Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
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.
Selkirk, Jesse
Bedford Road Collegiate
Saskatoon Music Artists in Schools 2023-2024 $10,000 A project for participants to learn the foundational elements of songwriting and use the artform as a tool for exploring their wellbeing and their identity.
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.
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School - Bateman
Mary Bishop
Saskatoon Literary Artists in Schools 2023-2024 $10,000 The artist will work with classroom teachers to produce small books in Cree and English, modeling from familiar stories, helping students learn their Cree language.
Turtleford Community School Turtleford Artists in Schools 2023-2024 $7,850 Bonny Macnab will work with students from k-12 on art inspired by land based learning. She will also mentor select students.
wâhkôhtowin School saskatoon Visual Artists in Schools 2023-2024 $1,000 Students will be able to make ribbon skirts/shirts/beading to take home so they have them for feasts, round dances and pow wows.
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.
William Mason School Nipawin Visual Artists in Schools 2023-2024 $1,000 Find and work with artist(s) and partners who help navigate the creative process for a project reflective of community involving all students.
Al-Katib, Muveddet Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 Finding my truth to reassess my traditional art to create a unique contemporary identity through a Western perspective and exploring the dynamic nature of truth!
Bellefleur, Stephanie Willow Bunch Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $4,885 Power Haus is a literary art book which explores; passion for community engagement and the introspective effects of colour therapy through the public art lens.
Brown, Sharon-Ann Regina Literary Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 I would like to publish the second book in the Adventure of Baby Alfie series. The book is called 'Gameday for Baby Alfie'.
Cabildo Esquivel, Priscila Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $2,062 'KIN Movement" is art exchanged for kindness. "Ojos de Dios" - weavings traditional to the Indigenous Huichol of Mexico - are traded for good deeds.
Carter, Nathan Loon Lake Music Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $3,000 A free music concert showcasing music, fashion and visual art created by myself and other artists identifying as BPOC.
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.
Gascon, Girlynne Regina Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 Mentorship with artist Patrick Fernandez with focus on finding cultural identity and production of individual work and collaboration for exhibition.
Hernani Merino, Bruno Regina Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 To support the completion of 20 paintings for a solo gallery exhibition, showcasing the painting style I have been developing for the last 10 years
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nafisa, Fatima Regina Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 Phase 1 of an ASL Poetry multimedia project aimed at expressing the Deaf BIPOC experience.
Nwabuko, Daniel Saskatoon Media Arts Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 Highlight, showcase and bring awareness to the beauty in diversity of black hair - the different types, forms and styles that it appears to come.
Otayemi, Demilade saskatoon Theatre Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 Documenting the collaboration process between SUM Theatre and EDM Lab through, interactive documentation methods. Inspiring future collaborations and youth engagement in artistic and engineering careers
Reid, Sonia Saskatoon Music Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 A community weekend to learn more about Black gospel choir music workshop culminating in a live music performance.
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.
Sun, Qiming Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 This funding is meant to support my year-long production of new artworks and the cultivation of many solo/group exhibitions during my 2024-25 Saskatoon Bunkhouse residency.
Umeh, Charles Regina Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $4,000 I want to develop a screenplay of my cultural feature film title Dirty Hands.
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.
Wu, I-Ying Regina Dance Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $5,000 This project invites artists to train in my Daoism-inspired improvisation practice, exploring how this approach can be a training method for diverse cultural backgrounds.
Zafaremili, Elham Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $4,383 I aim to combine Persian calliography and painting.
Ackerman, Clinton Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $16,000 Composition of an art song using the poetry of "The Lost Words." Written for voice, piano, and electronics. Connecting the poetry to environments across Saskatchewan.
Afenfia, Michael Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $10,000 The "Head of the Baptist" is a collection of short stories and poetry exploring Nigerian-Canadian identity and relationships within the context of Canadian multiculturalism.
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.
Anderson, Charles Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $8,000 I plan to finish writing a novel-in-stories entitled Penny Fictions which is presently one-sixth complete.
Andino Suns Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,600 Goal: Develop a psychedelic cumbia album by refining draft musical / lyrical concepts, merging traditional cumbia rhythms with innovative experimental sounds.
Arnott, Johanna Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 The production of A Bronte Without Genius by Johanna Arnott in Live Five's 2023-2024 Season
Atkins, Amalie Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $15,000 To create the March chapter for Agatha's Almanac, an ongoing 16 mm documentary film and experiment with eco-processing and rayograms.
Bandur, Breanne Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 A body of work that investigates adapting my drawing practice to a smaller scale, carrying forward formal attributes and conceptual considerations of my large-scale works.
Barabas, Mishel Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 To create medium to large scale portrait (with unique settings) paintings. A body of work to exhibit, engage and connect with community.
Baraniecki, Jordan Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $2,000 I am applying to create a series of paintings that explore the intersections between contemporary Surrealist painting and three-dimensional collage.
Battie, Kyath Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $11,500 This short film will focus on creating nocturnal collage imagery of Vancouver Island as a supernatural place of privilege and pristine beauty.
Benjamin, Paul Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 To study traditional Māori music and instruments in Marae (Māori community) with Cultural Expert Tohunga (Elder) Dr. Pouroto Ngaropo and Grammy winning instrumentalist Jerome Kavanagh.
Berenbaum, Jenna Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 Writing, re-writing and editing my play 18 Jews Order Chinese Food until it is ready for production and publication.
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.
Billingsley, Alyssa Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 Dramaturgy of 'Identity Crisis' with physical theatre / bouffon icons Deanna Fleysher and Karen Hines from July 14 2023 - August 16 2023.
Blackett, Tim Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 Writing the second half of my novel, "We Were Meant to be Grownups," currently about 35k words in length.
Bogan, Jillian Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,716 This grant is to finish a collection for exhibiting as well as do research travel with Alison Norlen, my mentor in the CARFAC mentorship program.
Bohn, Brooke Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 My project is to create many works to place in public shows and spaces to help solidify myself as an emerging artist.
Bonneau, Devon Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $14,948 An Independent theatrical presentation of Billy Bishop Goes to War by John MacLachlan Gray
Brenna, Beverley Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,500 --A YA novel following eighteen-year-old Kay as she navigates FASD and grade twelve in a new school, discovering her bio mom, and a twin brother.
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.
Bundon, Johanna Regina Dance Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $3,000 To research and create a dance piece, within a body of solo work, through Fall 2023.
Cameron, Heather Regina Dance Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $18,000 To create “helix” - a 10 minute contemporary dance duet in collaboration with acclaimed contemporary music composer Nicole Lizée.
Cameron, Ian Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 To study C6th Pedal Steel Guitar with professional musician Michael Eckert by taking weekly lessons over internet video call.
Coppens, Nathan Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $10,800 To help cover costs associated with producing I Have No Idea with Live Five in March, 2024.
Coughlan, Conor Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $6,000 This grant would enable me to take a temporary leave from work and turn my primary focus towards songwriting and recording.
Dill, Khodi Vanscoy Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $12,000 I am applying for this grant in order to revise and complete a novel, for which I have completed a first draft.
Dinsmore, Rowen Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 A project expanding my artistic practice through new ideas and mediums while obtaining advice and critique through mentorships with professional artists from Saskatchewan.
Doyle, Eliza Mary Asquith Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $15,898 Music collaboration with professional musician Kiera Dall'Osto to inspire/complete/infuse fresh music ideas; proceed to workshop album material in Nashville before recording follow-up full-length album.
Eger, Ruby Regina Dance Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $2,320 The opportunity to take part in a 1 week intensive training program under a renowned contemporary company, Rubberband in Montreal, Quebec.
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.
Favel, Floyd Paynton Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 To develop my research on Indigenous theatre methods combined with my literary text Red People Red Magic. Create a virtual platform for global artistic presentation.
Francoeur, Paige Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,000 This grant money would be used to pay myself and a dramaturge to complete a new draft of my play.
Froese, Robert Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $13,000 research and produce new ceramic work using specialized soda kiln firing methods
Garcia-Luna, Gabriela Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $17,000 New body of work and research in relation to my feminine Mexican ancestry, based on photographic documentation of Mexican and Saskatchewan flora.
Gares, Jessica Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,000 'The Rehearsal' is a devised play to be independently produced and presented as part of the RISER Project's inaugural season in their Regina expansion.
Gares, Jessica Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,474 I am seeking funds to complete post production work on my short film "Fuck" I shot this past summer, which I wrote, directed, and produced.
Garez, Simon Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,500 To develop, write, and storyboard my debut feature-length bilingual screenplay.
Graham, John Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $6,000 Post-production work on the art film STILL HERE and submissions to film festivals worldwide in 2024 & 2025.
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.
Gronsdahl, Troy Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $18,000 to create a video and sound installation comprised of a woodwind quartet playing in the northern Saskatchewan wilderness.
Hagel, Mandie Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $3,611 I will be continuing the work of my poetry manuscript that examines how my relationships we affected throughout or by the pandemic.
Haines, Cat Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,147 Develop a collection of 10 large watercolor self portraits featuring moments of my activist history.
Han, Xiao Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 To attend an artist residency which aims to research and develop my photograph into public art which creates spaces and connections for Saskatoon-based BIPOC communities.
Harpham, Lindsay Tisdale Dance Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 To present a full-length show entitled "Behind Us" in Saskatoon, SK. Intended for future goals of national and international touring as well as festival submissions.
Harris, Carla Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 To work with a dramaturg to refine a play about the experience of having a hidden disability.
Haynes, Sierra Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $10,000 Workshop the first act of the new musical Crazy Girl The Musical in advance of Pacific Theatre’s New Roots Festival Showcase in Vancouver, BC.
Hill, Milo Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $4,000 Uplift LGBTQIA+ voices and showcase the wealth of local talent in 12 all-ages drag shows at the Saskatoon Fringe Festival
Hoggarth, Opal Regina Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $3,163 Peyote Ugly is a show that combines live music with alternative drag in Regina and Saskatoon.
Holowachuk, Dorianna Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,500 Developing an artistic vision and repertoire list, and supplementing skills in preparation to direct a newly-formed independent choir.
Hosaluk, Laura Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 'The Circle and the Dot' is a mixed-media Installation influenced by folklore and Saskatchewan architecture. New work is scheduled for exhibition for 2024.
Joa, Catherine Denare Beach Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 To take time to create six paintings for "View from the Edge of the World", a confirmed group exhibition at the AGR in August 2023.
Kazan, Lina Saskatoon Dance Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $14,577 Development, preparation and multiple presentations of Flamenco Borealis' reimagined stage work "Qadar: a Date with Fate"
Kimbley, LJ Prince Albert Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $10,000 Focusing on writing new music reflective on the personal experience of a two-spirit person in Saskatchewan.
Kirchmeier, Kurt Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $9,000 To write a short speculative fiction novel about a man returning to his childhood home to face unresolved trauma and unanswered questions about his past.
Kovach, Jaye Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 Showcase and archive trans joy and futurity through the development of a series of photographs and large oil paintings featuring trans subjects throughout Saskatchewan.
Kruger, Samuel Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $13,570 To rewrite, remount and produce solo physical theatre show, "Bat Brains or lets explore mental illness with vampires" as part of Live Five's 2023/2024 season.
Kuz, Tessa Regina Dance Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $3,367 To support the creation of a new contemporary dance solo choreographed by Adam Barruch and danced by Tessa Rae Kuz.
Legris, Sylvia Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $6,000 I will work on developing the first draft of "Wake/Subwake," a new poetry collection.
Lepage, Mario St. Denis Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $10,450 Creation of Ponteix’s new live performance incorporating new written material to support the new album "le canadien errant" to be released autumn of 2024
Lowry, Nancy Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $16,918 Create large scale paintings which push my perceived physical limits while highlighting the important intergenerational role of non-male artists from the Emma Lake Artists’ Workshops.
Macdonald, Daniel Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 The development of a creative work in the form of a full-length play through dramaturgy, workshops, redrafting, and public feedback.
Macnab, Bonny Mervin Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $5,000 Developing knowledge for a sustainable, bio-diverse art practice through mapping color extraction from Canadian plants. Rebuilding connection to sense of place through experience with plants.
Maier, Lenore Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $1,920 This project application will support my endeavors to learn the education of new percussive styles through formal drum lessons and mentorship from Graham Templeman.
Martin, Monique Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $3,661 I am installing and exhibiting a large installation based printmaking piece and attending the International Printmaking Biennial in Duoro, Portugal, which is an invitational event
Martineau, Andrea Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $2,988 To participate in the Surrey International Writers Conference (virtual), the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild Annual Conference & AGM (in-person), and writing residencies/retreats.
McFadzean, Credence Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $6,153 To write the first draft of a fiction manuscript exploring the intricate mythology of an invented slasher movie villain or 'supernatural killer.'
McKenzie, Tiess Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,178 To compose and workshop three new pieces for string quartet, in collaboration with local performers in Saskatoon.
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".
Melberg Schwier, Karin Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2023-2024 $7,500 Develop an in-progress literary prairie fiction manuscript, Inheriting Violet, a sequel to my award-winning debut novel, and produce a finished draft ready for substantive editing.
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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.