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...
February 19, 2015
On February 20, Claudette Jaiko is stepping down from her position as the Ontario Arts Council 's OAC Franco-Ontarian Arts Officer after five years of service.
During her time at OAC, Claudette has been key to initiating partnerships with other funders and nurturing n...
February 18, 2015
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) today announced Rachel Rensink-Hoff as the latest recipient of the Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting . She will receive the award at a performance of the McMaster University Choir and the McMaster Chamber Choir at Hamilton’s Centr...