2007 Arts Funding Recipients

Baobab Tree Drum Dance Community
Arts education organization provides training in drumming, dancing and singing in West African styles to youth and adults at all levels of ability. Two performance groups – one for youth and one for adults - perform numerous shows annually.

$11,000

MASC
Multi-disciplinary arts education organization offers live professional performances and hands-on workshops in English and French to young people in school and community settings.

$35,750

Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy
Arts training organization provides high standards of musical instruction and orchestral technique to young musicians from ages three to 21.

$12,000

Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences
Arts education organization introduces young audiences to professional theatrical performances, in-school workshops and after-school programs.

$28,000

The School of Dance
Dance school provides professional training and recreational programs to children and youth of all levels and abilities, as well as annual performances and educational outreach programs.

$66,000

Jazzworks
Music organization provides a three day intensive summer workshop, and a winter master class series, led by outstanding Canadian jazz performers and educators, the goal of which is to expand knowledge, understanding and experience of jazz.

$6,500

National Capital Suzuki School of Music
Arts training organization provides professional instruction in violin, viola, cello and flute as well as opportunities for students to perform in the community.

$7,000

Orleans Young Players Theatrical School
Theatre school provides training in drama and theatre through classes, workshops, summer camps and performance opportunities. Programs range from beginner to senior levels.

$14,000

Ottawa Children’s Choir
Arts training organization provides unique music education and choral training for children at various levels of experience.

$7,000

Ottawa Regional Youth Choir
Choral organization provides professional training and performance opportunities to young people ages 16 to 23.

$4,500

Ottawa School of Speech and Drama
Theatre school strives for excellence in dramatic arts and speech arts training for all ages through the delivery of courses, summer camps, outreach programs, and performances.

$31,000

Jim McNabb

Marg Stubington

Dale Taylor

Al Arz Lebanese Art Group
Performing arts organization (music, dance, and theatre) for emerging and senior artists creates, performs, trains and educates in the field of contemporary Lebanese performing arts. Group also produces Lebanorama, a three-day festival that showcases the Lebanese performing arts and artists in Canada.

$20,100

Le Groupe Dance Lab
Professional contemporary dance organization provides an innovative and challenging environment for emerging and seasoned choreographers to research and create new, interactive dance pieces. Choreographies are performed for a live audience whose feedback and participation is welcomed in the creative process.

$121,000

Aroha Fine Arts
Traditional Indian dance group to undertake the creation, production and presentation of an original choreography, resulting in the presentation of a ninety-minute multimedia performance Dancing in the Dunes, in November 2007.

$6,000

collective (gulp)
Improvisational and interdisciplinary dance group to organize three dance workshops for advanced students and working artists.

$1,000

Cultural Horizons
Creation of a multimedia performance by this culturally diverse arts organization will focus on the theme of Buddha, using innovative South Asian dance techniques. Presentation will take place at Arts Court Theatre in April 2008 as part of an evening of classical South Asian temple dance.

$1,000

Svitanok Ukranian Dance Society
Development, production and presentation of five new choreographies. These original Ukrainian character dance pieces will be performed for local audiences and follow the over-riding theme of facing fear.

$6,500

Tara Luz Dance
New contemporary dance company to undertake it’s inaugural 2007-2008 season of artistic production, Entrer dans la danse!, including the development and presentation of new choreographies by artistic director Anik Bouvrette.

$5,000

Upasana the Spirit of the Dance
Dance organization that teaches classical, folk and modern Indian dance will undertake the presentation of DANs/cE KAPITAL, a one-week dance festival with seven evening main stage performances, four matinees, three workshops and four master classes.

$3,500

Natasha Bakht

$5,500

Anjali Patil

$5,500

Shara Weaver

$4,000

Salina Ahmed

Peter Ryan

Laïla-Gabrielle Côté

Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa (IFCO)
Filmmakers’ cooperative provides training, editing facilities, equipment and information resources in order to support the growth of a strong independent filmmaking community.

$40,700

SAW Video Association
Production centre for the creation of independent video and media art. Provides equipment and production services to its members as well as workshops, screenings and outreach programs.

$58,300

Centretown Movies
Presentation of the 8^th annual, free outdoor film festival in Dundonald Park. The nine-week run pairs local short films, musicians and dramatists with mainstream movies at each screening.

$1,000

World Inter-Action Mondiale
Presentation of the 18^th annual One World Film Festival featuring issue-oriented documentary films and videos, as well as invited speakers and musicians.

$2,500

Phil Caron

$5,500

Paul Gordon

$5,500

Sharon Katz

$5,500

Linda Norstrom

$5,500

Ashraf Asfour

$4,000

Pixie Cram

$4,000

Duke Ramses Medina

$4,000

Christopher Rohde

$4,000

Kelly Ann Beaton

Adrian Göllner

Rob Thompson

ARC Poetry Magazine
Publication of two annual issues of a literary magazine that nurtures and promotes the appreciation of Canadian poetry, with an emphasis on Ottawa poets.

$16,000

Ottawa Storytellers
Organization supports the development of storytelling as a professional art form and the work of local tellers through a variety of programs including an annual five-day storytelling festival, a monthly storytelling concert series at the NAC Fourth Stage, bi-monthly story swaps and various workshops.

$16,500

Beechwood Cemetery
Presentation of two literary readings at the Poets' Hill Commemorative Site, located in Beechwood Cemetery.

$1,300

Bywords
Publication (in print and electronic format) of a quarterly journal featuring local emerging and established poets, as well as a monthly calendar of literary events in Ottawa.

$2,400

Lambda Foundation
16^th annual Wilde à Sappho, celebration of gay and lesbian literature. Literary readings by award winning male and female poets.

$3,000

TREE Reading Series
Presentation of bi-monthly public literary readings, featuring local and national writers.

$4,500

Alan Cumyn

$5,500

Rita Donovan

$5,500

Heather Menzies

$5,500

John Metcalf

$5,500

Alex Brett

$4,000

Jamieson Findlay

$4,000

Greg Patterson

$2,500

Ian Roy

$4,000

Caroline Shepard

$4,000

Allan Wigney

$4,000

Cyril Dabydeen

$5,500

Blaine Marchand

$5,500

Shane Rhodes

$5,500

Rhonda Douglas

$4,000

Sandra Ridley

$4,000

Max Middle Sound Project

$4,000

Deborah Dunleavy

David O’Meara

Nichole McGill

Jan Andrews

Charles Gordon

Joanne Proulx

Anthony Bansfield

Nadine McInnis

Andrew Steinmetz

Les Éditions l’Interligne
Publishing company that features primarily Franco-Ontarian writers. Publishes Liaison, the only publication exclusively devoted to the arts in French-speaking Ontario and Canada.

$27,000

L’Association des auteures et auteurs de l’Ontario français
Organization that promotes Franco-Ontarian writers and their works and supports their literary creative activities by providing relevant information and services.

$16,000

Les Éditions du Vermillon
Publishing company that encourages the advancement of education in the field of Canadian, and particularly Franco-Ontarian, literature by publishing Canadian and Franco-Ontarian writers and promoting their works locally, nationally and internationally.

$20,000

L’Atelier littéraire des Outaouais
Organization of meetings with local writers to better understand and appreciate their contribution to Francophone literature.

$200

Andrée Christensen

$5,500

Margaret Michèle Cook

$5,500

Nancy Vickers

$5,500

Martine Batanian

$4,000

Antonio D’Alfonso

Danièle Vallée

Robert Yergeau

Cantata Singers of Ottawa
Choral ensemble promotes excellence in Canadian choral music. Choir undertakes numerous guest appearances, notably with the NAC Orchestra; an annual concert series; and the recording and commissioning of new works by Canadian composers.

$12,500

Opera Lyra Ottawa
Major Canadian opera company that has contributed to the Ottawa Arts Community for over twenty years through presentation of opera of the highest caliber. The company also provides of outreach and education programs that nurture Canadian artists and actively promotes opera as an art form.

$176,000

Ottawa Choral Society
Symphonic choir dedicated to the advancement of choral music. Through subscription series and guest appearances, the Society continues its commitment to Canadian repertoire and to the commissioning of new works.

$21,000

Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic orchestra fosters public appreciation for symphonic music by offering a six-concert season and providing opportunities for emerging and established musicians and soloists to perform with a symphonic orchestra of professional quality.

$71,500

Thirteen Strings Chamber Music Orchestra
Chamber ensemble dedicated to excellence of artistic expression through the performing and recording of string ensemble music from baroque to contemporary.

$28,000

Ottawa Bach Choir
Choir that performs music from all historic periods while keeping Bach's choral oeuvre as the focus of its repertoire.

$5,000

Pro Musica Ensemble of Ottawa
Group of musicians dedicated to performing a repertoire of essentially ‘Early Music’ as well as contemporary Canadian compositions.

$3,000

Capital Brassworks
Presentation of three brass and percussion concerts as part of their ninth annual series in the 2007/08 season.

$5,000

Ottawa Baroque Consort
Presentation of five chamber music concerts from the Baroque era performed on period instruments.

$4,900

Ottawa Music Coalition
Newly established coalition will undertake the recording of a live concert series featuring local musicians in variety of styles and genres.

$1,200

Royal Canadian College of Organists, Ottawa Centre
Presentation of four organ recitals, each on a different instrument, involving local, national and international organists as part of their Pro Organo Concert Series.

$3,000

Seventeen Voyces
Choir to produce a concert in Spring 2008 featuring works by the English composer Thomas Tallis and the lineage that follows his compositions to present day.

$2,000

Shine Music Academy
Youth-oriented music academy to undertake improvements to it’s website.

$1,000

John Allaire

$4,043

Daniel Bolshoy

$5,500

Wayne Eagles

$5,500

Lee Hayes

$5,500

Caroline Leonardelli

$5,500

Meg Lunney

$5,500

Colin Mack

$5,500

Dean Watson

$5,500

Mike Essoudry

$4,000

Rory Magill

$4,000

Gabriel Major-Marothy

$4,000

Ushman Mushtaq

$4,000

Megan Jerome

$4,000

Liam Vainola

$4,000

Evan Ware

$4,000

Ann Downey

Jill Laforty

Michael Zaugg

William Echard

Jan Jarvlepp

Anna Miura

L’Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique
Development and promotion of the Franco Ontarien music scene through the presentation of the "Gala des prix Trille d’Or 2007 ”, and a Friday night concert series, "Les vendredis de la chanson francophone".

$4,000

Société artistique rhythm ‘n’ zouk
Promotion and presentation of the ethno cultural performing arts, through the presentation of a series of multidisciplinary events by francophone artists.

$5,000

Popo Leboy

$5,500

Stephanie Rideout

$4,000

Marcel Aymar

Claire Duguay

Marc-André Boyes Manseau

Odyssey Theatre
Company presents unique productions noted for the integration of masks, music, clown, bouffon, puppetry, Asian dance drama and Commedia Dell’Arte every summer in Strathcona Park. It also fosters year-round the development of new works and provides training opportunities for actors.

$67,244

A Company of Fools
Company produces innovative, entertaining and accessible productions based on the works of William Shakespeare, using the techniques of clown, Commedia Dell’Arte, mask, puppetry and vaudeville.

$24,000

Third Wall Theatre Company
Company dedicated to the production of the masterpieces of the world's repertory of theatre. Three plays will be performed in the 2007/08 season.

$12,000

By the Well Collective
Development of a new theatre piece, “The Well” for production in spring 2008. The work will feature the use of mask, puppetry, text, music and movement.

$4,000

Deluxe Hot Sauce
To hold a workshop to enhance the staging of Euripides play “Medea” previously performed in an outdoor venue and to present four additional performances at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival.

$1,000

Magnetic North Theatre Festival
Collaboration between Théâtre la Catapulte and Festival Zones Théâtrales to create a piece of original, bilingual, site-specific theatre with the goal of introducing Francophone and Anglophone theatre communities and audiences to one another in Ottawa.

$3,000

New Theatre of Ottawa
Production and presentation of the new play “Disaster” by David O’Meara, for a three week run in Ottawa.

$9,000

STO Union Theatre Company
New local theatre company to present a new Canadian play entitled “7 Important Things” at the National Arts Centre in May 2007.

$3,000

Jesse Buck

$5,500

David O’Meara

$5,500

Kate Hurman

Don Laflamme

Patricia Tedford

Compagnie Vox Théâtre
Resident company at La Nouvelle Scène that supports the creation of musical and vocal theatre.

$39,909

Théâtre la Catapulte
Resident company at La Nouvelle Scène that explores innovative and provocative themes and forms of staging; target audience is young adults from 20 to 35 years of age.

$63,800

Théâtre de la Vieille 17
Resident company at La Nouvelle Scène that produces theatre performances for adults and young people, and supports the creation of new works by presenting them in Ontario, Canada and Europe.

$74,800

Théâtre du Trillium
Resident company at La Nouvelle Scène that highlights the art of production and stagecraft by presenting contemporary works and new creations and by offering performers the opportunity to participate in production labs.

$71,500

Groupe des deux
Creation and production of the new Franco Ontarian theatre piece “INC.”

$5,000

Théâtre jeunesse en tête
Production of a new youth oriented theatre piece by Daniel Danis, entitled “Sous un ciel de chamaille.”

$8,000

Sylvie Dufour

Suzanne Lambert

Marie-Thé Morin

Gallery 101
Artist-run centre committed to the presentation of alternative visual arts exhibitions and events through the exploration and promotion of professional contemporary cultural practices that are inclusive of a wide range of artistic perspectives and aesthetics.

$59,400

SAW Gallery
Artist-run centre supports the exploration and presentation of new and experimental visual and poly-disciplinary art practices through the programming of exhibitions and events of professional contemporary artists.

$54,230

Artengine
Professional artist-run internet site for visual and media artists promotes the creation of art on the internet and provides opportunities for artists to explore new technologies.

$45,000

Miguel-Angel Berlanga

$5,500

Shahla Bahrami

$4,043

Karl Ciesluk

$3,000

Adrian Göllner

$5,500

Rosalie Favell

$5,500

Nichola Feldman-Kiss

$5,500

Petra Halkes

$5,500

Danny Hussey

$5,500

Cheryl Pagurek

$5,500

Cindy Stelmackowich

$5,500

Jeff Thomas

$5,500

Carol Wainio

$5,500

Eric Walker

$5,500

Kate Barry

$2,100

Robyn Bragg

$4,000

Natasha Doyon

$4,000

Anna Frlan

$4,000

Dipna Horra

$4,000

Diane Smith

$4,000

Howie Tsui

$4,000

Ben Walker

$2,500

Gail Bourgeois

Chantal Gervais

Marc Walter

Greg Hill

Caroline Langill

Jinny Yu

Soma Selepak Culture Association
Instruction of traditional Cambodian dance to youth and children in Ottawa with presentations throughout the year.

$2,000

Salina Ahmed

Peter Ryan

Laïla-Gabrielle Côté

Coro Vivo Ottawa (formerly Blackburn Chorus)
Community choir promotes excellence in choral music and provides skill development opportunities to its membership through performance and recording projects.

$7,700

Kiwanis Music Festival
Organization produces an annual, three-week long music festival that provides opportunities for local music students to perform for the general public and to be adjudicated by top quality professionals.

$18,000

Canadian Centennial Choir
Community choir celebrates Canada's rich cultural heritage through the performance of music embracing diverse traditions from classical to folk, with special emphasis on Canadian works.

$4,000

Carleton University Choir
Local choir promoting the appreciation of choral music and providing opportunities in skill development and performance to their members.

$2,000

Les Chansonniers d’Ottawa
Local French choir promotes francophone culture by providing learning and performance opportunities to francophone residents in choral music and performance.

$2,000

University of Ottawa Choir
Bilingual choir promotes the appreciation of choral music and provides opportunities in skill development and performance to their members.

$1,800

Canadian Showtime Chorus
Choir will undertake four education sessions to focus on the development of vocal and performance skills for members of the Canadian Showtime Chorus, a women's barbershop harmony choir with over 100 members.

$2,500

Cross Town Youth Chorus
Presentation of ten annual concerts and performances at various community events and seniors’ homes by a choir of youth in East-end Ottawa.

$1,200

Kanata Choral Society
Choir will perform a concert called “In Retrospect” to mark the celebration of 20 years of singing, along with two other performances in 2007.

$1,500

Kanata Youth Centre
A youth video documentary project called “Street Theory: Attitude” that will explore the positive impacts of music on youth and provide an opportunity for youth to gain hands-on experience in areas such as song writing, performance, sound & lighting, recording, and video production.

$2,500

Musica Viva Singers of Ottawa
Presentation of a special concert featuring “African Sanctus”, a work by composer David Fanshawe.

$2,500

Nepean All-City Jazz Band
Assistance for this award-winning youth band to compete in the 2007 National Musicfest in Richmond, British Columbia. The experience includes adjudicated performances, concerts and clinics.

$3,000

Nepean Choir
Presentation of two concerts at Centrepointe Theatre in winter 2007-2008 featuring local guest artists and Canadian composers.

$2,500

Strings of St John’s Chamber Music Orchestra
Presentation of eleven concerts by a small string orchestra at various venues across the city. Program to cover a broad range of music from Baroque to Contemporary Canadian.

$3,500

Tone Cluster
Gay and Lesbian choir presents three choral performances annually celebrating diversity.

$1,000

Shawne Elizabeth Beames

Yves Laroche

Allison Prowse

Centre communautaire Franc-Ouest
Presentation of an annual one-day cultural festival “Familles en fête”, celebrating Francophone culture in Ottawa. Program includes performances, visual arts workshops and other artistic activities.

$3,000

Crichton Cultural Community Centre
Production and presentation of the 2007 Ottawa Lumière Festival, an event that unites professional artists and performers with Ottawa residents to celebrate the magic of light and lanterns.

$8,000

Ladyfest Ottawa
Presentation of a primarily woman-organized annual visual art, music, and film festival that is open to everyone.

$4,000

Ottawa Asian Heritage Month Society
Production of a series of events to celebrate 2007 Asian Heritage Month, including concerts, seminars, workshops and film screenings.

$2,000

Ottawa Chinese Arts Troupe
Presentation of an annual, multicultural performing arts event. Show features Chinese dancers, singers and musicians, as well as performers from other cultures.

$2,000

Performing Arts Council of Cumberland
Presentation of the Dreamweaver Children's Series - three live performances for children by Canadian professional performing artists, held seasonally in the Orleans Theatre.

$2,000

Francis Beaulieu

Christine Tremblay

Mary Tsai-Davies

Savoy Society of Ottawa
Amateur theatre company dedicated to performing the comic operas of Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.

$2,000

Broken English Theatre Company
Company produces socially relevant, multicultural plays for youth and adults.

$6,000

Goya Theatre Productions
Administration of a youth scriptwriting competition for young adults between the ages of 12 and 19. Four winning scripts will be workshopped and will conclude with staged readings, while one will go into production for GOYA’s 2008-2009 season.

$2,000

Suzart Productions
Community musical theatre company will produce four productions in the 2007-2008 season.

$4,000

Brian Boggs

Scott Florence

Kel Morin-Parsons

Théâtre Tremplin
Production and nine representations of the play “Faut que je t’dise – Contes d’Ottawa et de Sudbury” a collage of five Franco Ontarian stories at l'École secondaire De La Salle.

$2,000

Théâtre du village d’Orléans
Presentation of the theatre piece “Le gars de Québec”, at MIFO (Centre culturel d’Orléans) in March 2007.

$2,500

Sylvie Dufour

Suzanne Lambert

Marie-Thé Morin

Gloucester Pottery School
Housed in the basement of the Cyrville Community Centre, The Gloucester Pottery School offers over forty pottery courses and workshops annually to students of all levels, as well as studio practice time and exhibition opportunities.

$16,000

Ottawa Valley Weavers and Spinners Guild
Operation of a Resource Centre in Heartwood House on Chapel Street offering: lessons and workshops in spinning and weaving; studio space; an extensive library; and access to equipment.

$10,500

Arteast
Presentation of series of 10 artistic workshops, demonstrations and tours called Grow With Art/L’art en herbe conducted by professional artists.

$3,000

National Capital Network of Sculptors
Presentation of an annual sculpture show, Dimensions, featuring new works by member artists.

$1,300

Gail Bourgeois

Jim Thomson

Marc Walter

Aboriginal Experiences Arts Culture
Production of “Tales from Turtle Island” featuring storytelling theatre piece “Sky Woman Falls to the Earth” and Pow Wow dance piece “Honouring Turtle Island” on Victoria Island, Ottawa. Organization will tour this production to local schools, regional events, museums and other community spaces.

$11,500

Akord – Ukrainian Men’s Choir of Ottawa
Recording of a CD consisting of traditional Ukrainian folk songs, sung by Ottawa’s only Ukrainian Men’s Choir.

$4,300

Capital World Art and Music Association
Presentation of a “world music” concert series, featuring local musicians.

$8,000

Festival Latino Americano
Presentation of Festival Latino Americano, an event promoting Latin American arts and culture.

$1,000

Loyal Kigabiro: Les Tambour Sacrés du Burundi au Canada
Teaching children to play, and dance to the Sacred Drums of Burundi and presentation of drumming shows.

$5,500

New Canadian Coalition for Arts and Culture
Development of an inventory and website for a new organization that promotes local new Canadian immigrant and refugee artists, arts professionals and arts organizations.

$7,000

Graham Thompson

$4,000

Sherry Tompalski

$4,000

Louis Mbani

Lainie Towell

Yony Yazbek