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2012

Zosha Di Castri wins Jules Léger Prize

(2012-11-22) For Cortège, a work which was inspired by a Leonard Cohen song.

Be the first to discover this year's ggreat books

(2012-10-31) The Governor General's Literary Awards 2012 winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 13 at 10 am, during a news conference at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec in Montreal.

First-time novelists awarded the 2012 Canada-Japan Literary Awards

(2012-10-29) The English-language winning work is The Reading List by Leslie Shimotakahara, Toronto. The French-language winning work is Coma by Montreal’s François Gilbert.

Canada Council for the Arts poised for change

(2012-10-10) In addition to allocating $157 million in financial support to professional artists and arts organizations, the Canada Council spent last year laying the groundwork for organizational and program change.

Read ggreat books: Canada Council for the Arts announces the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award finalists

(2012-10-02) The Canada Council’s peer assessment committees selected this year’s finalists out of approximately 1,700 submitted books, choosing works that tell readers compelling stories about themselves and the world around them.

Exceptional young musicians loaned instruments worth over $35 million

(2012-09-26) Since last Sunday, 28 finalists have been auditioning at The Royal Conservatory in Toronto for a 3-year loan of one of 17 fine-stringed instruments and one cello bow created between 1689 and 1929.

Save the date! The 2012 Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists’ announcement

(2012-09-18) The Governor General's Literary Awards 2012 finalists will be announced on Tuesday, October 2 at 10 am.

Spotlight on 40 years: Artworks from the Canada Council Art Bank

(2012-09-17) Discover your national collection at the Canada Council Art Bank during Culture Days, including a special exhibition celebrating the Bank's 40th anniversary.

Who will be the next Musical Instrument Bank winners?

(2012-09-12) On Wednesday, September 26 at 10 am, the Canada Council for the Arts will announce the winners of 2012 Musical Instrument Bank competition.

New Award to Recognize Excellence in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Young Adult Literature

(2012-09-07) As the world prepares to celebrate International Literacy Day, a unique Canadian literary award and readership initiative recognizing excellence in English-language literary works for Young Adults by First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors was launched today.

Walter Carsen Prize recognizes Canadian dance icon

(2012-08-28) Menaka Thakkar has been bringing classical Indian dance to Canadians for 40 years and has trained several generations of professional dancers who now enjoy thriving careers of their own.

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec wins York Wilson Endowment Award

(2012-08-21) The gallery will receive $25,000 to purchase Au service de l’impact (hommage à Paul-Émile).

Gifted Young Cellist wins the Canada Council Michael Measures Prize

(2012-07-25) Launched in September 2010 through a partnership with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYOC), the prize will provide Mr. Crozman with $15,000 to help build his musical career, which has already taken him across Canada and abroad, to China and the Netherlands.

Canada Writes announces the winners of the CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize

(2012-07-23) In English, The Grand Prize winner is Hilary Dean of Toronto, ON for “Holy Bald-Headed”.

Architecture prize recipients embrace technologically advanced wood products and sustainable design

(2012-07-17) Williamson Chong Architects received the Professional Prix de Rome to pursue research in this area, and Paul Raff Studio was awarded the Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement for a decade of building experiments in sustainable architecture.

Canada Council increases support for international market access

(2012-06-27) The Canada Council for the Arts announced today that it is adding $2 million to its existing support to individual artists and arts organizations to access international markets, bringing dedicated international market access funding this year to $7 million.

Canada Council acquires five instruments valued at $1.6 million for its Musical Instrument Bank

(2012-06-21) The Canada Council for the Arts has acquired five additional instruments – three violins and two cellos – for the 2012 Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank (MIB) competition to be held this fall.

Canadian Countertenor awarded Canada Council Virginia Parker Prize

(2012-06-07) The 2012 Virginia Parker Prize has been awarded to rising classical singer Daniel Cabena.

Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize winners bring new insights to Canadian opera and Aboriginal languages

(2012-05-31) Dáirine Ní Mheadhra, winner of the Molson Prize in the arts, is known for producing provocative award-winning Canadian operas that have toured around the world. Keren Rice, winner of the Molson Prize in the social sciences and humanities, is recognized for her work to preserve, revitalize and document Canada’s Aboriginal languages.

Arts innovators honoured with the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards

(2012-05-29) Sculptor Valerie Blass; contemporary dancer Nova Bhattacharya; interdisciplinary artist Manon De Pauw; playwright, actor and director Denis Lavalou; composer and conductor Brian Current; poet Sylvia Legris; and filmmaker and multimedia artist Graeme Patterson are this year’s winners.

Leonard Cohen donates $50,000 prize to Canada Council

(2012-05-15) “The truth is without the help and encouragement of the Canada Council I would never have written The Favourite Game or The Spice Box of Earth,” said Mr. Cohen. “I am profoundly grateful.”

Community-oriented projects stand out in the 2012 Governor General's Medals in Architecture

(2012-05-08) The Canada Council for the Arts and Architecture Canada | RAIC today announced the recipients of the GG Medals in Architecture, recognizing excellence in recently built projects by Canadian architects based on criteria such as sustainable design, innovation and compatibility with the site.

$500,000 in Killam Prizes awarded to five prominent Canadian scholars

(2012-04-03) This year, the winning scholars are Jean Grondin of Université de Montréal, Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto, Louis Taillefer of Université de Sherbrooke, Mark Wainberg of McGill University and John Whalley of the University of Western Ontario.

Canada Council speaks on federal budget

(2012-03-29) "The Canada Council for the Arts is enormously heartened by the positive message sent by the 2012 budget and the support of the government in recognizing the Council's leadership role," said Canada Council Board Chair Joseph L. Rotman.

Winners of the John Hobday Awards in Arts Management explore how digital technology can engage music audiences

(2012-03-21) Tricia Baldwin and Erika Beatty will each receive $10,000 to research cutting-edge music production in other countries.

40 years of contemporary Canadian art: Discover your national collection

(2012-03-12) Canadians across the country can learn more about the Canada Council Art Bank by visiting a virtual presentation of signature artworks that begins today online and through social media.

Killam Fellowships 2012 awarded to Canadian research leaders

(2012-02-22) The Canada Council for the Arts, which administers the Fellowships, announced that a total of close to $1 million dollars has been awarded for the seven selected projects.

John Hirsch Prize winners bring the world to Canadians in innovative ways

(2012-01-31) Christopher Morris of Toronto and Gaétan Paré of Montreal, both professional directors who founded their own theatre companies, are the winners of the Canada Council for the Arts 2012 John Hirsch Prizes.

Prix de Rome winner to focus on architecture’s relationship to a nation’s identity

(2012-01-25) McGill University School of Architecture graduate Jason Tsironis will use the prize to explore the potential of modern ruins and collective identity.

Canada Council Translation Rights Fair moves to Montreal

(2012-01-23) This event brings together Canadian publishers and literary agents to help them buy and sell translation rights and hold discussions during one-on-one meetings throughout the day.

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