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Canada Council for the Arts
Contact1: Donna Balkan, Senior Communications Manager
Phone (Bus): 1-800-263-5588 Ext 4134 (toll-free) or (613)566-4305
(Fax): (613)566-4407
(Res): (613)832-0493
E-mail: donna.balkan@canadacouncil.caContact2: Carole Breton, Public Relations Officer
Phone (Bus): 1-800-263-5588, ext. 4523 or (613) 566-4414, ext. 4523
Fax: (613)566-4407
E-mail: carole.breton@canadacouncil.ca
Address: 350 Albert St., Box 1047, Ottawa, ON K1P 5V8
Web Site: www.canadacouncil.ca/news/
Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-263-5588
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Expertise: Established 1957; 180 employees. The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada's national arts funding agency. It awards approximately 5,000 grants per year to Canadian artists and arts organizations, as well as more than 100 prizes in the arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities, in hundreds of communities across Canada. Canada Council staff are experts on a wide range of issues relating to the arts, including specific artistic disciplines, the achievements of Canadian artists, and issues relating to arts funding.
Mandate: To support and promote the work of Canadian artists in all disciplines, and to promote the value of the arts to Canadian society.
Features: Find out which artists and arts organizations have recently received Canada Council grants in your community by visiting our searchable grants database at:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/council/annualreports/search/ars.asp
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2007
October 24, 2007: The Canada Council’s next 50 years: Challenges, opportunities cited in 2006-07 Annual Report
October 16, 2007: The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2007 Governor General’s Literary Awards
October 12, 2007: Partnership: Vivacité Montréal offers $480 000 to support young immigrant and visible minority professional artists in Montréal
October 11, 2007: Steven Loft to be first Aboriginal curator-in-residence at the National Gallery of Canada
October 9, 2007: John Greyson wins Bell Award in Video Art
October 3, 2007: Canada Council announces winners of the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards
September 27, 2007:New $6 million arts grant program now accepting applications;
First grant deadline for Alberta Creative Development Initiative is December 1
September 26, 2007: 2007 Governor General’s Literary Awards presented by the Canada Council for the Arts
September 18, 2007: Pierre Arpin appointed Head of Visual Arts at the Canada Council
August 14, 2007: The Canada Council for the Arts announces the winners of the Jacqueline Lemieux Prize
August 7, 2007: Playwright Judith Thompson wins Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts
July 25, 2007: Arts Partners in Creative Development
July 17, 2007: David Jalbert, Joshua Hopkins and Frédérique Vézina win Canada Council for the Arts music prizes
June 26, 2007: Scott Walden wins Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography
June 13, 2007: Canada Council launches 50 for 50 Arts Challenge web site
June 6, 2007: Alex Pauk, Paul Thagard win Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes for 2007
May 24, 2007: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia awarded first Canada Council Art Bank outreach grant
May 9, 2007: Canada Council seeks input on future directions
April 19, 2007: New Canada Council pilot project to offer an Aboriginal curatorial residency at the National Gallery of Canada
April 16, 2007: 561 arts organizations to receive $33 million in largest-ever Canada Council grant competition
April 12, 2007: Michaela MacLeod wins the Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners
April 11, 2007: Youssef El Jaï appointed Head of the Media Arts Section of the Canada Council for the Arts; Stradissimo! Free concert with the NAC Orchestra on May 8 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canada Council for the Arts
April 6, 2007: German political scientist Arthur Benz awarded John G. Diefenbaker Award to work at Carleton University
March 30, 2007: Results of largest-ever Canada Council grants competition to be announced in April
March 27, 2007: J. Richard Bond, Robert Hancock, Roderick Macdonald, Shana Poplack and A.P.S. Selvadurai to receive $100,000 Killam Prizes for 2007
March 20, 2007: Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts Announcement of winners
March 15, 2007: Artists to gather in Ottawa March 27-28 for Canada Council anniversary celebration
March 5, 2007: Value of Governor General's arts awards increased to $25,000 as part of Canada Council 50th anniversary celebration
March 30, 2007: Results of largest-ever Canada Council grants competition to be announced in April
March 26, 2007: Canada Council 50th anniversary celebrations, March 27-28
March 20, 2007: Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts Announcement of Winners
March 15, 2007: Artists to gather in Ottawa March 27-28 for Canada Council anniversary celebration
March 14, 2007: Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
March 5, 2007: Value of Governor General's arts awards increased to $25,000 as part of Canada Council 50th anniversary celebration
February 22, 2007: Ten Canadian scientists and scholars win Killam Research Fellowships
February 19, 2007: Celia Franca: a life devoted to classical dance in Canada
January 30, 2007: New book celebrates the Canada Council Art Bank
January 4, 2007: James Rolfe wins 2006 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music
2006
December 22, 2007: Canada Council to increase funding for artistic projects
December 21, 2007: Mavor Moore: a life devoted to Canadian culture
December 18, 2007: Canada Council's 50th anniversary celebration to promote public engagement in the arts
December 7, 2007: Steve Reinke wins Bell Canada Award in Video Art
December 5, 2007: Canada-Japan Literary Awards go to John F. Howes and Denis Thériault
November 21, 2006: The Canada Council for the Arts announces the winners of the 2006 Governor General's Literary Awards
November 17, 2006: More than 500 communities benefited from Canada Council support in 2005-06: Annual Report
October 30, 2006: Canada Council to increase funding for arts organizations, individual artists and public access to the arts
October 26, 2006: Saidye Bronfman Award to become part of the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
October 25, 2006: Ceramist and sculptor Peter Powning 30th recipient of Saidye Bronfman Award
October 18, 2006: Interdisciplinary artist Robin Brass, media artist Pascale Ferland, dancer Santee Smith, author Peter Knudtson, jazz musician and composer Brad Turner, playwright Larry Tremblay, and visual artist Ron Terada are the 2006 winners of the Canada Council for the Arts' Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards.
October 12, 2006: The Canada Council for the Arts announced today that photographer Karen Ostrom, a native of Sidney, BC, is the winner of the Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography for 2006.
October 5, 2006: Performing arts agents to visit Asia
September 27, 2006: 2006 Governor General's Literary Awards presented by the Canada Council for the Arts
September 21, 2006: The Canada Council for the Arts announced today that cellist Soo Bae and violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou are the first-place winners of a national competition for the loan of musical instruments with a total value of more than $18 million Canadian.
September 6, 2006: Winners of largest-ever Musical Instrument Bank competition to be announced, showcased on September 21 in Toronto
August 10, 2006: Choreographer David Earle wins Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts
July 19, 2006: Shannon Mercer, Jane Archibald, Darryl Friesen and Christianne Rushton win Canada Council music prizes
July 12, 2006: Five finalists announced for the 30th annual Saidye Bronfman Award
July 11, 2006: David Altmejd will represent Canada at the 2007 Venice Biennale of Visual Art
June 27, 2006: Whitehorse, Vancouver firms win Canada Council for the Arts architecture awards
June 26, 2006: Governor General to open new art exhibition at Rideau Hall: DIALOGUES: the changing face of contemporary Canadian art
June 5, 2006: Karen Kain "On the impact of government arts funding on Canadians and their communities"; Art Bank to acquire 79 new works by Canadian artists
May 23, 2006: Bronfman Family Foundation endows John Hobday Awards in Arts Management
May 9, 2006: New Canada Council program will support artistic exchange between Aboriginal Elders and youth
May 5, 2006: Statement by Karen Kain, Chair, Canada Council for the Arts, regarding the May 2 federal budget
May 1, 2006: Canada Council welcomes nomination of Robert Sirman as new Director; Nicole Brossard, Henry Mintzberg win Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes
April 6, 2006: German economic sociologist Heiner Ganssmann awarded John G. Diefenbaker Award
March 27, 2006: Paul Corkum, Jean-Marie Dufour, B. Brett Finlay, Roderick Guthrie and Susan Sherwin to receive $100,000 Killam Prizes for 2006
March 14, 2006: Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts: Announcement of winners
March 13, 2006: Melinda Mollineaux appointed Canada Council Equity Coordinator
2005
December 14, 2005: Linda Catlin Smith wins 2005 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music
November 16, 2005: The Canada Council for the Arts announces the winners of the 2005 Governor General’s Literary Awards
November 8, 2005: Composer R. Murray Schafer wins Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts
October 17, 2005: The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2005 Governor General’s Literary Awards
October 13, 2005: Aboriginal arts organizations to benefit from new Canada Council program
October 12, 2005: Flamenco dancer Oscar Nieto wins Jacqueline Lemieux Prize
October 4, 2005: Vancouver’s SweaterLodge selected to represent Canada at Venice Biennale in Architecture
September 22, 2005: Karen Kain calls for increased arts funding as the Canada Council approaches its 50th anniversary
September 13, 2005: Seven new Aboriginal writers to attend Banff Centre program
September 8, 2005: An innovative young architect wins the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture
August 30, 2005: Rebecca Belmore, Rae Bowhay, Lois Brown, Lynn Coady, Jean Pierre Gauthier, Irene Loughlin and Jane Siberry win Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards
June 29, 2005: Canada Council joins with PEN Canada to fund residency for writer in exile
June 22, 2005: Canada Council Chair Karen Kain appointed Artistic Director of National Ballet; Isabel Bayrakdarian, Judy Kang, Michèle Losier and Peter McGillivray win Canada Council music prizes
May 18, 2005: New Visual Arts program will support independent creation, career development
April 28, 2005: Iain Baxter and Ramsay Cook win Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes
April 25, 2005: German political scientist Ingeborg Tömmel awarded John G. Diefenbaker Award to work at the University of Victoria; Canada Council for the Arts contributes $100,000 to Montreal, World Book Capital
April 21, 2005: Department of Canadian Heritage Doubles its Contribution to the Canada Council for the Arts for the Translation of Canadian Literary Works
April 19, 2005: Canada Council for the Arts Launches New Program For Emerging Aboriginal Writers
April 7, 2005: David Schimpky named Executive Secretary of the Public Lending Right Commission
March 10, 2005: André Courchesne Appointed Director of Canada Council Arts Division
February 23, 2005: Federal budget brings good news for the arts
February 22, 2005: Patrick Saint-Denis Wins 2004 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music
February 10, 2005: Canada Council-funded Artists Receive 59 JUNO Nominations
January 26, 2005: Canada Council-funded Films Nominated For Oscars
January 19, 2005: Taymoore Balbaa Wins first Prix de Rome In Architecture For Emerging Practitioners
2004
December 15, 2004: Canada Council Applauds Arts Funding Announcement
December 20, 2004: Serge Murphy And Charles Guilbert Win Bell Canada Award in Video Art
December 2, 2004: Art Gallery Of Nova Scotia Receives The Canada Council For The Arts 2004 York Wilson Endowment Award
December 1, 2004: Canada-Japan Literary Awards Go To Marie Clements and Aki Shimazaki
November 02, 2004: Advocacy Needed To Promote Value of Arts
December 1, 2004: Canada-Japan Literary Awards Go To Marie Clements and Aki Shimazaki
November 02, 2004: Advocacy Needed To Promote Value of Arts
October 15, 2004: 2004 Governor General's Literary Awards
October 12, 2004 : - 40: Remixing Canadian History
September 15, 2004: The Art Bank Donates More Than 160 Films And Videos To NSCAD University
September 14, 2004: Canada Council Art Bank to show works
by Canadian Aboriginal artists in Washington
July 7, 2004: Canada Council Launches New Program To Support Traditional Aboriginal Visual Art Forms
June 30, 2004: Montreal Architecture Firm Wins The New Professional Prix De Rome In Architecture
June 17, 2004: Rebecca Belmore Will Represent Canada At The 2005 Venice Biennale Of Visual Art
June 3, 2004: Anthony Bansfield Appointed Canada Council Equity Coordinator
May 18, 2004: Maria Campbell, Richard Tremblay win Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes
May 11, 2004: Announcement of winners of the Governor General's Medals in Architecture
May 3, 2004: James Arthur, Will Kymlicka, Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Janet Rossant and R. Kerry Rowe recipients of $100,000 Killam Prizes for 2004
April 19, 2004: German professor Dr. Christiane Harzig awarded John G. Diefenbaker Award to study Canadian immigration policy
March 29, 2004: International residency program expands to London and Berlin
March 25, 2004: Tom Sherman wins Bell Canada Award in Video Art
March 3-7, 2004: First Manitoba Aboriginal Dance Symposium 2004
March 3, 2004: Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts: Announcement of laureates
February 23, 2004: Seventeen Canadian scientists and scholars win Killam Research Fellowships
February 18, 2004: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Lily Yung: from creativity to innovation
February 4, 2004: Multimedia artist David Rokeby, Art Gallery of Hamilton selected to represent Canada at São Paulo Biennial
January 28, 2004: Major Montreal firm selected to represent Canada at Venice Biennale in Architecture
2003
December 16, 2003: Éric Morin wins 2003 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music
November 12, 2003: The Canada Council for the Arts announces the winners of the 2003 Governor General's Literary Awards (fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction and translation)
November 10, 2003: The Canada Council for the Arts announces the winners of the 2003 Governor General's Literary Awards (children's literature)
November 6, 2003: Exposed Roots participants Les Frères Diouf win the Galaxie Rising Stars Prize of the CBC
October 20, 2003: 2003 Governor General's Literary Awards Finalists Announced
October 9, 2003: 2003 Governor General's Literary Awards Presented By The Canada Council for the Arts Finalists Announced Monday October 20th; Gala Reading Thursday November 13th
September 5, 2003: Kaori Yamagami, Yi-Jia Susanne Hou Take Top Honours In Musical Instrument Bank National Competition
September 22, 2003: Exposed Roots - Highlighting Canadian Diversity An Initiative Of The Canada Council for the Arts
September 8, 2003: Increased Arts Funding Needed To Meet New Challenges - Canada Council 46th Annual Report
September 3, 2003: Art Bank To Aquire 52 New Works
August 28, 2003: Gary Spearin - Name Paintings Artist Talk, September 14th At Robert McLaughlin Gallery In Ottawa
July 10, 2003: Canadian Aboriginal Writers To Tour Australia
June 2, 2003: Walter Boudreau, Janice Gross Stein Win Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes
March 19, 2003: Canada Council Launches Largest-Ever Instrument Bank Competition
February 26, 2003: Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
February 20, 2003: Yannick Plamondon Wins 2002 Jules Leger Prize for New Chamber Music
February 11, 2003: Canada Council to Strengthen Support for Architecture
February 4, 2003: Sonic Weave: Exploring the Textures Canadian Music
January 28, 2003: Dancer/Choreographer Bill Coleman Wins Canada Council for the Arts Jacqueline Lemieux Prize
2002
December 11, 2002: Canadian Jazz At Its Best
December 9, 2002: Catherine Richards and Alan Storey: Artists Connecting with Science and Technology
November 28, 2002: "Show of appreciation" marks Canada Council's 45th anniversary
November 26, 2002: Improving the international presence of Canadian artists:
Agreement between the Canada Council for the Arts and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
November 12, 2002: Winners of the 2002 Governor General's Literary Awards Announced
November 5, 2002: Montreal's La poésie prend le Métro breaks five million mark across Canada
November 4, 2002: Art Bank to make major purchase of Aboriginal art
October 21, 2002: The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2002 Governor General's Literary Awards
October 8, 2002: Honouring Words: First-ever International Indigenous Authors Celebration and Tour comes to Canada
October 7, 2002: Canada-Japan Literary Awards
October 1, 2002: Brueggergosman, Da Costa and Goodyear Win Canada Council Music Prizes
September 25, 2002: Playwright/Director John Murrell Wins Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts
September 23, 2002: International Residencies Program in Paris, New York and Trinidad; Nelson Henricks Wins Bell Canada Award in Video Art
August 21, 2002: Canada Council Celebrates 45 Years
August 19, 2002: Choreographer David Earle Winner of the Canada Council for the Arts Jacqueline Lemieux Prize
August 14, 2002: Canada Council Board to Visit Whitehorse and Dawson City
August 12, 2002: Regina and Saskatoon to Host Regional Bilingual Information Sessions
July 29, 2002: Jana Sterbak Will Represent Canada at the 2003 Venice Biennale Exhibition of Art
July 18, 2002: Marc Boutin Wins Prix de Rome in Architecture
July 16, 2002: 2002 Theatre for Young Audiences Prizes from the Canada Councilupdated: November 9, 2007