2013
(2013-05-22) Writer Trevor Cole; contemporary puppeteer and puppet designer and maker Julie Desrosiers; creative leader, director and choreographer in the field of dance Sandra Laronde; filmmaker Lindsay McIntyre; playwright Donna-Michelle St. Bernard; sculptor and installation artist Reece Terris; and jazz musician Ben Wendel are this year’s winners. (2013-04-16) Toronto theatre community leader wins Canada Council John Hobday Award (2013-04-03) The winners of the 2013 Killam Prizes are international authorities and pioneers in the fields of vaccinology, conflict resolution, computational intelligence, earth science and cognitive science. (2013-03-26) “Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15” will be organized and curated by Lateral Office of Toronto. (2013-03-12) The chosen artists’ work is as vast and diverse as the artists themselves and includes documentaries about life in the East coast; larger-than-life-size vases and First-Nations performance art in the West; public sculptures and experimental music composition in Ontario and Montreal-based curating and abstract painting. (2013-02-27) This year’s Killam Research Fellowships are awarded to leading Canadian researchers who are working on a better internet, more effective and environmentally sound pharmaceuticals, a stronger understanding of aboriginal issues, and other innovations in the fields of linguistics, mathematics and physics. (2013-02-26) The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts celebrate Canadian arts at its best. (2013-01-23) Myriam Montrat has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), effective February 11, 2013.
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