Arts Connect - Spring 2011

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In this issue...    

• Remarks by OAC Chair, Martha Durdin, during the reception held at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. (Photo: Mike Lalich)

  Policy changes for all grant applicants
• OAC board hosts reception in Hamilton
• Craft sector report on emerging trends
• New programs for craft artists
• OAC consults on granting processes
• Culture Days 2011 launches across the country
• Arts education outreach to northern communities

 

 

Sterling Jarvis and Yanna McIntosh in a scene from Ruined, produced by the Obsidian Theatre Company. (Photo: Chris Gallows)

• August 31, 2011: Project report deadline for Arts Investment Fund recipients. Please mail a hard copy of your report to 151 Bloor Street West, 5th floor, Toronto, ON M5S 1T6. 
  
  
• Click here for upcoming program deadlines including Chalmers Arts Fellowships, Compass, and Public Art Galleries

 

Grant results are mailed once decisions are made, approximately four months after the deadline. They are posted on the website one month after that, listed by deadline date. Click here for a listing of grant recipients

Beyond the Ruin: Obsidian Theatre stages play that captivates and inspires audiences

Ninety-two-year-old Edith Newman from Fort Frances works on one of the details of the What Hooks You Here rug project. (Photo courtesy of the Fort Frances Times: Duane Hicks)

• Aboriginal arts leaders gather for a day of sharing, learning and connection
  
• New accounting template for CADAC
  
• 2011 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz shortlist announced
  
• Ontario announces finalists for the 2011 Premier’s Awards For Excellence In The Arts
  
• Canadian Stage launches Artist Educator Roster Online
  
• OAC-funded filmmaker wins 2011 Children’s Film Festival award in Seattle
  
• Staff comings and goings
  
• Grant Application Survival Guide (PDF)
  
• Invitation to showcase your photos

Photos and Videos

• View photos from the Hamilton reception and the Culture Days national launch.
  
• See videos from Beth Jackson and Arlington Hoffman, two artists participating in an artist in residence project in North Bay’s new Regional Health Centre. The Artists in the Community / Workplace program funds arts projects in various community settings, including health centres.