Tag: Canada Council for the Arts

Writer-in-Residence Wanted

Attention Writers, Poets, Illustrators, Applications are invited from creative writers for the term position of Saskatoon Public Library/Canada Council for the Arts Writer in Residence from September 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. Remuneration: up to $30,000 for a nine-month term. Criteria are based on Canada Council guidelines; position subject to Canada Council funding. Applications…

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Dawn Brennan and Roberta Smith Win John Hobday Awards in Arts Management

Ottawa, April 21, 2009 – The Canada Council announced today that Dawn Brennan, general manager of SHAPE (Safety and Health in Arts Production and Entertainment) and Roberta Smith, associate director of artistic administration, education at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra are the 2009 winners of the John Hobday Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievement in the field of…

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Canada Council for the Arts announces senior staff

Ottawa, May 6, 2009 ― The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the appointment of four new senior staff members: Doug Sigurdson as head, Visual Arts Section; Pierre Pontbriand as head, Strategic Communications; Vincent Renaud as head, Digital Media and Creative Services; and Kim Lymburner as head, Arts Services. Mr. Sigurdson has served as…

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Canada Council for the Arts to announce the 2009 $100,000 Killam Prizes winners

The five 2009 Killam Prizes winners will be announced at a news conference which will be held on Monday, May 11, at 10:30 a.m., at McGill University Life Sciences Complex in Montreal.The winners will be introduced and will be available for interviews afterwards. The Killam Prizes, worth $100,000 each, are awarded annually to distinguished Canadian…

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