ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT
Anne Michaels
- Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing at University of Toronto since 1988
- Toronto's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2019
- Published works include The Weight of Oranges (1989), Fugitive Pieces (1995), The Adventures of Miss Petitfour (2016), and Held (2023)
- Recipient of the Giller Prize 2024
Terry Graff
- Art gallery director and visual artist
- Has curated over 200 exhibitions
- Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Billie: Undercurrents in Atlantic Canadian Visual Culture 2015–2018
- Instructor at the Arts & Culture Management Program at University of New Brunswick in 2022
Tim Carroll
- Artistic Director of The Shaw Festival since 2015
- Artistic Director of Kent Opera from 1997 to 2004
- Associate Director of the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre from 1999 to 2005
- Recipient of the American Shakespeare Centre’s Burbage Award 2016
Loreena McKennitt
- Recording Artists whose albums include The Visit (1991), The Book of Secrets (1997), The Ancient Muse (2006), Lost Souls (2018) and The Road Back Home (2024)
- Appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 2004
- Recipient of Canadian Forces Decoration in 2019
- Inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2025
