December 12, 2014
We are pleased to announce that Noora Sagarwala is OAC’s new Touring and Audience Development Officer. Noora’s appointment follows Aengus Finnan’s departure in late May. She will start her new position on January 5, 2015.
Noora brings a diversity of experience to her role...
December 12, 2014
Claudette Jaiko, Franco-Ontarian Arts Officer has decided to step down from her position on February 23, 2015 to return to her filmmaking roots on a project basis. OAC is currently conducting a search for her replacement.
Claudette previously had a long career as a docum...
December 12, 2014
Tangled Art + Disability (Tangled Art), an organization that fosters opportunities for artists with disabilities, has joined the list of recommenders for the Theatre Creators’ Reserve program.
Tangled Art will review and allocate funding to eligible theatre project applic...
December 12, 2014
Community and Multidisciplinary Arts In 2015, two new groupings will replace Community and Multidisciplinary Arts . Community-Engaged Arts and Multi and Inter-Arts will more accurately reflect the activities they support.
The Artists in the Community/Workplace progr...
December 3, 2014
Theatre director, playwright and filmmaker Jordan Tannahill is this year’s recipient of the John Hirsch Director’s Award . It will be presented to him on Tuesday, December 9, at Toronto’s Mercer Union , a centre for contemporary art, where he is giving a performance le...
October 15, 2014
Singer-songwriter Ken Yates is this year’s recipient of the Ontario Arts Council’s (OAC) Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for his song “ The One That Got Away .” The award will be presented on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Folk Music Ontario’s annual conference.
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October 3, 2014
Click here to view an ASL version of the strategic plan Vital Arts and Public Value , the Ontario Arts Council’s (OAC) strategic plan for 2014-2020, is now available on the OAC website. The plan will provide a framework to guide OAC activities, funding programs, and s...
September 16, 2014
Ontario celebrated the winners of the 2014 Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts at a gala event at Roy Thomson Hall this evening.
The annual awards program honours Ontario's outstanding artists and arts organizations. Lee Maracle , a critically acclaimed poet, n...
July 29, 2014
Ontario is celebrating the twelve finalists for the 2014 Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts . The award recognizes extraordinary achievements of the province's artists and arts organizations. The 2014 laureates will be announced at an awards ceremony at Roy Thomson H...
June 27, 2014
The provincial election is now behind us. We will soon be sending congratulatory messages to all returning Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP), and messages of welcome and introduction to all newly elected MPPs. As soon as they’ve had time to settle into their offices, we w...