In February 2020, the Golden Age of Magic will once again emerge—this time in Toronto—in the forthcoming exhibition, Illusions: The Art of Magic at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO).

What a year of magic! As always, we are delighted to have the happy job of announcing the Allan Slaight Awards, and celebrating extraordinary talents in the art of magic. Here is our roundup of the 2019 awards week.

To cap off this amazing week of celebrating magic, we are thrilled—simply delighted—to recognize the “Juan” and only, Tamariz, with the Allan Slaight Lifetime Achievement Award.

We are delighted to release the next category for the Allan Slaight Awards, Sharing Wonder—recognizing an outstanding magic performance by an exceptional artist. DISCOVER more about this wonder worker!

The Sharing Secrets award recognizes exceptionally creative and innovative work in the study of magic, and comes with an iPad and a prize of $10,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. Who is this year’s secret sharer?

This award acknowledges outstanding work by an up-and-coming magician and comes with a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. Discover more about this new talent!

This award acknowledges outstanding work by an emerging Canadian magician and comes with a cash prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. Find out who it is!

The 2019 Allan Slaight Awards for Magic—recognizing outstanding achievements in the art—will be released, one name a day, all of next week.