Vida-Peene Awards

Overview
Active and engaged in the arts for many years, Ms. Peene has supported and defended art throughout her entire life.
What is this prize?
The Vida Peene Awards are made annually to eight specified organizations from the investment proceeds of an endowment worth almost $600,000.
The eight organizations are:
- Stratford Festival of Canada
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind
- Ontario College of Art and Design
- Ontario Arts Council
- National Ballet of Canada
- Canadian Opera Company
- St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Deadline(s)
Annual remittances
Who created this prize?
This fund was established thanks to a generous bequest from Vida Peene to the Canada Council in 1978 for the purpose of promoting development of the arts in Ontario and the rest of Canada.
Further Information
Sarah Brown
Program Officer, Prizes
Canada Council for the Arts
150 Elgin Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
E-mail: sarah.brown@canadacouncil.ca
613-566-4414, ext. 6004
Toll free: 1-800-263-5588, ext. 6004
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Annual remittances