replaces Michael Murray, who left OAC to helm the Toronto Musicians’ Association (Local 149 of the American Federation of Musicians/Canadian Federation of Mu...
November 20, 2015
Dance schools, studios, companies, presenters and service organizations are invited to take a survey to provide insight into the way dance impacts Canadians. Launched by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), the survey attempts to answer som...