| Dynamic Video Imaging Corporation |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
Facilitate the travel and professional development of Dynamic Video Imaging through attending the "Reelworld Film Festival" and premier of our film "A Storm Blows Over". |
| Elixir Ensemble |
Riverside Estates |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,485 |
Rehearsal and performance of two programs (three concerts) of chamber music in Saskatoon and Rosthern, SK for the Elixir Ensemble 2023-24 season. |
| Tweidt, Adam |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
Seeking funding to explore directing as a mentee during the production of Two Bees The Anger of Ernest and Ernestine. |
| La Marre, Rebecca |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I am invited by Peripheral Review, a national Canadian contemporary art journal, to interview Vancouver artist and co-founder of Western Front artist-run centre, Glen Lewis. |
| Syrnick, Daniel |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,673 |
To take time to develop and create a new series of 10-15 artworks, to show as a solo exibit in the coming fall. |
| Scott, Tallus |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
Study advanced drum techniques & mentorship career paths for a 5 day period, Jan.2-6, 2024, with renowned drum educator Dave Elitch in Los Angeles. |
| Froese, Robert |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$13,000 |
research and produce new ceramic work using specialized soda kiln firing methods |
| Al-Harthi, Rania |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$17,000 |
Funds from this grant will be used to support an upcoming collaborative project at PAVED Arts. |
| Berglund, Blake |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,520 |
I will return home to the family farm to write new material influenced by family dynamic, rural culture and personal themes. |
| Gronsdahl, Todd |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,246 |
I am building and photographing "historical" scenes to exhibit with my Saskatchewan Maritime Museum installations at upcoming solo exhibitions in Swift Current and Edmonton. |
| Garez, Simon |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To present my film Gentle Hum of Spring at two back-to-back festivals on the West Coast: 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival and Tacoma Film Festival. |
| Wensel, Judy |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$16,543 |
Collaborative exploration and development phase of new interdisciplinary work with visual artist Shaunna Dunn. |
| Tucker, Peter |
Moose Jaw |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$14,000 |
I AM DISAPPEARING is a large installation-based sculpture using reclaimed wood beams from the historic Souris Valley Mental Health Hospital in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. |
| Neufeld, Clint |
Osler |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$11,200 |
making ceramic soldiers, reminiscent of Royal Doulton figurines creating scenarios using memories from when I was a soldier. |
| McKnight, Spencer |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,010 |
This grant will be to take significant time to develop and create the song recital "In Dreams". |
| Bundon Pfeifer Henderson |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Funds for bundonpfeiferhenderson to develop audio, projection, and installation concepts for the new play 'Tommy & Pere', by Arthur Milner. |
| Straker, Jeffery |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$3,600 |
This project is to compose 10 new songs covering a range of themes. Works will be used in performance & upcoming recording. |
| Write Out Loud Poetry |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
We will administrate a 4 day youth poetry festival in Saskatoon through showcases, workshops and community building events. |
| Auger, Kristen |
Regina |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To create editions of hand-pulled, beaded, and woodcut prints that will be a graphical demonstration of my journey of learning nêhiyawêwin (the Cree language). |
Wildeman, Tatum
Father Megret High School |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$20,000 |
The project will provide youth access to dance for promotion of mental health through connection, celebration of culture, and foster expression of grief and trauma. |
| Janvier-Dugan, Diane |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
Quilted a portrait of my newly wed Dene parents in the early 50s. 56" x 82" wall hanging textile art. |
| Marion Graham Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
— |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$7,940 |
Marion M. Graham will host the spoken word poet/hip hop artist Dash Reimer for a 1 month arts residency. |
Selkirk, Jesse
Bedford Road Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
The continuation of a project for participants to learn the foundations of songwriting, using the artform as a tool to
explore wellbeing and identity. |
| Sarasa Performance Laboratory Inc. |
Paynton |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
The Poundmaker Performance Festival is an intercultural and Indigenous Performance Festival within a Laboratory setting. The Festival takes place in an Indigenous community and structures. |
| Cathedral Area Community Association |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
We are seeking support for the 33rd annual 'Cathedral Village Arts Festival'. A free six day celebration of the creative spirit showcasing local grassroots talent. |
Prairie Sky School
Terrance Littletent |
Regina |
Dance |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$11,297 |
This project is to create a spring dance festival, inspired by three guest dancers, hoop dance, wind, and kites. |
| Holophon Audio Arts |
Regina |
Media Arts |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
To launch Regina’s inaugural sound art festival running from October 26th, 2024 to October 27th, 2024. |
| Daniels, Carol |
Regina Beach |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
Finding courage, embracing Indigenous culture, my new novel. JOE is a vampire but the real killer is alcohol. Mythology and folklore are dominant. |
| Regina Blues Association |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$5,700 |
The Mid-Winter Blues Festival features both MainStage and free live blues music events featuring diverse local, national and international performers throughout Regina. |
| Alpha Kids Crew |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$7,000 |
Game Theory VI is a free community festival focusing on youth, female, and non-binary involvement in Breakin’ and growing awareness to the street dance culture. |
| Country at the Creek Music Fest Inc. |
Big River |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
Country at the Creek Music Festival is an annual outdoor Music event held just outside of the community of Big River |
| Tootoosis, Lyndon |
Battleford |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
Working on major pieces for upcoming shows in 24/25 in various venues in sk/can utilizing the stories, guidance and blessings of my Elders |
| The Vertigo Series |
Regina |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$7,000 |
Hosting a series of diverse emerging and established writers and musicians from across Canada. Paying artists to extend their tour to include Saskatchewan's small audiences. |
| Regina Jazz Society Inc. |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
JazzFest Regina 2024 celebrates its 16th annual jazz festival kicking off summer in Regina and Southern Saskatchewan along with our Saskatchewan festival fun events season. |
| One Take Super 8 Event |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$6,500 |
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. |
| Belanger, Maureen |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
The funds requested are to assist in creating and writing new material for my character "Ernestine and her pet bird Muckatoon" |
| Kitchen Party Music, Inc. |
Forget |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
Kitchen Fest: A series of 8 inter-ractive evening concerts over two weeks presenting Saskatchewan musicians collaborating with professional musicians from across Canada and the World. |
| Saskatchewan Jewish Arts Festival |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$5,800 |
To fund the creation & production of a series of Saskatchewan Jewish Arts Festival "pop up" events, leading up to our next full festival (2025) |
| Hebert, Dakota |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$18,000 |
We want to develop our standup comedy careers by showcasing in Saskatchewan and California, meeting with Industry Professionals, and securing our Social Security Numbers. |
| Tienkamp, Christine |
St. Louis |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$4,500 |
To support a Metis Womens Artists evening with an exhibit following, completing and adding new 'li rooz di no piyii' pieces to the exhibit. |
| wilson, Thorina (Nina) |
Broadview |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$18,000 |
The project focuses on the Cree creation story regarding the importance of the moose, using color, symbolism, syllabics to retain the story for the future |
| Murray, Audie |
Regina |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$10,500 |
The continuation of a project using beadwork to depict the sky in rural and urban spaces. |
Community Arts Mentorship Program Incorporated
Zoe Slusar |
Asquith |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$19,329 |
Building local capacity/mentorship opportunities through a music camp centered on empowering/encouraging Indigenous females/female identifying youth through music/cultural arts in the under-served community of Stanley Mission. |
| Prairie New Music Festivals Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
The Strata Festival of New Music is a 3 day festival featuring newly composed music by beginner, emerging and established Canadian and Saskatchewan composers. |
| THE 525 ART POP-UPS INC. |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
Our pop-up art exhibition on November 25th and the pre-exhibit artists’ workshop aim to develop early-career artists who have little to no prior exhibiting experience. |
Cameron, Ian
St. Augustine Community School |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,585 |
An integrated music education program comprised of in-class, regular school-hour sessions featuring creative components, cultural perspectives, and cross-curricular outcomes. |
| Flamenco Borealis |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$7,000 |
Production and presentation of the 2024 Borealis Flamenco Festival Series consisting of three shows and various workshops. |
| Federation des Francophones de Saskatoon |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
19th Edition International Francophone Film Festival of Saskatoon CINERGIE |
Badger, Joanne
Sturgeon Lake Central School |
Sturgeon Lake |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$5,672 |
To introduce the skill of porcupine quill zig zag stitching on felt, to youth in school, on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Saskatchewan. |
École St. Paul
Colin Richet |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$7,613 |
Students will write and record a song. |
Normand, Alexis
École Père Mercure |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
This project is to carry out choral and rock band projects with students who will write and perform songs in French about Père André Mercure. |
| Aubichon, Holly |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$620 |
Prepare for solo exhibition in the fall 2024 and afford my studio while taking time off to do this work! |
| Merasty, Marcus |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$980 |
Professional development, see the first multilingual Métis Opera celebrating Riel's life, the roles that women have played in it, and includes Métis and contemporary dance. |
City of Prince Albert
Jesse Campbell |
Prince Albert |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$20,000 |
Through peer support, curatorial guidance, and professional development, we develop artists' capacity to build long-term community arts programming & projects for marginalized or underserved groups. |
Bulyea Elementary School
Shaunna Dunn |
Bulyea |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Shaunna Dunn will come to Bulyea Elementary School to work with Grades K-6 students on a collaborative multidisciplinary installation project to present to the community. |
| Garlimah, James |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
This project/Album is a result of over ten years of writing and recording my own music. This Project will server is my debut album professionally. |
Paivand-Iranian Canadian Society for Cultural Dialogue Inc
Yasaman Tarighatmanesh |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$15,400 |
Collaborative art work focusing on Middle Eastern women, using art to express impacts of ongoing Iranian women's movements on their own fight for women's rights. |
Michael A. Riffel High School
Judy Wensel |
Regina |
Theatre |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$13,026 |
To collaborate with artists Judy Wensel and Shaunna Dunn in Riffel High School's Integrated Theatre Program, That's Possible. |
OUTSaskatoon Inc.
Marjorie Beaucage |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$17,125 |
OUTSaskatoon will create a two spirit drum group through drum making and singing in Saskatoon through a 10 week project called Healing Through The Drum. |
St Angela Merici Residence
Tara Stratton |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$1,230 |
12 months, weekly SpinPoi classes for seniors, promoting fitness, cognitive stimulation, social interaction, and creativity. Seek support to enhance wellbeing through art and movement. |
| Mendez, Edward |
Warman |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I will dive deeply into pedagogy, stage combat, and movement systems at the Paddy Crean Workshop taking place in Banff, AB January 3-9, 2024 |
| Wanotch, Tori-Lynn |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I wish to procure 7 buffalo skulls to paint. In my paintings I will share the 7 sacred teachings, depicted in acrylic paint. |
| Live Five Theatre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
To increase our capacity and solidify our future goals through the creation of an organizational strategic plan with guidance from an external facilitator |
| Tyler, Tim |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I have been contracted by the Eye Gallery for a 20 piece Exhibition entitled Light Floats on Black Water that runs March and April. |
| Weber, Angel |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$4,670 |
To study tsumami-zaiku, the Japanese craft of folding silk squares into complex flora and fauna arrangements, and become a certified tsumami-zaiku teacher. |
| Suchan, Paul |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Help cover artistic and travel costs for a live performance album launch by composers Paul Suchan and Silas Friesen at the Bassment by the SJO. |
| Gliem, Melodie |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$400 |
I'm a Nominee in the SIMA music awards and would like to offset the cost of travel to attend the Awards. |
Common Weal Community Arts Inc.
Michèle Mackasey |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
A community engaged art project focused on rejuvenation of Indigenous languages with artist Michèle Mackasey, Patuanak community, Saskatoon partners, and regional Elders. |
Kitchen Party Music, Inc.
Mitchell Dureault |
Forget |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$20,000 |
KLKP Kids Camp: Provide an barrier-free opportunity for children from all walks of life to explore their creativity in collaboration with Saskatchewan musicians and artists. |
Riversdale Community Association
Jasmyn Albert |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$17,000 |
The Riversdale Community Association seeks to hire three Ribbon-Skirt Designers to teach our residents how to sew their own, and showcase those skirts around Riversdale. |
| Kamyabi-Chambers, Marzia |
Pilot Butte |
Multidisciplinary |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$3,000 |
The Horrors of Nine to Five: workplace violence impacts over 70% of Canadians. Dedicated to the victims of workplace violence who took their own lives. |
| SUNTEP Prince Albert |
Prince Albert |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Over six weeks SUNTEP Prince Albert students will work with an artist to learn the cultural teachings, design and create a ribbon skirt. |
| Bert Fox Community High School |
Fort Qu'Appelle |
— |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$16,000 |
In collaboration with the Artist, we will build solid relationships with several Indigenous female students whom have expressed interest in reconnecting to their culture. |
| Chinese Dance Club of Saskatoon |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
One of a kind and traditional Chinese drum dance, illustrating dancers using drums as their stages, a combination of classical dance and Han dynasty poetry. |
| Gravelbourg Artisan Co-operative |
Gravelbourg |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$675 |
All local youth aged 5-18 are invited to participate in a public youth art exhibition. All art mediums will be accepted. |
| Whitbread, Elizabeth |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I would like to take Maddie Tarbox's Voice Function 101 pedagogical online course in order to enhance my coaching and singing practice. |
| Mabrouk, Rawda |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
Explore the paradoxes of an Egyptian woman, bridging trauma of oppression in Egypt to the challenges of life in Canada through tracing movement onto canvas. |
| Mirlin, Mike |
Warman |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$825 |
To have a custom tap dance floor/box designed & built to amplify and integrate tap into the creation of future work with rock musicians. |
| Kharsa, Ali |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
Write, rehearse, and record 3 new songs and host a community event in Saskatoon with music with an open mike. |
| Bradshaw, Kathy |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I will enrich and develop my encaustic/oil painting practice at a one month invitational artist residency in February in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. |
| Woytiuk, Jamie |
Buena Vista |
Media Arts |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I plan to offer an introduction to photographic storytelling. |
| Kayler, Christopher |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$500 |
Greg and I would collaborate in performing music related to the theme of the above conference: a response to trauma and a call to action. |
| Xiao, Li |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To purchase a computer, an external hard drive and updated software for my professional photography development. Current computer works very slowly and malfunction frequently. |
| Girls Rock Camp Saskatoon |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Funding for Girls Rock Camp Saskatoon 2024 in order to offer an honorarium to the 10 instrument instructors who support the campers. |
| Selkirk, Jesse |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
A project to collaborate with my friend Maggie Blue-Waters to compose a song about her experience as a survivor of the Sixties Scoop. |
| Brenna, Beverley |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I am a Saskatoon-based artist and this Solo Exhibition will take place at Regina Beach/Last Mountain Lake at the Elsie Scherle Gallery |
| Art Gallery of Regina Inc. |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Research community partners, quantify needs & ensure meaningful impact to fashion free workshops on experiential anatomy in response to community needs & challenges. |
| Ledoux, Maureen |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I want to purchase Embroidery Embrilliance applications to create and develop embroidery to sew onto clothing, mossbags, shirts, skirts or quilts. |
| Merasty, Marcus |
Regina |
Dance |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Consultations with performing arts presenters in Regina, toward future mentorship and residency opportunities. |
| Ledoux, Maureen |
Saskatoon |
— |
Share and Connect |
2023-2024 |
$12,664 |
To hold a three day Moccasin-making class in Mistawasis reserve. |
| Reid, Sonia |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Funding is needed to research and locate an appropriate venue for a Black Gospel Music workshop. |
| Jegede-Ikpen, Oghenerukevwe |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
To explore a new musical frontier by blending traditional African rhythms with modern synths and diverse languages, and fusing Afrobeats with the Canadian sound. |
| Körner, Miriam |
Air Ronge |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
This project is to attend the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild winter retreat to work on my current writing project. |
| Afro Tribes Festival Incorporated |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,540 |
Love Jazz is a celebration in commemoration of black history month and to raise awareness about our initiatives with enchanting music. |
| Haywire Farm Festival |
Codette |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,539 |
Funding would be used to bring artists together to offer workshops at the festival. |
| Lebel, Emilie |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Participate at Contact Ontarois |
| Bernbaum, Joel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To do 20 interviews with Saskatchewan Jews and Muslims to begin a verbatim theatre play about the Gaza war and its effect on our community. |
| Banga, Kaydence |
Stockholm |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
A music, soundscape and dance based theatrical production exploring youth and artist mental health. |
| Scantily Glad Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,921 |
To tour our award-winning queer theatre/comedy show "Creepy Boys" to Regina (presented by Curtain Razors), Winterruption festival (Saskatoon) and OUTStages festival (Victoria) in early 2024. |
| Shahabadi, Mahboubeh |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$4,000 |
Art gallery portraying traditional Persian mosaic patterns and design. Providing a unique opportunity to explore the ancient history of Iran through an artistic lens. |
