Premier Kathleen Wynne promises $50 million in new arts funding
Annual funding to Ontario Arts Council will go up over four years, Wynne announced just in time for next year's election

thestar.com
By ROBERT BENZIE
Aug. 29, 2017

Premier Kathleen Wynne is making a song and dance about increasing arts funding - just in time for next year’s election.

In campaign-style announcement at Toronto’s Berkeley Street Theatre, Wynne said annual funding to the Ontario Arts Council will increase by $50 million over the next four years.

“When we invest in the Ontario Arts Council, we are investing in much more than our thriving arts sector,” Wynne said Tuesday.

“We are investing in our young people, our communities, and our capacity to build a more creative, more inclusive, more innovative society,” she said.

Last year, the arts council contributed funds to 1,657 artists and 1,098 to organizations in 212 communities across the province.

Ontarians go to the polls on June 7, 2018.