The Mayor’s Arts Awards Lunch is an outstanding event, celebrating the Toronto Arts Foundation Awards, and welcoming the entire spectrum of Toronto’s creative community to celebrate the arts and the cultural contributions of business and civic leaders, as well as artists of all disciplines.
Over the course of the lunch’s history, we have welcomed leading Toronto personalities to host the event, including Jian Ghomeshi and last year’s host, celebrated novelist, playwright and actor, Ann-Marie MacDonald, and welcomed a number of special guests, including:
- John Tory, Chair, Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance
- Kevin Garland, Executive Director, National Ballet of Canada
- Jim Fleck, Philanthropist and Chair, Business for the Arts
- Maureen Hynes, Winner of the Gerald Lampert Award for best first book of poetry in Canada and the Petra Kenney Poetry Award
- Cameron Bailey, Co-Director, TIFF
- Matt Galloway, CBC Radio Host
- Michael Thompson, Councillor, Chair, Economic Development and Culture, City of Toronto
For more information on this year's sponsorship opportunities, please download the 2012 Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch Sponsorship Proposal below:
A Very Special Thank You to our 2011 Sponsors, Benefactors and Patrons!
For additional information regarding all sponsorship opportunities please contact Jason Maghanoy, Manager, Community Investment.
To view the sponsors of the 2010 and 2009 Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch, please click here.