March 9, 2022
The Francophone Arts Team is here to help you! The Francophone Arts team will hold a series of info sessions to answer questions about select Francophone project programs with upcoming April, May and June deadlines. More information is available here .
Please note that the...
February 18, 2022
Over the past several months the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has been gathering information that will be the foundation of a new strategic plan. Working closely with Overlap Associates (Waterloo, Ont.), these activities have included:
an online survey last fall with 2,...
February 15, 2022
The Ontario Arts Council is delighted to announce that pianist Angela Hewitt is the recipient of the Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance . This award is presented biennially to an outstanding Canadian performer in the field of classical music, recogniz...
February 11, 2022
As of the 2022-23 fiscal year, all incorporated not-for-profit organizations that apply for Ontario Arts Council (OAC) grants must include their business number on their profile in Nova , OAC’s online grant application system.
Your organization will not be able to subm...
February 3, 2022
The two newest members appointed to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board of directors are Innisfil’s William Moore and Mississauga’s Marek Ruta . “I was delighted to host OAC’s first meeting of 2022 last week with our two newest board members in attendance,” said Rit...
January 10, 2022
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Chair Rita Davies today announced the departure of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carolyn Vesely .
“The OAC Board of Directors wish Carolyn well in her new endeavours and we thank her for her contributions, years of service to OAC and to ...
December 10, 2021
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has established Indigenous Arts Support , a $4-million grant program announced in early November by the Honourable Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries.
The one-time project program supports the artist...
November 29, 2021
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has launched a series of American Sign Language (ASL) videos about the grant application and assessment process . They include information about OAC services and supports for Deaf artists and artists with disabilities.
The following vi...
November 22, 2021
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It is with sadness that the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) board and staff learned of the death of former board member and Sudbury resident Josée Forest-Niesing , on November 20 from COVID-19 related causes.
Josée was appointed to OAC’s...