Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
Cabildo Esquivel, Priscila Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 Creation of 2 pieces of Arte Huichol in animal skulls for a Day of the Death altar display.
Latinos en Regina Mariachi Band Regina Music Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 We are a musical group that is asking for support to purchase traditional mariachi outfits to perform all over Canada representing Saskatchewan and Latino America.
Farshad, Don Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 A traditional Iranian art combines wood with intricately cut mirrors. This craft decorates creates stunning patterns that enhance light and add elegance to architectural spaces
Kathrotia, Yash Saskatoon Music Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 Compose a one of its kind full-length orchestral concert solely showcasing Gujarati folk subject matter, music, spoken poetry, and dance.
Idowu, Moses Saskatoon Music Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 Addressing a need: Reconnecting African youth to their roots through musical, artistic, and cultural performances during Black History Month to foster pride in identity
Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Oluwaseun Peace Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 This grant supports the development and presentation of Ori Ara Emi, an Afro-centric exhibition and workshop blending Poet Laureate, Peace Akintade’s, visual and auditory 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Pascal, Madison Regina Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $5,000 Supplemental funds to help create a new body of work.
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.
Shurniak Gallery Inc. Assiniboia Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $5,000 For general operating and programming support.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Coflin, Caitlin Regina Dance Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,997 I will be travelling to Toronto to study Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals with Janet Kaylo and other certified instructors.
Weber, Angel Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,996 I've been invited to the first special event workshop and exhibition held by the international association for my art form - the International Tsumami-Zaiku Association.
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.
Krips, Spencer Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2022-2023 $4,989 Immersive 360-degree music performance, pairing improvised music with recorded natural sounds. Custom visualizers will be created to respond to the music and projected during performance.
Megan Kent and Sara Kreuger Saskatoon Dance Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,905 Megan Kent and Sara Kreuger want to further their study of Egyptian dance with master instructors at the Ya Salam Canada workshop in May 2020.
Fornwald & Wilson Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2020-2021 $4,900 We are working as a duo to produce an installation of 50 flags and wallpaper for the Alberta Biennial at the Remai Modern in Saskatoon.
Bellefleur, Stephanie Willow Bunch Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $4,885 Power Haus is a literary art book which explores; passion for community engagement and the introspective effects of colour therapy through the public art lens.
Baerwaldt, Wayne Assiniboia Visual Independent Artists Program 2021-2022 $4,884 To complete my research and writing to realize a collaborative artist book project with Richard Boulet
Petit, Marcel Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2021-2022 $4,862 Short film based on the book by J.M. Bergman, about a teenage girl who is kidnapped, illustrating the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
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.
Godfrey Dean Art Gallery Inc. Yorkton Visual Special Initiatives Fund 2020-2021 $4,825 Upgrade and replace aging and soon to be obsolete computer and technology infrastructure. Manage change and succession for a new Director & Curator position.
Kuse, Stephanie Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,821 Three day artist residency in Quebec to workshop, develop and rehearse live visual set before departing on German tour in November and December.
Association of Manitou Arts & Cultures Inc. Manitou Beach Multidisciplinary SaskFestivals 2021-2022 $4,800 The 2022 Manitou Music Fest will deliver a quality festival, including an eclectic selection of professional musicians, songwriters, dancers, artisans, and performers.
Gobeil, Beth Prince Albert Literary Independent Artists Program 2022-2023 $4,800 Requesting funds to work on my poetry manuscript tentatively titled Of Rooms and Memory. I will revise 30 poems and write 25 new poems.
Garez, Simon Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2020-2021 $4,780 Direct and finish a narrative short film about beekeeping and the ecological issues effecting bees.
Hanwell, Drew Regina Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $4,768 My band would be able to take more gigs if we could start bringing our production equipment with us in the cargo trailer.
Meneley, Barbara Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2021-2022 $4,751 This proposal is to support travel costs related to the creation and development of my project "White Land / Treaty For?"
Mendez, Edward Warman Theatre Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,716 I will write a verbatim play based on interviews with first generation and Indigenous Canadians exploring loss of culture and the concept of "Being Canadian"
Johnson, Ashley Regina Dance Independent Artists Program 2021-2022 $4,700 To develop a peer led somatic learning space to support the transition back to in person dancing with Ashley Johnson and Johanna Bundon.
Weber, Angel Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $4,670 To study tsumami-zaiku, the Japanese craft of folding silk squares into complex flora and fauna arrangements, and become a certified tsumami-zaiku teacher.
Lynch, Rory Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2021-2022 $4,644 A period of time dedicated to practice and research, with the goal of developing specific technical skills and expanding aesthetic horizons.
Zdunich, Emily Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2020-2021 $4,600 To create and research a new body of work exploring the human condition for the purpose of exhibitions and professional development.
Spilchen, Danielle Warman Theatre Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,583 Our collective will produce and present George F. Walker's Zastrozzi as part of Live Five's 2024-2025 season in November/December of 2024.
Reimer, Joel Dash
E. D. Feehan Catholic High School
Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2021-2022 $4,580 We will engage a group of 10th grade newcomer students in an exploration of spoken word poetry through the themes of identity & balance
Brochu Lambert, Anne Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2020-2021 $4,577 To create a multimedia triptych installation that integrates a motion activated soundscape, celebrating the close relationships and creative voices of four generations of Francophone women.
McKenzie, Tiess Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,570 To present three musical events in Saskatoon: An outdoor, interactive soundwalk, a concert of string and piano music, and a concert of electro-acoustic trombone music.
Aurich, Romina Regina Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $4,557 The project is to make professionally led circus training more accessible to people and to share our passion and discipline with the people around us.
Semko, Jacob Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,555 Expanding traditional fine-art wood block printmaking by developing methods with novel tools and techniques
Regina Blues Association Regina Music SaskFestivals 2022-2023 $4,550 The Mid-Winter Blues Festival features mainstage and free live blues music events featuring a mix of diverse local, national, and international performers.
Manitou Beach Literary Festival Saskatoon Literary SaskFestivals 2022-2023 $4,550 Multi genre contemporary literary festival celebrating excellence in local, provincial, national and international literature through presentation of book launches, author readings, workshops, panels and performance.
Regina Jazz Society Inc. Regina Music SaskFestivals 2022-2023 $4,550 JazzFest Regina 2023 celebrates its 15th. annual festival kicking off summer and our festival event season.
Fourstar, Gabrielle Saskatoon Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2020-2021 $4,536 I intend to paint an art series of 100 abstract acrylic blob paintings on 18"X 24" canvases. Remaining paintings with vegan paint.
Berglund, Blake Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,520 I will return home to the family farm to write new material influenced by family dynamic, rural culture and personal themes.
Lavallee, Terri Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2019-2020 $4,500 I would like to create a stylized bridal gown embellished with Nehiyaw bead work, along with beaded accessories and matching mens cufflinks and tie clip.
Cuthand, Shawn Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2020-2021 $4,500 We want to continue our series of satirical news monologues centred around an Indigenous Comedy perspective and expand into comedy skits.
McKenzie, Tiess Estevan Music Independent Artists Program 2022-2023 $4,500 To produce a five-track cycle of experimental, soundscape-based, electronic music. Working title: "Walking Music."
Baird, Gavin Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2022-2023 $4,500 8th Street Menace is an online series about protagonist Mitchell “Menace” Dubois, a failed welder and aspiring Métis musician who moonlights as an auto-parts thief.
Lobb, Greg La Ronge Visual Independent Artists Program 2022-2023 $4,500 A mosaic visual piece utilizing scraps and off cuts from sign production focusing on reclamation, conservation and salvage.
Brenna, Beverley Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,500 --A YA novel following eighteen-year-old Kay as she navigates FASD and grade twelve in a new school, discovering her bio mom, and a twin brother.
Olsen, Farideh Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,500 To write a 60-90min show about motherhood that integrates music and comedy.
Tienkamp, Christine St. Louis Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2023-2024 $4,500 To support a Metis Womens Artists evening with an exhibit following, completing and adding new 'li rooz di no piyii' pieces to the exhibit.
Hansen, Yolanda Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,500 A mentorship with an established Saskatchewan poet to learn more about the craft of poetry and work on a full-length collection.
Pickrell, Jonathon Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,500 Funding to support a dramaturgy cycle and two day workshop for my play "66 No Exit Lane" to prepare it for production.
Billingsley, Alyssa Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,500 Dramaturgy, rewrites, & remounting 'Identity Crisis' for a 2024 tour to the Winnipeg & Edmonton Fringe Festivals with John Turner, Karen Hines, Kenn McLeod.
Klassen, Hilary Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,500 Professional development in the form of mentorship for creative nonfiction book manuscript about a Saskatchewan land conflict, subsequent reconciliation and shared continuing quest for justice.
Littlechief, Teagan Carylyle Music Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,500 We need grant funding to attend the OSAC Showcase, aiming to secure bookings for the 2025-2026 season and expand our performance opportunities.
Kovach, Jaye Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,500 Complete post-production for The Lovers 2, a short film exploring my trans-for-trans and butch-femme relationship with Cat C. Haines through kink and the everyday.
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.
Standing, Cyrus Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists 2019-2020 $4,488 Developing my art form of story telling and tell the stories of Dakota history, Kinship, language and my community in Saskatchewan
Bellegarde, Bradley Regina Music Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists 2019-2020 $4,487 To write 6 songs, all stories with Indigenous relevance for an EP with the working title, "Rediculous Stories".
Zhao, JingLu Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2021-2022 $4,480 To assist with the costs of childcare for my three children while I create a new body of paintings for exhibition.
Gares, Jessica Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,474 I am seeking funds to complete post production work on my short film "Fuck" I shot this past summer, which I wrote, directed, and produced.
Okemaysim, Aren Regina Music Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2023-2024 $4,470 This grant is to cover subsistence & living expenses while writing new music for my OKIMAW ᐅᑭᒪᐤ music project.
Harder, Kristel Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,466 To gain the professional skills necessary to develop "EmotionLoss", a comedic cabaret exploring mental health, through two workshops and a mentorship program.
Rewuski, Lindsey Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,440 Support in presentation and transportation of works for first solo exhibition in March 2025 in Yorkton, SK.
Peet, John Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,412 This grant is to cover materials, firings and studio costs, enabling me to development a new body of work for a solo exhibition.
Benjamin, Paul Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,400 Attending Colombian and South American private music master classes by drum instructor Juan David Castano at the Berklee Satellite campus EMMAT in Bogota, Colombia.
Kuse, Stephanie Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2020-2021 $4,393 Learning 3D rendering software and exploring unconventional projection surfaces to enhance technical quality and conceptual aspects of abstract video art practice.
Zafaremili, Elham Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $4,383 I aim to combine Persian calliography and painting.
Earle, Shawn Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2021-2022 $4,350 I will perform the Don Byron Clarinet Concerto with the SUNY Geneseo Wind Ensemble, then study clarinet repair with master clarinet repair technician Wojtek Komsta
Hui, Catherine Saskatoon Theatre Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $4,340 Purchase the software that professional set designers use Vectorworks software to create 3D rendering of set designs.
Harris, Carla Regina Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2022-2023 $4,290 Conduct a workshop for a multimedia script, consulting with a dramaturg, disabled artists, musicians, and actors hired to experience the script aloud.
Lapointe, Ky Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2020-2021 $4,264 The aim of this project is to create French and bilingual spoken word centered around my Fransaskois experience with language and community.
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.
Willems, Alexander Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $4,249 Creation grant to write, storyboard, and develop a short film exploring how sobriety impacts social dynamics.
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.
Haines, Cat Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,147 Develop a collection of 10 large watercolor self portraits featuring moments of my activist history.
Sapp, Cheyenna Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,069 I would like to write new material for my standup comedy routine to increase performance opportunities and expand my audience.
Badger, Joanne
Sturgeon Lake Central School
Sturgeon Lake Visual Artists in Schools 2022-2023 $4,048 To introduce the skill of porcupine quill zig zag stitching on felt, to youth in school, on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Saskatchewan.
Arnal, Caitlin Eastend Literary Independent Artists Program 2022-2023 $4,025 Complete the third draft of Dame, my novel-in-progress.
Phelps Bondaroff, Amber Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2020-2021 $4,015 To further develop my performance art practice through attendance at a ten day workshop in Merida Mexico, with Guillermo Gomez Pena and LaPocha Nostra.
Robinson, Jared Moose Jaw Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $4,010 Purchase of a Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Pro to advance professional video production capacity
Thorn, Elly Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,000 Allan Gilliland will arrange 4 of Elly Thorns original Christmas songs so that she can perform them with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra Christmas 2019.
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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.