News Releases
Shortlists for the 2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards Announced
26 May 2026
Toronto, May 26, 2026 – Today, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) released...
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Ontario Arts Foundation Announces the Inaugural Tom Phillips Prize
12 May 2026
Toronto, May 12, 2026 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of...
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Ontario Arts Foundation Disburses $5.0 million to Arts Organizations Across Ontario
15 April 2026
Toronto, April 15, 2026 – The Ontario Arts Foundation announced today that $ 5.0 million in endowment...
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Renowned choreographer and educator Lata Pada awarded the Eldred Family Dance Award
25 March 2026
Toronto, March 25, 2026 – Celebrated dancer, choreographer and educator Lata Pada is this year’s recipient...
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Debbie Patterson Awarded the 2026 Gina Wilkinson Prize
10 March 2026
Toronto –March 10, 2026– The Gina Wilkinson Prize Committee is pleased to announce Debbie Patterson as...
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2025 Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program Grants Announced
09 December 2025
Toronto, December 9, 2025 – The Ontario Arts Foundation and The Gordon Foundation are pleased to...
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Anna Gallagher-Ross awarded the Jini Stolk Creative Fellowship
03 December 2025
Toronto ON, December 3, 2025 — Anna Gallagher-Ross, Senior Manager of Programming at The Bentway, has...
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Artist Ibrahim Abusitta awarded the Laura Ciruls Painting Award
04 November 2025
Toronto, November 4, 2025 – Ibrahim Abusitta is this year’s recipient of the Laura Ciruls Painting Award. ...
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Nominations Open for the 2026 Gina Wilkinson Prize
01 October 2025
Toronto, October 1, 2025 – Gina’s Prize is now accepting nominations for 2026 Gina Wilkinson Prize.
ELIGIBILITYTheatre...
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Charles Hong Honoured with Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award
22 September 2025
Toronto, September 22, 2025 – Charles Hong is the recipient of the $15,000 Ontario Arts Foundation Artist...
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Challenging Markets
Challenging Markets
26 May 2026
A year ago, I wrote: “As we entered 2025, few people suspected the sheer volume of turbulence we have...
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Mixed Results
Mixed Results
05 February 2026
The North American markets gained substantial ground in 2025 and technology companies, particularly those...
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A Frothy Market
A Frothy Market
22 October 2025
Driven by a reduction in the prime interest rate in both Canada and the U.S. as well the growth in the...
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Continued Volatility
Continued Volatility
10 September 2025
Last quarter we wrote about the volatility in the markets in the early part of the year. While a little...
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Strong First Quarter Performance
Strong First Quarter Performance
14 May 2024
We started the year with the threat of a soft landing for the economy. Fortunately, that did not materialize,...
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Continuing Market Volatility
Continuing Market Volatility
31 October 2023
A year ago, we were concerned about the impact of the war in the Ukraine. Both the geo-political and...
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Making Cultural Spaces Safe During COVID-19
Making Cultural Spaces Safe During COVID-19
29 November 2021
We recently saw an announcement which might be of benefit to your organization. In case you missed it,...
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
Light at the End of the Tunnel
01 November 2021
For so many of us, the past 18 months has included great hardship. The stress of imperfect information,...
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Recovering from the pandemic
Recovering from the pandemic
17 February 2021
Hard to believe, we can actually turn our thoughts to these four words…..”Recovering from the pandemic”.
The...
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Insights for Building Resilience in our Social Sector
Insights for Building Resilience in our Social Sector
07 January 2021
Navigating uncertainty: Building resilience in Canada’s social sector is a short but well set out article...
Read MoreInterviews
Interview with Kate Eccles and Dan McKinnon
Interview with Kate Eccles and Dan McKinnon
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
For over 50 years, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada has provided...
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Donor Testimonial Wuchien Michael Than
Donor Testimonial Wuchien Michael Than
Persistence and Passion: A Donor’s Story
The Wuchien Michael Than Foundation Fund was established by...
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Interview with Audrey Churgin
Interview with Audrey Churgin
Executive Director, MASC
(Multicultural Arts for Schools and Communities)
MASC started 26 years...
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Interview with Kelly Straughan, Executive Director
Interview with Kelly Straughan, Executive Director
The Toronto Fringe
The Toronto Fringe provides creative opportunities for artists and audiences...
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Interview with Dash Grundy
Interview with Dash Grundy
Leafs Dreams Arts Scholarship Recipient
From 2003 – 2011, the Ontario Arts Foundation partnered...
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Interview with Christina Petrowska Quilico
Interview with Christina Petrowska Quilico
Christina and Louis Quilico Awards
The Christina and Louis Quilico Awards were established by Christina...
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In Conversation with... Alan Walker
In Conversation with... Alan Walker
Alan Walker on Establishing a Memorial Award through the Ontario Arts Foundation
What is involved...
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Interview with Tina Vanderheyden
Interview with Tina Vanderheyden
Canadian Film Centre
Tina, perhaps first you could talk about how the CFC uses the arts endowment fund...
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Interview with Tom Rooney
Interview with Tom Rooney
Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director
Gina Wilkinson was a prolific stage, film and television...
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Interview with Philip Akin
Interview with Philip Akin
Philip Akin – Black Shoulders Legacy Award
The Philip Akin – Black Shoulders Legacy...
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