Benson, Scott |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
A Carbon Fibre Violin would allow me to take my instrument into extreme conditions (hot and cold climates) without worrying about damaging the instrument. |
Berglund, Blake |
Regina |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,450 |
In-ear monitors are needed as stage volume has caused inner ear damage. Their precision will assist in strengthening my vocals and tightening harmonies. |
Caudillo, Kiela |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$690 |
Artist is a performing vocalist requiring a wireless microphone to improve stage performances and vocal sound. |
Conlon, Emily |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$4,000 |
Purchase an 999 Model Two Etching Press for my studio in support of my independent practice. |
Cote, Toby |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
Ceramic Kiln at Cone 10 level to expand glass working, fusing moulds, texture tiles, and expand work in glass bodies. |
Croissant, Helen |
Candle Lake |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,002 |
Purchase proper lighting for my painting studio. |
Daniels, Carol |
Regina Beach |
Multidisciplinary |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
Adding a cello to my performance would enhance my work. |
Diakuw, Mike |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
Purchase projector, camera, screen and associated cables, to project video, shadow puppets and storybooks to an audience. |
Erickson, Shannon |
Yorkton |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$3,464 |
Purchase of Nikon D850 will increase the resolution to 45MP and allow me to incorporate media elements into my body of work |
Floen, Dawn Lawrence |
Bruno |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$3,440 |
In my practice as a jewellery artist, a pulse ARC welder would allow me to solder precious metals quickly, saving time/energy and requiring less ventilation. |
Goretzky, Barbara |
Lumsden |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,523 |
A new computer for ease of projection, memory storage, and screen display are greatly lacking in my current laptop when creating large murals. |
Han, Xiao |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,400 |
I need a good quality camera to enhance my art practice in all my major visual practices: media-based public art, socially engaged arts, and performance. |
Hanwell, Drew |
Regina |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$4,768 |
My band would be able to take more gigs if we could start bringing our production equipment with us in the cargo trailer. |
Hnatuk, Byron |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
Lighting software to assist and enhance a designer's ability to create designs quickly and efficiently and share that information with theatres. |
Hui, Catherine |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$4,340 |
Purchase the software that professional set designers use Vectorworks software to create 3D rendering of set designs. |
Johnson, Landon |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,100 |
Purchase of DJI RS2 Gimbal to allow for more creative movement and shots for videography adding auto-movement to stationary shots when shooting with multiple cameras. |
Kent, Grahame |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,776 |
Purchase of MacBook Pro for theatrical sound design/editing work using Qlab. |
Kinner, Monika |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$328 |
A wafer lightbox to transfer photos and line drawings to fabric for textile artwork, repeating patterns, layering designs and for composition placement & prep work. |
Kroczynski, Jackie |
North Battleford |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,449 |
I sing, play keyboards, guitar and more with my interface and computer as I create demo tracks of my music using Logic Pro. |
Kyle, Kevin |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$650 |
Purchase of Circumaural Hi-Fi/Pro Headphones for purpose of audio mixing. |
Lehner, Katelyn |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,649 |
Custom inner ear monitors to provide consistency between shows to refine live vocal skills |
Macdonald, Daniel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,200 |
I am a writer currently not owning a functioning laptop. My desktop and the MacBook (circa 2009) is no longer able to update nor function. |
Morton, Jeff |
Kennedy |
Media Arts |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,191 |
Izotope RX 9 Advanced to enable a professional standard of audio production, mastering, editing, and repair in my practice as a sound artist and composer. |
Neumier, Jane |
Langenburg |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$495 |
To set up my home studio with this microphone interface kit replacing my current set-up, leading to greater quality of recording of my voice work. |
Pelletier, Sharon |
Regina |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$3,319 |
A camcorder for video recording of the performance and for editing of the footage in addition to using the equipment for future performances. |
Perry, Jordan |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,830 |
Purchase of a computer to meet the high-performance demands of the music software I use to create and record all of my music |
Phillips, Geoff |
Maple Creek |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,399 |
A desktop computer is essential to edit professional photos of my artwork ready for print with photoshop, prepping for online media promotions, and for storage. |
Power, Kevin |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
A computer is essential in my artistic practice: record auditions for stage/film/tv, live auditions via zoom, my website design/maintenance , résumé, business accounting, online casting. |
Reimer, Joel Dash |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
A Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III Camera + Lens would elevate my practice greatly and bring the calibre of my artistic offerings to the professional level. |
Robertson, Morgan |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
A mandolin with a built-in pick-up is essential for my practice because, in my band (guitar bass, drums) micing it is next to impossible. |
Robson, Frances |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,385 |
I am switching to a new laptop for my photography/book work and the old software will not work on it efficiently. Adobe Creative will help. |
Seidel, Louise |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,899 |
This computer is powerful enough to design, run sound and projections along with dedicated graphics with or without a tech booth for theatre productions. |
Uhrmann, Pamela |
Regina |
Other |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
Voiceover artist and audio editor requiring to update computer for recording, networking and live sessions to maintain professionalism. |
Virgo, Sean |
Eastend |
Literary |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,456 |
My laptop has worn out, so I’ve fallen back on an old desktop, itself pretty geriatric: portability is important to the way I write |
Vogt, Joshua |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$3,329 |
Laptop will allow me to work remotely on set during video shoots. This will increase productivity and work with newer versions of various software programs. |
Wanotch, Tori-Lynn |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
I would like to purchase a leather walking foot machine and a Cricut to continue to grow as an independent designer of leather goods. |
Watson, Lyndon |
Regina |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,200 |
To purchase a 14-inch bandsaw which will allow me to create my woodwork pieces without limits. |
Wicks, Bob |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,400 |
My current MacBook Pro (2012 model) has become unreliable and insufficient in supporting my artistic practice: a new computer would help me make a living. |
Wirtz, Kayanna Rae |
Prince Albert |
Visual |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,500 |
Artist is needing to update aging computer for design work, iPad will be able to speed up work flow to allow for more projects. |
Zong, Megan |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$434 |
A ring light with stand is an essential item many film actors use for audition tapes to achieve the best lighting quality for the video |
Actor Director |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$5,800 |
In preparation for a debut album, we will workshop and develop existing demos and lyrics, and collaborate and rehearse with local musicians to provide orchestration. |
Allard, Mark |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$15,000 |
"Into Oblivion" (working title) is a graphic novel about the heroic deeds of a handful of Chinese-Canadians in the face of war and pejudice |
Arnal, Caitlin |
Eastend |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$4,025 |
Complete the third draft of Dame, my novel-in-progress. |
Atkins, Amalie |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
To film the November chapter for Agatha's Almanac, a 12 chapter experimental documentary and to begin time-lapse experiments with plants for intervals between chapters |
Baird, Gavin |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$4,500 |
8th Street Menace is an online series about protagonist Mitchell “Menace” Dubois, a failed welder and aspiring Métis musician who moonlights as an auto-parts thief. |
Balion, Audra |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$3,410 |
Creation of final two chapters of "Flight Nineteen," a silent (wordless) sci-if/fantasy graphic novel exploring biological and technological transformation. |
Baudemont, David |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,000 |
Writing of "Fenêtre sur cour", a collection of poems and poetic aphorisms inspired by ink drawings |
Beltran, Marlene |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,000 |
The production of an original play for young audiences featuring D/deaf performers. Telling the story of forbidden love between a cat and a swallow. |
Bennett, Andrew |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
To create 8 new ambient tracks using only my voice. |
Berglund, Melanie |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
Create music and lyrics for the Belle Plaine project that explores the theme of home. |
Blom, Monique |
Waldheim |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,350 |
To construct a sod house for my performance "Ethics of the Dust" for Remai Modern Sustained Artist Project. |
Brochu Lambert, Anne |
Regina |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,300 |
To conceive and create an interactive slide projection-based art installation, complementing two-dimensional works for a curated duo show at the AGR in 2023. |
Burke, Kelley Jo |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
To spend three months completing a working draft of a play, "Rigby" to be workshopped with Listen To 'Dis Community Arts Organization in spring/summer 2023. |
Cameron, Heather |
Regina |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$11,770 |
Initial research, community building, and creative development towards a new site-specific contemporary dance project in the Heritage neighbourhood of Regina, SK. |
COMPANY |
Regina |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
A dance journey to New York City to learn, grow, and inspire our artistic practices as individuals and as a group. |
Conlon, Emily |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$3,500 |
Forming relationships to the body through visual language by creating large-scale drawing installations that mimic experiences navigating through natural spaces and the act of walking. |
Coppens, Nathan |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$15,120 |
To write and workshop a two-person play about adult ADHD that will be produced in the 2022-23 season with On Cue Performance Hub. |
Cram, Kathie |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,142 |
This is a research project to better integrate the lived experiences of survivors of the military regimes in Bolivia 1964-1982 into my novel "Shedding Skin". |
Diakuw, Mike |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
Research, write, build, and workshop an artist/audience collaborative shadow puppetry show about social behaviour with with groups of children and parents. |
Dinsmore, Rowen |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$3,500 |
A collection of self-portrait paintings titled "The Only Friend I Need" with the intent to be shown as a solo exhibition within art gallery spaces. |
Dowling, Katherine |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
To independently produce and present “The Elegy Project”—an intimate solo piano performance on expressions of grief and loss—at three historical Saskatchewan venues in May 2023. |
Elixir Ensemble |
Riverside Estates |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,400 |
Rehearsal and Production of a series of 3 concerts of chamber music for piano and strings for the Elixir 2022-23 season |
Erwin, Keisha |
Spiritwood |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$16,300 |
This project is to produce a short 10-minute film about a disconnected Sixties Scooped father and his reconnecting half-Black daughter returning home to La Ronge. |
Fayant, Stacey |
Regina |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$6,000 |
I plan to travel to Halifax with my partner and my daughter, to receive and document my own chin tattoo from Métis artist Amy Malbeuf. |
Feheregyhazi, Andrei |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,828 |
An interactive augmented reality experience that changes depending on how viewers engage with it. |
Ferguson, Anastasia |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,493 |
Shoot and hand-develop a 5-minute film, using 16 and Super 8 film. Title: The Garden of Curiousities, Chapter 2: From the Dying of the Day |
Ferraton, Dominique |
Gravelbourg |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,772 |
Travel to a solo exhibition in Montreal as part of the Wild City Mapping collective and housing expenses while hosting accompanying workshops |
Fight or Flight Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
The Unforgettables has been selected for Live Five Independent Theatre’s upcoming season. This grant will help us pay our artists a living wage. |
Finegan, Kate |
North Battleford |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,920 |
Three-week stay at Artscape Gibraltar Point during spring migration season to research and develop novel-in-progress set in Toronto during bird migration. |
Fletcher, Étienne |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
To compose 8 songs to be added to bilingual live concert, and eventual recording. |
Froese, Ellen |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$17,077 |
Ellen Froese will be presenting her brand new album via residency and touring from November 2022 - March 2023. |
Fulcher Gagnon, Jesse |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,885 |
As a recent graduate of the MFA Studio Art program at the UofS, I hope to continue exploration of my practice and strengthen my portfolio. |
Gobeil, Beth |
Prince Albert |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$4,800 |
Requesting funds to work on my poetry manuscript tentatively titled Of Rooms and Memory. I will revise 30 poems and write 25 new poems. |
Goobie, Beth |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$18,000 |
I want to write a novel, titled Dark Rainbow, that explores Phillipa Upchurch's expansion of consciousness in her senior year at a bible college. |
Gronsdahl, Todd |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,500 |
A new chapter for my "Saskatchewan Maritime Museum" project. Here I humorously re-examine The Emma Lake Workshop Series considering legacy, hubris, the SK historical project. |
Hagel, Mandie |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$3,750 |
Writing and creating a poetry collection about all we've lost during the pandemic and the lasting effects of it. |
Harder, Kendra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
Collating and expanding my research on composers from underrepresented demographics in order to create an online hub amplifying the voices of historical and living composers |
Harder, Kristel |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$3,000 |
Through private lessons, self-study, journaling and regimented practice, I will retrain my voice to better serve my work as an actor, singer and voice teacher. |
Harris, Carla |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$4,290 |
Conduct a workshop for a multimedia script, consulting with a dramaturg, disabled artists, musicians, and actors hired to experience the script aloud. |
Hendrickson, Raye |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
To conduct research for, receive consultation about, and complete a poetry manuscript chronicling my great-grandmother's life story in her voice. |
Hlady, Dustan |
Moose Jaw |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$18,000 |
Looking for funding to assist in the production and distribution of a highly engaging web-series. |
Horowitz, Risa |
Regina |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,872 |
To prepare for and attend an artist retreat in Longyearbyen, and a residency circumnavigating the Svalbard Archipelago, undertaking a series of documented performance art actions. |
Hosaluk, Michael |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,650 |
Take time to create new work that is completely unfamiliar to previous processes in my artistic career in remote unfamiliar locations and studio. |
Johanna & Jayden |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$12,865 |
A 4-month work term to research and develop a new performance work, as an evolution of 'Live Duet'. |
Kardash, S.J. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
I'm about to release a self-funded debut solo album, and this grant would enable me to continue writing more music for the next release. |
Kovach, Jaye |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
Responding to Ross and Mackay’s Gendertroublemakers, we will produce an experimental short film exploring our trans-for-trans and butch-femme relationship through kink and the everyday. |
Krips, Spencer |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$4,989 |
Immersive 360-degree music performance, pairing improvised music with recorded natural sounds. Custom visualizers will be created to respond to the music and projected during performance. |
Kuz, Tessa |
Regina |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,100 |
To produce and premiere 'The Open Soul Of The Prairies' - a solo dance work choreographed by Margie Gillis, performed by Tessa Rae Kuz. |
La Marre, Rebecca |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
I plan to attend the Flex Residency Program at the Medalta International Artists in Residence Program in Medicine Hat, Alberta in 2023. |
Laird, Tonia |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
Continuation of planning and writing of high fantasy novel series with themes of decolonization, kinship, and intergenerational trauma and healing. |
Lazurko, Anne |
Weyburn |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$18,000 |
This project is for 5.5 months writing time, with one month of travel to Italy and Germany embedded, to complete my novel, One Woman. |
Lebel, Emilie |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$3,175 |
This project is to produce a live performance for touring and shows |
Legris, Sylvia |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$12,000 |
I will expand the concluding long poem, then complete the final revisions/edits prior to publication of my poetry collection The Principle of Rapid Peering. |
Lobb, Greg |
La Ronge |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$4,500 |
A mosaic visual piece utilizing scraps and off cuts from sign production focusing on reclamation, conservation and salvage. |
Lorer, Danica |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,000 |
Continue work on Ghosts and Other Grandfathers, a poetry and storytelling project that was supported by a Canada Council grant in its first phase. |
Lynch, Taidgh |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$6,000 |
Complete edits and order poetry manuscript, Developing Home. Evaluate then submit to publishers. |
MacDonald, Ruaridh |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
A 3-month creation process to develop a libretto and record tracks for “The Picture of Dorian Gray - A New Musical” |
Martin, Monique |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$13,025 |
I will be travelling to Gothenburg, Sweden to work with Alexandra Hedberg on a printmaking project that will be exhibited in Sweden and Canada. |
Martin-Arcand, Logan |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
We, a team of a 2SLGBTQ+ artists, will be presenting Logan Martin-Arcand's play The Gay Card, as a part of the 2022/23 Live Five Season. |
McDougall, Bradley |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$5,336 |
Presentation of my one man show Night Sweats, a personal story of coming out during the AIDS crisis and parallels with Covid. |