Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
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
Regina Farmers' Market Co-operative Regina Multidisciplinary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $7,000 The Tomato Festival brings together community and celebrates Saskatchewan farmers, artists and local culture through live music, culinary art, and creative showcases at Wascana Centre.
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.
Fulcher Gagnon, Jesse Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $8,274 A multi-month collection of 1050 performance-for-video pieces that will be digitally assembled to create my first Métis sash in a video piece for exhibiting.
Regina Highland Festival Association Inc. Regina Music SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $4,500 This project celebrates Celtic music and dance performances at the Saskatchewan Highland Gathering and Celtic Festival (SHGCF), featuring local professionals.
Flamenco Borealis Saskatoon Dance Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $11,114 Create and develop a flamenco dance theatre work fusing electronic and acoustic/live music with operatic and flamenco vocals, using story telling elements and dramaturgy.
Wiebe Works Creative Productions Inc. Langham Multidisciplinary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $8,000 Art in The Garden Festival: An annual celebration of Saskatchewan art and music, featuring local performers, artisans, and interactive experiences, fostering community and creative expression.
Pewapsconias, Janelle Paynton Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $15,401 A blending of Nehiyaw storytelling, spoken word poetry, and prairie soundscapes, strengthening artistic practice in sound design, poetry presentation, and multidisciplinary practice for collective remembrance.
Bessai-Saul, William Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 Satirical soap opera based on 'Bird People' comic strip. 19th Century all-girls orphanage. Puppets.
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
Petersen, Myrna Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $16,705 Airborne, a mini-documentary, features Saskatchewan's air ambulance and the 1948 story behind the first baby born over North America, recalled by 105-year old Marie Dubreuil.
Dorion, Leah Prince Albert Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $15,575 To design, develop, and create 13 Metis inspired moon belts for public exhibition using mixed media to represent Metis women's connection to the land.
Nelson, Josiah Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,353 To edit my collection of fabulist short stories, which explores relationships, solitude, and the artist's life.
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.
Pottle, Adam Saskatoon Literary Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 I will perform my children's story BUTTERFLY ON THE WIND at the Telling Tales Festival in Burlington.
5 Guys Named Dave Saskatoon Music Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 Five Guys Named Dave would like to record and release our first ever professionally-recorded live-off-the-floor old-time album.
Bennett, Andrew Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 To develop live versions of my vocal music and present a live show at The Refinery in Saskatoon on December 11th.
EmDance Saskatoon Dance SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $9,000 Bridging The Gap is a community hip-hop arts festival meant to provide cultural education and engagement, as well as support development for prairie artists.
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.
Milner, Arthur Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $13,628 The premiere production of WEYBURN 1959, a new play exploring psychedelic research for mental health at the Weyburn Hospital in the 1950s.
Lenko, Timothy Moose Jaw Media Arts Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Traveling to New York City to screen my short film 'A Priest Walks into a Bar' in the SOHO International Film Festival.
Lenko, Timothy Moose Jaw Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $14,286 To produce my short film 'Soil' a Black Mirror inspired exploration of technology, isolation, and connection.
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.
Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Oluwaseun Peace Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $18,000 The development and production of 'The Concubines.The Wives.The Ritual', a maximalist queer play by Peace Akintade, premiering as part of Live Five Theatre’s 2025/26 season.
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.
Larsen, Mitchell Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,800 Through 2026, Broken Glass Theatre will rehearse and present 2 weeks of performances of an exceptionally queer production of The Glass Menagerie.
Farrell Racette, Sherry
Dagan Harding
Regina Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $650 Development of 28–30 original illustrations adapted into animation for In the Now, a collaborative music video project with Saskatchewan musician Chris Notenboom
One Take Super 8 Event Saskatoon Media Arts SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $5,500 This project will help artists create and exhibit 25 new films as part of the annual OTS8 film event dedicated to developing filmmakers in Saskatchewan.
Hankewich, Melanie Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,800 To compose and arrange 8-10 new songs about my upbringing in Saskatchewan on my great grandparents' homestead. Works will be used in performance and recording.
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.
Janzen, Ava Saskatoon Music Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Write and record songs with Juno award-winning songwriter and producer Zach Zanardo to complete and release my debut six-song EP 'Call Me Vikki'
Scott, Tallus Saskatoon Music Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Expand my artistic practice beyond drumming by learning recording and mixing with Randy Farkas, developing skills for professional recordings and long-term creative independence.
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.
Mathieu, Véronique Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,000 Research, record, and prepare performance editions of violin works by Canadian composer Violet Archer.
Foster, Traci Regina Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $15,000 To explore and cultivate material for a multidisciplinary interactive installation performance, exploring the fertility of grief and its positive transformative aspects.
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.
Walton, Jack Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 In collaboration with professional theatre artists create the script of High Rock, a new Canadian stage musical that explores and celebrates abandoned spaces and memory.
Savage, Candace Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,000 'Buffalo Is Our Relative' is a nonfiction book that honours the return of buffalo to Indigenous lands by amplifying the voices of young Indigenous adults.
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.
Regina Blues Association Regina Music SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $4,000 The 31st Annual Mid-Winter Blues Festival will feature both MainStage and free live blues events throughout Regina. We will feature local, national and international performers.
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.
Goodwyn, Amber Regina Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $17,900 Production of concept album dance choreography, costuming, projection, and sculpture / props for live presentation
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
Utman (Koops), Victoria Weyburn Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 To complete a submittable final draft of a young adult novel about teenage sisters exploring their Japanese-Canadian identity at comic con.
Epp, Olivia Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $18,000 'The Butcher' is a narrative short film to be directed by me. With a team of mostly women, our film is about womanhood and survival.
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.
Beau Nectar Collective Moose Jaw Music Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Creative residency with renowned mentor Christian Bordarier
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.
Nwajei, Carlee Regina Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $2,000 I am seeking funding to complete the final 10 illustrations for a Children's Book I wrote.
I will then edit and format/copyright/and self-publish.
Woytiuk, Jamie Buena Vista Media Arts Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $9,750 By merging my mother’s MS story with self-portraiture, I create a visual language of grief, reclaiming presence and exploring the textures of loss.
Weber, Hailey Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Funding to support the creation of a body of work exploring forest fires.
Oxbow Arts and Culture Committee Inc. Oxbow Multidisciplinary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $9,000 The Oxbow Arts & Culture Committee seeks funding to bring quality Saskatchewan musicians, including talent Métis singers, to foster multicultural performances at Bow Valley Jamboree.
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.
Regina Jazz Society Corp. Regina Music SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $8,000 JazzFest Regina 2026 celebrates our 18th annual jazz festival with fun events announcing & ushering in summer in Regina and Southern Saskatchewan.
Devine-Tajgardan, Negar Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 to develop and create weaving pieces with patterns inspired by Persian textile to show at At Gallery of St. Albert
Yovel Worship Regina Music Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 A live-recorded worship presentation featuring eight original songs by Yovel Worship Collective, showcasing emerging BPOC artists and musicians in Saskatchewan’s faith-based arts community.
Pederson, Krystle Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 A (Prairie) Métis Love Story: A musical honouring the strength and courage of Indigenous matriarchs, offering a heartfelt story of gratitude and recognition.
Johnson, Ashley
Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre - Airport
Regina Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $17,383 The Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre partners with dance artist Ashley Johnson and musician Jeffrey Romanyk to offer family friendly arts programming.
Tootoosis, Lovina North Battleford Music Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 Write and Record Demo Songs For My next album at my home studio
Michael A. Riffel High School
Shaunna Dunn
Regina Theatre Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $15,000 Exploring theatre techniques to empower neurodiverse and neurotypical students, this project uses design, puppetry, and visual storytelling to reflect emotions, relationships, and foster empathetic collaboration.
Catch The Wave Collective Saskatoon Multidisciplinary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $8,000 To support eligible expenses for the 2026 Season of Catch the Wave Series including artist fees, honoraria for personnel, promotion, and production costs.
Write Out Loud Poetry Saskatoon Literary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $9,000 We will administrate a 4 day youth poetry festival in Saskatoon at The Remai Modern through showcases, workshops and community building events.
Hager, Brianne Battleford Visual Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Attending a professional ceramics course in Saskatoon through November 2025 - January 2026.
Flamenco Borealis Saskatoon Dance SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $9,000 Production and presentation of the 2026 Borealis Flamenco Festival Series consisting of two shows and various workshops.
Live Five Theatre Inc. Saskatoon Theatre SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $4,000 We are seeking funding for our twenty second series of Live Five Independent Theatre in Saskatoon.
Federation des Francophones de Saskatoon Saskatoon Media Arts SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $9,000 21st Edition International Francophone Film Festival of Saskatoon CINERGIE
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.
Casta Latina Network Saint-Laurent Multidisciplinary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $9,000 A cultural showcase celebrating Latin American heritage with music, dance, and two new children’s groups performing in Saskatoon and Regina during the 2026 Summer Festival.
Holophon Audio Arts Regina Media Arts SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $8,000 To host the third annual Wavefield Experimental Music and Sound Festival in September 2026.
Tootoosis, Michael Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 “Rise Within” by Micsmith is a motivational album blending music and affirmations to inspire resilience, self-belief, and personal transformation through sound and storytelling.
East Central Newcomer Welcome Centre Inc.
Muveddet Al-Katib
Yorkton Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $14,500 Cultural Bridging is a six-month program helping newcomer youth use art to share stories, connect with others, and feel at home.
South Corman Park School
Chris Chipak
Casa Rio Media Arts Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $10,000 Digital Art collaboration project between students and arts to redesign school logo with Metis symbolism.
Robitaille, Derek Saskatoon Media Arts Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Attend film festivals to represent Penguins of the Point, build industry connections, and advance my career in environmental storytelling.
Larsen, Mitchell Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 I will train with IDC for my role as intimacy coordinator in an upcoming production of The Wives. The Concubines. The Ritual.
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.
Littlechief, Teagan Carlyle Music Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Travel to Fort Saskatchewan for Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta Showcase; perform 15-minute set, staff booth, meet presenters, secure 2026 bookings supporting my upcoming single.
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.
Chabros, Diana
Heritage Culture and Youth Elevator Committee
Val Marie Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $20,000 Home and Away is a community building project integrating story, paint and movement towards a deeper understanding of our connections to place, relations and land.
Mwela, Nyasha Regina Music Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $3,160 Create a 5 song project
Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective Inc. Regina Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 Host the First Snowfall Story Fest, a community storytelling event honouring Indigenous winter story traditions with three storytellers at ta-tawâw Student Centre.
Mom's on the Run Comedy Collective Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 Build Community and arts accessibility through the creation of 'traditional' visual art paired with interactive engagement in Art interpretation via the vessel of Improv
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.
Fisher, Craig Regina Media Arts Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Just Us/Justice: Life Inside a Group Home - digital photo exhibition of daily lives of residents at Wascana Care Facility. Images taken using artist's foot.
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.
Francoeur, Paige Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 This microgrant will help cover the costs of living in another city while I receive directing mentorship at The Globe Theatre.
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.
CrossRoute Moose Jaw Music Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 A public performance of Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time'
Malana, Mark Daryl Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $4,000 Two Camp inspired Drag Shows for March and April that will showcase BIPOC Drag Artists of Saskatoon.
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.
Cameron, Ian
St. Augustine Community School
Regina Music Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $13,784 An integrated music education program comprised of in-class sessions with creative components, Indigenous/cultural perspectives, and cross-curricular outcomes.
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.
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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.