May 12, 2016
The 2016 shortlist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards was announced today. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Schwartz Children's Book Awards – the only Canadian literary award where student juries work together to choose the winning ...
May 11, 2016
Statistics Canada 's release today of the Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2010 to 2014 report is providing insight into the economic importance of arts and culture in Ontario and across Canada.
The figures in the report measure the contribution of cult...
April 27, 2016
Last fall, Ontario's arts community came out in force to participate in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS)'s consultation to develop a Culture Strategy for Ontario . Now is your chance to review the draft Culture Strategy and provide further input. This ...
March 24, 2016
Clelia Farrugia has been appointed Francophone Arts Officer at the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). Initially hired as Interim Associate Francophone Arts Officer, Clelia quickly stepped in when Acting Francophone Arts Officer, François Boivin, made the decision to leave O...
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...