| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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. |
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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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' |
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. |
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. |
| Mushtaq, Warsha |
SASKATOON |
Literary |
Artists in Schools |
2025-2026 |
$1,500 |
Poetry of Resistance delivers 1–2 hour workshops to 5–8 Saskatoon high school classes, exploring how poetry and art can empower and inspire us amidst existential threats to marginalized communities and our shared, natural world. |
| Körner, Miriam |
Air Ronge |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
This project is to work on my current manuscript during the Wallace Stegner House Residency in January 2026 |
| Ba, Flany |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Community-centered research for Mami Wata (working title), an Afrofuturist multi-disciplinary work merging dance, music, and immersive technology with Malian Kotéba theatrical traditions. |
| Ba, Flany |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Kora masterclass with Djely Tapa's Kora master to develop musical foundation for Mami Wata: An Immersive African Ballet, an Afrofuturist immersive work I'm developping. |
| BlueStack |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,000 |
To record 2 original songs that will be initially performed at the Saskatoon Spring Festival Celebration (Chinese New Year) Feb. 14th, 2026. |
| Brenna, Beverley |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$640 |
Travel from Saskatoon to Toronto to attend the launch of 'I'm Here,'' a YA anthology which I conceived and edited to publication (Red Deer Press). |
| Common Weal Community Arts Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
SK Ballroom Open Sessions produces 4 community gathering sessions for 2SLGBTQ+ people to learn Vogue, share knowledge, celebrate Queer culture, and honour Ballroom traditions. |
| Blanchard, Abby |
Prince Albert |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
To attend the Ballets Jazz Montreals Winter Intensive |
| Glover, Mercy |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
To promote my debut single and advance my career by organizing and performing a professional release party at Capitol Music Club. |
| Graham, John |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
To develop with a special effects designer stunning visual effects to evoke unique Chromesthesia experiences for my poetic new short film THE COLOUR OF SOUND. |
| Shadowpaw Press |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,875 |
Produce an audiobook version of the novel The Laundryman by Dwayne Brenna, to be narrated by the author. |
| Frerichs, Darren |
Leader |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Attend Skullcreek studios in Watrous, Sk to develop a demo of one of my original works and further develop my songwriting skills With Aspen Beveridge |
| 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. |
| Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective Inc. |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Planning a culturally grounded Junior Sâkêwêwak mentorship program through community consultations with youth, artists, and Elders to guide future Indigenous arts engagement. |
| Mabrouk, Rawda |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Film a site-specific dance work in Egypt during a short visit, forming the foundation of a multidisciplinary Remai Modern sustained artist mentorship residency project. |
| Lawrence, Katherine |
saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Write and edit a collection of lyric essays that explores the centrality of friendship in our lives. |
| Baird, Gavin |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
I plan to attend the International Premiere of my film Klee in Rotterdam, Netherlands. |
| Shaw, Carey |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Calgary, AB to attend the Exposure Festival's North West Showcase Exhibition opening at Contemporary Calgary, which I am included in. |
| Lopez, Roberto |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Cover framing costs for five paintings within a broader exhibition display, ensuring professional presentation for public exhibition on January 23rd and beyond. |
| Tsougrianis, George |
Swift Current |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
A two-day artistic exploration using movement and landscape to research a transformational scene for a narrative short film. |
| Gan, Jelly |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Rotterdam to attend IFFR for the international premiere of Klee. |
| Monsebroten, Bailey |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$850 |
I would like to buy supplies to create a jewelry collection for the Metis Nation Saskatchewan offices in Ottawa. |
| McLellan, Joseph |
Regina |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Attendance at the Paddy Crean International Workshop, receiving professional stage combat training to strengthen physical performance skills and safety in theatrical acting practice. |
| Melanson, Kendra |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$635 |
Power Moves Training of Applicate Kendra Melanson AKA Bgirl Quest by Bboy Siahnara
Project Dates: February 6–8, 2026
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Saskatchewan Literacy Network |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,000 |
Recording and presenting a Michif-language reading of a Saskatchewan Métis picture book for public access as part of a province-wide Family Literacy Day event. |
| Bandur, Breanne |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
I will be attending the Vermont Studio Center to participate in their Visiting Artist & Writer Residency Program from March 2nd - 20th, 2026 |
