June 1, 2015
Theatre director Mumbi Tindyebwa is the recipient of the 2015 Pauline McGibbon Award . She received the award today at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards news conference at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
About Mumbi Tindyebwa Mumbi Tindyebwa. (Photo: Ma...
May 29, 2015
We would like to thank Laurie McGauley, Northeastern Consultant for her contribution to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). Laurie has decided to retire as of June 5, 2015 . Laurie has been a wonderful resource for artists in northeastern Ontario and a knowledgeable and warm ...
May 4, 2015
First and foremost, I’d like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Martha Durdin, whose unprecedented three terms as Chair of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) concluded on February 9, 2015. For all of us at OAC, board and staff, it has been a tremendous privilege to work wit...
May 4, 2015
Judith Gelber has been appointed OAC Vice-Chair, while Martha Durdin, our longest-serving Chair, recently completed her third three-year term in February. As Vice-Chair, Judith will helm OAC’s board of directors until a new Chair is named by an Order in Council through the Go...
May 4, 2015
In February, we announced the re-appointment of Peter Caldwell as Director & CEO of the Ontario Arts Council for the next five years. Since joining OAC as Director & CEO on February 6, 2012, Peter has guided and overseen activities related to OAC’s 50th anniversary, creation ...
May 4, 2015
Sharada K. Eswar is the newest Cultural Animator contracted to help support the development of community-engaged arts projects. Working with the Mississauga Arts Council, Sharada is raising awareness about OAC’s Artists in the Community/Workplace program and is guiding artist...
April 22, 2015
The 2015 shortlist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards was announced today. The winners will be selected by student juries from Toronto’s Alexander Muir / Gladstone Avenue Junior and Senior Public School and will be announced there on Friday, Ma...
April 21, 2015
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is expanding access to its Artists in Education ( AIE) program to include Francophone Cultural Centres . Until now this program only supported professional artists working with students in classroom settings. Now, French-speaking artists may...
March 20, 2015
Judith Gelber has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), while Martha Durdin , OAC’s longest serving Chair, recently completed her third three-year term in February. As Vice-Chair, Judith will helm OAC’s board of directors until a new Chair is name...
February 23, 2015
Results from the Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council Yes I Dance National Survey
Canadians love to dance! How do we know? We asked. The Canada Council for the Arts , with support from the Ontario Arts Council , conducted the nation-wide # YesIdance su...