Our Guests

Special anniversaries

David Hope, Executive Director of the Actors Fund of Canada -- celebrating the 50th anniversary of AFC

Jacoba Knaapen, Executive Director of TAPA -- Doras’ 30th anniversary

Celia Smith, TAPA Board -- Doras’ 30th anniversary

Christine Ardagh, Executive Director of the Artists' Health Centre Foundation - the 15th anniversary of AHCF

Steven Friedman, Mariposa in the Schools Board - celebrating the 40th anniversary

Louise Garfield, Executive Director Arts Etobicoke - celebrating the 35th anniversary

Karl Sprogis, Arts Etobicoke Board -- the 35th anniversary

Shahina Sayani of ArtReach Toronto -- the Vital Ideas grant from Toronto Community Foundation

Sylvie Bouchard of Dusk Dances – celebrates the 15th anniversary of Dusk Dances

Malgorzata Nowacka of The Chimera Project – celebrates the Chimera Project’s 10th anniversary

Jay Rankin of Toronto Dance Theatre – TDT’s 40th anniversary

Cindy Goldrick, Festival Director of The Word on the Street Toronto – celebrates the festival’s 20th anniversary

Geoffrey Taylor, director of International Festival of Authors -- 30th anniversary

Avie Bennett, International Festival of Authors Board -- 30th anniversary

Alexander Neef, General Director of Canadian Opera Company – COC's 60th season

Alexandra Montgomery, Executive Director, Gardiner Museum – celebrates 25th anniversary

Lydia Adams, Artistic Director of Elmer Iseler Singers and Amadeus Choir – the 30th anniversary of Elmer Iseler Singers, as well as the 25th anniversary of her tenure as music director/conductor of Amadeus Choir

Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, Artistic Director/Conductor of Nathaniel Dett Chorale – NDC's 10th anniversary

Blair Mackay of Evergreen Club Gamelan Ensemble – celebrates 25th season of the ensemble

Janet McClelland of the Samba Squad – celebrates 10th anniversary

David Craig of Roseneath Theatre -- celebrates 25th anniversary in 2009/10

Simon Malbogat of Mixed Company Theatre -- celebrates the company’s 25th anniversary in 2009/2010

Ana Barajas of YYZ Artists – celebrates the 30th anniversary of YYZ

Ann Dean, Director of Art Metropole – celebrates the 35th anniversary of Art Metropole

Scott Ferguson Executive Director of Inside/Out Film and Video Festival -- celebrating the festival's 20th anniversary

Individuals

Lata Pada of Sampradaya Dance Creations – recipient of the Order of Canada

Mervon Mehta of Royal Conservatory of Music, Director of Performing Arts – celebrates the opening of the Koerner Hall

Jessie Iseler of the Elmer Iseler Singers – the recipient of the Choirs Ontario's President’s Leadership Award for 2009

Yvette Nolan of Native Earth Theatre – recipient of the City of Toronto Aboriginal Affairs Awards

Ron Mann, the Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts

Chris McDonald, Executive Director of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival

Matthew Teitelbaum, CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario

William Thorsell, Director and CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum

Peggy Baker, 2009 recipient of the Governor General Award

Dionne Brand, Toronto's Poet Laureate

Piers Handling, Toronto International Film Festival CEO & Director

Roberta Smith, Associate Director of Artistic Administration Education at Toronto Symphony Orchestra, recipient of John Hobday Award in Arts Management

Stan Bevington, founder of the Coach House Press, proprietor of Coach House Printing Ltd, recipient of the Order of Canada

Naomi Campbell, recipient of the 2009 Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award

Janis Barlow, winner of the Sandra Tulloch Award

Ruth Madoc-Jones, theatre director, awarded the John Hirsch Director's Award in 2009

Judith Thompson, playwright, winner of the 2008 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

Special Guests

Sandy Houston, Executive Director, George Cedric Metcalf Foundation

Danielle Sauvage, Executive Director, Conseil des arts de Montreal

Helen Burstyn, Chair, Ontario Trillium Foundation

Robin Cardozo, CEO of the Ontario Trillium Foundation

Barbara Sellers-Young, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University

Carolyn Bennett, MP

Olivia Chow, MP

David Crombie, former Mayor of the City of Toronto

Barbara Hall, former Mayor of the City of Toronto

Martha Hall Findlay, MP

Rob Oliphant, MP

Margarett Best, MPP

Peter Tabuns, MPP

David Zimmer, MPP

Robert Prowse, Heritage Toronto Board of Directors

Sam Sniderman, TAC Advisory Council

Martha Durdin, Chair, Ontario Arts Council Board of Directors

Nathan Gilbert, Executive Director, Laidlaw Foundation

Jane Pyper, Toronto City Librarian

Toronto City Councillors

Maria Augimeri

Sandra Bussin

Shelley Carroll

Adam Giambrone

Norm Kelly

Joe Mihevc

Howard Moscoe

Joe Pantalone

John Parker

Anthony Perruzza

Kyle Rae

Michael Thompson

Adam Vaughan

Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation Boards of Directors

Toronto Arts Council:

John McKellar, Chair

Karen Tisch, President

Brian Current

Curtis Barlow

Kamala-Jean Gopie

Ruth Howard

Alice Klein

Don Moffat

Mark Opashinov

Kerri Sakamoto

Jini Stolk

Priscila Uppal

Toronto Arts Foundation:

Diana Bennett, President

Sara Diamond

Gerald George

Vanessa Harwood-Scully

Rendal Levine

Natalie Lue

Micheline McKay

Francis Price

Janice Price