| Cuthand, Shawn |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Help to travel with Full Metal Comedy (Myself, Ryan Moccasin, Shy Sapp) to Vancouver Fringe, where we were picked for a spot in the festival. |
| Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery |
Moose Jaw |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
This project features contemporary dance in response to Leesa Streifler's exhibition to bridge dance and visual arts while promoting community building and engagement. |
| Sapp, Cheyenna |
Saskatoon |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I would like to perform standup comedy in the Vancouver Fringe Festival in BC to expand my network and fan base. |
| Lenko, Timothy |
Moose Jaw |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To work with author Michael Leali to edit and refine my novel, Houses Don't Have Ears, a middle-grade novel about mental health and imagination. |
| Stark, Cassandra |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
My goal is to sell and promote my work at the Saskatchewan Craft Council's "Craft Is..." Market |
| Vaxvick, Sadi |
Moose Jaw |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$600 |
Tree carving in Crescent Park located downtown Moose Jaw |
| Dima, Julia |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I will be offering "Maker's Space" a drop-in fine arts program at Al Ritchie Community Centre from Sept 2024 to March 2025. |
| Thomson, Samuel |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$798 |
Procure a new guitar to serve as a replacement for Sam's current instrument, which is no longer functional. |
| Dufresne, Gabrielle |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$350 |
Attending a two-week Masterclass on puppetry, offered in French by the Association des Théâtres Francophones du Canada and the École Nationale |
| Graham, John |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$789 |
To do a film shoot in Berlin of my new short experimental film THE COLOUR OF SOUND with a small team of creative collaborators. |
| Moosomin Visual Arts Centre |
Moosomin |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,915 |
This would be a one-day event that would celebrate the opening of the Visual Arts Centre and allow people to explore the opportunities presented. |
| 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. |
| Cottin, Lindsay |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Attend Dance Immersion/Dance for Fall North as a soloist and Artist-In-Residence under New Dance Horizons
in order to curate, program and present contemporary dance Saskatchewan. |
| Vida, Mackenzy |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Learn and incorporate traditional techniques by studying and creating in a printing studio in Barcelona to expand my skills as a printmaker. |
| 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. |
| Thorburn, Crystal |
Assiniboia |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$548 |
Create packaging and ship 20 artworks to Winnipeg via Canada Post for solo touring exhibition with Manitoba Arts Network 2025. |
| Okemaysim, Aren |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To cover partial costs of rehearsal time and travel for okimawᐅᑭᒪᐤ to participate in BreakOutWest 2024 (hosted by WCMA) in Saskatoon, SK. |
| Neufeld, Clint |
Osler |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I have been accepted to participate in a five week residency at the Banff centre For the arts. |
| Kitchen Party Music, Inc. |
Forget |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,186 |
This project which will include 25- 40 children/youth from South East Sask communities in an inclusive musical performance selection |
| Ba, Flany |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Space rental for recording and practice Kizomba, ensuring continuity in artistic creation after unexpected studio loss. |
| Dubois, Emily |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I want to receive professional instruction in order to make myself a better performer and a better teacher on the fiddle! |
| 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 |
| Marchand, Laureen |
Val Marie |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Attend a residency October 25 to November 8 where I will focus on my current project, reset my practice, and connect with other artists. |
| Wecker, Sabine |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$848 |
Presenting my MFA thesis exhibition at this year’s UAAC conference in London, Ontario at the panel “Left in the Dark” chaired by Anna O’Meara. |
| Northern Saskatchewan International Children's Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,260 |
We would like to attend the Festival and Event Management Masterclass for professional development of our staff. |
| BTWN Magazine |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,706 |
To complete an end-of-year print run and subsequent virtual launch of Issue 2, Volumes 1-3 of BTWN Magazine. Printed at Saskatoon’s Globe Printers. |
| It's Not a Box Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
To co-produce, co-direct, and co-design a production of Overhear as a performance and an installation in Taiwan with producing partner Performosa Theatre. |
| Martineau, Andrea |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$916 |
I plan to participate in two virtual bookbinding/bookmaking educational opportunities to later apply that knowledge to two personal chapbook-length poetry projects. |
| Krause, Elena |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I've been invited to Denver to participate in Reading Den and attend a reception at the Center for the Arts Evergreen. |
| Roelens, Diana |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$692 |
To partially cover my share of material costs for a large-scale, collaborative body of work with Cristine Andrew Stuckel for a confirmed exhibition in 2025 |
| Andrew Stuckel, Cristine |
Grandora |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$692 |
To partially cover my share of material costs for a large-scale, collaborative body of work with Diana Roelens for a confirmed exhibition in 2025. |
| Southwest Cultural Development Group Inc. |
Swift Current |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
Host four performances of "Leave it to Weavers" by Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre |
| Mookerjee, Abhiroop |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Compete as an invited guest participant at the Calgary Hip-Hop and Street Dance Festival, while also attending street dance workshops led by pioneers of hip-hop. |
| La Ronge Arts Council Corp. |
La Ronge |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
The La Ronge Arts Council seeks to create an Art Gallery at the Alex Robertson Public Library to show local and OSAC artwork publicly. |
| Fortugno, Abriana |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
This will be an immersive project, with the walls and floor painted entirely, as well as a pop up shop for the reception. |
| Farnan, Colin |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I am asking for a grant to help with the upfront material costs ( canvas and paint) for a large format sight specific painting project. |
| Katsiris, Constantine |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$700 |
Present current work-in-progress "Morose Code" in a live performance as part of Collide Festival. |
| Saltzman, Vera |
Fort Qu'Appelle |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To help fund printing, framing, and shipping of art and attend the opening of a group exhibition in Ottawa with 9 artists I’m collaborating with. |
| Kembel, Kendra |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To adapt and rehearse the original work, To Pass Into, and present it as Double Helix at the Shu-Box Theatre in April 2025. |
| Goodpipe, Erin |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Participate in a theatre workshop; supporting the creation and development of Children of the Bear, created by Todd Houseman, which I am a co-director. |
| Karpinka, Shawn |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$994 |
I need a video reel of my recent work as a film composer, and a professional headshot to create an IMDB profile for prospective clients. |
| Weber, Hailey |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Educational courses in traditional Japanese artmaking and support to conduct field research in Japan. This research will inform the creation of a body of work. |
| Garez, Simon |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To attend and participate in the first edition of JAFF Market in Yogyakarta. |
| Boyes, Amy |
Warman |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$973 |
Co-present with Karen Gerelus a better-practice presentation at the Music Teachers' National Association - Conference 2025 in Minneapolis, MN from 16/03/25 to 18/03/25. |
| Ricketts, Kathryn |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
A residency at the Creative Barn on Salt Spring Island, B.C. exploring and completing the framing of a trilogy of scenes by my character Hal |
| Thompson, Sylvia |
Pennant |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I want to make Hot Buckman larger approximately 3.5 feet |
| Bagatim, Tabata |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Attending the NCECA 2025 conference, to connect and learn from renowned ceramic artists to help improve my surface design techniques aligning with my forms. |
| Anderson, Darryl |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I want to hire a videographer to video four songs at a live show for promotion and new single release |
| The Spare Room Gallery |
Cut Knife |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
We require funding for 2025 while we establish alternative sources of core funding for support and promotion of our local region's artists. |
| Vas, Eva |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
This project will teach me innovative educational techniques, and provide insights to elevate my artistic value as a designer and educator. |
| Devine-Tajgardan, Negar |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
After a short international residency I would like to attend a month-long residency in Saskatoon to reflect my observation, elaborate my creation and share it. |
| Jodoin, Berkley |
Leader |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To perform at a showcase sponsored by Merilainen Music Inc. at Folk Alliance International 2025, and also attend the conference. |
| Campbell, Jesse |
Prince Albert |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$568 |
Create a website to share content from the "Looking Through Time" exhibition (March 1st-April 23rd, 2025), contributing to discourse on art practices in north-central SK. |
| Eger, Ruby |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Opportunity to participate in Sabina Ludgren's DIG heels program. |
| Baerwaldt, Wayne |
Assiniboia |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
As co-curator of Leesa Streifler's touring retrospective at Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary, I need to install & publicly introduce the show |
| Jack Millikin Centre, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
We want to gather our community of artists and supporters to a visioning session for Art Alley, the next step for the Jack Millikin Centre. |
| Atherton, Carla |
Alvena |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
More deeply immerse myself in the study of Dreamwork through Robert Moss' training to continue the expansive development of my work. |
| Ay, Caramba! Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
Artistic Leadership Residency by the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal |
| Townsend, Annabel |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I am seeking funding to travel to Toronto to launch my book at various bookstores in the city. |
| Bessai-Saul, William |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Experimental dance film based on my comic strip "Bird People,” from storyboarding, costumes, sets, rehearsals, filming, music, editing; to a finished live performance and movie. |
| Latendresse, Jacqueline |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Remount and tour my contemporary dance work Stutter to the Connections/Collisions Cabaret in Edmonton at Mile Zero Dance. |
| Brochu Lambert, Anne |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Support for artworks transportation, installation and attending opening of first solo in public gallery outside of Saskatchewan (Artist Run Centre CAVA, Edmonton, Alberta). |
| Ewert Twa, Allison |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I have been invited to Karachi, Pakistan to particiapate in the filming of Season 3 Pakkay Dost. I will be connecting with the other artists, |
| Csada, Hayley |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Access artistic development opportunities in the area of Latin dance by attending the Calgary International Salsa Congress. |
| Whitbread, Liz |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$465 |
I want to assist in planning and running a development workshop of a new Saskatchewan Play - The Boat, by Todd Devonshire. |
| Gauthier, Jean-Sébastien |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Bring together JS Gauthier and Demilade Otayemi for a collaborative studio intensive inspired by the Benin Bronzes using 3d scans, traditional sculpture and 3D printers. |
| Mendez, Edward |
Warman |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I will complete my required training hours and test fights to complete my Intermediate Actor Combatant Certification through Fight Director's Canada in Toronto. |
| Ormshaw, Rachel |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I have been awarded a week-long residency to create pewter castings of small objects using silicone molds, expanding my skills in mold-making and metal casting. |
| Brimacombe, Rachel |
Lumsden |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
A 12 month Metis women’s program to help me understand my role in our nation with art classes, teachings |
| Campbell, Maria |
Saskatoon |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Creation of a dedicated website for my past work and as a portal for upcoming podcast project and other community interaction opportunities. |
| Scantily Glad Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
This project is to travel to Seoul, South Korea for a developmental workshop of new show “Slugs” with live animator / puppet artist, Zach Dorn |
| Krawchuk, Steph |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I am traveling to New York in April to participate in an exhibition that I am a part of at 57w57arts. |
| Wasiuta, Vivian |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Experimentation with Saskatchewan Grown Vegetation as Natural Dye. This supports creating pieces for the Prairie Fibre – Full Circles Exhibition, Saskatchewan Craft Council, January 2026. |
| Saskatoon Experimental Music Ensemble |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,070 |
Present a concert to premiere a collection of new compositions by Graeme Dyck. |
| Gil & Wil |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
Support our debut release of professionally-produced music by organizing and executing shows in key communities within Saskatchewan. |
| Janzen, Ava |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
A six-week professional development opportunity to attend Canada’s Music Incubator’s Artist Entrepreneur program in Toronto, receiving in-person mentorship and industry training in March/April 2025. |
| Cameron, Heather |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$750 |
Remount the 10-minute contemporary dance duet “(b)reach” for its PREMIER performance at New Dance Horizons' Stream of Dance Festival in April 2025. |
| Willick, Tayah |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
To create and perform choreography in “Rhythm Dust”, a Saskatchewan based contemporary dance show fusing dance works with electronic music, DJ mixes, and video projections. |
| Corbett, Emily |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$930 |
Travel to Regina for a 2-day handbuilding workshop with internationally renowned ceramic artist Sunshine Cobb. |
| Li, Darren |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Continue, finalize, and install works for the GlogauAIR artist residents' Open Studios event on March 14-15, 2025. Create professional presentation tools (business cards, etc.) |
| Schiller, Lisa-Marie |
Carrot River |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$750 |
I would like to attend a figure drawing program with Aarin Rinas in order to learn how to incorporate the human form into my projects. |
| Read, Leanne |
SASKATOON |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$500 |
I will experiment with a player piano mechanism outside its traditional context, exploring motion through paint, light, and animation to visually represent its hidden sound. |
| Pooyak, Roberto |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
15-17 Track Reggae & Hip Hop album following two previously released albums. |
| Nordstrom, Alexandra |
Battleford |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
This project provides grades 5-9 students of Chief Poundmaker School with a week of creative workshops that use land as pedagogy for art practice. |
| Standing, Lorraine |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
To research and develop my stories of my father’s stories of song and drumming when I was a child. |
| Atimoyoo, Erland |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
I will reach Descendants who were unable to attend the 2018 "Gathering", report on last year's Gathering, promote this year's Gathering and contact ceremonial Elders. |
| Cuthand, Shawn |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
We want to create and produce fifteen videos that focus on Indigenous comedy and satirical news. |
| Johnson, Omar |
Regina |
Music |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
This project will produce an album. Utilizing a 4 part method. I.e Locale sampling, sound sculpting, sound generation, sound pallet programming, plus composition. |
| Candline, Randi |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$6,500 |
I would like to take time off work to on a fully beaded Men's Grass Dance regalia. |
| Daniels, Carol |
Regina Beach |
Literary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$3,000 |
A new manuscript of poetry celebrating the joys, challenges and blessings of single parenthood |
| Cameron, Howard |
Duck Lake |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
In my process of learning Cree stories from elders, I will illustrate images that coincide with the stories. Thus, limiting the need for English translation. |
| Pewapsconias, Janelle |
Paynton |
Literary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
Connecting to the prairie plains and to water, Janelle Pewapsconias will reflect, create and flow poetry in the form of a 24 page poetry chapbook. |
| Deiter, Christine |
Balcarres |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
Re-Creation of a Treaty Suit for hereditary Chief Dieter of Peepeekisis, documented in a PowerPoint for Treaty educational - TRC/repatriation purposes. |
| Kozak, Kathryn |
Creighton |
Visual |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,300 |
To support experimental sculptures, photographs and recorded soundworks to be made during and following a July 2019 land-based residency at the Sointula Art Shed. |
| Campbell, Tara |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$6,725 |
I would like to create a collection of beaded jewelry and accessories that reflect the intertwining of Hip Hop culture and Indigenous culture. |
| Tootoosis, Shelly |
Cut Knife |
Visual |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
Fully porqupine quilled Woman's accessory set will include a chocker with breast piece attached, two braid-ties,back barrette, and side of head medicine wheel. |
| Standing, Cyrus |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$4,488 |
Developing my art form of story telling and tell the stories of Dakota history, Kinship, language and my community in Saskatchewan |
| 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". |
| Angus, Meagan |
Regina |
Theatre |
Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
I would intern at the Globe Theatre to further my theatrical training and create a solo performance. |
| Jodoin, Berkley |
Leader |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2019-2020 |
$7,500 |
Album of original music shedding light on problems facing aboriginal people today. Addiction, Mental Health, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women |
