Lisa Wohrle is an experienced professional in the arts sector, currently serving as the Associate Visual Arts and Craft Officer at the Ontario Arts Council since January 2001. In this role, Lisa manages grant programs dedicated to visual arts, craft, and design organizations, as well as individual artists and curators. Lisa previously held a secondment position within the Ontario Arts Council as an Associate Officer in Program Design, where research and development of new market development grant programs for Ontario artists were undertaken. Earlier experience includes roles as Associate Officer for Visual and Media Arts and Craft at Visual Arts Ontario (1989-1990) and Gallery Administrator at Carnegie Gallery in Dundas (1987-1989). Lisa holds an Honours B.A. in Art and Art History from McMaster University, earned between 1983 and 1987.
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Ontario Arts Council | Conseil des arts de l'Ontario
OAC is an agency that operates at arm's length from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. The OAC's grants and services to professional, Ontario-based artists and arts organizations support arts education, Indigenous arts, community arts, crafts, dance, Francophone arts, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, music, theatre, touring, and visual arts. The OAC is directed by 12 volunteer board (council) members who come from communities throughout the province. They are appointed by the Government of Ontario for a three-year term. The OAC's board is responsible for setting OAC's policies and oversees the organization's operation. --- Le CAO est un organisme qui fonctionne de manière indépendante et qui relève du Ministère du Tourisme, de la Culture et des Jeux. Par ses subventions et services, il appuie les artistes professionnels et les organismes artistiques établis en Ontario dans les domaines de l'éducation artistique, des arts autochtones, des arts communautaires, des métiers d'art, de la danse, des arts francophones, de la littérature, des arts médiatiques, des arts multidisciplinaires, de la musique, du théâtre, des tournées et des arts visuels. Le CAO est dirigé par un conseil d'administration composé de 12 membres bénévoles, provenant de différentes régions de la province, nommés par le gouvernement de l'Ontario pour un mandat de trois ans. Le conseil d'administration du CAO est chargé d'établir les politiques de l'organisme et d'en surveiller le fonctionnement.