Brief History:
Each year since 1989, the Town of Oakville has provided operating and project grants to qualified not-for-profit cultural organizations. The Oakville Arts Council, on behalf of the Town of Oakville administers this process at-arms length, with the applications reviewed by the Cultural Grants Review Committee commissioned by and responsible to the Board of Directors of the Oakville Arts Council. Over the past 27 years, 64 different cultural organizations in Oakville have benefited from support of approximately $2.3 million. In 2010, the OAC renewed our Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Oakville for the following purposes:
- To ensure that Oakville shall be a community where art is embraced and Oakville artists and art organizations are supported and recognized as vital and central to the creative life of the Town.
- To service the Oakville community through enabling the activity of artists, arts groups and businesses.
- To provide, through the OAC, a non-partisan, arms-length service that advocates, communicates, enables, and sustains the arts for the community of Oakville.
- To administer grants to the artists and arts groups of Oakville on behalf of the CTO, ensuring accountability and transparency.
2018 Allocations:
The 2018 cultural grant applications were reviewed by a peer advisory committee made up of representatives from the arts and business community.
2018 Cultural Grants Review Committee:
Suzy Godefroy – Chair, Oakville Arts Council
Indira Roy Chouhdury Angela DiCintio Karen Korody Karen Raymond Bernadette Ward, Executive Director, Oakville Arts Council Sarah Douglas-Murray, Senior Manager, Cultural Services, Town of Oakville
Listing of 2018 Cultural Grants
Organization
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Allocation
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ArtHouse for Children and Youth (ArtHouse)
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$8,000
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ArtWorks Oakville Association
|
$4,500
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Burl-Oak Theatre Group
|
$6,000
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Carousel of Nations Multicultural Association
|
$4,500
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Circle of Harmony Chorus
|
$7,000
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Halton Mississauga Youth Orchestra
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$3,800
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High Rendition Jazz
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$6,900
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Intrada Brass of Oakville
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$3,800
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Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre
|
$4,000
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Masterworks of Oakville Chorus and Orchestra
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$6,000
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Musikay (Oakville Ensemble)
|
$4,000
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Oakville Art Society
|
$6,100
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Oakville Camera Club
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$8,000
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Oakville Chamber Orchestra
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$6,500
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Oakville Chinese Network Society
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$7,000
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Oakville Choral Society
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$4,500
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Oakville Festivals of Film & Art
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$6,000
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Oakville Improv Theatre Company, Inc.
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$7,000
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Oakville Sculptors and Woodcarvers Guild
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$2,300
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Oakville Suzuki
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$5,000
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Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Art Council
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$7,000
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Oakville Wind Orchestra Inc. | $5,700
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Oakville Vocal Arts Festival
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$5,000
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Tempus Choral Society
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$5,000
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Tottering Biped Theatre
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$3,900
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The Oakville Children's Choir
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$5,000
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The Oakville Players (TOP) |
$6,000 |
The Oakville Symphony Orchestra
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$7,000
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World of Threads Festival | $9,000 |
Total
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$166,000
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