Grant Recipients

See below for a searchable listing of grants that SK Arts has awarded since 2019-20. Use the general search box for multiple search terms and use the other boxes to locate grants by specific organization name, discipline, year and community.

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Recipient	Community	Discipline	Program	Year	Amount	Description
St. Michael Community School	Regina	Visual	Artists in Schools	2019-2020	$1,000	Our goal is for Lloys Dubois to come and teach our students about his creative process and incorporate his Ojibway teachings using symbols and animals.
Thomson Community School Chancz Perry	Regina	Multidisciplinary	Artists in Schools	2019-2020	$39,432	Our Artist in Residency project is a multidisciplinary arts program designed to decrease stress and increase resiliency in youth.
Craig Penner, Josephine	Regina	Dance	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$1,000	Oral Presentation at The European Conference on Arts & Humanities 2019.
These Young Hands	Saskatoon	Music	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$1,000	Opportunity to present my solo ambient electronic project, GLAZ, to a wider audience including notable industry professionals.
Art Gallery of Regina Inc.	Regina	Media Arts	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$2,000	On-demand screenings of video works by Saskatchewan artists accessed through a free augmented reality smartphone app paired with AR-enabled posters at public locations throughout Regina.
Bracht, Kathryn	Regina	Multidisciplinary	Independent Artists Program	2021-2022	$12,000	ON PAPER is an ethnographic performance presented through theatre and documentary film storytelling techniques, using two women's relationship to paper as a creative prompt.
The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts	North Battleford	Music	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$2,000	On Dekk- Pesented by Battlefords Untapped is a partnership between the Dekker Centre and Battlefords Untapped Podcast to celebrate artists in the Battlefords and area
Junop, Shane	Saskatoon	Visual	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	Nuit Blanche YXE 2021 video installation “Watch or Bolt” has been accepted and requires this grant for video projector rentals to complete the artistic vision.
Nuit Blanche Regina Arts Festival Inc.	Regina	Multidisciplinary	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$2,000	Nuit Blanche Regina will curate a visual art show and augmented reality experience for display at Saskatchewan Fashion Week 2019's after parties.
Nuit Blanche Regina Arts Festival Inc.	Regina	Multidisciplinary	SaskFestivals	2020-2021	$8,000	Nuit Blanche Regina is a free, accessible, night-time festival showcasing public art installations and engaging audiences in Regina's Warehouse District on Saturday, August 28, 2021.
Nuit Blanche Regina Arts Festival Inc.	Regina	Multidisciplinary	SaskFestivals	2021-2022	$7,500	Nuit Blanche Regina is a free, accessible, night-time festival showcasing public art installations and engaging audiences in Regina on Saturday, August 27, 2022.
Nuit Blanche Regina Arts Festival Inc.	Regina	Multidisciplinary	SaskFestivals	2019-2020	$7,000	Nuit Blanche Regina is a free, accessible, night-time festival showcasing art installations and engaging audiences in downtown Regina on Saturday, August 29, 2020.
St. Germaine, Yvonne	Saskatoon	Music	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$15,000	New project ready to present to public, summer of 2020 Cd release tour, Expenses, Production, technician fees, promotion, rehearsal space, venue and equipment, travel accommodation
Erickson, Craig	Saskatoon	Visual	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$5,515	New body of paintings based on a series of camping research trips across Saskatchewan and Alberta in 2021
Ecole Lumsden Elementary School	Lumsden	Literary	Artists in Schools	2019-2020	$962	Nakoda Knowledge Sharing Day with Bronte BigEagle and Keegan MacArthur A few Nakoda writers and speakers will come and present their oral and written stories.
Myriad Entertainment	Saskatoon	Media Arts	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$2,000	Myriad Entertainment is seeking grant financing to assist in the creation of our Saskatchewan-made short film, "Hunting Trip", from the production through post-production phases.
Ledingham, Sandra Meryl	Saskatoon	Visual	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$1,000	My work has been accepted into the 'Taiwan International Ceramic Biennial 2020' . I am applying for assistance in shipping. (Shipped by November 10, 2019)
Kennedy, Marsha	Regina	Visual	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$9,514	My proposal requests funding to produce and frame 15 works for a traveling retrospective exhibition and to support experimentation and further production of new works.
Walliser, Rachel	Regina	Theatre	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	My proposal is to cover travel and accommodation expenses for rehearsals in Saskatoon for the production of my first professionally produced script, Breaking the Curse.
Ratt, Molly	Air Ronge	Visual	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2021-2022	$7,500	My project will consist of painting 8 landscapes of various areas of the Lac La Ronge and surrounding area landscapes.
Checkley, Shauna	Regina	Literary	Independent Artists Program	2019-2020	$3,000	My project is a collection of short stories. These are adult level, literary fiction. My collection is an examination of personal decline and redemption.
Ratt, Molly	Air Ronge	Visual	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2020-2021	$7,500	My grant proposal is Landscape Creations By Molly R Ratt
Schultz, Rylan	Saskatoon	Music	Independent Artists Program	2021-2022	$7,000	My goal with this project is to create new music for a solo album, collaborating with songwriters and producers from across the country.
Doyle, Eliza Mary	Asquith	Music	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$11,500	Music-collaboration with professional-musician Kiera Dall'Osto to inspire/complete/infuse fresh music ideas; proceed to workshop album material in Nashville before recording new full-length album.
Farm Fest Terre Ferme Festival Ltd.	Regina	Music	SaskFestivals	2019-2020	$7,000	Music festival emphasizing Canadian singer-songwriters, held on an organic farm in southern Saskatchewan. Laid-back, welcoming, spiritual experience for all ages.
Keethanow Elementary School	Stanley Mission	Media Arts	Artists in Schools	2019-2020	$1,000	Multi media experience for Kindergarten to Grade 3 - hands on arts for busy kids
Dubois, Emilie	Regina	Theatre	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$1,000	Money for composition of the soundtracks of the "Diva and Catastrophe" play to be able to perform it on stage .
Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery	Moose Jaw	Visual	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$2,000	MJM&AG is proposing a pilot project for a short-term artist residency to increase community engagement and provide public access to an artist's creative process.
Wild Sky Adventure Learning Laura Hosaluk	Saskatoon	Visual	Artists in Communities	2021-2022	$13,900	MĪYO ACIMOWINA ASKIY: (Good Stories Earth) is a workshop exploring old European practices of reinforced earth construction, informed by Indigenous storytelling for children and community.
Midale Central School	Midale	Theatre	Artists in Schools	2019-2020	$6,600	Midale Central School to partner with Missoula Theatre Group to create 2 school and community theatre events.
Bérubé, Annie	Saskatoon	Visual	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$1,000	Mentorship with Laura St-Pierre
Ells, Chrystene	Regina	Literary	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	Mentorship / professional development in poetry towards material generation for an upcoming art book project, combining new skills in bookmaking with long form poetic narrative.
Megan Kent and Sara Kreuger	Saskatoon	Dance	Independent Artists Program	2019-2020	$4,905	Megan Kent and Sara Kreuger want to further their study of Egyptian dance with master instructors at the Ya Salam Canada workshop in May 2020.
Faye, Nick	Regina	Music	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	Marketing Expense Support for 2022 Nick Faye "Gettin' Better EP" Release in Germany
Kuse, Stephanie	Saskatoon	Media Arts	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$1,000	March 2021 Artist residency at Bridges Art Movement
McIntyre, Nelda	Saskatoon	Visual	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2021-2022	$7,500	Making Starblankets and also to teach younger people to carry on the tradition and knowledge
Westmount Community School Felipe Gomez	Saskatoon	Multidisciplinary	Artists in Schools	2020-2021	$19,741	M3K: Music, Movies, and Monsters for Creative Kids: digitalstorytelling and music production project. Inspired by classic cinema, epic soundtracks, swamp monsters, and play doh dinosaurs,
Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc. Dianne Ouellette	Regina	Theatre	Artists in Communities	2021-2022	$20,000	LTD’ will work with a filmmaker and a digital theatre-artist to digitize an original theatre production. This digitalized production will be witnessed nationally & internationally.
Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc. Judy Wensel	Regina	Theatre	Artists in Communities	2020-2021	$20,000	LTD' Artists and Judy Wensel will support creative community members with disabilities in an online-focused exploration of Caryl Churchill's play, Love and Information.
Hykaway, Natasha	Prince Albert	Visual	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2021-2022	$500	Looking for funding to continue working on my series and to continue expanding my skills.
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.
Dunlop Art Gallery Logan MacDonald	Regina	Visual	Artists in Communities	2019-2020	$10,000	Logan MacDonald will explore the Deaf experience with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. The collaborative artwork will be exhibited at Dunlop Art Gallery.
Old Coronach Street Festival Stephanie Bellefleur	Coronach	Visual	Artists in Communities	2021-2022	$8,000	Local professional Artist, Stephanie Bellefleur will engage and collaborate with community members to create a large scale mural on Coronach's historic Centre Street.
Dillon, Daniel	Creighton	Visual	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$1,000	Local gallery exhibition (at NorVA) and the self publication of book (Blurb) related to a COVID-19 project.
Town of Lumsden	Lumsden	Visual	Artists in Communities	2019-2020	$990	Local artist to create an outdoor public mural in collaboration with a wide range of community members, wide range in age, displayed at the Museum.
Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan - Prince Albert Branch	Prince Albert	Multidisciplinary	Artists in Communities	2021-2022	$1,000	Local Artist Cheryl Ring and Elder Liz Settee will conduct 2 workshops exploring a variety of art mediums such as clay and zen doodling.
Begamudre, Ven	Regina	Literary	Independent Artists Program	2021-2022	$11,900	Load Shedding: A Memoir of Canada is a sequel to my family history book Extended Families: A Memoir of India.
LITFACE	Saskatoon	Music	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$2,000	LITFACE is requesting funding for a hip hop music video focusing on transitions through life and perseverance through struggles.
Friesen, Marcy	Carrot River	Visual	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	Legacy. Half Bead, Half Woman. I am applying beads directly onto the face of myself and other family members. These will be professionally photographed.
Kuse, Stephanie	Saskatoon	Media Arts	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$4,393	Learning 3D rendering software and exploring unconventional projection surfaces to enhance technical quality and conceptual aspects of abstract video art practice.
Morin, Lawrence	Ile a la Crosse	Media Arts	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$1,000	Lawrence will have his artwork video taped so that our younger generation will know how to gather, prepare and utilize supplies from nature.
KSAMB Dance Company	Saskatoon	Dance	Microgrant Program	2022-2023	$2,000	KSAMB dance company hosts teacher Katarina Eriksson and two invited dance improvisers for a workshop and performance to grow Contact improvisation skills and improvisation community.
Friday, Kristi	Saskatoon	Multidisciplinary	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$3,931	Kristi Friday and Nathan Coppens are working together to create a Video by combining Kristi's illustrations and written prose and Nathan's composed music with narration.
25th Street Theatre Centre Inc. Kelsey Ford	Saskatoon	Multidisciplinary	Artists in Communities	2021-2022	$20,000	Kelsey Ford and Andrei Fehergyhazi will engage under-represented communities and patrons of the 2021 Saskatoon Fringe Festival in creating an interdisciplinary, large-scale, outdoor art installation.
Creative City Centre Inc. Karlie King	Regina	Visual	Artists in Communities	2019-2020	$10,000	Karlie King will work with retirement communities downtown to facilitate knitting groups focused on the yarn-bombing of pre-determined locations downtown leading up to Nuit Blanche.
Rhoda Hardlotte Memorial Keethanow High School	Stanley Mission	Visual	Artists in Schools	2019-2020	$1,415	Josh Goff will work with students from the Visual Arts 10/20 class to design a concept for a mural.
Regina Jazz Society Inc.	Regina	Music	SaskFestivals	2021-2022	$7,000	JazzFest Regina is city wide music festival, using public and commercial venues, featuring emerging, local, national and international musicians focused on the Jazz Genre.
Regina Jazz Society Inc.	Regina	Music	SaskFestivals	2019-2020	$8,000	JazzFest Regina 2020 is an accessible, citywide music festival in parks, bars and venues featuring local, emerging, and national artists many events are free.
Hill, Gerald	Regina	Literary	Independent Artists Program	2021-2022	$16,500	I’ll complete the first draft of a book of poems called The Table.
Tambwe Feza Kabibi, Joséphine	Watrous	Visual	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$1,000	It is to participate in an exhibition that will take place this year
Pridmore, Helen	Saskatoon	Multidisciplinary	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	Invited to perform with my collaborator Ellen Moffat at the Sonorities Festival, an international festival of music and sound
Vibank Regional School	Vibank	Visual	Artists in Schools	2019-2020	$1,000	Invited artist, Holly Yuzicapi, will teach students about Indigenous art practices ending with a culminating collaborative project - the creation of a star blanket.
Norlen, Alison	Saskatoon	Visual	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	Invitation to build an installation Moulin De Nouveau Orleans for Sound Collage Luna Fete 2021
Macza, Jason	Saskatoon	Media Arts	Artists in Schools	2020-2021	$1,000	Introduce the 12 rules of animation, (basic film theory) storytelling. These principles add strength to multi media and inclusion. To Test enthusiasm for future projects.
Pogorelova, Anya	Saskatoon	Music	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$631	International symposium for educators to explore new ideas. Participants conduct live ensembles, receive feedback, and are guided through score study, rehearsal techniques, movement, and interpretation.
Eston Composite School	Eston	Visual	Artists in Schools	2020-2021	$1,000	Interested in working with artist, Susan Clark, in 2 half days workshops for grade 7-8 on making a Coat of Arms reflecting sense of place.
Ba, Flany	Regina	Dance	Independent Artists Program	2019-2020	$2,000	Intensive Afro-latin dance training program for teachers and performers focusing on styles and techniques difficult to encounter in North America (but widely available in Europe).
Ba, Flany	Regina	Dance	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$1,000	Intensive African dance teacher and performer training in which renown International African dance professionals train attendees on technique, musicality, history, and pedagogy.
Billingsley, Alyssa	Saskatoon	Theatre	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$5,000	Integrating musical and physical theatre practices while developing a one-person show at the Manitoulin Conservatory of Creation and Performance.
Community Arts Mentorship Program Incorporated Zoe Slusar	Asquith	Multidisciplinary	Artists in Communities	2022-2023	$20,000	Initiating Phase 2 of the Canoe Lake-Beauval Arts Mentorship Program that continues to build local capability to sustain future programming through the CAMP Mentorship Model
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.
Logan, Faith B.	Regina	Visual	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$1,000	Ingredients foraged during my daily life are distilled into ink for a site-responsive installation in the Window Gallery at Neutral Ground, 18 October-15 November 2019.
Cando Community School	Cando	Multidisciplinary	Artists in Schools	2019-2020	$1,000	Indigenous culture through the arts - drumming
Fournier, Lauren	Regina	Media Arts	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$5,188	Incredible, Instant Adoring Father is a single-channel video that uses performance for camera and humour to "heal" the world's daddy issues in an apocalyptic time.
Cameron, Ian	Regina	Music	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$4,000	In the time of COVID-19, what is a performing/recording artist to do? Learn and practice. I'll use the grant for lessons and paid rehearsal time.
Regina Symphony Orchestra Inc.	Regina	Music	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$2,000	In response to teacher requests, the RSO seeks to include an Indigenous Song the Link Up program for Grade 3-6 students to learn and sing.
St. Michael Community School Karrnnel Sawitsky	Saskatoon	Music	Artists in Schools	2020-2021	$40,000	In reconciliation, St. Michael Community School will collaborate with Metis Knowledge Keepers, elders, fiddlers to explore the relationship of music, cultural identity and colonization.
Gauvin, Vanessa Camp Shagabec Committee	Swift Current	Music	Artists in Communities	2020-2021	$5,144	In partnership with Camp Shagabec, this project creates a dedicated youth music program, serving the Cypress Hills and area
Poitras, Jarrid Curtis Lee	Saskatoon	Music	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$1,000	In order to market export my music I am in need of providing a professional music video to talent buyers and international music festivals.
Cameron, Howard	Duck Lake	Multidisciplinary	Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists	2019-2020	$7,500	In my process of learning Cree stories from elders, I will illustrate images that coincide with the stories. Thus, limiting the need for English translation.
Oblong and Oboe	Saskatoon	Theatre	Microgrant Program	2020-2021	$2,000	In May, 2020 we will continue the development of our clown piece, presenting and filming it in front of an audience after COVID-19 has passed.
Feheregyhazi, Andrei	Saskatoon	Media Arts	Independent Artists Program	2020-2021	$14,100	I'm looking for time to create an animated film that will be presented in the form of an augmented reality picture book.
Dieter, Mark	Fort Qu'Appelle	Theatre	Independent Artists Program	2021-2022	$4,000	I'm applying to re-develop a First Nations stage adaptation of Anthony Burgess' cult classic novel "A Clockwork Orange" for script submission purposes in 2022.
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.
Wesaquate, Kevin	Saskatoon	Visual	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	I would like to use my welding and fabrication skills to create metal sculptures that reflect my identity as a plains Cree.
Knight, Lancelot	Saskatoon	Music	Independent Artists Program	2021-2022	$8,000	I would like to take time to write music reflecting the current state of things from addiction to mental health and everyday life.
Candline, Randi	Saskatoon	Visual	Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists	2019-2020	$6,500	I would like to take time off work to on a fully beaded Men's Grass Dance regalia.
Pederson, Krystle	Saskatoon	Music	Equipment Purchase Fund	2021-2022	$2,500	I would like to purchase a new MacBook Pro complete with Logic Pro and more storage space so I can record in my own studio.
Smith, James	Muskoday	Media Arts	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2021-2022	$2,000	I would like to illustrate a book that has Elders stories from all over Saskatchewan in it.
Boutin-Maloney, Byrun	Riceton	Music	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	I would like to film a show and create a documentary that captures the event. I will publish the audio online as a live album.
Yuzicapi, Holly	Fort Qu’Appelle	Visual	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2020-2021	$7,500	I would like to do traditional quillwork on a buffalo robe. Quillwork is the oldest art form from the land we live on.
Lavallee, Terri	Saskatoon	Multidisciplinary	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2019-2020	$4,500	I would like to create a stylized bridal gown embellished with Nehiyaw bead work, along with beaded accessories and matching mens cufflinks and tie clip.
Tsougrianis, George	Swift Current	Media Arts	Independent Artists Program	2021-2022	$12,000	I would like to create a nature documentary that examines the landscape and the wildlife of Grasslands National Park.
Campbell, Tara	Saskatoon	Visual	Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists	2019-2020	$6,725	I would like to create a collection of beaded jewelry and accessories that reflect the intertwining of Hip Hop culture and Indigenous culture.
Fern, Lucy	Prince Albert	Visual	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2021-2022	$2,000	I would like to create 10 new pieces art work to showcase my work at the art galleries in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Parovsky, Karley	Regina	Music	Independent Artists Program	2021-2022	$7,500	I would like to compose 3 pieces and make 5 demos all inspired by isolation and the emotions deeply felt at this time.
Anderson, Charles	Regina	Literary	Independent Artists Program	2019-2020	$10,000	I would like to complete a collection of quirky, humorous literary essays entitled The Boy in the Window.
Janvier, Bobby	La Loche	Visual	Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists	2019-2020	$6,370	i would like to build a skiff, sled and a canoe. I would like to build more if i could get the tools.
Bergbusch, Sarah	Regina	Theatre	Microgrant Program	2019-2020	$1,000	I would like funding to support the cost of flights to New Zealand in order to perform at the NZ Fringe Festival.
Devine-Tajgardan, Negar	Saskatoon	Visual	Microgrant Program	2021-2022	$1,000	I would like a grant for installation and finalizing of my work for Mann Art gallery exhibition during Spring 2022.

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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.