Press Releases and Announcements
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August 29, 2013
Toronto Arts Foundation released the results of a two-year study, ‘Transforming Communities through the Arts: A Study of Three Toronto Neighbourhoods’. The study, led by principal investigator Margo Charlton, Research Manager for the Toronto Arts Foundation, examined how residents engage with the arts at a community level, explored barriers to arts access and identified ways to strengthen local arts engagement in Malvern, St. James Town and Weston Mount Dennis.
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January 28, 2011
January 28, 2011- "Toronto's cultural sector employs nearly 133,000 people and annually generates $9 billion in GDP,” Councillor Thompson said. “Between 1991 and 2007, creative occupations grew at more than twice the rate of the general labour force. Given the changes that have occurred in the economy, Toronto's city governance philosophy and the city's cultural sector since 2003, it is time to take a fresh look at our Culture Plan.”
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January 27, 2014
The Toronto Arts Foundation's Creative Trust Research Fellowship (www.creativetrust.ca) is working to capture the experiences and learnings of Canada's most successful arts sustainability program and share them with Toronto's entire arts community
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September 25, 2013
TORONTO – Mammalian Diving Reflex was named the winner of the inaugural Neighbourhood Arts Network TD Arts Diversity Award, which was announced at the Manifesto Art Show & 3rd Annual Floor Awards.
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April 12, 2012
TORONTO - April 12, 2012. Claire Hopkinson, Executive Director of Toronto Arts Foundation (TAF) is pleased to announce the launch of North York Arts Online (www.northyorkarts.org), the premiere website celebrating North York’s vibrant cultural scene.
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June 27, 2011
June 28, 2011 - Toronto Arts Foundation announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed Susan Crocker as Chair. Ms. Crocker succeeds Diana Bennett who has held the position of Chair since 2005.
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September 09, 2013
Free outdoor event headlines City of Toronto's Poet Laureate
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March 13, 2019
18 innovative leaders from Toronto's arts and culture sector will collaborate over the year on how to best build the creative city.
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May 28, 2014
Business for the Arts celebrates impact of artsVest™ program in Toronto.
2013-2014 program wraps up with overall economic impact of $1.53 million