Search Results by tag: Canada Council for the Arts

Canada Council reviewing granting policies in light of industry sexual assault and misconduct allegations

The Canada Council for the Arts has released a statement reiterating its stance against sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace. Although no specifics of the plan were shared, the statement says, "We’re currently reviewing ... Read More »

January 5, 2018 | Filed under: Book news

Canada Council introduces translation initiative for Frankfurt 2020

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced a new three-year funding initiative to support the translation of Canadian literary and non-literary works into German, in conjunction with the 2020 edition of the Frankfurt Book ... Read More »

October 17, 2017 | Filed under: Industry news

Awards: Lynne Kutsukake and Genevieve Blouin win Canada-Japan Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts honoured a number of performance‚ visual‚ and other artists with its annual CC Awards on Nov. 4. Toronto author Lynne Kutsukake and Quebec writer Geneviève Blouin were named recipients ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Gary Barwin‚ Madeleine Thien among 2016 GG Awards finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts has revealed the finalists vying for this year's Governor General's Literary Awards‚ recognizing authors in 14 English- and French-language categories. Many of the authors will be familiar to readers ... Read More »

October 4, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Federal budget to double Canada Council investment and increase arts funding

By Becky Robertson

The Liberal government has stayed true to its promise to increase support for the arts and culture sector with the release of its first budget. Overall funding will increase to $1.9 billion over five years ... Read More »

March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news

Guy Vanderhaeghe, Robyn Sarah, Sydney Smith among 2015 Governor General’s Literary Awards winners

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards. The English-language recipients, each taking home a $25,000 award, are as follows: Fiction (Judged by Tammy Armstrong, Robert ... Read More »

October 28, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

M.G. Vassanji wins 2015 Molson Prize

By Becky Robertson

Canadian Council for the Arts has announced two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author M.G. Vassanji as a recipient of its annual $50,000 Molson Prize. The award recognizes two distinguished members of the arts and social-science communities ... Read More »

June 29, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Canada Council announces new funding model for 2017

By Conan Tobias

The Canada Council for the Arts today revealed the structure of its new funding model, which director and CEO Simon Brault calls “an important milestone of … renewal” for the organization. In a video posted ... Read More »

June 3, 2015 | Filed under: Industry news

Canada Council announces significant restructuring of its grant programs

By Sue Carter

At yesterday's Canada Council for the Arts annual general meeting, director and CEO Simon Brault announced a major restructuring of the governmental organization's granting program. "We need to simplify our administrative and decision-making processes so that ... Read More »

January 21, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Trevor Cole wins Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award for writing

By Maria Siassina

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards. The seven recipients are mid-career artists who have been recognized in the seven arts practices funded by the Canada ... Read More »

May 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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