Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
Garcia-Luna, Gabriela Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $14,210 Create a new body of work incorporating analogue methods and materials to explore and expand ideas of hybrid identities and cultural fluidity.
Murray, Audie Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,800 Creation of new work that continues my studio exploration into generative refusal through process and material.
Ells, Chrystene Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $14,030 Complete six of 24 mythical oil portraits of prairie artists, build sundial prototype and sculptural elements, all toward 'Amor Fati' solo installation, 2028.
Van Opstal-Tamez, Ingrid Kipling Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,000 This proposal is to support research, drafting, and creation of new work combining both traditional paper mâché and paintings for future exhibitions and professional development.
St. Pierre, Laura Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,053 Creation of newwork towards an expanded exhibition of All that You Change Changes You at the Kamloops Art Gallery in September 2026.
Bryans, Amber Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $3,516 Time and materials to produce works that explore pattern & repetition in linocut printmaking.
Meneley, Barbara Val Marie Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Travel to present my artistic project "Soil" at the Prairie Art Network Institute in Calgary - Moh'kins'tsis, June 25-27, 2025.
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.
Saint Luke School Saskatoon Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $21,000 Getting back to nature, using land based and social emotional learning, and expressing that learning through art.
Goodon, Jayde Saskatoon Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $12,500 My plan is to create a large collection of paintings to hold a public and open art exhibition.
Alexson, Kamisha Saskatoon Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $2,000 This project interviews Elders about ancestral history, using their teachings to guide a visual story of the seven generations through mixed-media portraits.
Transition Place Education Centre Meadow Lake Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $25,500 The residency will be led by an artist and Indigenous community member . Students will complete Indigenous art projects and end with a showcase.
Rose, Melanie Regina Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 I want to make thirteen land-based eco-printed & botanically dyed textiles that will be featured in a 2026 Indigenous Fashion Show & fundraiser in Regina.
Pascal, Madison Regina Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $5,000 Supplemental funds to help create a new body of work.
Nuit Blanche Saskatoon Contemporary Arts Festival Inc. Saskatoon Visual SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $20,000 For general operating and program support.
MacKenzie Art Gallery Inc. Regina Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $176,300 For general operating and programming support.
Remai Modern Saskatoon Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $197,830 For general operating and programming support.
AKA Gallery Inc. Saskatoon Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $76,880 For general operating and programming support.
Art Gallery of Regina Inc. Regina Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $43,650 For general operating and programming support.
Art Gallery of Swift Current Swift Current Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $41,000 For general operating and programming support.
Buffalo Berry Press Inc. Saskatoon Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $35,950 For general operating and programming support.
City of North Battleford Galleries North Battleford Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $59,300 For general operating and programming support.
Dunlop Art Gallery Regina Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $117,880 For general operating and programming support.
Estevan Art Gallery & Museum Estevan Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $41,000 For general operating and programming support.
Godfrey Dean Art Gallery Inc. Yorkton Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $46,130 For general operating and programming support.
Kenderdine Art Gallery Saskatoon Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $33,580 For general operating and programming support.
Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre Inc. Regina Beach Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $20,500 For general operating and programming support.
Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery Moose Jaw Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $104,680 For general operating and programming support.
Neutral Ground Inc. Regina Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $92,250 For general operating and programming support.
The Mann Art Gallery Inc. Prince Albert Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $61,500 For general operating and programming support.
Weyburn Art Gallery Weyburn Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $20,500 For general operating and programming support.
Kehler, Danielle Saskatoon Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $2,000 To visually articulate the importance of "for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the rivers flow" in context of the Treaties
Chokecherry Studios Saskatoon Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $20,000 For general operating and programming support.
City of Humboldt Cultural Services Humboldt Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $11,000 For general operating and programming support.
Saskatoon Spinners and Weavers Guild Saskatoon Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $6,000 For general operating and programming support.
Shurniak Gallery Inc. Assiniboia Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $5,000 For general operating and programming support.
Wanuskewin Heritage Park Saskatoon Visual Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $18,000 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.
Stark, Maia Saskatoon Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 This self-directed mini-residency will strengthen my narrative painting practice and provide opportunity for collaboration; funding is critical to secure studio space and materials.
Hamon-Fafard, Julien Lumsden Visual Prince Edward Arts Scholarship 2025-2026 $2,000
Bellefleur, Stephanie Willow Bunch Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Travel to Toronto for arts and culture festivals to participate in panel discussion; Muse Arts and support as ambassador for the Downie & Wenjack Fund.
skelton, j wallace Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 I want to purchase two new vending machines, and create new trans affirmation cards, so I have new, more portable Trans Affirmation Machines.
Muromura, Akiko Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $500 I am participating in "The Nikka Yuko (Canadian and Japanese friendship) -Re Turning the Stories exhibition, Japanese Garden.
Shannon, Dianne Saskatoon Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $941 Engaging and supporting adults with intellectual disabilities in contemporary ceramic arts with studio space, instruction, and technical support for producing home wares and sculpture.
Henderson, Leah Melfort Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $670 Attend a week-long Independent Workshop with Prince Albert artist George Glenn to refine technical skills, explore new approaches, and deepen visual investigation techniques.
Hosaluk, Laura Saskatoon Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $930 Construction of shipping crates for "The Circle and the Dot" Exhibition July 8, 2025, at the Mann Gallery in Prince Albert, SK.
Markatos, Michelle Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Attend Eutopia Art Residency Ceramics Symposium in Meteora, Greece to develop new sculptural work, exchange ideas with international artists, and deepen my practice in ceramics.
Saskatchewan Printmakers Association Saskatoon Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 SKPrintmakers and artist Jo Shepherd present three free linocut workshops in rural communities, introducing youth and adults to printmaking and creating original art together.
Jasper Cultural & Historical Centre Maple Creek Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 To create an exhibition of art by those who have endured a major trauma and have used art to process pain, grief, abuse and neglect
Ferraton, Dominique Gravelbourg Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Framing eight photographs for a juried group exhibition at the Art Gallery of Swift Current opening in October 2025.
Farrero, Charley Meacham Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Transport, install and uninstall works for the exhibition ' L'elevateur de Meacham' at Centre d'arts visuels de l'Alberta (Edmonton). Attendance at the Opening July 10.
Yokozawa Farquharson, Hanna Saltcoats Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $14,000 Creating immersive artworks across diverse mediums for three solo exhibitions starting Autumn 2026
Burns, Sherron North Battleford Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Participate in art, myth and mask making 5 day intensive workshop exploring natural materials as led by award winning artists Chrystene Ells and Xstine Cook.
Rosenwald, Betsy Saskatoon Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Attend the Moulin à Nef artist residency in Auvillar, France from September 8 to October 9, 2025.
Hainsworth, Alexa Saskatoon Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Attend The Vermont Studio Center - Artist Residency Vermont US, September 2025. For the creation of new large-scale fibre sculpture/installation and performance.
Frigon, Raphaele Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Ephemeral salt sculpture approximating my trans body, made of cattle licks, exploring embodiments and relationships to this land.
King, Karlie Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $640 I am one of the juried Visual Artists for Nuit Blanche YXE 2025, and will be showcasing my wearable lantern entitled 'Illuminated Archetype'.
Devine-Tajgardan, Negar Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $3,157 My project develops new and in-progress works that expand my artistic practice, preparing them for exhibition at the Art Gallery of Regina in early 2026
Boechler, Jared Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,976 The continued pursuit of the painting series Mirrors during consecutive Artist Residency periods in 2026.
Frigon, Raphaele Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Creation of a life-sized salt sculpture of my body in the Cypress Hills, dissolving through weather and animal interaction, exploring embodiment, erasure, and land memory.
King, Karlie Regina Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $664 Requesting funds for the CAFAC Consultation Fee so Artist Karlie King can meet with teacher Garret Yee to develop a lesson plan for clay/pottery class.
Glenn, Allyson Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 To participate in a residency to inform one year of research on architecture as conceptual tool and as allegory for human consciousness and the psyche.
Oneschuk, Sarah Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,500 Printmaking residency at Banff Centre, magnifying crochet linework as it shifts from static object to abject subject, evoking the uncanny through failure, tension, distorted familiarity.
Bryans, Amber Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $3,050 Community Engagement at Gather Local Market Public studio space, outreach, and exhibition opportunity through Kyuubi Culture
Adams, Brittany Saskatoon Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $2,000 A series of 6 woodland style paintings displaying the importance northern wildlife has on the environment. I intend to showcase these paintings.
Bauche, Dean Eastend Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $18,000 Create an exhibition of contemporary portraiture exploring stories related to grief, loss, trauma and mental health, providing insight and hope for both contributors and audience
Richter, Elke Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 I am seeking funding to attend the BAI Master Class THE MIRROR OF MAGIC: Animating Artforms through Ritual and Visionary Practice with Emily Hunt.
Kyuubi Culture Saskatoon Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 To continue our pilot program: Kyuubi Micro Residency, which provides free studio and gallery space for underrepresented artists in Saskatoon art community.
Hunks, Jacqueline Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,363 Phase 1: Travel to Saskatchewan ferries to photograph; research their histories, and gather community memories as groundwork for future paintings, leather collages, and text.
Bellefleur, Stephanie Peepeekisis Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $11,840 El Color De Me Sangri solo exhibition at Bridges Art Movement. Artist Stephanie Bellefleur, exploring her pre-colombian roots and identity as a Saskatchewan based artist.
John Paul II Collegiate North Battleford Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $7,000 Azby would like to create 3 large canvases with 3 different groups of students. They will design and complete the project with the groups.
Sandbeck, Derek Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,850 A collaborative sculpture project exploring the intersection of neon and porcelain, blending technical learning, material experimentation, and community-driven practice rooted in play.
Rayner, Steven Saskatoon Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Learn programs and file types that allow me to send files to 3D printers and CNC routers to make prototypes and molds to make sculptures.
Kinner, Monika Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,109 Time and materials to create a body of textile artwork inspired by the botanical collection of the late Thelma Pepper.
LaPlante, Brianna Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 I will bring already fleshed hides to the hide camp and scrape, soften, and smoke over the duration of nine days, bringing those teachings home.
Bogan, Jillian Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Support for studio fees to create new sculptural paintings exploring woman's work, mental illness, and heritage with plans to exhibit.
Prairie Sky School
Melanie Rose
Regina Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $15,000 Students will work with lead artist Melanie Rose and other guest artists to create a collaborative felted blanket, and individual patches responding to social issues.
Neufeld, Clint Osler Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,000 This project uses ceramic figurines of 1990s Canadian peacekeepers to explore memory, trauma, and identity, preserving personal and collective histories through fragile, reflective forms.
Barreno, Cristian Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 I want to frame 3 original paintings and 2 prints on canvas for a 3-year touring exhibition presented by OSAC.
Burns, Brody Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $14,000 Wanuskewin residency, workshop, and exhibition Septemeber 2026, Exhibition title: GIANTS
Lund, Shelby Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $2,090 This grant is to support the creation of three large-scale semi-abstract, soak-stain inspired paintings on canvas, communicating my lived experience with hearing loss.
LaPlante, Brianna Regina Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 I will learn the traditional technologies of hide development and painting from community and elder/knowledge keeper engagement while working on my new body of artwork.
Weber, Hailey Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Funding to support the creation of a body of work exploring forest fires.
Merasty, Leighsa Meadow lake Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $16,000 I want to create the first chapter of a graphic novel that is an indigenous retelling of a fairytale.
Hager, Brianne Battleford Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Attending a professional ceramics course in Saskatoon through November 2025 - January 2026.
Rose, Melanie Regina Visual Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $15,500 Provide artist fees and supplies to create a thirteen piece wearable art collection for presentation at an Indigenous Fashion Show at the MacKenzie Art Gallery.
Haraldson, Judy
Prairie Fibreshed Network Inc.
Strasbourg Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $6,910 “Prairie Fibre — Full Circles”, a SCC Gallery fibre arts exhibition, will feature public textile demonstrations. We seek funding to pay demonstrators at CARFAC rates.
Bellefleur, Stephanie
Muscowpetung Education Centre
Balcarres Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $14,036 Intercultural Mural Grade 6 to 12, Venezuelan Artist, Stephanie Bellefleur and Land Based Educator; Cree, Saulteaux Knowledge Carrier and Artist Philip Brass for Muscowpetung School.
Willow Bunch Branch Library
Stephanie Bellefleur
Willow Bunch Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,780 Intercultural mural with artist(s) Stephanie Bellefleur and Knowledge Carrier Philip Brass. Arts and Culture workshops informed by ecological literacy at Willow Bunch Library.
Turtleford Community School
Bonny Macnab
Turtleford Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $9,500 Students partner with a visual artist to create a calming, art-infused wellness room linking visual expression to emotional regulation, belonging, and mental wellness.
Ecole Alvin Buckwold School Saskatoon Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $14,000 The artist will support Grades 5–8 in set design, collaborate in cross-curricular learning with students, and continue developing their own artistic practice during the residency.
Goretzky, Barbara
Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home
Regina Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $13,735 Create a collaborative (residents, families, artists and staff) 3-D legacy mural that celebrates and beautifies their space.
Nicolle-Phillips, Shelly Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 I want to participate in a residency/workshop at the WIN Herbarium in Winnipeg to deepen my knowledge of species in native prairie for my art.
North Park Wilson School
Josh Jacobson
Saskatoon Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $10,000 A 2,600 sqft mural exploring the connection between land and Metis identity through student-led artmaking guided by Knowledge Keeper, artist, and the Creative Action team.
Mackasey, Michèle
William Mason School
Snowden Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $10,000 William Mason School students will engage with artist Michèle Mackasey, Elders, Cultural Advisors and other knowledgeable community members in a land-based art-making project.
King, Karlie
Balfour Collegiate
Regina Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $6,016 Ceramicist Karlie King will work with Balfour Collegiate's (BAC) AP 20/30 for five weeks (May/June) and focus on the curriculum dedicated to clay.
Lakewood Lodge Resident Council
Shannon Mclean
Big River Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,760 The grant is to fund a muralist to paint a mural on an entrance wall in our facility.
Wynyard Composite High School
Brianna LaPlante
Wynyard Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $10,000 Our students will work in consultation with Indigenous artist Brianna LaPlante to create a mural that represents the 94 calls to action.
Fuh, Simon Regina Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 To support the exhibition of Int. Exotica. Night., a new video work by Kate Whiteway and Julia Hendrickson at Bunny Artist Social Club.
Town of Mossbank Mossbank Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $991 We will be bringing in a professional artist to plan a project for Old Wives Lake Festival 2026 with Tourism and Council.
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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.