| 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. |
| Baraniecki, Jordan |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
I am applying to create a series of paintings that explore the intersections between contemporary Surrealist painting and three-dimensional collage. |
| Francoeur, Paige |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,000 |
This grant money would be used to pay myself and a dramaturge to complete a new draft of my play. |
| Arnott, Johanna |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
The production of A Bronte Without Genius by Johanna Arnott in Live Five's 2023-2024 Season |
| Olsen, Farideh |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,500 |
To write a 60-90min show about motherhood that integrates music and comedy. |
| Coppens, Nathan |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,800 |
To help cover costs associated with producing I Have No Idea with Live Five in March, 2024. |
| Atkins, Amalie |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
To create the March chapter for Agatha's Almanac, an ongoing 16 mm documentary film and experiment with eco-processing and rayograms. |
| Coughlan, Conor |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,000 |
This grant would enable me to take a temporary leave from work and turn my primary focus towards songwriting and recording. |
| Bird-Wilson, Lisa |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To attend three writing residency/retreat locations as I research, write, edit, and revise my book-length memoir, Magpie Dreams. |
| Morgun, Jessica |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,000 |
Explore collaborative drawing and installation work with JingLu Zhao, working toward creating a body of work together as an emerging artist collective. |
| McKenzie, Tiess |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,178 |
To compose and workshop three new pieces for string quartet, in collaboration with local performers in Saskatoon. |
| Polischuk, Katelyn |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,000 |
Funding production of The Josephine Knot by Meg Braem as a part of Live Five's 2023/2024 season. |
| Garez, Simon |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,500 |
To develop, write, and storyboard my debut feature-length bilingual screenplay. |
| Kruger, Samuel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$13,570 |
To rewrite, remount and produce solo physical theatre show, "Bat Brains or lets explore mental illness with vampires" as part of Live Five's 2023/2024 season. |
| Murawsky, Graham |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,000 |
To write a new Factor Chandelier solo record in Saskatchewan focused sonically on expanding my prairie sound and taking it to the next level. |
| Billingsley, Alyssa |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
Dramaturgy of 'Identity Crisis' with physical theatre / bouffon icons Deanna Fleysher and Karen Hines from July 14 2023 - August 16 2023. |
| Trapp, Amanda |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$3,000 |
I'll be travelling to NYC to take classes to deepen/refresh my acting and dance practice, ensuring I am working to the best and safest extent. |
| Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$75,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Macdonald, Daniel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
The development of a creative work in the form of a full-length play through dramaturgy, workshops, redrafting, and public feedback. |
| St.Germaine, Yvonne |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To write and perform a brand new full-length album that is contingent upon my newly released single "Sacred Tree" inspired by Sixties Scoop survivors. |
| Bandur, Breanne |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
A body of work that investigates adapting my drawing practice to a smaller scale, carrying forward formal attributes and conceptual considerations of my large-scale works. |
| Hill, Milo |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,000 |
Uplift LGBTQIA+ voices and showcase the wealth of local talent in 12 all-ages drag shows at the Saskatoon Fringe Festival |
| Moccasin, Ryan |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$12,000 |
This project is to assist me in writing the first two pilot episodes of a TV series called "First Among Equals". |
| Richardson, Jordie |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Seeking funding for compensation for assistant fight directing services with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan. |
| Cross, Roberta |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Complete writing a memoir essay, ready for publication, with the support of a SWG Writing Retreat and ten days of dedicated professional creative literary practice. |
| Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old-Tyme Music Society, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$20,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
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. |
| Hebert, Dakota |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$14,780 |
To showcase the hard work and talent of Saskatchewan's Indigenous Comedians in Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto, and Ottawa. |
| 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. |
| Persephone Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$235,750 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Remai Modern |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$197,830 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Symphony Society |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$174,380 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| AKA Gallery Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$76,880 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Bridges Art Movement |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$12,810 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Buffalo Berry Press Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$35,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Burnt Thicket Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$30,750 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Chokecherry Studios |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$12,810 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Common Weal Community Arts Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$145,760 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Community Radio Society of Saskatoon Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Ferre Play Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$13,560 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Free Flow Dance Theatre Company |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Friends of the Broadway Theatre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$46,130 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$57,920 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| JackPine Press Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Kenderdine Art Gallery |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$33,580 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| La Troupe du Jour Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$80,980 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| On the Boards Staging Company, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$30,700 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| PAVED Art + New Media |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$145,550 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$38,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Society Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$25,630 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Opera Association |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$25,630 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Sum Theatre Corp. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$38,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Thistledown Press Ltd. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$106,600 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Wanuskewin Heritage Park |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Wide Open Theatrical Escapades Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Ness Creek Cultural and Recreational Society, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$53,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Nuit Blanche Saskatoon Contemporary Arts Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$20,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Anskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Jarrett, Alexandra |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
I will be conceptualizing 50 poems dedicated to the land and nehiyaw language. I will be incorporating political, matriarchal and MMIW elements. |
| Saskatoon Blues Society Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$14,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| The Word on the Street Saskatoon Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Knight, Daniel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
I plan to write a rock musical exploring the theme of the integration of indigenous men in a colonial society |
| Philips, Elizabeth |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I want to attend the Sage Hill Spring poetry colloquium led by poet Jane Munro to work on finishing revisions to a poetry manuscript. |
| Kraft, Madison |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2023-2024 |
$2,500 |
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| Gabriel Dumont Local #11 |
Saskatoon |
— |
Share and Connect |
2023-2024 |
$19,400 |
Sewing Circle hosts Metis cultural arts workshops and then gathers weekly where artists mentor and support the learning of our members. |
| Poitras, Jarrid Curtis Lee |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$585 |
I have been successfully nominated for Country Album of The Year for the Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards and need to attend in person. |
| Devine-Tajgardan, Negar |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$430 |
I would need a grant to create an installation for Nuit Blanch, as the program budget can't cover all my material and labor expenses. |
| Sun, Qiming |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I plan to create an ephemeral sculptural installation accompanied by a ritualistic performance piece during my stay at Monica Bodirsky's "Awakening" Artist Residency. |
| Sirett, Nicola |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
For one hundred consecutive days over the summer, I will make one public sidewalk chalk drawing (usually of an animal) each day. |
| 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. |
| Wanuskewin Heritage Park |
Saskatoon |
— |
Share and Connect |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
Offering a free, drop-in art collaboration in with Metis artists Holly Tennant and Leah Dorion to connect with the Prince Albert Indigenous community through art. |
| Belanger, Maureen |
Saskatoon |
— |
Share and Connect |
2023-2024 |
$6,084 |
The funds will assist in the creation and development of new material for Kokum Ernestine and her pet bird Muckatoon (puppet) . |
| Biofeedback Art Collective |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,985 |
Biofeedback Collective creates collaborative artworks for an exhibition at Alt Haus inspired by an exploration into “womens-work” and craft. |
| Aden Bowman Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Collaborating with Rebecca La Marre to research and plan future Artist in School grants centering on ceramics and youth mental health. |
| Glenn, Allyson |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$700 |
Travel to Portugal to attend Córtex Frontal Artist-in-Residence to conduct research and make new paintings for Eclipse series for solo exhibitions in Greece in 2024. |
| KSAMB Dance Company |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,865 |
We will host choreographer and educator Kunji Ikeda to develop KSAMB’s performative practice of "Falling Queer" by critiquing 2 public performances and leading 2 workshops. |
| Conquergood, Lorna |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$800 |
Create a portrait of a woman who fled Kabul in 2021 as part of a collaborative exhibition to highlight Afghan women's stories. |
| Wylie, Carol |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$800 |
Create a portrait of an Afghan woman refugee for an exhibition that pairs Saskatchewan female artists with Afghan women to help amplify their voices. |
| Coombs, Chad |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I have a solo art show that presents my autistic struggles in photographic form. I have 25 pieces I intend to show. |
| Neilsen, Ross |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Create new material. Record a live performance of said material. Use this fresh audio video for bookings for the 2024 festival season. |
| Grant, Colin |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I will re-compose a suite of old Jazz/Spoken Word compositions for Nuit Blanche 2023 and lead rehearsals for the performance. |
| Kyuubi Culture |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
We are creating artworks (sculptures, videos, performance art) which accumulate into a collaborative performance piece during our month-long artist residency at Banff Center. |
| Graham, John |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,000 |
Post-production work on the art film STILL HERE and submissions to film festivals worldwide in 2024 & 2025. |
| Garlimah, James |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$750 |
This will be my first professional body of work as a recording artist. My intention is to produce an Extended Play (EP). |
| Alvarado, Ricardo |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Level 1 and 2 Foundations of Consent and Intimacy online training courses. |
| The Salt Shaker Festival |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
This application is seeking funding for the Salt Shaker Festival, a 3-day multi-media arts festival set in Manitou Beach on July 12th-14th, 2024. |
| Morken, Jaclyn |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To finish outlining and drafting my short story collection, "Inter(n)ment," and to revise the manuscripts for publication. |
| Pridmore, Helen |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$500 |
Use my own compositional ideas to create a structured improvisation with two other musicians, with recording in Saint John and concert in Sackville, NB |
| Nelson, Josiah |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To continue drafting poems for a poetry manuscript exploring the interconnectedness of the self and the natural world. |
| Skeard, Edith |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
This project explores passive and active audience collaboration and playfulness through through technology, installation, and a durational, responsive, sound performance. |
| Maier, Lenore |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,920 |
This project application will support my endeavors to learn the education of new percussive styles through formal drum lessons and mentorship from Graham Templeman. |
| Berenbaum, Jenna |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
Writing, re-writing and editing my play 18 Jews Order Chinese Food until it is ready for production and publication. |
| Barabas, Mishel |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
To create medium to large scale portrait (with unique settings) paintings. A body of work to exhibit, engage and connect with community. |
| 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. |
| Legris, Sylvia |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,000 |
I will work on developing the first draft of "Wake/Subwake," a new poetry collection. |
| Black Professionals and Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
Black History Month Saskatchewan is a two-day multidisciplinary festival in February, that provides Black cultural education and appreciation in the province of Saskatchewan. |
| Dinsmore, Rowen |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
A project expanding my artistic practice through new ideas and mediums while obtaining advice and critique through mentorships with professional artists from Saskatchewan. |
| Pridmore, Helen |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,402 |
Presenting my one-person show "Mother Calling" in a double bill with Regina singer/actor Shannon Holmes, via RISER Regina's presentation series |
| Mercier, Isabelle |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Funding will help cover the cost of a unique recording opportunity for a special francophone project to be released during Winnipeg's Festival du Voyageur. |
| Ppl r Ppl Productions |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$17,000 |
Ppl r Ppl Productions is creating professional work for theatre artists and will present 'Spring Awakening' by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, February 23-March 2. |
