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...
November 19, 2015
Bramwell Tovey , Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO), is the recipient of the 2015 Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance . The award will be presented to him on Monday, November 23 , at 8 p.m. , as he conducts the VSO’s performa...
November 17, 2015
Ahnee, Boozhoo. The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is pleased to announce that Darlene Naponse is the new interim Northeastern Consultant . Darlene is working part-time out of OAC’s Sudbury office on a one-year contract.
Darlene will be OAC’s representative in the Northea...
October 29, 2015
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra is this year’s recipient of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC)’s Vida Peene Orchestra Award . The $5,000 award will be presented at the opening night of Tafelmusik’s Baroque Masters concert on Thursday, November 5 at 8 p.m., in Jeanne Lam...
October 22, 2015
The winners of the 2015 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts were announced Tuesday evening at the Royal Ontario Museum. Read more about the winners.
Individual Arts Award Emerging Artist Award Arts Organization Award Jane Bunnett ...
October 22, 2015
Montreal orchestral conductor Nicolas Ellis is this year’s recipient of the Ontario Arts Council’s Heinz Unger Award . This national award, presented biennially to an emerging professional Canadian conductor, recognizes talent and promise, musicianship, and commitment to...
October 19, 2015
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the Ontario Women's Directorate have launched the $2.25 million Creative Engagement Fund to Stop Sexual Violence and Harassment in Ontario .
This multi-year funding program will nurture important relationships between the ...
October 14, 2015
Singer-songwriter Graydon James is this year’s recipient of the Ontario Arts Council ’s (OAC) Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award , for his song “ Couldn’t Be Any Worse . ” The award will be presented on Sunday, October 18, 2015 , at Folk Music Ontario’s annual confe...
October 2, 2015
Ontario is celebrating the 12 finalists for the 2015 Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts .
The awards recognize the extraordinary achievements of the province's artists and arts organizations. The 2015 laureates will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Royal ...