| Powell, Marie |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I will conduct primary research in England and Wales to increase authentic details and emotional nuances in my three-book historical fantasy series, Chronicles of Meirionnydd. |
| Pistachio, Mara |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$800 |
Produce a culturally focused, youth-friendly, community-based drag show called United Diversity: A Drag Show. |
| Francoeur, Paige |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$835 |
Covering expenses for a site-specific research trip. |
| Prairie New Music Festivals Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,400 |
To kickstart the formation of The Saskatoon Experimental Music Ensemble: a community music ensemble in association with Prairie New Music Festivals. |
| Bogan, Jillian |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$400 |
This application is for shipping costs of my painting to the Chianciano Biennale in Chianciano in Italy. I have already been accepted. |
| JackPine Press Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
Funds to attend the Fisher Library (Toronto) small and fine press fair on September 10. |
| Krause, Larry |
Christopher Lake |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To perform my Western music before an audience that has great influence in talent buying for gigs in BC and Alberta for the 2023 season. |
| Weber, Angel |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I would like to create a pieces and apply to show at the Jack Millikin Centre & Wiebe Works Wearable Art Gala. |
| Anderson, Mikhaila |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
3 live performance videos of The Radiant to be used for showcase applications. Filmed @ PR Productions by Little Jack Films |
| Richter, Jessica |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I am seeking funding to cover the fee for the Caetani Air Residency in British Columbia. |
| Himsl, Jaynie |
Weyburn |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$500 |
Funding for a residency at Wallace Stegner House for November 2022. |
| 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 |
| Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery |
Moose Jaw |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,500 |
Presenting contemporary dance by New Dance Horizons in response to Edward Poitras' exhibition as part of National Day of Truth & Reconciliation community programming. |
| 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. |
| Johnson, Adam |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I have been given the oppertunity to perform at two showcases during CCMA week in Calgary, AB. |
| Moose Jaw Cultural Centre Inc. |
Moose Jaw |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
Commissioning a mural for the new Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association permanent space in the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre and engaging an elder to bless it. |
| Plett, Devo |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I will be showing my work with in a group exhibition in LA, I plan to attend the show. |
| Blacklock, Leslie |
Christopher Lake |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I have registered for "Abstracting the Landscape" workshop, October 29 to 30 in Regina, thru AGR and require funding for travel and accommodation |
| Ntibandetse, Diana |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$700 |
To organize a painting workshop. The workshop will promote cultural awareness and act as abridge between communities by exposing participants to a neo-African painting style. |
| Wozny Siemens, Gladys |
Rush Lake |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Build crates to transport my relief sculptures to a confirmed exhibition at the Art Gallery of Swift Current, January 14-March21, 2023. |
| Da Silva, Gabrielle |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
“Invisibly ill” is a free and accessible, 6-spread, DIY magazine for those who hold, or have experiences with invisible illnesses and disabilities in Saskatoon. |
| Dancing Sky Theatre Inc. |
Meacham |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,650 |
The world premiere of THE CURST by Kelley Jo Burke, music by Library Voices, including projections and complex sound design. Developing new personal artistic skills. |
| Reimer, Joel Dash |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$990 |
To kickstart a monthly poetry slam in Saskatoon utilizing the 'underground' slam format that highlights the 'underground' gems of Saskatoon through both location and poets |
| 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. |
| Hobsbawn-Smith, Denise |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Attend Awards Ceremony for Taste Canada Book Awards in Toronto. My book, Bread & Water, is a finalist in Culinary Narratives category. |
| Baerwaldt, Wayne |
Assiniboia |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To attend the exhibition installation, opening events and media promotion of my guest-curated Toronto exhibition of works by Taras Polataiko |
| Inglis-McQuay, Darren |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To exhibit a photo-based installation of fieldwork collected from the WeTu artist residency over a two week period at the Maritime Museum of Saskatchewan. |
| Enzo, Aspen |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$600 |
Support my expansion from poetry into creative nonfiction by attending Saskatchewan Writers Guild's Facilitated Retreat and learning from poet & nonfiction author Mark Abley. |
| Bellefleur, Stephanie |
Willow Bunch |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Artist has been invited to travel to London - England, United Kingdom to create a piece of Contemporary Public Art. |
| Martell, Rueben |
Waterhen Lake |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I've been asked to speak at the Blood in the snow film festival, I'm using the funds to supplement travel and 20% of the accommodations. |
| Leader and District Arts Council |
Leader |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,820 |
Provide an affordable and accessible opportunity for rural youth to receive choral, speech arts, and music training by a professional. |
| Erickson, Shannon |
Yorkton |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To develop terrarium art displays for a two-month self-directed residency at GDAG, Jan-Feb 2023, and to expand my artistic work and develop an exhibition proposal. |
| Ouellette, Dianne |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To process and digitally scan super 8 film to 4k to use in my artistic practice. |
| 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. |
| Murawsky, Graham |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$640 |
Factor Chandelier to fly to Los Angles to be in a big video opportunity for a video |
| Mrazek, Jerome |
Prince Albert |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I am seeking support to help cover costs of framing artworks in preparation for my solo exhibition at the John V. Hicks Gallery. |
| Mabrouk, Rawda |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$625 |
What is the experience of an Egyptian woman moving to Canada after living 22 years in Egypt?
Warm Sand VS Frosty Snow. Trauma VS Obstacles. |
| Martineau, Andrea |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$562 |
I intend to take Karen Solie's "I Can't Tell You What I Mean: Writing Poetry Through Uncertainty" Workshop Class at Flying Books. |
| Horner, Valerie Joy |
Prince Albert |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I've been invited to produce a solo exhibition of nature photographs. "5 Minutes From Home" will run June 1-30 @ the John V. Hicks Gallery |
| Andrew Stuckel, Cristine |
Grandora |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Create an immersive experience in the gallery with floor to ceiling drawings highlighting the importance of urban forestation and preservation of essential ecosystems within cities. |
| Perry, Chancz |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Deliver a movement-based workshop at Connectively Moving Our Dance and screen two short-videos at the IABD International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance. |
| Chinese Dance Club of Saskatoon |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
Professional dance instructor Zhaojia Wu instructs Korean K-pop dance routines. They will be presented on January 22, 2023 at the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon. |
| Semple, Zenaya |
regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$624 |
To rehearse, adapt and perform “Holloway,” originally an outdoor site specific contemporary dance performance, to be presented at Darke Hall in April 2023. |
| Gobeil, Beth |
Prince Albert |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$565 |
I am applying for funding to cover the cost of poet Ronna Bloom’s online course, “Community Engagement through Poetry, a Primer and Practicum” |
| Ahmed, Iftu |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$624 |
Adapt, rehearse and perform “Holloway”, originally an outdoor site specific contemporary dance performance, for Darke Hall, an indoor accessible venue in April 2023. |
| Lebel, Emilie |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Participation at the Banff Musicians in Residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in January 2023 |
| Wolfe, Aurora |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I am taking my band to perform at two festivals in Alberta - BIG Winter Classic (Calgary) and Winterruption (Edmonton) |
| Mardell, Rachel |
Prince Albert |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Expand my practice by attending an online course on Botanical Printing, and purchase supplies to complete. |
| Brown-McEwen, Belle |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To rehearse, adapt and perform “Holloway,” originally an outdoor site specific contemporary dance performance, to be presented at Darke Hall in April 2023. |
| McNaughton, Judy |
Prince Albert |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$975 |
Prepare, pack, and drive six artworks for the Between Us exhibition at Art Gallery of Regina for the opening on January 18, 2023. |
| Wishlow, Isabella |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To rehearse, adapt and perform “Holloway”. Originally an outdoor site specific contemporary dance performance, to be presented at Darke Hall in April 2023. |
| Indigo Joseph |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,225 |
The micro grant will help cover travel costs for our upcoming tour supporting The Dead South in early January 2023
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| 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. |
| Scott, Tallus |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Become more proficient in singing and guitar by participating in lessons with Scott Patrick before summer when I have an increase in playing gigs. |
| Gallagher, Thomas |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$800 |
Complete a draft of a screenplay for a short film over a two week period |
| Artesian Performing Arts Inc. |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
This project is to purchase two new MacBooks for use by Artesian management staff. |
| Berenbaum, Jenna |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
A workshop and staged reading of my play 18 Jews Order Chinese food with 6 actors, a director, dramaturge and videographer. |
| 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. |
| Arcana Kings |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,617 |
Create a new drum and percussion interactive performance piece for our band Arcana Kings that will be added to our new 2023 tour and on |
| Sova Design |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Sherri would like to travel to Chazelles-Sur-Lyon, France to study the art of operating a Paille Cousue Machine under Jean-Pierre Tritz. |
| Broussard, Rachel |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$965 |
To print adhesive photographs for my show (April 1 - May 15) in the window gallery at Neutral Ground and travel to Regina to install. |
| Carrier, Sarah |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
The purchase of a film camera to take photographs that will be used in my short-form documentary. |
| Klassen, Vanessa |
Kindersley |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I have been invited to present a masterclass and perform a 20-minute multi-media piece by Canadian composer Elizabeth Raum at the Brandon University Clarinet Festival. |
| Luhning, Holly |
Lumsden |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Write a sequence of poems about a farm auction sale and to investigate the physical and sonic processes and emotional themes of removal and dismantlement. |
| Brant, Chelsea |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$500 |
Host a collaborative pop-up arts market/event with local artists and organizations such as Nuit Blanche YXE to increase awareness of our contributions to the community. |
| Bourque, Marie-Véronique |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$918 |
Purchase of effect pedals for flute to use in new creative duo project with Christine Tassan, jazz guitarist from Montreal, QC |
| Lenko, Timothy |
Caronport |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
An invitation has been extended to perform a concert at the Mae Wilson Theatre, but I have no advance funds to pay musicians for rehearsals. |
| McCreary, Sara Michelle |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To develop recipes for natural fabric dye paste that I can use to design and hand dye Métis floral patterns. |
| Jodoin, Berkley |
Leader |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
attend and showcase at the Canadian Folk music awards in Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pewapsconias, Janelle |
Paynton |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To host and perform at "Restorying Justice", a reserve-based spoken word and storytelling showcase on the topic of restorative justice, women, and cultural intervention. |
| Bear's Song Collective |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,500 |
To create a documentary short that features drag queens and king who have read stories to children to discuss the backlash in an artistic response. |
| Bryans, Amber |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$610 |
Provide framing for my linocut prints that will be featured in a solo exhibition August 15-17, 2023. |
| Kuz, Tessa |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
A rehearsal director apprenticeship in dance with Faye Thomson, one of the Artistic Directors of The School of Contemporary Dancers professional program. |
| Berglund, Melanie |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
A three-day song writing workshop and song coaching session offered on Zoom by Grammy nominated songwriter, Mary Gauthier. |
| Nault, Tania |
Vibank |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$890 |
Support for travel and supplies to visit with, learn from, and recreate a piece of my family’s material culture housed in a museum. |
| Ay, Caramba! Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
To attend COYUNTURA, a National Latinx Theatre Gathering to connect and network with Latinx artists across Canada |
| Goretzky, Barbara |
Lumsden |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$635 |
To attend the Big Skies Open Spaces Watercolour Symposium 2023 in Regina and partake in Alberta based, Jean Pederson's and Quebec based, Shari Blaukopf's workshops. |
| 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. |
| Breiter, Cameron |
Warman |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
What I wish to do is to participate in the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and participate in their Canadian east coast tour entitled "Aurora". |
| Farrow, Kody |
Dalmeny |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$200 |
Shakespeare Intensive Workshop facilitated by renowned Shakespeare actor, director, and educator Christopher Weddell. Participants will improve their acting, text work, and understanding of Shakespeare. |
| Ricketts, Kathryn |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
This workshop with master Richard Armstrong will undoubtedly provide me with the tools and feedback to develop more competencies in my performance work in dance/theatre. |
| Abo Al Shamat, Abdul Salam |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I want to compete in the national poetry slam competition, and hopefully, win it! |
| Deaf Crows Collective |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
Send four Deaf actors, our Deaf Artistic Director, and the film’s Assistant Director to the Fable Deaf world premiere at Yorkton Film Festival. |
| Tajik, Noor |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To rehearse and showcase a 5 minute piece of original dance choreography for an event entitled Ghungroo: The South Asian Experience. |
| Portal of Understanding |
North Battleford |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Our sculpture is based on the idea of a multicultural totem using wood carving, paper making and forming, welded steel, felting and various other techniques. |
| 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. |
| Walliser, Rachel |
Regina |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
My proposal is to cover travel, food, and accommodation expenses to attend a callback audition for the National Theatre School's Acting program in Montreal, Quebec. |
| 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. |
| Tushabe, Irene |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To attend the two-week Summer Writers Residency 2023 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. |
| Kim, Hyon Suk |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I would like to participate in 50th International Clarinet Festival. |
| Lafferty, Richard |
Prince Albert |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
This project will be to develop a photographic portfolio following the lifecycle of three Metis community gardens with the Prince Albert region in central Saskatchewan |
| Prairie Saxophone Initiative |
North Battleford |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
To perform a concert in the Greater Vancouver Area and develop connections with their artistic community. |
| Shurniak Gallery Inc. |
Assiniboia |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
Shurniak Gallery will host Tracey-Mae Chambers to create installations of premade crochet, woven, knit pieces made with yarn to encourage dialogue regarding reconciliation and decolonization. |
| 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. |
| Fehr, Alex |
Nipawin |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To create and shoot a dance film, to be presented throughout Saskatchewan and Canada at large. |
| 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. |
| Cunningham, Tahnis |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
A dance workshop allowing Metis dancers and musicians to share and solidify knowledge of traditional Metis jigging and Canadian social and square dancing. |
