Thomas Vaughan

October: Nuit Blanche, Canadian Stage, WIFF and more!

Aurora Town Square Grand Opening On September 24, 2024, OCAF Manager Catalina Fellay-Dunbar joined MPP Gallagher Murphy and Mayor Mrakas to announce $40,000 in funding for the Aurora Town Square Grand Opening. The 23-day event will feature diverse cultural performances and programs, highlighting the Town’s commitment to downtown revitalization and cultural tourism. Catalina was pleased to …

October: Nuit Blanche, Canadian Stage, WIFF and more! Lire la suite »

September: The Western Fair, Trinbago Toronto Festival, TO Live: Upfront Festival and more!

Non classifié(e)

The inaugural Upfront Festival is a weekend-long celebration of Indigenous talent from across Turtle Island and beyond. Featuring three days of extraordinary music, comedy, puppetry, free workshops, and more, right in the heart of Tkaronto. With performances by William Prince, Drezus, Cris Derksen, Shawnee Kish, Semiah, and more. Learn more. The Western Fair, one of Canada’s oldest …

September: The Western Fair, Trinbago Toronto Festival, TO Live: Upfront Festival and more! Lire la suite »

August: Up Here Music Festival, Niagara Irish Festival, Her Northern Voice and more

Non classifié(e)

Introducing Catalina, Our New Manager of Operations at OCAF Catalina Fellay-Dunbar joins us with extensive experience as a grants administrator, dance artist, educator, and advocate. She spent 7 years at the Toronto Arts Council (TAC) as a Program Officer/Manager, where she was responsible for monitoring trends and issues within Toronto’s arts sectors. Before TAC, Catalina …

August: Up Here Music Festival, Niagara Irish Festival, Her Northern Voice and more Lire la suite »

July: Four Winds Music Fest, Elora Festival, Hamilton Fringe Festival and more!

Non classifié(e)

Dear OCAF Friends, Today I send you my fondest farewell after 25 years with OCAF, marking its own 25th Anniversary. So far it’s been an action-packed celebration with events in Hamilton, Sudbury, Windsor and others coming up in Mississauga, Thunder Bay and elsewhere. It’s been wonderful to celebrate, with all of you, your successes over the …

July: Four Winds Music Fest, Elora Festival, Hamilton Fringe Festival and more! Lire la suite »

June: Harbourfront Centre’s 50th Anniversary, Westben, Kingsville-Essex Highland Games and more!

Non classifié(e)

Dear OCAF Friends, We’re well into our 25th Anniversary Celebration and in this issue you will read about events in Sudbury and Peterborough and in subsequent issues there will be Windsor and Thunder Bay news. We are thrilled to be able to visit great communities around the province where OCAF has provided support for amazing cultural tourism …

June: Harbourfront Centre’s 50th Anniversary, Westben, Kingsville-Essex Highland Games and more! Lire la suite »

May: Funding Announcement, Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival, Shaw Festival, the Bentway and more!

Non classifié(e)

Dear Friends, I am writing to you today as the Founding Executive Director Emerita as Thomas Vaughan steps into the role of Executive Director! More on that and 25th Anniversary memories in the next issue but for now I am excited to share a major announcement by Minister Lumsden last Friday! Theatre Aquarius, celebrating its 50th …

May: Funding Announcement, Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival, Shaw Festival, the Bentway and more! Lire la suite »

April: Eclipse in Kingston, Theatre Aquarius, Koerner Hall, Holi Festival of Colours and more!

Non classifié(e)

Greetings friends of OCAF! As we continue to celebrate 25 years of supporting Ontario’s cultural tourism sector it seems important and appropriate to honour our Founding Chair, Dr. Murray Frum. Dr. Frum, entrepreneur, developer, lover of the arts and avid collector of African and Renaissance work, was the Founding Chair of OCAF. He, along with …

April: Eclipse in Kingston, Theatre Aquarius, Koerner Hall, Holi Festival of Colours and more! Lire la suite »

OCAF Announces Leadership Transition!

Non classifié(e)

Founding Executive Director Kathleen Sharpe to retireThomas Vaughan named next Executive Director The Board of Directors of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund [OCAF] is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Vaughan as the Executive Director of OCAF effective May 1, 2024. Mr. Vaughan succeeds Kathleen Sharpe, the Founding Executive Director of OCAF who will …

OCAF Announces Leadership Transition! Lire la suite »

March: Theatre Aquarius, Beaches Jazz Theatre, Theatre Centre and more!

Non classifié(e)

To our OCAF friends, OCAF is celebrating its 25th anniversary all year long! We are proud to have supported more than 900 events in over 150 Ontario communities. We will use this space in upcoming newsletters to highlight some of the amazing success stories of Ontario cultural organizations we’ve worked with closely. For example, in …

March: Theatre Aquarius, Beaches Jazz Theatre, Theatre Centre and more! Lire la suite »

February: Hamilton Winterfest, DesignTO, Canadian Comedy Festival, and more!

Non classifié(e)

Dear Friends, We are excited to tell you that 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund! To be precise, our Letters Patent were approved on March 9, 1999; the first board was assembled with Dr. Murray Frum as Chair; I was hired in June of that year; the board met for …

February: Hamilton Winterfest, DesignTO, Canadian Comedy Festival, and more! Lire la suite »

Nom de l’auteur/autrice :Thomas Vaughan