Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award
The Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award is given to an Ontario resident who exemplifies excellence in arts education, demonstrates a unique approach to their arts education practice, creates meaningful learning experiences for young people, inspires connections to the arts beyond the classroom and continues to maintain an active arts practice. The Ontario Arts Foundation established and manages the endowment that funds the Artist Educator Award.
Nomination and Selection Process
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Awards Office administers the nomination and the adjudication process for the award. OAC juries nominate artists from the list of applicants to the current year’s Artists in Communities and Schools and Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools programs.
Current Recipient
2018 Chuck Commanda
Prize: $10,000
Past Recipients
2017 Yaovi Hoyi (YAO)
2016 Jamaal Rogers
2015 Lorrie Gallant
News Releases
Algonquin Master Canoe Builder Honoured with Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award January 21, 2019
YAO Receives the Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award January 15, 2018
Jamaal Rogers Receives the Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award September 13, 2016
Lorrie Gallant is Awarded the First Annual Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award September 30, 2015
The Ontario Arts Foundation Announces the Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award July 8, 2015
