Dureault, Mitchell
Minahik Waskahigan Elementary School |
Wolseley |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
Bring a music educator into our Northern community to rejuvenate lost culture, strengthen intergenerational connections, teach music to youth and build local capacity through mentorship. |
Bishop James Mahoney High School
Cate Francis |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
Project grant to work with Health Science Academy students to create collaborative murals at BJM as well as a scientifically focused public art campaign. |
Balfour Collegiate - Balfour Arts Collective
Tessa Kuz |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
“Who Am I?” is designed to impact young people as they investigate, represent, express and embrace empowered self-identity through the arts. |
Phillips, Geoff
Southwestern Saskatchewan Oldtimers' Museum Inc. |
Maple Creek |
Visual |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
The next generation of Agribusiness will benefit from learning how technology is impacting their trade through targeted art workshops inspired by local ranching history. |
| Tic Toc TEN |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
Tic Toc TEN is a short performance arts festival featuring ten, brand new, multidisciplinary performance pieces by both emerging and established Saskatchewan artists. |
| Matyushenko, Valentyna |
Grandora |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
Create choreography project about Easter in Pysanka and showcase it. Awake Tradition through the dance vision. |
| Wensel, Misty |
Regina |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
To refine existing segments of dance creation, “Trails” into a full length, open-air production featuring Saskatchewan artists from multiple disciplines. To be presented Summer 2021. |
Nuit Blanche Saskatoon Contemporary Arts Festival Inc.
Jason Surkan |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
This project engages youth to create an installation that explores how the rhythms and patterns of Métis tectonics can be translated through contemporary architectural design. |
Art Gallery of Swift Current
Shon Profit |
Swift Current |
Visual |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
Provide and document for research a professional artist-led weekly art class for Wolf Willow Health Centre LTC to implement into a sustainable program during lockdowns. |
Centre Francophone BDS
Alexis Normand |
Bellevue |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
To start a youth choir who will perform three songs in French for “Les rendez-vous de la francophonie” and host Café Culture gatherings in Bellevue/St.Louis/Domrémy. |
Normand, Alexis
Ecole Notre-Dame-des-Vertus |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
This project is to carry out a rock camp with students who will learn and perform songs in French about Zénon Park. |
YWCA Regina
Joely Bigeagle-Kequahtooway |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
Brain tanned buffalo hide will used to create art work that will commemorate MMIWG2S+ families loved ones. |
Doyle, Eliza Mary
Girls Rock Camp Saskatoon |
Asquith |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
Providing continued opportunity for female empowerment by building local capacity through strengthening, mentoring and expanding the Girls Rock Saskatoon program to under-served/remote communities in Saskatchewan. |
| W3APONS |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
4 month creative period to write new songs and choreograph a new stage show. |
| Metcalfe, Shayne |
Waldheim |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
Creation of monologues through an experimental writing and performance process. Scripts will be created from documentary style interviews of actors then used for video monologues. |
Conservatory of Performing Arts
Paul Dechene |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
"Out of the Darke" seeks to respond to untold oral stories and unwritten histories of performing arts venue, Darke Hall, through literary and multimedia works. |
| Okemaysim, Aren |
Regina |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
The recording and engineering of 14 original songs for my debut solo music project, “Okimaw”. |
La Marre, Rebecca
North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
Artist Rebecca La Marre proposes to both collaborate with and provide targeted services to clients at the North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre. |
| Cathedral Area Community Association |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Federation des Francophones de Saskatoon |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples Inc. |
La Ronge |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Prairie New Music Festivals Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Regina International Open Theatre Society |
Regina |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Short Cuts Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| The Vertigo Series |
Regina |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
Pacquette, John
Churchill Community High |
Black Lake |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
Traditional skills knowledge keeper John Pacquette. Dene drum teachings workshops. Drum making, Dene singing, traditional dancing along with hand games. Denesuline Language support. |
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School - Bateman
Mary Harelkin Bishop |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Artists in Schools |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
This project is to help students to find out about their culture and record this information in writing. The final product is a printed book. |
| Cameron, Steph |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
Creation, development and demonstration recordings of songs for album, Blood Moon. Expansion of live performance repertoire. |
La Marre, Rebecca
The Ability Hub YXE |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
Rebecca La Marre proposes to collaborate with and provide targeted services to clients at the North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre and Out Saskatoon Pride Home. |
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School - Bateman
Mary Bishop |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Artists in Schools |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
Students will be part of a creative community as they experience researching, writing and illustrating to create a book as the final project. |
| Saskatchewan Book Awards Inc. |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
YWCA Regina
Lloyd Dubois |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
To provide art-making workshops and co-create a kinship mural that explore Indigenous experiences under colonialism for YWCA residents, staff and public. |
Reimer, Joel Dash
Chokecherry Studios |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
This 12 week project will provide young male participants with hip hop skills as a form of expression for a tandem project on healthy masculinity. |
| Kardash, S.J. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
I'm about to release a self-funded debut solo album, and this grant would enable me to continue writing more music for the next release. |
Ecole Elsie Mironuck Community School
Tara Semple |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Tara Semple (musician, Sound Bath practitioner) will create Sound Bath experiences for elementary students/teachers using cross curricular/cultural outcomes selected with Rosa Haynes (Arts Ed. Specialist). |
Johnston, Christine
King George Community School |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Teaching youth composition/music production with a midi keyboard. We will write lyrics to the songs created, and perform a selection or two every June. |
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School - Bateman
Mary Bishop |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Students will be part of a creative community as they create primary books in Cree/English to help themselves and other students learn Cree. |
| Martin-Arcand, Logan |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
We, a team of a 2SLGBTQ+ artists, will be presenting Logan Martin-Arcand's play The Gay Card, as a part of the 2022/23 Live Five Season. |
| Walliser, Carson |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Application for funds to support myself and my devising partners as we develop "Annette is a Bimbo!" for RISER Regina 2023 |
| Scantily Glad Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
To devise, rehearse and perform "Homebuddies" an absurdist interactive outdoor performance exploring housing insecurity and biopolitics, in Saskatoon, in preparation for the Prague Quadrennial. |
| Normand, Alexis |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Create a concert that recounts my francophone identity-building journey via my new musical repertoire, scored field recordings and storytelling. |
Conservatory of Performing Arts
Karley Parovsky |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
The Intercultural String Exchange provides professional development for violinists/fiddlers and performance/workshop opportunities for the general public showcasing the violin's multicultural usage. |
Prince Albert Chuckwagon and Chariot Association
Colten Mike |
Weldon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Running for a Cause, celebrating community talents, with dance, musicians, and artistry |
Saskatchewan Band Association
Paul Suchan |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Engage developing youth composers, through collaboration with a professional composer, in the creation of a 4-piece band composition celebrating the Saskatchewan Band Association’s 40th anniversary. |
| Bird, Lianne |
Balcarres |
— |
Share and Connect |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Singers from Peepeekisis FN joined with Saskatchewan Gymnaestada to perform at Amsterdam World Gymaestrada Festival to promote Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action. |
| Smith, James |
Muskoday |
— |
Share and Connect |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Ask younger indigenous people what they think about Art. Show them how to develop these ideas ranging from educational, spiritual experiences, hardships, beauty nature, aspirations. |
| George-Heese, Tracey |
Regina |
— |
Share and Connect |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
The project will have three components; an artist residency, a 3 session workshop circles and exhibition of final pieces. For the personal residency, I will focus on on the creation of a Treaty 4 Dress that reflects on my ancestors who were signatories of the Treaty 4 document. |
Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective Inc.
Skyler Anderson |
Regina |
Theatre |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
To develop traditional stories into stage performances with puppets. |
Selkirk, Jesse
Bedford Road Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
A project for participants to learn the foundational elements of songwriting and use the artform as a tool for exploring their wellbeing and their identity. |
| The Women's Company |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Funds for the production of "Annette is a Bimbo" as part of RISER Regina 2023 presented by On Cue and Why Not Theatre. |
| Whirligig Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Whirligig Theatre seeks to produce Jean Genet's queer classic, The Maid's, at Divas Nightclub in downtown Saskatoon. |
| Kimbley, LJ |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Focusing on writing new music reflective on the personal experience of a two-spirit person in Saskatchewan. |
| Haynes, Sierra |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Workshop the first act of the new musical Crazy Girl The Musical in advance of Pacific Theatre’s New Roots Festival Showcase in Vancouver, BC. |
| Favel, Floyd |
Paynton |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
To create an artistic book- 60 word lexicon of Plains Indian Sign Language in black and white photos, accompanied by the Cree word or phrase. |
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School - Bateman
Mary Bishop |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
The artist will work with classroom teachers to produce small books in Cree and English, modeling from familiar stories, helping students learn their Cree language. |
| Anskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Petit, Marcel |
Saskatoon |
— |
Share and Connect |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
To create a first draft of the documentary film Queer Seniors by editing twelve existing interviews of queer Indigenous Elders and settler senior citizens. |
| Afenfia, Michael |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
The "Head of the Baptist" is a collection of short stories and poetry exploring Nigerian-Canadian identity and relationships within the context of Canadian multiculturalism. |
Holy Family School
Kevin Pee-ace |
North Battleford |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Our students will work with Kevin Peeace to create a legacy piece (painting) in the hall of our school to represent our students and community. |
| Bundon Pfeifer Henderson |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Funds for bundonpfeiferhenderson to develop audio, projection, and installation concepts for the new play 'Tommy & Pere', by Arthur Milner. |
Selkirk, Jesse
Bedford Road Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
The continuation of a project for participants to learn the foundations of songwriting, using the artform as a tool to
explore wellbeing and identity. |
Normand, Alexis
École Père Mercure |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
This project is to carry out choral and rock band projects with students who will write and perform songs in French about Père André Mercure. |
Bulyea Elementary School
Shaunna Dunn |
Bulyea |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Shaunna Dunn will come to Bulyea Elementary School to work with Grades K-6 students on a collaborative multidisciplinary installation project to present to the community. |
Common Weal Community Arts Inc.
Michèle Mackasey |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
A community engaged art project focused on rejuvenation of Indigenous languages with artist Michèle Mackasey, Patuanak community, Saskatoon partners, and regional Elders. |
| Darke Hall Society Inc. |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
— |
| On Cue Performance Hub |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Indigenous Poets Society |
Saskatoon |
— |
Share and Connect |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Publish a Zine of indigenous writing, artwork in early 2024 of 50 pages. Create digitally and send to printers at SK and ON branches distribution. |
| Anderson, Skyler |
Regina |
— |
Share and Connect |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
To lead, mentor, and direct a group of young and emerging indigenous artists from Treaty 4 through a devised performance at the Treaty 4 Grounds. |
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School - Bateman
Falynn Baptiste |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
This will be an opportunity for the Nehiyew staff and students to learn Nehiyew songs and poems with Falynn Baptiste and TKK for six weeks. |
Reimer, Joel Dash
Pleasant Hill Community Association |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Dash Reimer will partner with different communities in Pleasant Hill to create an artistic response to the question of what safety looks like in community. |
Woytiuk, Jamie
Souls Harbour Rescue Mission - Shayil Home |
Buena Vista |
Media Arts |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
This project will support Shayil Home residents to create personal Photographic Storytelling projects. The projects will be featured in a community exhibition. |
| Wilson, Nic |
Regina |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
Over the next year, I would like to pursue three projects that will focus on new material processes and collaboration. |
Bernbaum, Joel
Oskayak High School |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
To study the play Reasonable Doubt with Oskāyak High School students, work with them to create an artistic response, and share this response with public |
| Negraeff, Laura |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
I will produce & direct Sarah Ruhl’s play about relationships, women’s health, & sexuality, titled “In the Next Room” at Persephone’s Backstage in Saskatoon |
| Agecoutay, Richard |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
The following grant proposal is for the research phase of a Video Documentary focused on the people who attend and participate in Saskatchewan Powwows. |
| Anskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Prairie Spirit Connection |
Regina |
— |
Share and Connect |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
The teepees will be centralized for teaching, ceremony, song, providing connection to heritage, for families, children, youth, and foster parents to experience culture connections. |
| Feuring, Jared |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
We are creating a short film 5-7 minutes in length for festival entry and distribution. |
| Larsen, Mitchell |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
I am applying to fund an extended creation/development phase of a queer, research-inspired production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. |
Campus Regina Public
Joely Bigeagle-Kequahtooway |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
The collaborative art piece created from a buffalo hide will be displayed in the cultural classroom and will reflect students learning and connection with land. |
Evan Hardy Collegiate
Samuel Kruger |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
An original theatre production about relevant issues in the lives of teens utilizing innovative theatrical performance and technology techniques with the guidance of Sam Kruger. |
Queen Mary Public School
Earl McKay |
Prince Albert |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
The grade 5/6, and 7 teachers and students will work alongside artist Earl Mckay to create posters that encompass the 7 Grandfather/nehiyew wiyasiwēwina teachings. |
| Cuthand, Shawn |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$10,031 |
To produce a comedy web series "That Deadly Cousin," which uses super 8/digital film which focuses on urban Indigenous kinship bonds. |
| Hale, Laura |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$10,040 |
Time for creative exploration, investigation, experimentation, risk taking, discovery, dialogue and critique, development and creation of new artworks and works in progress. |
| Meneley, Barbara |
Val Marie |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,131 |
To create series of large drawings based on my research on Treaty 4 soil. |
33 Central School
Brianna LaPlante |
Fillmore |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$10,225 |
Instruction in visual art for K-12 students from an Indigenous Artist with Elder support culminating in installation of Indigenous art (mural) at 33 Central School |
| Gronsdahl, Todd |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,246 |
I am building and photographing "historical" scenes to exhibit with my Saskatchewan Maritime Museum installations at upcoming solo exhibitions in Swift Current and Edmonton. |
| Saskatchewan Book Awards Inc. |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,250 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Anderson, Darryl |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2024-2025 |
$10,262 |
I will be working with award winning Bart Mckay Studio to write 2 new songs and with Skull Creek Studios to write 3 new songs. |
| Aitken, Neil |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$10,270 |
I am working on a full-length poetry collection that merges astrophysics, immigration, family history, and geography in its exploration of grief and memory. |
| Rose, Karen |
Regina |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,307 |
Collaborating with three composers to create the music/soundtrack for three of my choreographic solos. |
| Akakpo, Senyo |
Regina |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$10,400 |
This grant is to fund creating and exploration of urban dance technique and movement to be developed for a later stage show. |
| Matyushenko, Valentyna |
Grandora |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$10,405 |
Create, choreograph and present the first act of the play by famous Ukrainian writer, Lesya Ukrainka "Forest Song." |
| Silverthorne, Judith |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,423 |
To complete the Walking the Prairies manuscript, an innovative AR fusion of nature photographs, videos, and thought-provoking notes to share as a hand-held visual experience. |
| Lepage, Mario |
St. Denis |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,450 |
Creation of Ponteix’s new live performance incorporating new written material to support the new album "le canadien errant" to be released autumn of 2024 |
| Gronsdahl, Todd |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,500 |
A new chapter for my "Saskatchewan Maritime Museum" project. Here I humorously re-examine The Emma Lake Workshop Series considering legacy, hubris, the SK historical project. |
| The Word on the Street Saskatoon Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$10,500 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Murray, Audie |
Regina |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$10,500 |
The continuation of a project using beadwork to depict the sky in rural and urban spaces. |
| Wensel, Misty |
Regina |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$10,534 |
To evolve the contemporary dance solo, Trails, with an ensemble of dancers. Taking a personal narrative and allowing it to grow into its next translation |
