| Sonntag, Meika |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2020-2021 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Newton, Sean |
North Battleford |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2020-2021 |
$2,500 |
— |
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. |
Common Weal Community Arts Inc.
Eliza Mary Doyle |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$46,500 |
Community Arts Mentorship Programming that engages community in music for self-expression/healing/reconciliation with intent on identifying, training and mentoring community members for future community program facilitation. |
| Centre Francophone BDS |
Bellevue |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
To discover through community consultations, research, and project planning how to bring music back to our communities. |
| Loreburn Central School |
Loreburn |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
To develop drumming as part of the music in class, and potentially have a group for students to take part in outside of class time. |
| 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. |
| Naytowhow, Joseph |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
designing and manufacturing 500 CD singles of my original song "Born From Dirt" about my fragmented memories of being stolen away to attend residential school. |
| Palmer, Josh |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$7,000 |
Take the time necessary to create and write new songs and produce new sounds for my music group, The Sunset Kids. |
| Normand, Alexis |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$14,000 |
This project is to write new songs in French and English that explore bilingual identity on the prairies. |
| Goodwyn, Amber |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$7,500 |
Support for the creation of a new cycle of songs for my experimental pop music project, Natural Sympathies. |
| Jodoin, Berkley |
Leader |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2020-2021 |
$18,000 |
Create a full length album of original songs, while bringing light to the suicide crisis our communities have been experiencing. |
| Sefton, Ben |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$3,707 |
I have recorded 4 songs that need to be mixed and mastered and 2 more songs that are ready to be recorded, mixed and mastered. |
| Olsen, Farideh |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$9,500 |
This project is to write 60 songs, the best 10 will be recorded and performed by Farideh. |
| Pederson, Krystle |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$6,500 |
Continuing journey to prepare for recording first solo album with band rehearsal and composition work of five new songs to be recorded in 2021. |
| Berglund, Blake |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$7,000 |
Four months of deep focused music creation inspired by the rural Saskatchewan experience and greater thematic narratives. |
| Cameron, Ian |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$4,000 |
In the time of COVID-19, what is a performing/recording artist to do? Learn and practice. I'll use the grant for lessons and paid rehearsal time. |
| 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. |
| Scott, Tallus |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$4,000 |
This grant would be to facilitate the development of Tallus Scott's proficiency at drumming, drum tuning, and electronically capturing the sound of the drums. |
| Pettigrew, Laura |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$4,000 |
Write two new works for Low Brass ensembles which will be premiered at 11th ed. Gravissmo International Low Brass Festival August 23-27 2021, Alcobaça, Portugal |
| SRMTA - Regina Branch |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$485 |
Regina Branch is hosting our provincial convention entitled Music: A Collaborative Affair! - online through Zoom. Discussing how we can continue to collaborate musically, online. |
| Bennett, Andrew |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$5,250 |
To write new experimental-electronic works from March 1st until June 30th, 2021. |
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. |
| McArthur, Robert |
Carlyle |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2020-2021 |
$16,000 |
I want to build on my existing work; the creation of Nakoda lullabies, and the creation of a recording, a book, and a presentation series. |
| Knight, Daniel |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
I am wishing to purchase high quality two channel audio interface to increase my capacity as an independent artist. |
| Ritornello Chamber Music Festival |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2020-2021 |
$8,000 |
Ritornello Festival is building on 12 years of success and looking towards the future through 3 concerts of fresh and original programming in Saskatoon’s core. |
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. |
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. |
| Currie, Dillon |
Swift Current |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$750 |
Funds are requested to assist in paying for audio production, mixing/mastering, and lyric video fees allotted for production of Christmas single, 'Staying Home This Christmas.' |
| Oehlerking, Darrin |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
This project aims to rehearse and perform large chamber music for winds that requires a conductor. The performance will be video recorded. |
| Bourque, Marie-Véronique |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$500 |
Participation in the The Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Master Class. This training will be offered online from January 3 to January 8, 2021. |
| Aurora Voce |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$2,000 |
Aurora Voce choral commission for their "North" performance in collaboration with composer Carmen Braden from the Northwest Territories. |
| Sinclair, Johnny |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
With our grant proposal we are planning to present a "one-night only" live streaming concert event by local music group Tucker Lane. |
| McKenzie, Tyrone |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
High school bands in two communities: Engage students in conversations to develop a new composition. Provide workshops, partnering with students to develop a virtual concert. |
| Muskoday First Nation Community School |
Muskoday |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
We want to meet and become familiar with processes of artists that will carry out future activities for our upcoming Artists in Communities- Residencies grant. |
| Piggott-Suchan, Naomi |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
Commission a composition during the final stages of the current Covid-19 pandemic. To be performed in concert with compositions from other great historical pandemics. |
| Slow Down Molasses |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
To put together video content for streaming/promotional purposes in advance of the upcoming Slow Down Molasses album release. |
| Ramsay, Jessica |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
The essential and final integration of violin fundamentals into audition preparation with renowned, Berlin-based violinist Elissa Lee. |
| Janzen, Ava |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
To produce a new, experimental alternative pop single with Juno-award winning producer Ryan Stewart. A musical bridge between my recent and upcoming EPs. |
| Poitras, Jarrid Curtis Lee |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
In order to market export my music I am in need of providing a professional music video to talent buyers and international music festivals. |
| The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts |
North Battleford |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$2,000 |
On Dekk- Pesented by Battlefords Untapped is a partnership between the Dekker Centre and Battlefords Untapped Podcast to celebrate artists in the Battlefords and area |
| Wasteste, Angelo |
Fort Qu'appelle |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
Purchase pro audio recording equipment to record traditional Dakota songs (wars songs, pow-wow, kahomanie, spiritual) and Dakota oral stories for preservation of language. |
| Parovsky, Karley |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$7,500 |
I would like to compose 3 pieces and make 5 demos all inspired by isolation and the emotions deeply felt at this time. |
| W3APONS |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
4 month creative period to write new songs and choreograph a new stage show. |
| Straker, Jeffery |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$6,000 |
This project is to compose 8 new songs covering a broad range of themes. Works will be used in performance & recording. |
| Saskatoon Youth Jazz Orchestra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
SYJO will collaborate and record with guest artist Joel Grundahl as a mentoring opportunity for current SYJO members and to generate future engagement. |
| LITFACE |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$2,000 |
LITFACE is requesting funding for a hip hop music video focusing on transitions through life and perseverance through struggles. |
| Morrison, Myles |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
Create a musical comedy album. Humour based songs featuring collaborations with celebrated Saskatchewan musicians, spanning multiple musical genres. |
| 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. |
| Tupper, Katharine |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$7,500 |
I will be writing a new EP collaborating with my producer, remotely and online over the next several months. |
| Parenteau, Donny |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$5,989 |
1st month to write and create songs
2nd month demo songs for my next album I plan to release in 2022. |
| Knight, Lancelot |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$8,000 |
I would like to take time to write music reflecting the current state of things from addiction to mental health and everyday life. |
| Mehlsen, Erik |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$4,000 |
Erik Mehlsen is the principle songwriter for Sharp 5 Records; is seeking opportunity to write the music for the 2022-2023 production cycle. |
| 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. |
| Prairie Valley School Division #208 |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$1,000 |
The aim is to introduce First Nation singing to students (gr. 6-12) utilizing local resources and proven champion singers. |
| Lepage, Mario |
St. Denis |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$5,000 |
A two month musical "boot camp" aiming to improve my technical and creative music abilities. |
| Per Sonatori |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$8,000 |
Per Sonatori will be presenting three concerts as part of their 14th season, as well as workshops for both professional and emerging musicians. |
Minahik Waskahigan Elementary School
Mitchell Dureault |
Pinehouse Lake |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2021-2022 |
$41,500 |
Return a music educator to our Northern community to rejuvenate lost culture, strengthen intergenerational connections, teach music to youth, and building local capacity through mentorship. |
| Minnema, Conner |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$5,500 |
Compose and complete 5 original instrumentals to promote online |
| Cameron, Ian |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$5,000 |
To study C6th Pedal Steel Guitar with professional musician Burke Carroll by taking weekly lessons over Zoom video call. |
| 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”. |
Muskoday First Nation Community School
Kevin Joseph |
Muskoday |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$20,000 |
We plan on holding musical sessions with our main artist and with a few local artists to teach our community members about different musical genres. |
| Pacquette, John |
Black Lake |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2021-2022 |
$4,000 |
Following the Denesuline ancestral skills teachings, creating traditional drums from barren ground caribou hide I have tanned and birch trees I have harvested. |
| Regina Symphony Orchestra Inc. |
Regina |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2021-2022 |
$197,440 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Society Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2021-2022 |
$29,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Opera Association |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2021-2022 |
$30,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Symphony Society |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2021-2022 |
$150,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Zarubin, Brooke |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2021-2022 |
$2,500 |
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| Bengough Municipal Arts Council Inc. |
Bengough |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$25,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Ness Creek Cultural and Recreational Society, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$50,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old-Tyme Music Society, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$20,000 |
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 Folk Festival Inc. |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$85,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$70,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2021-2022 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Rathgeber, Carolyn |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2021-2022 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Bent, Alexander |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
6M is a hip-hop duo consisting of Enjay and Alex Bent. This proposal acts to fund the mixing and mastering costs for their debut album. |
| Sonntag, Meika |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2021-2022 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Boutin-Maloney, Byrun |
Riceton |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
I would like to film a show and create a documentary that captures the event. I will publish the audio online as a live album. |
| Girls Rock Camp Saskatoon |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Girls Rock Saskatoon (GRS) is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to empowering self-identified female, trans, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming youth through collaborative music creation and performance. |
| Parovsky, Karley |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$880 |
I am requesting money to attend a Trauma and Cultural Sensitivity training for artists. |
| Currie, Dillon |
Swift Current |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$250 |
To record 2 studio-quality demos to include in application for Sound Recording grants, which is intended to partially fund 2022 debut full-length solo LP. |
| Burzminski, Dalton |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Creating music about navigating as an urban indigenous male through life, the music scenes, high academia, and reflecting on insecurities caused by colonialism. Real deadly. |
| Lebel, Emilie |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
éemi is representing Saskatchewan at a prestigious and international music competition in Granby, Québec with two musicians from Montreal. |
| Anderson, Darryl |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
I want to continue my artist development and increase my knowledge in my craft. |
| Cameron, Ian |
Regina |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2021-2022 |
$2,450 |
“As a studio musician who does a lot of remote sessions (recording and sending tracks), a new computer will better help me meet this demand.” |
| Brophey, Erin |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2021-2022 |
$2,500 |
To purchase a gouging machine to precisely remove the interior of bamboo in order to produce reeds for my oboe. |
| Elder, Daniel |
Regina |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2021-2022 |
$1,485 |
Purchase of digital hand percussion instrument to expand live show performance ability and further artistic practice. |
| Minnema, Conner |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Purchase a top of the line microphone to record live instruments and vocals to add a new dynamic to my music production. |
| An, Andrea |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$5,000 |
Funding will cover rent and grocery costs, while I take a five month unpaid work leave, to prioritize songwriting and composition for my upcoming LP. |
| 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. |
| Trapp, Amanda |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$969 |
I have drafts of songs saved from several years that I’d like to refine to a set for a concert and/or recording an EP. |
| Pridmore, Helen |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$2,887 |
Presenting performances of self-created vocal works, plus voice/electronics improvised music, in Washington State, USA |
| Snake River |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$6,530 |
Production of a live soundtrack for the silent film The Phantom Carriage presented at the Artesian in Regina and the Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon. |
| Ecole Elsie Mironuck Community School |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Tara Semple and Rosa Haynes will develop a sound (aural) experience program to for elementary students and their educators to explore mindfulness, creativity and self-care. |
| Blackman, Shawn |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2021-2022 |
$2,492 |
To purchase an Amp Profiler which is essential equipment needed to expand my musical practice to a greater extent into live performance and remote recording. |
| 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. |
| Scott, Tallus |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$5,000 |
Educational project to develop drum performance practices and recording practices under the tutelage of Stephane Chamberland, Dave Elitch, and Flavio Cirillo. |
| Elixir Ensemble |
Riverside Estates |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2021-2022 |
$5,600 |
For the 2022 Winter/Spring season, Elixir proposes the rehearsal, production and presentation of two concert programs of Trios for violin, cello and piano. |
| 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 |
