REPORT TO

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

FROM

ANNE COLLINS, PRESIDENT

TORONTO ARTS COUNCIL

August, 1998

SUBJECT:

CITY OF TORONTO

ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS

JANUARY TO JUNE, 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

1998 Grants: January to June

Economic Analysis

Loan Fund

Method of Grants Evaluation

Statement of Revenues, Expenses & Program Balances - Second Quarter

Grant lists: Project Grants - March 16, 1998 deadline

Operating Grants - March 16, 1998 deadline

1998 Appeals list

Project Grants:March 16, 1998 deadline

Operating Grants: March 16, 1998 deadline

Cultural Facilities Support Grants

Grants Rescinded

Board of Directors

Committees

INTRODUCTION

This report, covering the first six months in 1998 (January 1 to June 30), describes the economic impact of the City's financial investment in the arts community and the impressive array of new work, creativity and community animation which resulted.

Jurisdiction:

At its meeting held on January 2, 6, 8, and 9, 1998, City Council approved the final report of the Transition Team on an interim basis. In doing so it approved Recommendation 103 which provides that for 1998, the Toronto Arts Council will continue to allocate grants within its former area of jurisdiction, which is the former City of Toronto.

Budget:

At its meeting held on May 13-14, 1998, City Council approved that a Cultural Grants budget in the amount of $7,285,118 be assigned to the Toronto Arts Council for the allocation of Cultural grants in the former City of Toronto. This amount combines the 1997 TAC budget with the portion of the former Metro Toronto cultural grants budget for which Toronto Arts Council has jurisdiction in 1998.

A budget of $557,154 (7.1% of total budget) was approved for TAC grants management and administrative costs.

1998 GRANTS: JANUARY TO JUNE

Toronto Arts Council's overall goal is the continued encouragement of diversity and innovation in professional and community-based arts and culture expressions.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVEDGRANTS AWARDED

ORGANIZATIONS/COLLECTIVES:

March 16th deadline

Dance 30$ 760,27229$ 657,245

Festivals/Urban Arts27$ 894,98527$ 781,650

Literary 5$ 40,600 5$ 38,600

Music54$1,186,38154$1,085,325

Theatre 70$2,749,41765$2,531,825

Visual Arts 22$ 720,11520$ 627,353

Film & Video10$ 369,588 9$ 301,510

TOTAL 218$6,721,358209$6,023,508

CULTURAL FACILITIES: 7$ 102,715 7$ 100,000

TOTAL GRANTS/AWARDS225$6,824,073216$6,123,508

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

During the first half of 1998, small and medium-sized arts organizations received City of Toronto cultural grants totalling $6,123,508. In 1997, with a similar amount of City funding, these sectors of the non-profit arts community generated additional cash flows of $58,726,080:

City of Toronto Arts and Culture Grants$ 6,123,5089.5%

which leveraged the following additional revenues:

Other Government$16,857,55226%

Self-Generated$24,774,25938.2%

Donations and Corporate Sponsorships$17,094,26926.3%

TAC funded organizations are part of a much larger non-profit sector in the City of Toronto which had a total 1996/97 cash flow of $211 million and a national economic impact of $800 million resulting in a local economic impact of $600 million.

LOAN FUND

Toronto Arts Council administers a Loan Fund which provides short-term bridge financing to arts organizations. The Loan Fund, which made 8 loans totalling $69,000 in the first half of 1998 through a rotating fund of $178,472, is a program which puts the City of Toronto in the vanguard with respect to its support of the arts. Toronto is one of only three North American cities and the only Canadian city to provide this much needed and very appreciated service to its arts community.

METHOD OF GRANTS EVALUATION

Grants to Organizations:

TAC's grants review process has been modified for 1998, as approved by City Council at its February 4, 5, 6, 1998 meeting, in keeping with the review processes for all City grants programs. TAC staff, in consultation with TAC's arts discipline committees, identified those organizations applying to the March 16, 1998 deadline that had a history of stable municipal funding and whose applications demonstrated consistency of programming, and administrative and fiscal management. These applications were reviewed by staff who prepared a written report on each applicant for the respective arts discipline committee. These organizations were recommended to receive allocations equal to their combined 1997 municipal funding. All other applications underwent the regular review process: that is they were reviewed by TAC staff for adherence to eligibility criteria and correct submission of budgetary, program and operational information, divided into their respective disciplines and sent for further review to one of the Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts/Film & Video, Festivals/Urban Arts or Literary Committees.

Committees are chaired by members of the TAC board; collectively they represent a broad spectrum of artistic and cultural practices. All committee members are volunteers with extensive professional experience in their fields and are selected through a process of consultation with the arts community. All grants are approved by TAC's Board of Directors (Board and Committee members are listed on pages 32-33.)

Appeals are available: 1) to any group to whom a grant was not recommended; and 2) to any group whose recommended 1998 grant level is less than their 1997 grant level, assuming their 1998 request is equal to or greater than their 1997 grant. (Appeals results are listed on page 8.)

Grants to Individuals:

The Choreographers, Composers, Visual Artists and Writers programs are adjudicated by a representative independent jury of professional artists working within the respective discipline. Jury members are selected by members of the appropriate Toronto Arts Council arts discipline committee.

As with grants to organizations, applications are reviewed by Toronto Arts Council staff for adherence to eligibility criteria and correct submission of budgetary, program and applicant information and are then forwarded to the appropriate adjudication body for review and recommendation. All grants are approved by TAC's Board of Directors.

1998 PROJECT GRANTS (March 16, 1998 deadline)

7a*11d presents two festivals of performance art, August 16 to 20 and October 26 to November 7, 1998.

$12,000

808 Series is dedicated to providing opportunities for professional independent dance artists to perform new works in an informal venue. Its 1998/99 activities include eight monthly performance workshops held at the Metro-Central YMCA, a monthly calendar of upcoming dance events, Alternative Technique classes and a Season Finale.

$4,000

Aboriginal Music Project is dedicated to the development and presentation of Aboriginal music and musicians. Its 1998/99 activities will include Aboriginal Music Week, Inti-Raymi and Urban Skies Rez Summer Concerts.

$11,480

Actors Repertory Company is a new collaboration of established theatre artists committed to the workshopping and presentation of great theatrical texts. The company will present August Strindberg's Creditors at the Robert Gill Theatre, September 7-26, 1998.

$3,000

AfriCan Productions, an organization dedicated to presenting the African experience through drama, presented Ola Rotimi's The Gods Are Not To Blame at the Alley Theatre from August 27 to September 13, 1998.

$2,000

Aiyegbo Ibilewa Cultural Program offered a structured summer arts program for Black youth at Bickford Centre from July 2 to August 28, 1998. The program focuses on traditional African dance, theatre, and visual art.

$3,500

Albert Invincible Theatre will workshop Frank Canino's The Angelina Project at the Arcadia Performance Space and hold a public reading at Theatre Passe Muraille in September, 1998.

$1,000

Aleph Company present 25 minutes of dance with live performance by Toronto band Noodle House at Harbourfront Centre and site-specific locations, in July and August 1998.

$2,000

Alianak Productions will mount the Canadian premiere of David French's Cabin Fever at Factory Theatre from September 1 to October 18, 1998.

$4,000

Alltruewhist Theatre Company will present Forest Hill Cares, a modern adaptation of Wycherley's The Country Wife.

$2,500

Anna Livia Productions produces Bloomsday, an annual spring celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses. The 13th annual Bloomsday Festival, occurring June 14-16, 1998 will comprise a number of events including a traditional Irish "hooley" at St. Lawrence Hall and Bloom on the Beaches, a series of readings from Ulysses staged at various appropriate locales around the Beaches area of the city.

$6,730

The Art Bar Poetry Series will continue its series of weekly readings by local and national poets between October 1998 and September 1999 at the Imperial PUBlic Library.

$3,600

Art Starts Youth and Arts Project is two fold: Rap Sessions are facilitated workshops in high schools that allow students to express themselves verbally and visually on issues important to youth; Art Garage Drop-In is an after-school arts drop-in for youth to provide a less formal setting for youth to explore art making.

$5,000

Ashkenaz Foundation (formerly Nayeh Velt Cultural Initiatives) will co-produce Ashkenaz: A Festival of New Yiddish Culture at Harbourfront Centre in the summer of 1999. Ashkenaz will present a comprehensive look at contemporary cultural manifestations and expressions in Yiddish music, dance, theatre, spoken and written word, film, visual arts and crafts.

$20,000

Atlas Moves Watching will present Bill James' Wind, the 4th piece in a series inspired by the elements. Bill James will also create a new work.

$5,000

b current will develop an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night for young audiences at Young People's Theatre from August 24 to September 5, 1998.

$7,000

The Baby Jump Project will workshop Digital Vaudeville, a performance hybrid incorporating elements of pantomime, circus, vaudeville and theatre, at The Space in September, 1998.

$2,000

The Beaches Jazz Festival is a week-long celebration of jazz along the Queen Street strip in the Beaches from July 22 to 26, 1998. 1998 marks the 10th anniversary of the festival.

$9,340

The Boychoir of Lesbos, a group of lesbian theatre artistis and musicians who "look like boys and sound like angels," will present a musical adaptation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies in the fall of 1998.

$7,500

The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists' Guild will mount a Book Arts Fair at Trinity St. Paul's Church in Toronto, June 12-13, 1998.

$700

The Canadian Contemporary Music Workshop, which promotes the creation and performance of works by young, emerging Canadian composers, will present a week of workshops followed by a full concert at Walter Hall, University of Toronto.

$8,490

Canzine '98, taking place on October 4, 1998, will be the fourth of this festival of alternative Canadian culture and publications organized by Broken Pencil magazine.

$1,000

Carpe Diem Theatre, a company dedicated to promoting the work of women theatre artists, will present Diane Cave's two-act play The Breakdown, September 2-27, 1998 at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse.

$3,000

Centrecenter Productions will produce Breaking Ground, a professional summer dance workshop designed to strengthen and revitalize the infrastructure of modern dance, at Canadian Children's Dance Theatre, August 3-21, 1998.

$2,000

The Chinese Opera Group of Toronto preserves the rich tradition of Chinese theatrical arts. It will present one fully staged performances of Beijing opera and one performance of excerpts from various operas at the Premiere Dance Theatre in June and October, 1998.

$4,500

The Church of the Holy Trinity Nave Committee will present Music Mondays, a series of lunch-hour concerts featuring a variety of Toronto artists, at the Church of the Holy Trinity on Trinity Square from May 25 to September 7, 1998.

$2,000

Collective Unconscious will present an exhibition of installation work by Michelle Bellemare, Celeste Scopelites, Vessna Perunovich and Natalie Waldberger at the Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery in June 1998.

$3,000

Dusk Dances, a curated dance event showcasing a variety of dance artists will be performed in Trinity Bellwoods Park and Withrow Park, August 1-13, 1998.

$4,300

DVXT will present Lynn Siefert's Coyote Ugly at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre from September 16 to October 4, 1998.

$2,000

Eclectic Theatre will produce the Canadian premiere of Charlotte Keatley's My Mother Said I Never Should at the Canadian Stage Theatre Upstairs, October 2-25, 1998.

$3,000

The Evergreen Club Gamelan Ensemble is an eight-member ensemble that performs on a collection of bronze and wooden instruments collectively known as a gamelan. The ensemble will celebrate its 5th anniversary with a concert of contemporary Canadian music, at the Glenn Gould Studio, June 5, 1998.

$3,200

Festive Earth, a day-long event celebrating environmental renewal through the arts, will take place in Riverdale Park on September 19, 1998.

$5,000

fFIDA, the annual fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists offering non-curated performance opportunities to individual dance artists, will take place at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in August, 1998. $16,310

Friendly Spike Theatre Band will present three new works written by women at the Three Sisters Festival, June 15-22, 1998 at the Theatre Centre, and will perform Perspectives, based on letters written by inmates of the Toronto Insane Asylum from 1895 to 1920, in September, 1998.

$4,000

The Fringe of Toronto celebrated its 10th anniversary with a 10-day theatre festival, July 2-12, 1998, presenting the work of 91 companies in 7 venues in the Annex neighbourhood. New this year was the introduction of an educational theatre school for children.

$53,450

Froth Productions will workshop The Inquisitor's Daughter, a new work by Alisa Palmer, in 1998.

$5,000

The Furniture Collective will present an exhibition of their work at the York Quay Gallery, September 9 to November 1, 1998.

$1,500

Guardian Spring Productions will present Sharon Pollock's Moving Pictures, a new play centred around the life of Canadian filmmaker Nell Shipman, at Canadian Stage Upstairs in September, 1998.

$5,000

Harbourfront Centre's Milk International Children's Festival, an annual week-long festival presenting theatre, dance and music events for young audiences, ran from May 24 to 31, 1998. The weekday schedule was targeted to school audiences while the weekend offered expanded programming for families.

$28,000

Harbourfront - Summer Music 1998 will feature nine themed weekends in July and August, 1998, comprising concerts, dance, craft displays, workshops, films and lectures. The weekends include Canada Day, the Urban Village, Bump & Hustle, Soul 'n Blues, Ritmo y Color, Africaribeat, Roots Rave, Celtic Ceilidh, Hot & Spicy.

$37,000

Hugh Bris Company will workshop The Bean, a new one-act play by Michael Healey, at Theatre Passe Muraille in the fall of 1998.

$2,000

I've Got to Stop Talking to Myself is curated by John Marriott. On July 1, 1998, ten multimedia visual artists will exhibit works at InterAccess that "explore the linkages, solitudes, and synchronicities" amongst visual, digital, audio and textual art. Each hybrid artwork will have a gallery, compact disk recording, and text/image component.

$5,000

Jack in the Black Theatre will premiere The Dogpatch, a full-length drama by Chaz Thorne, at the Glenn Morris Studio in October, 1998.

$3,000

Janak Khendry Dance Company will create and present Gayatri and Women Liberated at Hart House, University of Toronto, November 6-7, 1998.

$4,670

Junction Gardens B.I.A. will produce the sixth annual Junction Arts Festival, featuring performances and storefront exhibitions, from September 26 to October 4, 1998.

$3,000

Kaeja d'Dance will create, develop and produce three new pieces: Resistance by Allen Kaeja, SandGrava by Karen Resnick Kaeja and a commissioned work from Claudia Moore.

$6,000

Kirkland Drummers of Canada will present Long Distance Day Canada, a 75 minute performance for 30 drummers and 8 bagpipers as part of a Canada Day Festival in the Bloor-Yorkville area.

$4,000

Kuumba Cultural Association will present Reggaebana, an annual festival featuring Canadian and international reggae stars, at Ontario Place, July 31 to August 2, 1998.

$5,480

KYTES (Kensington Youth Theatre Employment Skills) works with two youth troupes per season at their Studio Theatre on Richmond Street West. The experience enables troupe members to explore their artistic expression, develop skills, and build relationships with other artists from the community and the public at large.

$11,000

La Compagnie Petit Jeu will present Marilyn the Mermaid, a new theatre movement piece by Philippa Domville, at the Toronto Fringe Festival in July, 1998.

$1,965

Les Klektiks will adapt Patrice Desbiens book of poetry, Les Cascadeurs de l'amour, as a multimedia stage production which will be presented at the Factory Theatre in October, 1998.

$3,000

Life Rattle will present the Totally Unknown Writers Festival--an evening of readings by emerging writers representing a variety of cultures and experiences--at the Rivoli in October 1998.

$900

Luthor Hansraj Productions will present Geetanjali Shree's Umrao at the Tarragon Theatre from July 22 to August 9, 1998.

$7,500

Mariposa Folk Foundation is a co-presenter of Art Beat/Mariposa in the Park, a festival held at Masaryk/Cowan Park on June 27, 1998.

$4,000

Modern Quartet, a collective which presents music from the North American and European experimental traditions, will present two concerts at the Rivoli between September 1998 and May 1999.

$1,700

The Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video, an annual festival dedicated to exploring the artistic intersections of dance, technology and new media by showcasing the best new Canadian and international dancefilms, will be held in October, 1998.

$5,500

Muevete! Collective will hold dance workshops for young Latinas at La Paz Co-op and the Hispanic Development Council which will culminate in a performance at Harbourfront as part of the Rhythm & Colour Festival, July 24-26, 1998.

$4,000

Music Africa will present Afrofest, an annual festival of African music featuring local and international performers, at an outdoor concert in Queen's Park as well as a variety of venues throughout Toronto.

$11,700

Music Canada 2000 will coordinate a two month-long arts festival showcasing Canadian musicians, composers and performers in celebration of the millenium in June 2000.

$15,000

Nathaniel Dett Chorale is a professional vocal ensemble which fosters and promotes awareness of Afrocentric vocal music. Their Toronto debut will take place at the Glenn Gould Studio on October 7, 1998. Other activities include participating in Prologue for the Performing Arts and Christmas concerts.

$9,000

Northern Encounters, a festival featuring performers from the circumpolar nations, will be held at Harbourfront Centre, July 23-25, 1999, featuring mainly Aboriginal artists as well as artist from Alaska, Denmark, Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Siberia and Sweden.

$15,000

Old Cabbagetown Cultural Festival, an annual event promoting community pride among Cabbagetown's diverse residents and merchants, and introducing others to the neighborhood, will take place September 9-12, 1998. Events include a parade, street fair, arts and crafts exhibits, and film screenings.

$5,500

OMO Dance Company will present Debbie Wilson's After Life, Part II at Betty Oliphant Theatre, November 5, 1998.

$2,000

The Organization of Calypso Performing Artistes will present a series of 19 performances showcasing calypso and soca music along with seminars and workshops between May and July, 1998.

$5,380

Pan Trinbago will present Pan Jazz as part of the du Maurier Jazz Festival, Panorama Steelband Festival, Pan Is Beautiful and Summer Camp between June and November 1998.

$7,000

Peggy Baker Dance Projects' 1998/99 activities comprise two Toronto seasons, workshops, lecture demonstrations and dancefilm projects.

$6,000

Performing Arts Information Service (PAIS) presented the 19th annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements of Toronto theatre and dance artists, at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts on June 22, 1998.

$15,000

Pleiades Theatre will mount Michel Tremblay's The Guy from Quebec, translated by John Van Burek, in partnership with Le Theatre francais de Toronto, at the Tarragon Theatre in June, 1998.

$3,500

Princess Productions will present three new choreographic commissions, a quartet, solo and duet at Winchester Street Theatre.

$4,000

Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts is presenting Screen II, its second annual curated show of selected members' works in July/August 1998, curated by Stuart Reid.

$1,505

Regent Park Focus Media Arts Project, a video production training program for youth at risk entitled Making Media Work for At Risk Youth, will run from June 1998 to May 1999.

$6,000

Ritmo y Color Collective will present a visual arts exhibition entitled Invocations from July 11 to September 6, 1998 at the York Quay Gallery at Harbourfront Centre. The curators are Amelia Jimenez and Jose Manuel Springer.

$2,850

Sabat/Clarke Duo is dedicated to public performance of 20th-century works for violin and piano, especially those by living Canadian composers. Three performances will be presented at the Glenn Gould Studio between September 1998 and May 1999.

$2,000

Shadowland Theatre is a community-based company that creates theatre with a distinctive visual style. Its 1998/99 season includes the development and presentation of two original theatre productions: Stories of Our Island and The Genesis of M3.

$10,350

Shakespeare in the Rough will present William Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well in Withrow Park from mid-July through the first weekend in September 1998.

$5,000

The Song of Songs Collective will develop and perform a multi-disciplinary work celebrating the text of Song of Songs. It will be presented at Trinity-St. Paul's Church in April/May, 1999.

$2,800

Soulpepper Theatre, a company dedicated to the performance of and training for the classical masterpieces, will perform in repertory Moliere's The Misanthrope and Schiller's Don Carlos at the du Maurier Theatre from July 7 to August 30, 1998.

$7,500

Sound Image Theatre, known for its stylized and imagistic work, will present Diary of An Observer in November, 1998.

$11,000

Subtonic Monks, a group of improvisational musicians and performers, design their own interactive soundsculpture instruments, Subtonic Cycles, and engage audiences at community centres and hostels in economically-depressed neighbourhoods and at community festivals throughout the summer.

$3,500

SummerWorks Theatre Festival, an annual fringe-style festival taking place August 6-16, 1998, will present 40 companies in the four performance spaces at Tarragon and Factory Theatres. Unlike other fringe festivals, the focus of Summerworks is to provide the artists with not only production opportunities, but also artistic and professional development.

$10,900

Talanta Children's Group will perform at Afrofest at Queen's Park on July 12, 1998.

$500

Theatrefix Arts Festival, which showcases young, professional-level artists in diverse genres of music and musical theatre, will be held at the Ettore Mezzaleno Concert Hall and the Rivoli in July, 1998.

$1,500

Theatre Gargantua will present love not love, a play interwoven with text, music and movement, at St. Stephen's in-the-Field Church from October 26 to November 14, 1998.

$6,500

Theatre in Exile will present Hector Bunyan's Portrait of Memories at Dancemakers Studio, October 6-18, 1998.

$3,500

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, an annual juried outdoor art exhibition held at Nathan Phillips Square, provides established and emerging artists with the opportunity to show their work and encourages visitors to view art in a relaxed, accessible outdoor setting. The 1998 exhibition took place July 10-12, 1998.

$1,100

White Queen Theatre will present the English-language premiere of Anne-Marie Cadieux's Night at Theatre Passe Muraille in October, 1998.

$3,000

Willing Suspension will present Arias, a new work that combines opera with movement-based theatre, in the fall of 1998.

$3,000

wordmachine will workshop a multi-disciplinary work, Of the Shape of the World, in July and August, 1998.

$3,000

Yan Lam and Friends will present Body Aesthetic, a concept in classical Chinese dance comprised of demonstrations and performances in full costume, at Palmerston Theatre, September 19 and 26, 1998.

$1,000

1998 OPERATING GRANTS (March 16, 1998 deadline)

A Space is an artist-run centre whose mandate is to facilitate access to contemporary art practice. They support new media and multi-disciplinary art work, encourage emerging artists, and endorse culturally diverse, community-based projects. 1998/99 programming includes: Spirited Away, an exhibition of work by Zachery Longboy and Barten Benes, curated by Andy Fabo; The British Xchange Tour, curated by Toronto's Zen Mix Collective; and Welcome to the Inflated World of Rain and Muffin, work by Lise Beaudry.

$59,740

The Aldeburgh Connection encourages the performance of art-song repertoire, presenting Canadian vocalists in programs which use narration to set the music in its historical or literary context. Its 1998/99 season includes a four-concert series presented at Walter Hall, and a four-concert recital series at the Glenn Gould Studio.

$8,060

The Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects promotes contemporary Canadian music to music students and educators. Its main focus is the presentation of the Contemporary Showcase, an annual festival of performances, master classes and adjudication. It also publishes a syllabus of contemporary Canadian music, selected and graded for music students.

$9,360

ANDPVA (Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts) provides support to artists of Aboriginal ancestory and a forum for the expression of Native arts. Its 1998/99 activities include Mukwa Geezis '98, an annual gathering of storytellers and writers, visual arts exhibitions at Toronto City Hall and Skydome, and community outreach and traditional teaching.

$39,880

Arraymusic commissions and performs contemporary Canadian and international music, especially the work of emerging composers. In its 1998/99 season, it will present two concerts, the Young Composer's Workshop and concert, the School Workshop and a number of studio events.

$44,550

Art Metropole distributes and exhibits non-traditional multiple media art. 1998/99 events include Obsessive: Concepts of Collecting, an exhibition curated by Roger Bywater; and Toronto Collective, an exhibition co-curated by Luis Jacob and Roger Bywater that features Toronto artists who work together in informal collectives.

$31,780

The Artists Film Exhibition Group, under the name Pleasure Dome, presents screenings of local, national and international artists' films and videos. Their four seasonal screenings in 1998/99 will include films and videos by Fault Lines; Reading Canada Backwards: Revisiting the Canadian Landscape, a thematic screening of recent film and video; and a Film/Performance Evening, bringing together a number of Toronto performance artists.

$20,130

Arts Inter-Media/Dance Collection Danse collects and preserves Canada's theatrical dance history by maintaining archives of clippings, film, photographs and oral histories; and disseminates this legacy through the publication of dance articles, manuscripts, educational material and catalogues, and the presentation of special lectures and workshops.

$16,000

Autumn Leaf Performance is a chamber opera company which presents and produces work of that scale. During the 1998/99 season they will create a number of new operas and song cycles, participate in a number of outreach activities and hold Professional Development Workshops.

$22,670

Ballet Jorgen is dedicated to developing new works rooted in classical technique. In 1998/99, it will perform Romeo & Juliet and a children's ballet, commission three new works for its Mainstage, conduct workshops with Grant Strate and perform in many community events.

$21,130

Baroque Music Beside the Grange presents early chamber music on period instruments. In 1998/99 the organization will present a season of 9 concerts at St. George the Martyr Church.

$3,980

The Black Film & Video Network is a membership organization which encourages and promotes the development, production and distribution of the work of Black film and video makers in Canada. In its tenth year of operation, its 1998/99 programs will include: Reel Black Tie Gala: Tenth Anniversary Celebration; triad workshops which allow aspiring screenwriters to workshop their scripts with writers, directors and actors; and their ongoing internship program.

$14,000

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is an artist-run queer theatre company committed to the development and production of radical new Canadian work. The 1998/99 season, which is the company's 20th anniversary, will include R.M. Vaughan's Camera Woman, Elise Moore's Live With It, Rhubarb, Strange Sisters and a co-production with Platform 9 of Steel Kiss and Gulag running in repertory.

$88,000

Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre offers quality cultural programs to low income families in the Cabbagetown, Regent Park and St. Jamestown communities. It promotes racial and social harmony and supports the multicultural composition of the community by providing a vehicle for young people to explore many cultural identities through the performing arts.

$15,000

Cahoots Theatre Projects develops and presents new Canadian work that recognizes the pluralities of Canadian society and seeks the participation of artists of diverse cultures. Its 1998/99 season will include a full production of M. Nourbese Philip's Coups and Calypsos and, in association with Native Earth Performing Arts, fareWel by Ian Ross.

$22,300

Canadian Artists Network: Black Artists in Action, through information, advocacy, education and access services, assists with the development and promotion of African Canadian artists and their works throughout Canada and the world.

$27,500

Canadian Children's Dance Theatre is a modern dance company comprised of dancers between the ages of eight and eighteen, dedicated to the creation and presentation of new dance works. Its 1998/99 season will feature Wintersong at the Winchester Theatre, an artist-in-residence program with Laurence Lemieux and Bill Coleman, outreach programs and other activities.

$33,990

The Canadian Music Centre promotes the works of Canadian composers and encourages the performance and appreciation of Canadian music by maintaining a comprehensive library of published and unpublished scores, tapes, CDs and books; offering educational programs to students and teachers; and providing promotional and advocacy services. $56,790

Canadian Stage strives to develop and present the highest quality of work conceived for large venues. Its 1998/99 mainstage season includes Billy Bishop Goes to War, Brian Duder's The Norbals, Jim Nichol's adaptation of Margaret Laurence's Stone Angel, Les Belles Souers by Michel Tremblay and Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive. For its 16th Dream in High Park, audiences will be able to enjoy Romeo and Juliet.

$739,730

CARO (Canadian Artists' Representation Ontario) is a service organization dedicated to the enhancement of the professional practice of visual artists. The two primary areas of focus are providing information services for artists and working on cultural policy to increase income levels and opportunities for visual artists.

$22,780

Canadian Children's Opera Chorus performs operatic and choral repertoire at a professional level and participates in Canadian Opera Company productions. Its 1998/99 season includes three performances at the Glenn Gould Studio, participation in the Canadian Opera Company production of Tosca, performance of Pirates of Penzance, the Choral Operatic Workshop Program and Apprentice Chorus Spring concert at Jackman Studio.

$16,360

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre distributes films made by Canadian independent filmmakers and seeks to broaden the audience for independent Canadian films through screenings and promotion through publication and electronic means.

$33,000

The Centre for Indigenous Theatre is committed to the training and professional development of Native performing artists. Their 1998/99 activities include initiation of a more advanced fall training program to follow the summer program, and a full-scale production in the spring.

$18,170

Charles Street Video, a professional video production/post production facility for artists, is dedicated to providing its members with affordable access to a range of electronic media production tools, appropriate technical support and training. They provide residency and screening opportunities for artists to produce, discuss and view works which contribute to media arts practise through innovation and experimentation. In 1998/99 they are spearheading the launch of a web-based network of media arts artists and organizations, titled the Media Arts Electronic Network.

$55,690

Clay and Paper Theatre employs the elements of commedia dell arte, pantomime, mask, puppetry and pageantry to develop popular theatre in public places. Its 1998/99 season includes a production of The Ballad of Garrison Creek in Dufferin Grove Park, productions of The Return of the Green Man and The Epic of Mael Duin in Kew Gardens, two development projects, school touring and performances at various festivals.

$6,360

The Community Folk Art Council promotes the preservation, development and advancement of the cultural and artistic heritage of the people of Toronto.

$22,500

The Company of Sirens develops and produces innovative theatre that promotes equality and justice. The 1998/99 season features a mainstage production of Pastiche Medea by Mima Vulovic and the development of a new work for school audiences about "bullying".

$24,280

The Concertsingers, a mixed voice chamber choir, celebrates their 30th anniversary season with a 3-concert subscription series at St. Thomas's Church.

$2,210

Continuum presents concerts of contemporary chamber music featuring works by young Canadian composers as well as more established national and international composers. Its 1998/99 season includes a 3-concert series at the Music Gallery.

$4,900

Crow's Theatre is dedicated to the investigation of theatrical styles and techniques as a method of creating and presenting new and innovative work. Their 1998/99 season will include a mainstage production of Red River, in co-production with Native Earth Performing Arts, a production of Bruce McCulloch's Slightly Bigger Cities, and an international tour of High Life.

$22,460

Da Da Kamera develops and presents new work which maintains traditional ideas of character while pushing beyond the limits of narrative. Its 1998/99 season includes a workshop and production of Marion Bridge, the development of Math, both by Daniel MacIvor, and a workshop of Caroline Gillis' How to Make Love.

$19,000

The Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) provides technical assistance and business skills in the areas of administration, finance and promotion/marketing to Ontario's dance professionals on a fee-for-service basis.

$24,930

Dancemakers is a professional contemporary dance company that brings to its audiences dance of challenging physicality and emotional impact. In 1998/99, it will present Le Jardin at Premier Dance Theatre, create new works and tour throughtout Canada and the United States.

$80,730

DanceWorks, a presenter of contemporary dance, supports the creation, production and dissemination of innovative choreography by professional dance artists. Their 1998/99 season features Holly Small, Corpus, Gerry Trentham, lbs/sq inch, Joanna Das, Esmeralda Enrique, and more.

$44,850

Dance Ontario Association is a membership-based service organization dedicated to the support and promotion of the advancement of dance in Ontario. Activities include the publication of the Dance Ontario Directory and Headlines, a bi-monthly newsletter, and the presentation of Dance Weekend at Harbourfront, an opportunity for professional dance companies to market upcoming events.

$8,275

The Danny Grossman Dance Company is dedicated to the creation, performance and preservation of works created by Danny Grossman. In its 1998/99 season, it will perform at the Premiere Dance Theatre from December 1-5, create new works and undertake a number of touring and residency activities.

$94,360

Desh Pardesh is an organization of South Asian artists and cultural producers who facilitate new expressions and encourage the development of Diasporic South Asian arts and culture in the west. Their 1998/99 activities include the annual festival and ongoing programs such as the Brick by Brick community forums and the Winter Mini-Fest, a three day event comprising workshops and performance.

$29,000

Desrosier Dance Theatre, an internationally-acclaimed modern dance company, creates and performs original works in keeping with the vision of founding artistic director Robert Desrosiers. In 1998/99, the company will perform Circus Dreams for young audiences, perform its outdoor Art Naturally, hold Summer School from July 20-31, 1998 and create new work.

$75,000

Dixon Hall Music School introduces the children of Toronto's Regent Park to the enjoyment of music by providing them with the instruments, lessons and the encouragement needed to develop their musical abilities. In addition to lessons in piano (classical and blues), guitar (classical and folk), percussion, violin, saxophone and other orchestral instruments, the organization operates an overnight summer music camp, a summer music daycamp and a Listening Library.

$17,000

DNA Theatre strives to create a unique theatre experience, using new theatre languages and offering performances that are deeply affecting. In 1998/99, the company will begin developing a new work, Paula and Karl, inspired by Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo.

$21,480

The Elmer Iseler Singers, a 20-member professional chamber choir. Its 1998/99 Toronto season includes a series of six concerts held at St. Patrick's Church and Massey Hall.

$24,280

Equity Showcase Theatre provides opportunities for theatre professionals to further develop their skills through its professional development program and specialized workshops. It also offers a Showcase Production program, which enables less experienced directors to work with experienced ones in mounting a production. In 1998/99 its showcase productions will include: Pippin, directed by Jordan Merkur; Medea, directed by Janet-Laine Green; and Bewitched, directed by Todd Hammond.

$31,110

Esprit Orchestra commissions, performs and promotes new music by Canadian composers. Its 1998/99 season will include a four-concert subscription series at the Jane Mallett Theatre, two free community concerts, and workshops and lectures.

$58,770

Factory Theatre develops, produces and promotes original Canadian theatre. It also serves as a centre for developing works by new artists through its workshop program at the Studio Cafe. 1998/99 activities include five mainstage productions, including George Walker's Suburban Motel series and his play Better Living, and two productions in the Studio Cafe.

$133,000

First Night Toronto produces a New Year's Eve arts festival in downtown Toronto that is family-oriented, alcohol-free, community-based and features a wide range of local artists.

$25,000

Gallery 44, committed to the promotion of contemporary Canadian photography, houses a gallery, darkrooms, a workshop space and a resource centre. 1998/99 exhibitions include Here and There: Cultural Displacement in Diasporic South Asian Art, Fatherlands, and Proof 6.

$66,800

Glass Orchestra is a contemporary music ensemble which explores the tonal qualities of glass on instruments of its own invention. It is the only contemporary glass music ensemble in the world. Its 1998/99 season will include Toronto concerts presented at the Music Gallery and participation in the Made In Canada Festival at Massey Hall.

$3,080

The Hannaford Street Silver Band, a professional brass band, celebrates its 15th anniversary with a series of three concerts at the Jane Mallet Theatre, a Christmas concert at Metropolitan United Church and participation in the Made In Canada Festival at Massey Hall.

$13,100

Hemispheres Music Projects is a 15-member performing ensemble which combines improvisation with written compositions. Its 1998/99 season includes a series of three Toronto concerts at the Music Gallery.

$14,280

Inner City Angels offers a broad range of artistic and art education experiences to Toronto's children, youth and their families. It provides opportunities for young people to directly participate and interact with professional artists in workshops, performance and art events.

$24,870

InterAccess supports the research, production, presentation and critique of a wide range of electronics and communications-based art. Activities include artists' talks, workshops and exhibitions. 1998 and 1999 exhibitions include Game Girls: Variations on the Holding Pattern, with work by Nancy Paterson, Paula Gignac, Judy Cheung, Kathleen Maitland-Carter, Shu Lea Cheang and Gregory Patrick Garvey; and Sentry, with work by Julia Scher, Eric Rosensweig, Willy LeMaitre, Paul Garrin and Steve Mann.

$23,250

International Readings at Harbourfront is dedicated to the promotion of literature written by contemporary writers of fiction, poetry and drama, from Canada and elsewhere. In 1998, International Readings will host the 19th annual International Festival of Authors (October 21-31) and the Harbourfront weekly reading series.

$100,990

Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario encourages the pursuit of music among young people and assists emerging performers and composers to develop their careers. Its 1998/99 City of Toronto activities will feature an 8-concert family-oriented series called Cushion Concerts at du Maurier Theatre Centre.

$20,090

Kala Nidhi Fine Arts, dedicated to the promotion of Indian dance, will present a co-production with Deepti Gupta, a ten-day Choreographic Lab with Chandralekha and the fifth Kala Nidhi Dance Festival.

$15,000

Kensington Carnival Arts Society is a popular theatre company dedicated to the development and presentation of new works drawn from a classic repertoire. Their 1998/99 season includes a full production of The Garden of the Dead, the annual Festival of Lights, and the workshop and full production of Diary of an Observer, as a co-production with Sound Image Theatre.

$21,130

Le Theatre francais de Toronto is the only professional French-language theatre company in Toronto producing high quality plays in the French language. In 1998/99, the company will mount three mainstage productions - Art by Yasmina Reza; Bousille et Les Justes by Gratien Gelinas; and Moliere's Les Fourberies de Scapin - and tour a Chekov production throughout Quebec.

$96,500

The League of Canadian Poets, a national membership association of professional poets, promotes poets and poetry in Canada. Their 1998/99 Toronto activities will include the reading series Readings in Public Places.

$19,100

LIFT (Liaison of Independent Filmmakers) is an independent film cooperative which supports and encourages independent filmmaking through exchange of information, affordable access to film production equipment and post-production facilities, production and co-production grants, a program of workshops and film screening activities. In September 1998, LIFT will institute a course titled "How to Make a Film," to run parallel with their ongoing program of workshops. Their monthly screening series at Cinecycle will include films by local artists.

$54,950

M-DO, a multicultural centre, is dedicated to presenting heritage and cultural diversity through dance and music. 1998/99 marks its 10th anniversary and it will present a Mainstage finale - Joanna Das and Friends. Other activities include co-performances, workshops, recitals and a newsletter.

$5,000

Mayworks, a multi-disciplinary festival of working people and the arts, is held annually in May. The festival celebrates the creative spirit of unionized workers and artists as workers in Toronto. The theme for the 1999 festival will be "Art Strikes Back".

$21,330

Menaka Thakkar Dance Company will present Land of Cards, a two hour piece to be presented at MacMillan Theatre in May 1999, remount Sitayana, undertake residency programs and touring activity. $14,200

Mercer Union is an artist run centre committed to the presentation and examination of contemporary art and related cultural practices. It addresses issues pertinent to the arts community through a program of exhibitions, publications and events. Mercer Union's 1998/99 activities include exhibitions by Gretchen Sankey, David Miller and Ingrid Chu, as well as the group exhibition Notions of History.

$61,158

Mixed Company develops and produces innovative and socially relevant drama and takes custom-created theatre projects into the broader community. In 1998/99 it will develop a series of Legislative Theatre plays using popular and forum theatre techniques.

$12,620

Museum for Textiles displays, collects, studies and researches the indigenous textile traditions of the world. 1998/99 exhibitions include Barbara Todd: an installation of quilts and drawings; Rainbow: Traditional African beadwork; and Gesture, an exhibition of textile-based sculptural works by Toronto artists Sylvia Ptak and Celeste Scopelites.

$23,000

The Music Gallery is a unique space for the performance and creation of new music and music-related arts. The Gallery plays an important role as catalyst and animateur for Toronto's music community. In its 1998/99 season, it will co-produce 50 events, present 25 core programs, and hold 30 outreach audience events.

$66,400

Music Toronto presents chamber music concerts at the Jane Mallet Theatre. Its 1998/99 season will feature 20 concerts within 4 series: Quartets, Quartet-in-Residence, Piano, and Young Artist Showcase.

$95,940

National Shevchenko Musical Ensemble comprises three performing groups, the Shevchenko Male Chorus, the Toronto Mandolin Orchestra and the Kaniv Ukrainian Dancers. Its 1998/99 season will include performances in and around Toronto.

$4,000

Native Earth Performing Arts is dedicated to the expression of the Native experience through theatre arts. Their 1998/99 season includes a co-production with Crow's Theatre of Red River by Jim Millan and Daniel David Moses, a co-production with Cahoots Theatre of fareWel by Ian Ross and the annual new works festival Weesageechak Begins to Dance.

$54,380

Native Women in the Arts encourages and promotes the work and activities of Native women artists. Their 1998/99 activities include a literary arts celebration, a visual arts exhibition, workshops in performance art and photography, and publication of the third issue of their arts journal.

$18,000

Necessary Angel Theatre Company works collaboratively with an ensemble of theatre artists to create challenging new Canadian plays. In its 1998/99 season, it will present four mainstage productions: Jason Sherman's It's All True, the collective creation Hysterica Passio, a remount of David Young's Inexpressible Island and a revival of John Krizanc's Tamara.

$42,990

New Music Concerts programs contemporary music featuring works by Canadian and international composers. Its 1998/99 season will comprise an 7-concert series at a variety of venues throughout the City of Toronto.

$48,870

Nightwood Theatre develops, promotes and produces innovative Canadian works by women artists. Its 1998/99 season will include the Canadian premiere of The Skriker by Caryl Churchill and the annual Groundswell Workshops.

$49,420

Northern Visions presents an annual festival of independent film and video with a programming emphasis on contemporary Canadian work. April-May 1999 will be the 12th year of the festival.

$34,830

Open Studio, a cooperative print workshop, provides a facility for artists to create limited edition etchings, lithographs and serigraphs. In addition, the studio offers professional workshops in the various methods of printmaking and an on-site gallery in which it presents exhibitions to stimulate public awareness and appreciation of the printmaking process. In 1998/99, Open Studio continues its gallery exhibitions, including the work of Micah Lexier, Shary Boyle and Eric Edson, and provides workshops, artist lectures and print sales.

$61,030

Opera Atelier presents a highly diversified repertoire, interpreting opera, ballet and drama of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in an historically informed manner. During its 1998/99 season, it will produce The Marriage of Figaro at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and The Resurrection at Trinity St. Paul's, undertake a European tour and begin a Millenium Training Programme.

$42,050

Opera in Concert presents rarely-performed operas using the talents of young Canadian singers while developing an audience for opera. The 1998/99 season, marking its 25th anniversary, will include three operas at the Jane Mallet: Donizetti's Linda Di Chamounix, Massenet's Thais and Floyd's Susannah. Thomas' Mignon will close the season in a special gala anniversary concert.

$28,320

The Oriana Singers, one of the few all-female choirs in Canada, presents an annual 3-concert subscription series at Grace Church-on-the Hill and performs benefit concerts for charitable organizations and seniors' residences.

$5,840

The Orpheus Choir of Toronto performs a wide-ranging repertoire of sacred and secular works from the Renaissance through the 20th century. The 1998/99 season, marking its 35th anniversary, will include a new work by Imant Raminsh and a five-concert series at St. James Cathedral.

$9,070

The Paula Moreno Spanish Dance Company creates and presents all aspects of the Spanish dance form. Its 1998/99 season will include Concierto De Aranjuez at du Maurier Theatre Centre, creation of new work and touring.

$11,560

Platform 9 Theatre is dedicated to developing and producing new Canadian theatre that is both theatrically innovative and socially relevant. Its 1998/99 season will feature Robin Fulford's Steel Kiss and Gulag, presented in repertory as a co-production with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, and further development on Megatropolis and The Obedience Experiments.

$17,940

Playwrights Union of Canada provides a national voice for Canadian playwrights, promoting their interests and professional development. In its main office in Toronto, PUC publishes, markets and distributes plays, represents playwrights' interests to the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, provides reading room facilities, coordinates reading tours and acts as a resource centre.

$19,600

The Polish Canadian Society of Music promotes Polish culture and music through concerts by orchestra and choral ensembles. Its 1998/99 season will feature two concerts at the Bloor Street United Church and one concert at the Glenn Gould Studio.

$3,940

The Power Plant is committed to exhibiting the work of Canadian artists and to the discussion of contemporary art and artistic issues within a national and international context. Their 1998/99 exhibitions include: Picturing the Toronto Art Community: the Queen Street Years and American Playhouse: The Theatre of Self-Presentation, curated by Phillip Monk; and Canadian group and solo exhibitions curated by Louise Dompierre, focussing on art practice in Western Canada, particularly the work of younger artists.

$104,200

Puppetmongers creates works for the theatre that draw on puppetry and storytelling traditions from around the world and place the work in a contemporary context. Their 1998/99 season will feature a remount of Bed and Breakfast and a presentation of a new work titled The Pirate Widow Cheng at the Palace.

$7,120

Roseneath Theatre creates, produces and tours family theatre. In 1998/99, it will present three mainstage productions: In the Forest of the Night, The Health Class and A Night at the Inn.

$10,000

Small Theatre Administrative Facility (STAF) offers affordable, professional, administrative and promotion services to small not-for-profit theatre ventures and independent artists on a fee-for-service basis. In 1998/99, it will introduce a new service: touring development and management.

$12,760

Smile Company brings professional Canadian theatrical productions to groups, primarily seniors, who are unable to attend regular presentations due to financial or physical limitations. Its 1998/99 season includes: In Flanders Fields, At The Hostess, Danse-Dance-Danse, Have A Good Doris Day, and Mrs. Anna and I.

$25,060

Soundstreams fosters the development of contemporary Canadian creation in the performing arts through a variety of programming. Its 1998/99 season will include performances from its three main programs: Encounters Series, Music Theatre for Young Audiences and Northern Encounters.

$29,100

St. Christopher House Music School provides high quality, affordable music instruction to students of all ages in the west-central core of Toronto. The school offers lessons in piano, violin, voice, guitar, flute, accordian and recorder, runs a weekly Introduction to Music program for preschoolers, and supports a community choir.

$15,000

The Storytellers' School of Toronto promotes the arts of storytelling through courses, workshops, and community events celebrating stories and tellers. Their 1998/99 season includes the annual Festival of Storytelling at Harbourfront in February 1999; the Great Listeners of Canada series (storytelling workshops/performances), as well as production of the newsletters Appleseed Quarterly and Pippin.

$14,000

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra is a professional chamber orchestra dedicated to performance on period instruments. Its 1998/99 season includes 11 programs presented at Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.

$120,000

Tapestry Music Theatre develops and produces new works of music theatre. Its 1998/99 season will include productions of Oh Pilot and Le Vampire et la Nymphomane and touring of Elsewhereless and Still The Night.

$31,090

Tarragon Theatre develops and produces new Canadian plays and trains qualified individuals for theatrical and theatre-related performances. Its 1998/99 season includes It's All True by Jason Sherman, Emphysema (A Love Story) by Janet Munsil, Belle by Florence Gibson, Kilt by Jonathan Wilson, The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson, Margaret Atwood's Good Bones, and Cherie, adapted from Colette by Paul Bettis.

$167,300

The Theatre Centre creates a supportive yet critical atmosphere for developing Canadian theatre through provision of subsidized performance and rehearsal space and support services to emerging, innovative theatre artists. In 1998/99, it will co-produce three productions: Insomnia with Augusta Company; Of The Shape of the World with wordmachine; and Radiofreezoo with Rumble Theatre.

$57,420

Theatre Columbus is committed to creating new comedies that address issues and themes of our time and place. Its 1998/99 season includes productions of Suspense, a new collaborative creation, and Ibsen's Peer Gynt, as well as the development of two new works.

$37,520

Theatre Direct presents compelling and inventive theatre for young audiences. In addition to its development work, its 1998/99 season will include a tour and mainstage production of Edward Roy's Bang Boy Bang and a production of Waiting for Lewis by Fabrizio Filippo.

$51,150

Theatre Passe Muraille seeks to develop and produce innovative and provocative Canadian theatre and to nurture new artists and theatre companies. Its 1998/99 season includes a joint production with Kingston Summer Festival of Convict Lover and Sir John, Eh running in repertory, Brian Quirt's The Death of General Wolfe, The Drawer Boy by Michael Healy, The Present Moves by Lilla Csorgo, and two Back Space productions.

$132,400

Theatre Smith-Gilmour is dedicated to developing new original Canadian works and producing texts that explore styles of non-naturalistic theatre. Its 1998/99 season will include the presentation of a work-in-progress - Chekhov's Shorts - an examination of Chekhov short stories, and a full scale production of The Inferno. In addition, it will tour In the Wings of Eden to two Ontario summer festivals and The Inferno throughout eastern Europe.

$27,810

The Toronto Blues Society promotes and presents blues in all its diverse styles to a wide audience. Its 1998/99 season will include guitar and harmonica workshops, educational and outreach programs and, the New Blues Talent Search. The organization also offers a wide range of services to blues musicians.

$18,000

The Toronto Book & Magazine Fair's mission is to unite the country in a national, annual celebration of reading and writing, and to highlight the importance of literacy in the lives of all Canadians. The annual Word on the Street festival will be held along Queen Street West on September 27, 1998.

$31,400

The Toronto Chamber Society, a community chamber choir, presents choral music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods with the assistance of professional soloists and instrumentalists. Its 1998/99 season will feature An All-Bach Christmas at Christ Church Deer Park, The Music of the Angels at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church and two Kaffeemusiks at Church of the Redeemer.

$5,595

Toronto Children's Chorus provides musical training for children between the ages of five and sixteen in a four-tiered choir system. The 1998/99 season marks the 20th anniversary presenting 5 concerts, several performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, a Christmas concert at Roy Thompson Hall featuring Ben Heppner, and a tour to Australia.

$25,730

Toronto Consort recreates the music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, performing on a unique collection of reproduction period instruments. In 1998/99, it will present a five-concert series at Trinity-St. Paul's Church and tour to Eastern Ontario and Quebec.

$13,310

Toronto Dance Theatre is dedicated to creating and presenting original Canadian choreography. Its 1998/99 season will include two new works by James Kudelka and Christopher House presented at Premiere Dance Theatre and Winchester Street Theatre, as well as outreach and touring activity.

$144,940

Toronto Early Music Centre promotes the performance and appreciation of medieval, renaissance and baroque music through a variety of programs and member services. Its 1998/99 activities include the ROM concert series "Musically Speaking", a pre-concert lecture series, a one-day Early Music Fair at the ROM, music circles and workshops, and a variety of services to early music presenters.

$5,530

The Toronto International Film Festival honours both the business and the art of filmmaking. 1998 will be the twenty-third year of the festival. Among other programs it will continue to feature the Perspective Canada screenings.

$181,330

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, established in 1894, maintains a tradition of choral excellence through its repertoire which includes early Baroque masterpieces, large-scale oratorios, choral/orchestral works and commissioned pieces, usually accompanied by full orchestra. The 1998/99 concert series (conducted by Noel Edison) includes performances at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Roy Thompson Hall and Massey Hall.

$71,100

Toronto Operetta Theatre presents classical operetta and light opera featuring Canadian artists. Its 1998/99 season, presented at the Jane Mallett Theatre, will include productions of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus and Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. Concerts include Imre Kalman's The Czardas Princess, Mainly Von Suppe, and A Night In Old Vienna.

$24,140

Toronto Photographers Workshop is an artist-run centre dedicated to promoting and supporting photo-based artists' work. Their 1998 exhibitions include Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge: Recent Histories; Shadow Crossings: Shelley Bahl, Eric Fong and Gaye Chan, curated by Irmina Ayuyao and Doris Sung; and Brian Piitz: Sigh: a comedy of forgiveness, curated by Carol Pickering.

$59,270

Toronto Theatre Alliance does promotion and advocacy work on behalf of Canadian theatre and dance, and provides services to enhance the development of theatre and dance professionals in Toronto. In 1998/99, the TTA will work to build on the success of its information and member services, continue with its advocacy and activism activities, and expand community development and networking programs. In addition, it will dedicate additional resources into the promotion of TO TIX, which will be moving to a new location this summer.

$49,560

Trinity Square Video provides artists with a facility for video production and post-production, in order to develop and realize a broader definition of video art. In addition to equipment access, Trinity Square Video also offers workshops which provide a variety of unique learning opportunities for individuals and community groups.

$61,090

University Settlement Music School provides quality, affordable music lessons to children and adults in the downtown area. The school offers a wide range of instrumental and vocal lessons from classical, jazz, popular and world traditions.

$17,090

V Tape provides a range of services to video artists, performers, and programmers that assists and encourages the distribution, exhibition and broadcast of video nationally and internationally. Services include a computerized listing of video tapes in distribution, screening facilities, a large in-house library which is open to the public and a video shipping service. In the fall of 1998, the exhibition Ecstatic Memory, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Ontario, will involve a symposium, a screening and an exhibition of selected works at the AGO.

$33,400

VideoCabaret International develops new plays that explore the visual art of theatre and, through that process, produces music/video/theatre hybrids. In 1998/99 they will present Satellite by Deanne Taylor and Michael Hollingsworth's Mulroney, completing his cycle of history plays.

$44,900

Visual Arts Ontario's mandate is to further the awareness and appreciation of the visual arts in Ontario by creating professional opportunities for visual artists through the provision of professional and skills development training, information, and special services.

$9,170

We Are One Theatre Productions introduces, develops and produces Caribbean, third world and emerging artists from diverse cultural communities to the Canadian theatre scene. Their 1998/99 season includes two mainstage productions - Edmond Rostand's Cyrano, adapted by Jatinda Berma and translated by Ranjit Bolt; and Dis Is Christmas, by Jean Paul, Marvin Ishmael and Bianca Jacobs - and two school tours.

$18,090

Women's Art Resource Centre (WARC) is an artist-run centre dedicated to the documentation and advancement of artistic practice by Canadian women artists. They maintain a slide registry representing over 2,500 women artists as well as presenting an annual series of solo exhibitions called The Walls of WARC. They also offer lectures, workshops and outreach to women's art groups and other community organizations. Their 1998/99 activities include the exhibitions Brief Breeze by Leena Raudvee and Pam Patterson (performance, artist talks and installation); Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design--Emerging artists, curated by Shirley Bear; and an exhibition of work by Buseje Bailey.

$36,020

The Women's Musical Club of Toronto presents an afternoon concert series at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, provides scholarships and organizes a Career Development Award Competition. Its 1998/99 concert series will feature Maxim Phillippov, L'Ensemble Arion, Baroque Quartet, Heidi Grant Murphy and Kevin Murphy, Laughton & O'Meara and Amati Quartet.

$1,500

Young People's Theatre provides quality entertainment for young people and their families. The company provides a link with the educational community through services and programs such as teachers' workshops and school touring. Its 1998/99 season will include Treasure Island by Michael O'Brien, a Theatre Gros Mecano presentation of Don Quixote, The Nutmeg Princess by Richardo Keens-Douglas and Studio Theatre productions of Edward Roy's The Other Side of the Closet and The Shining Star by Andrew Akman and Diane Flacks.

$288,550

YYZ Artists' Outlet is an artist-run centre which provides exhibition space for emerging, as well as established artists working in the visual arts, video, film and performance art. YYZ also presents lectures and symposia and undertakes publishing initiatives. Their 1998/99 year includes the exhibitions: Reservoir by Mary Anne Barkhouse and Michael Belmore; Painting in the Age of Media by Luis Jacob, Jay Wilson, Gregory McHarg and Richard Kerr; and dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y by Johan Grimonprez.

$64,750

1998 CULTURAL FACILITIES SUPPORT GRANTS (May 12, 1998 deadline)

RequestedRecommended

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre$ 4,815$ 4,800

Factory Theatre$ 35,000$ 35,000

InterAccess$ 1,000$ 1,000

Luther Hansraj Theatre Productions$ 12,250$ 10,000

Toronto Dance Theatre$ 29,650$ 29,200

Women's Art Resource Centre$ 10,000$ 10,000

Total$102,715$100,000

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre/Alexander Street Theatre Project will construct and install a freestanding display sign. The sign will be used to display posters and ticket information for productions taking place at the theatre. It will be an invaluable marketing tool as its placement and appearance will bring added attention to the activities taking place at the facility.

Factory Theatre will undertake Phase 2 of its refurbishment campaign. Alterations include a flexible staging system for the studio; new projection booths; additional air-conditioning; renovations to the lounge and public area; and, general improvements to the building's exterior.

InterAccess will construct a two-sectioned moveable gallery wall to divide the gallery space from the computer studio; and, install a sensor device that would automatically activate works involving sound and motion in response to the presence of gallery goers. The renovations will improve the quality and flexibility of the exhibition space, increase access to the computer studio, and make both spaces more available and attractive to gallery exhibitors and studio users.

Luther Hansraj Theatre Productions will make initial improvements to a new theatre space named The Alley Theatre, located in St. Chads Church Hall at 1695 Dufferin Street. It marks the first time in the thirty-year history of black theatre in Ontario that a company has had its own theatre home to produce plays. Upgrades include extending the stage; installing a fire door, fire alarms and a new electrical system; and, adding new railings in the washrooms to make them wheelchair-accessible.

Toronto Dance Theatre will continue to upgrade its facilities and complete the security and health and safety retrofit begun last year. The project involves painting the ceiling and stage area; refurbishing the basement dressing rooms; purchasing a permanent sound system with speakers, a truss system and blacks; creating public access to two additional washrooms; and, improving outdoor signage and lighting.

Theatre Passe Muraille will install air conditioning in the Back Space, which will make it useable in the summer months, thereby increasing rental income; and design and install a new lighting grid in the Main Space which will allow alternate staging configurations that will increase seating capacity.

Women's Art Resource Centre will renovate its new space at 401 Richmond Street West. Improvements include removing existing partition walls and replacing them with one wall to divide the administrative and exhibition space; building a reception counter; constructing a storage loft with storage shelving below; and, installing a track lighting system and air conditioning. The renovations will provide the organization with a dedicated exhibition space and more storage, creating a cost-effective, highly functional site.

GRANTS RESCINDED

Grant Year - 1997

Theatre Wum$6,900

Theatre Wum was awarded a 1997 project grant in the amount of $6,900 for their production of Dinah: Blues of the Queen. The group informed TAC that it has postponed this project for the time being. The TAC Board of Directors, on recommendation of the Theatre Committee, rescinded the grant and added the funds to the Theatre Committee's budget for applications received at the August 5, 1998 project grant deadline.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PresidentAnne Collins

Vice PresidentsJim Leech

Kim Tomczak

Past PresidentMargo Bindhardt

SecretaryDiana Cafazzo

TreasurerSam Marinucci

Margaret Atwood

Brainerd Blyden-Taylor

Barbara Carey

Yvonne Chiu

Elizabeth Cinello

Gregory Cromwell

Sarindar Dhaliwal

Atom Egoyan

Danny Grossman

Peter Jacobsen

Molly Johnson

Marvelle Koffler

Sandra Laronde

Sue LePage

Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby

Councillor Joe Mihevc

Donald Moffat

Councillor Howard Moscoe

Douglas Perry

Councillor Mario Silva

Sam Sniderman

Paul Thompson

Councillor Mike Tzekas

Laurette Wijetunga

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