Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
Art Gallery of Swift Current
Aurora Wolfe
Swift Current Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,250 To invite visitors and local communities to consider their relationship to the landscape via engagement with artists at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park.
Association communautaire fransaskoise de Regina
Giselle Lemire
Regina Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,000 To offer writing workshops, performance training, to participants to present their work in a stage performance during the Mois de la Francophonie in March 2026.
CARFAC Saskatchewan
Linda Duvall
Regina Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $40,000 CARFAC SASK’s Travelling Mentorship program supports a dedicated intake of rural artists with artistic mentorship facilitated by 2025/26 Artist-in-Residence: Linda Duvall.
Circle Made Artist Society Saskatoon Music Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 Circle Made Artist Society will work with Danny Knight and David Fineday to test the feasibility of a public guitar jam in Pleasant Hill.
Core Neighbourhood Youth Coop
Muskwa Lerat
Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,000 Future Artistic Minds is an Indigenous-run youth art collective providing accessible, anti-oppressive spaces. Amplifying youth voices, celebrating diversity, and challenging the status quo through art.
Farnan, Colin
Spinal Cord Injury (Saskatchewan) Inc.
Saskatoon Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $40,000 The Artist in Residency proposal is a partnership with artist Colin Farnan and Spinal Cord Injury Sask. A physical disability advocacy organization in Saskatchewan
Gareau, Adreanna
Prince Albert Public Library
Prince Albert Theatre Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $9,750 I will partner with P.A. Public Library (PAPL) to offer acting and improv workshops, with a display of related resources created by the library.
Johnson, Ashley Regina Dance Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 This project explores a potential partnership with artist Ashley Johnson through pilot classes and planning sessions to develop inclusive, creative dance programming at the EYFRC.
Kozak, Kathryn
Town of Creighton
Creighton Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,000 A mentorship and exhibition opportunity for emerging and established artists of the Northern Saskatchewan.
Mathieu, Véronique Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 Present a concert featuring works by women composers with commentary prepared by a musicologist, and offer music workshops for students.
Reyes, Lautaro
Saskatoon Open Door Society
Saskatoon Theatre Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,000 For the play Welcome to (My Country), Lautaro Reyes interviewed newcomers to Saskatoon. Their gripping stories are retold by the newcomers themselves alongside established artists.
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Jade Wolfe
Swift Current Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $40,000 To provide professional classes utilizing art to encourage well-being, connection, storytelling, and empower long-term care residents, highlighting the value of preserving inter-generational relationships.
Saskatchewan Printmakers Association Saskatoon Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 SKPrintmakers and artist Jo Shepherd present three free linocut workshops in rural communities, introducing youth and adults to printmaking and creating original art together.
Shannon, Dianne Saskatoon Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $941 Engaging and supporting adults with intellectual disabilities in contemporary ceramic arts with studio space, instruction, and technical support for producing home wares and sculpture.
Stoughton Community Players Stoughton Media Arts Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 A non profit organization looking to offer an inclusive affordable summer program to youth in our community.
Badger, Joanne
Sturgeon Lake Central School
Sturgeon Lake Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $10,000 Continue the art of porcupine quill placement on birchbark and quill stitching, to youth in school, on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation - intermediate.
Dittmann, Bethany
Spruce Ridge School
Estevan Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $9,240 Provide an artist and school-collaborated theatre process creating space for students to self-express through inquiry, creativity and imagination while creating their own dramatic piece.
Muskoday First Nation Community School Muskoday Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $26,630 The Artist in Residency will go classroom to classroom teaching music and poetry to the students every day for 5 months.
Saint Luke School Saskatoon Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $21,000 Getting back to nature, using land based and social emotional learning, and expressing that learning through art.
Transition Place Education Centre Meadow Lake Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $25,500 The residency will be led by an artist and Indigenous community member . Students will complete Indigenous art projects and end with a showcase.
Westview Public School Prince Albert Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $30,130 Our resident would instruct a music, drama, and dance program in our school, since we that don't have a current music program in place.
Brown, Sharon-Ann Regina Literary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 I would like to publish the third book in the Adventures of Alfie series. The book is called 'Alfie Goes to London'.
Caudillo, Kiela Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 A multidisciplinary Spanglish show: Visuals and Sounds of a Latino American settler in Canada. An colourful exhibit of art, Paper-Mache sculptures and a musical performance.
ELEV8 Music Regina Music Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 A live summer showcase featuring BPOC dancers and guest musicians, culminating in a headlining performance by ELEV8 Music to spotlight diverse local talent.
Escanlar, Pepito Regina Visual Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 To cover framing and related expenses for art exhibition of paintings capturing the evolving urban landscape of Regina since the 1980s from an immigrant's perspective.
Española, Aldeneil Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 I will study the "Bakla" culture of the Philippines through fabric paintings, fabric manipulation, styling and fashion design.
Eve, Sophia Saskatoon Literary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Developing, researching, and drafting a literary fiction manuscript on the politics of diaspora and cultural identity.
Jeyadharshan, Ajantha Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 "Reviving Roots: Tamil Folk Dance Initiative” This project aims to preserve and promote traditional Tamil folk dances, fostering cultural appreciation and community engagement.
Lagria, Jun Yves Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Create a fall programming, September to November of Bahay Kubo, a Filipinx drag collective, a monthly drag showcases the BIPOC drag artists of Saskatoon.
Latinos en Regina Mariachi Band Regina Music Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 The Mariachi Latino Band would like to record their first album consisting of 6 six songs and be able to perform all over Canada!
Lee, Yuji Regina Visual Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Create six artworks (paintings and drawings) and a zine exploring and highlighting trans/queer experience and ways of being, primarily by challenging current anti-trans rhetoric.
Muyu Sisakuna Saskatoon Dance Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $4,848 To acquire traditional dresses made by Indigenous artisans from Ecuador, and take a Kichwa dance workshop and produce a small documentary of this learning opportunity.
Oyatogun, Oluwafunmilayo Saskatoon Music Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Enchanted Concerts fuses orchestral music and storytelling, celebrating 65 years of the rich legacy and global impact of Nigerian music through the Black Orchestra.
Saskatoon Igbo Cultural Association (SICA) Women Dance Group Saskatoon Dance Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $4,992 SICA Women Dance Group seeks funding to perform at the AfroTribes Festival's "Rhythms of the Diaspora" in Regina, to showcase our vibrant Igbo culture.
Wu, I-Ying Regina Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 This project develops and presents Subtlety, a multidisciplinary improvisational performance featuring artists trained in my Daoist-inspired approach, aiming to share the practice with the community.
Yoageeswaran, Luxmi Saskatoon Dance Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Lux Productions empowers South Asian youth through dance, fostering cultural pride and creative expression. Funding supports inclusive programs, performances, and mentorship in underserved communities.
Zuck, Emma Saskatoon Media Arts Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 A 30 Minute documentary film about the creation of the Ballroom Community in Saskatoon with Aldeneil's research, creating workshops for the queer BIPOC Community.
Alharthi, Rania Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 The play "Checkpoint" vividly explores resilience, displacement anguish, and family strength, deeply probing the essence of homeland and the profound connections that define it.
Atkins, Amalie Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,800 Prepare final elements (music licenses), Travel to present new feature film in for World Premiere (Copenhagen) and NorthAmerican Premiere (Toronto), followed by local confirmed events.
Ay, Caramba! Theatre Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,960 World premiere of The Newcomer by Yulissa Campos as part of the Live Five 2024-2025 season.
Bagatim, Tabata Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Complete a two-month residency at Medalta to develop large-scale ceramic sculptures and refine surfaces to deepen emotional impact and advance my artistic practice.
Battie, Kyath Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $11,000 "Sight Unseen" is the first cinematic research project of a newly formed collaboration, small victories, exploring Regina's urban spaces from an "outsider" perspective.
Benjamin, Paul Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,179 Collaborate with Toronto composer Sodhivine and Saskatoon Cree songwriter Falynn Baptiste. Create new music that will be adapted for my upcoming CQ Concert performances.
Bryans, Amber Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $3,516 Time and materials to produce works that explore pattern & repetition in linocut printmaking.
Bulas, Patrick Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $2,800 As part of our ongoing collaboration, Jordan Schwab and I are planning to do a short, one week residency at SNAP Gallery in Edmonton, AB.
Cline, Heather Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 I am creating a multi-media exhibition, viewing the landscape through a conservation lens, walking the land with people affiliated with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
Dahlem, Madeleine Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,791 A ten-day workshop to transform a written word cantata into a hybrid musical/spoken word form, including three days of musical improvisational work.
Dotson, Allan Regina Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $18,000 This grant is to publish a graphic novel, and will include professional editorial, design, production and printing costs, as well as promotion of the book.
Doyle, Eliza Mary Asquith Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 Music collaboration with musician/producer Nich Davies to inspire/complete/infuse fresh musical genres/ideas, proceed to workshop/collaborate album material with my band before recording follow-up full-length album
Dubnick, Caron Air Ronge Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,500 I will spend time at Athabasca Sand Dunes creating sketches, then spend the winter creating larger works in studio and looking for exhibition opportunities.
Ells, Chrystene Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $12,000 Complete six of 24 mythical oil portraits of prairie artists, build sundial prototype and sculptural elements, all toward 'Amor Fati' solo installation, 2028.
Farrow, Kody Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,000 To attend the FDC National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon in August 2025, receiving my Basic Actor Combatant Certification.
Fenrich, Miguel Battleford Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,000 To continue work on a contemperary coming-of-age novel '273 Days' with the intention of finishing a first draft to be committed to further development.
Ferraton, Dominique Gravelbourg Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,000 To complete and release a 5-part audio piece exploring our relationship with water in Southwestern Saskatchewan.
Gan, Jelly Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 A music video using Chinese pop culture aesthetic references from C-dramas, 80s Mando pop, and karaoke.
Gares, Jessica Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $2,249 I'll interview experts, outline story, write multiple drafts, gather feedback, and storyboard my first feature film, exploring familial relationships amid climate change's affects in Saskatchewan.
Grummett, S.E. Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $16,500 To finish the development of my next solo-show, “Nude Parade” unpacking trans trauma porn and the commodification of identity through a month-long workshop with collaborators.
Hambrock, Meredith Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 To continue working on my short story collection.
Hobsbawn-Smith, Denise Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $9,124 Complete and revise collection of form poetry about essayist M.F.K. Fisher – including sonnets, villanelles, pantoums, ghazals, palindromes, abecedarians– ready for submission to publishers.
Janzen, Ava Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 A six-week professional development opportunity to attend Canada’s Music Incubator’s Artist Entrepreneur program in Toronto, receiving in-person mentorship and industry training in Spring 2025.
Kim, Hyon Suk Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,500 My project explores clarinet repertoire in my home country, Japan, through research, deepening my artistic practice and sharing unique musical insights with Saskatchewan’s arts community.
Kirchmeier, Kurt Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $12,500 To write a young adult novel about a teen who gets caught in a time loop deep in the back-country of the Canadian Rockies.
Klassen, Vanessa Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 This is a 2-part project for which I will create new typeset editions of four selected clarinet works by Canadian composers, then record each one.
L'Hirondelle, Cheryl Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,800 restoring/reversioning and creating emulators of my net.art projects for upcoming survey exhibition
lift/break collective Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,240 We'll revisit and expand our short theatre piece lift/break towards a full-length performance, exploring dance and interpretive movement to deepen the story.
Ly, Jenny Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,125 developing a cone shaped roller to make prints for exhibition
Maggrah, Julianna Prince Albert Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,000 Writing a script for feature documentary on the Indigenous view of autism. Grant money would be to pay me for my time writing.
Mathieu, Veronique Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,250 Research manuscripts, archival materials, and new violin works written by women composers in Frankfurt and Munich (Germany) in August 2025.
Mendez, Edward Warman Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $3,950 I will obtain my Advanced Actor Combatant Certification through Fight Director's Canada at The 2025 National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon, SK
Murray, Audie Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,000 Creation of new work that continues my studio exploration into generative refusal through process and material.
Phelps Bondaroff, Amber Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,000 To develop a series of essays and illustrations, exploring my experiences of new motherhood, as a white settler, living on the Prairies.
Porter, Jacob Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,500 I'm developing a graphic novel which I plan to present to publishers at Toronto Comic Arts Festival (this June). The grant would be for travel.
Regnier, Daniel Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $17,000 I propose to write and workshop an opera on the subject of the novel "La vie devant soi" by Romain Gary
Reyes, Lautaro Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $16,500 I am developing a script and workshop for my play, Welcome to My Country, which is created from interviews with immigrants and refugees to Saskatoon.
Romero, Alejandro Battleford Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $12,941 To create a new body of work: Virgen Barbuda de los Queers, examining queer identity from historic and cultural rituals.
Saskatoon Experimental Music Ensemble Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,000 To present a series of concerts, premiering newly composed and improvised works.
Schiller, Lisa-Marie Carrot River Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,500 I am an emerging artist requesting funding to create a body of work from June to December 2025.
Schulz, Judith Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $13,000 Produce an eight-show performance of ‘Yaga’ by Kat Sandler in Saskatoon, SK, as an artist collective in collaboration with Live Five’s 2025/26 season.
Sparrow, Don Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $9,200 I intend to create three interconnected comic book memoir stories, each with a unique visual or narrative style, to be published together in an anthology.
St. Pierre, Laura Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,000 Creation of newwork towards an expanded exhibition of All that You Change Changes You at the Kamloops Art Gallery in September 2026.
Stock, Shayna Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $2,500 Research and writing retreat toward development of my first manuscript of poetry
Tenold, Darla Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Research Joan Phipps' Assiniboia Downs, Marquis Downs and Exhibition Track thoroughbred racing career for a book length biography.
Truszkowski, Robert Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,000 The Large Letter Project: To produce large-format, digitally-generated, CNC-cut, wooden "movable type" letters in order to hand-print text on long rolls of Kozuke paper.
Tushabe, Irene Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 To research and write a novella, Voice of the Cycad, and to complete my short story collection.
Van Opstal-Tamez, Ingrid Kipling Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,000 This proposal is to support research, drafting, and creation of new work combining both traditional paper mâché and paintings for future exhibitions and professional development.
Vas, Eva Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,000 To develop a short drama film script about a young dressmaker who explores traditional craft through the lens of filmmaking and wardrobe design.
Wecker, Sabine Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 Growing Roots: Working towards becoming an established ceramic artist, step one.
Wicks, Bob Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 I have been accepted to participate in a unique residency with the Prague Shakespeare Company, June 15th to August 10th, 2025
Alexson, Kamisha Saskatoon Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $2,000 This project interviews Elders about ancestral history, using their teachings to guide a visual story of the seven generations through mixed-media portraits.
Baird, Gavin Saskatoon Media Arts Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 I am applying for funding to continue to development and write a new independent feature-length screenplay titled "Uranium Boy."
Bigeagle-Kequahtooway, Joely Regina Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $10,000 To interview 13+ matriarchs to ask questions about the important matriarchs in their life. Lessons learned and future visions/hope for future and their legacies.
Campbell, Maria Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $18,000 Mahmaskatch Project, Phase One: kiyokiwin – visiting various people and communities in Saskatchewan and Alberta to share and record achimowina (stories) for future podcast series
Cuthand, Shawn Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $10,000 I would like to take a script I have developed and edit/format it to make into a PSA comic book about addictions.
Gladue, Raeanne Regina Media Arts Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 I would like to make a documentary on children in care who are aging out of the system and show the challenges they face.
Goodon, Jayde Saskatoon Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $12,500 My plan is to create a large collection of paintings to hold a public and open art exhibition.
Houle, Jade Saskatoon Music Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 As a Nehiyaw man, suicide is ever-present among friends & family in my life. With my music, I hope to inspire listeners to choose life.
Kehler, Danielle Saskatoon Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $2,000 To visually articulate the importance of "for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the rivers flow" in context of the Treaties
Lafond, Mika Saskatoon Literary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $5,500 The creation of 5 children's books in nêhiyaw syllabics. The books will highlight Treaty 6 Territory Land, Language, Story, and Emotional Wellbeing.
Mistik Studios Leoville Media Arts Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $10,000 Developing a mystical, Indigenous-inspired cooking/sim game that integrates cultural practices, storytelling, and Indigenous art, providing a platform for Indigenous perspectives in interactive media.
Pascal, Madison Regina Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $5,000 Supplemental funds to help create a new body of work.
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Photo Credit: Artist Evie Ruddy partnered with UR Pride Centre for Sexuality & Gender Diversity on a photography project featuring trans and non-binary people. Photo by Charity Marsh.