| Kuzbik, Paul |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$9,000 |
To work with my band to adapt my debut solo album into a world class live show, and simultaneously write our follow up record. |
The Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC)
Kris Alvarez |
Regina |
Theatre |
Artists in Communities |
2019-2020 |
$9,900 |
To work with Saskatchewan artists to provide young leaders with creative and supportive spaces to engage with ideas related to social justice and global citizenship. |
The Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC)
Melanie Rose |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$9,900 |
To work with Saskatchewan artists to provide young leaders with creative and supportive spaces to engage with ideas related to social justice and global citizenship. |
| Dieter, Mark |
Fort Qu'Appelle |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2019-2020 |
$1,000 |
To workshop "A Path Of Ghosts And Warriors" at Native Earth Performing Arts 30th Annual Weesageechuk Begins To Dance festival in Toronto. |
| Reimer, Joel Dash |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$8,500 |
To workshop a 1 hour spoken word poetry/folk music set that integrates a loop pedal in order to tour it in Eastern Canada. |
| Boucher, Adreanna |
Prince Albert |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
To workshop a new play that will premier in Prince Albert in the summer of 2021. |
| Johner, Lucas |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$7,500 |
To write 11 country-pop songs which will be released by The Johner Boys as singles, and then as an album. |
| Olsen, Farideh |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
To write 40 songs about motherhood for the musical component of a one woman show that integrates music, comedy and storytelling. |
| 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". |
| Olsen, Farideh |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,500 |
To write a 60-90min show about motherhood that integrates music and comedy. |
| Tushabe, Irene |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$6,500 |
To write a book of creative nonfiction reflecting on my departure from the Christian God in whom I was raised to have absolute faith. |
| Worrell, Peggy |
Swift Current |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
To write a collection of linked short stories with the theme of contemporary rural and urban culture in prairie Canada. |
| Goobie, Beth |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$12,000 |
To write a collection, titled lookin' for joy, that combines lyrical, narrative poetry with my experiences with spoken word/poetry slams. |
| Willett, Edward |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$5,809 |
To write a creative nonfiction book ruminating on the writing of science fiction and fantasy, drawn from experience and interviews with more than 100 authors. |
| Stevens, Tracy |
Regina |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2021-2022 |
$5,000 |
To write a film script titled: THE RIVERS FLOW: A NATIONAL TRAGEDY, the untold love story of Marguerite Monet dit Bellehumeur and Louis Riel. |
| Stevens, Tracy |
Regina |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2020-2021 |
$7,500 |
To write a film treatment titled: THE RIVERS FLOW: A NATIONAL TRAGEDY, the untold love story of Marguerite Monet dit Bellehumeur and Louis Riel. |
| Slade, Arthur |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,000 |
To write a graphic novel based on my award-winning novel DUST. |
| 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. |
| Burke, Kelley Jo |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$7,000 |
To write a production-ready draft of a musical "The Curst" in collaboration with Library Voices in preparation for a 2020 premiere with Dancing Sky Theatre. |
| Kirchmeier, Kurt |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$9,000 |
To write a short speculative fiction novel about a man returning to his childhood home to face unresolved trauma and unanswered questions about his past. |
| Dawson, Michael |
Estevan |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$7,500 |
To write and arrange songs for a full length album and conceptualize accompanying videos, design, visuals, and photos related to the release and subsequent live performance. |
| Dawson, Michael |
Estevan |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$3,000 |
To write and arrange songs for a new album and conceptualize accompanying videos, design, visuals, and photos related to the release and live performance. |
| Gebremichael, Elsa |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$10,000 |
To write and co-produce songs that incorporate traditional Ethiopian elements combined pop / rock elements with producer XSDTRK for my debut Wild Black album. |
| Dieter, Mark |
Fort Qu'Appelle |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
To write and complete a full story treatment for an independent feature screenplay in-development titled "As Far As The Eye Can See." |
| It's Not a Box Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$6,000 |
To write and design a series of vignettes for an outdoor digital immersive installation about climate grief and justice, to be played live by audiences. |
| 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. |
| Coppens, Nathan |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$15,120 |
To write and workshop a two-person play about adult ADHD that will be produced in the 2022-23 season with On Cue Performance Hub. |
| Bennett, Andrew |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$5,250 |
To write new experimental-electronic works from March 1st until June 30th, 2021. |
| Berglund, Melanie |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$6,000 |
To write songs for a new album and conceptualize the videos, photos, on-stage patter, images, etc that relate to the music. |
| McFadzean, Credence |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,153 |
To write the first draft of a fiction manuscript exploring the intricate mythology of an invented slasher movie villain or 'supernatural killer.' |
| Favel, Floyd |
Paynton |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2022-2023 |
$13,842 |
To write the story of The Battle of Cut Knife Hill accompanied by Chief Poundmaker's speech in English, Cree Syllabics, Roman Orthography, and PISL illustrations. |
| Slow Down Molasses |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$6,000 |
To write, arrange and collaborate on a new album's worth of songs for the band Slow Down Molasses. |
| Davis, Lindsay |
North Portal |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$8,000 |
To write, arrange and rehearse 8-10 original songs for Last Birds’ live performances and future full-length album. |
| Last Birds |
North Portal |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$7,000 |
To write, arrange and rehearse twelve original songs for the full-length album Last Birds plans to record in 2025 and release in 2026 |
| It's Not a Box Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$2,000 |
To write, record, and release a trilogy of interactive thriller podplays designed to be played entirely in the comforts of your own home |
| Heppner, Annalisa |
La Ronge |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$940 |
Together Brandon White and I have created a series of themed pieces about our love for local ecology and the land to exhibit next month. |
| Buena Vista School |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$500 |
Together with the Community Association, Home and School and SCC we want to have the students of BV create a mural on the rink boards. |
| Torwalt, Greg |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$2,717 |
Too Soon Monsoon is writing and recording demos live off the floor at The Sound Castle to determine songs and recording method for 2021 album. |
| Churchill Community High |
La Ronge |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2019-2020 |
$1,934 |
Traditional Hand Drum Making allows artist, pipe carrier and lodge keeper to come into the classroom. After drum completion, youth participate in a Blessing Ceremony. |
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. |
| La Troupe du Jour Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$2,000 |
Translating and adapting sections of King Lear into French, a project done in partnership with GTNT to create a trilingual version of the play. |
| Syverson, Kyle |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2019-2020 |
$1,000 |
Travel for professional development to Earthdance Contact Improvisation event and to Contact Improvisation/performance workshop in New York. Perform with Earthdance participants in Dia:Beacon art museum. |
| Farrell, Jacob |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Travel grant to attend the 2024 Reelworld Film Festival in Toronto and exhibit my debut feature film "8th Street Menace" at its festival premiere |
| Ferraton, Dominique |
Gravelbourg |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,772 |
Travel to a solo exhibition in Montreal as part of the Wild City Mapping collective and housing expenses while hosting accompanying workshops |
| Mappin, Miki |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2019-2020 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Barcelona for advanced dance training, regular practice of Contact Improvisation and meetings with dance professionals to explore performance, collaboration and residency opportunities. |
| Gan, Jelly |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Basel to install sound components for a show about the caves of Schleitheim, Switzerland. |
| Hicks, Ryan |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Travel to BC to write material for my new album. I have eight finished and would like to write three more songs. |
| Grienke, Jennica |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Braunschweig, Germany to represent Canadian Theatre for Young Audiences Directors & Creators in the ASSITEJ International Directors Seminar June 20- 27, 2021 |
| Lodoen, Ray |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Travel to build an installation for Luna Fete Sound Collage 2021 "Moulin De Nouveau Orleans" |
| Bryans, Amber |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$500 |
Travel to Gem Lakes and do plein air painting and research for future artworks, with other artists at Plein Air Saskatchewan's fall Paint Out |
| Miller, Jacqueline |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Italy, attend 2 week plein air workshop gaining valuable skill set in plain air painting, exploring the elements of art from life. |
| Schuld, Marsha |
Rush Lake |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Travel to locations in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan for archive research and to photograph/ interview female farmers preparatory to creating a new body of textile work. |
| Rees, Alasdair |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Montreal to participate in a reading and a salon celebrating the 10th birthday of independent literary publisher Metatron Press from October 19th-20th. |
| Pantel, Rowan |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Montreal to take part in creation workshop scheduled to take place from March 4th to March 9th, 2024, with écH2osysteme project. |
| Rees, Alasdair |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Montréal to take part in two events for the Journée du Poème à Porter organized by La Poésie Partout |
| 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. |
| Dunlop, Bonnie |
Swift Current |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
Travel to present micro-readings in private homes to showcase 'Raft Baby', a novel set in the Peace River country and of particular interest there. |
| Tootoosis, Lyndon |
Battleford |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Regina to receive the Queen's Platinum Jubilee medal for the work I've done in the Arts in the province |
| Haynes, Sierra |
Regina |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Travel to rural Caledonia, Ontario to research the history and landscape of Peggy Douglas who I will portray on stage in spring 2022. |
| Friesen, Marcy |
Carrot River |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Travel to the White Buffalo Youth Treatment Center and teach the importance and benefits of knowing your culture through teaching traditional beadart and moccasin making. |
| Houghtaling, Theo |
Swift Current |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Toronto to attend Canzine- Canada's national zine and printed matter convention. Meet other printed matter artists and professionals. Attend workshops and lectures. |
| Vaxvick, Sadi |
Moose Jaw |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$600 |
Tree carving in Crescent Park located downtown Moose Jaw |
Tri-Community Dance Club
Hip Hop Hoop Dance Productions |
La Ronge |
Dance |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$12,658 |
Tri-Community Dance Club (TCDC) hosts innovative Hip Hop Hoop Dance creators Terrance Littletent and Chancz Perry for a 4-day, youth-oriented, engaging, and enlightening dance workshop. |
| Staples-Jetko, Sandra |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2019-2020 |
$550 |
Tto bring Sask Women Filmmaker to Regina as part of the panel with the Screening of Saskatchewan Borne Women Filmmakers, March 12, 2020. |
| Himsl, Jaynie |
Weyburn |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$330 |
Tuition costs for a 6 week internet based course called "Art on the iPad". |
| Gares, Jessica |
Regina |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Two people are stuck in an elevator, just them and their misconceptions. This site-specific play explores modern relationships between Indigenous and settler youth in Saskatchewan. |
| Warrington, Lauren |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Two Week Professional Development opportunity to travel to Montréal to Intern for Artist Karen Tam |
| Boechler, Jared |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
Two-Day Solo Landscape Exhibition, Landings |
| Sadikov, Shokhrukh (Shah) |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Two-week long residency at the University of Music and Drama Hamburg ("HfMT") to participate in a conducting Masterclass with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. |
| 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. |
| Morin, Chris |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Upgrade equipment in order to level up animated projection art performances in advance of festival season. |
| Ulan-Hohol, Mykola |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2021-2022 |
$1,225 |
Upgrade to a Dell G 15 laptop to adequately support my professional music career |
| 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 |
| Smith, Amanda |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Upon hearing my pre audition tape, I have been asked to audition at the RCM. I am requesting funding to complete that audition. |
| Tri-Community Dance Club |
La Ronge |
Dance |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Upstage Dance Co. brings Summer Dance Workshops to La Ronge! Introductions to a variety of dance genres and the process of collaborative creation. |
| Cowessess First Nation |
Cowessess |
— |
Share and Connect |
2024-2025 |
$12,957 |
Urban Indigenous Art Workshops: Learn traditional techniques and contemporary expressions in Indigenous art, Revitalizing cultural connection and creative exploration. |
| 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 |
| McKay, Michelle-Rae (M-Rae) |
Grenfell |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2020-2021 |
$7,500 |
Utilize beads, material, leather, fur, feathers to create a visual representation of powwow grand entry through the ages on a brain tanned Moosehide. |
Wildeman, Tatum
Father Megret High School |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
Utilizing dance to strengthen Indigenous youths' knowledge and connection to their language and culture while improving their sense of mental wellness. |
| Saskatoon Symphony Society |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Special Initiatives Fund |
2020-2021 |
$5,000 |
Video capture training of SSO team and musicians as we launch online streaming/digital concerts to remove barriers of access for audiences during pandemic and beyond. |
Cameron, Ian
St. Augustine Community School |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
Vinyl records will be used as a platform to teach different school subjects and achieve curriculum outcomes. Students will then write/record/produce their own compilation record. |
| Fink, Heike |
Prud'homme |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Visit two European art venues specifying in felt art to develop my professional practice and to intensify international connections. |
| L'Hirondelle, Cheryl |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Visiting with nêhiyaw mîkiwahp Knowledge Keeper Mary Lee in conjunction with my upcoming light installation and happening "iskocês: okihcihtâw iskwêw kamik" for Toronto Nuit Blanche |
| Robinson, Kemesha |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2024-2025 |
$5,000 |
Vocal coaching under the mentorship of Sonia Reid in Jazz & Blue |
| Uhrmann, Pamela |
Regina |
Other |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
Voiceover artist and audio editor requiring to update computer for recording, networking and live sessions to maintain professionalism. |
| Atkins, Amalie |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$18,000 |
WATCH YOUR CORNER will be a new cinematic film installation created for a confirmed exhibition in Alaska and research stage for an Artist book |
| Thomson Community School |
Regina |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
We are applying for an Artist in Schools Development Grant to create an outline for our proposed Storytelling through Symbolism project. |
| Sum Theatre Corp. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$2,000 |
We are applying for assistance with the cost of COVID safe staging for our Saskatchewan Tour of Theatre in the Park. |
| Reyes, Lautaro |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$2,720 |
We are applying to pay artists for the third phase of creation of a new LGBTQ+, cross-cultural, theatrical collaboration: Antorcha. |
| Lester B. Pearson Elementary School |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
We are asking for support to create a 2022 Drum Group at Lester B. Pearson School.
Practice would be once a week during lunch. |
| 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. |
| McKay, Jory |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$900 |
We are doing a 1989 album based drag show on the 29th of December at Divas Nightclub. |
| Wynyard and District Museum Committee |
Wynyard |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
We are inviting Xiao Han to help tell the story of a a family who owned two Chinese restaurants in Wynyard through art and connection. |
| 2022 Saskatchewan Winter Games Regina Inc. |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
We are looking for an artist to lead activities at the Culture Festival of the 2022 Saskatchewan Winter Games. |
| Radiant Press |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2019-2020 |
$2,000 |
We are looking for support to undertake a reading / book launch tour in support of our fall release of books. |
| Swamp Fest Inc. |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2019-2020 |
$6,000 |
We are requesting funding to pay artists and administrators fairly for their work at Swamp Fest 2020. |
| Goodwyn, Amber |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$17,110 |
We are seeking funding for the collaborative production of an episodic experimental feminist science fiction musical called Porous (working title). |
| Buttered Ghost Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$16,000 |
We are seeking funding to pay the engaged artists of an all original horror comedy anthology radio play series that is presented as a podcast. |
| Anderson, Emma Jean |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
We are seeking support for a NW Canadian tour which will spread awareness of our band folowing the release of our debut single. |
| Cathedral Area Community Association |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
We are seeking support for the 33rd annual 'Cathedral Village Arts Festival'. A free six day celebration of the creative spirit showcasing local grassroots talent. |
