| Arcand, Gary |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2020-2021 |
$7,000 |
Write a first draft of a collection of traditional Plains Cree stories of long ago told to me by my late Mother in the 1970's. |
| Luhning, Holly |
Lumsden |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Write a sequence of poems about a farm auction sale and to investigate the physical and sonic processes and emotional themes of removal and dismantlement. |
| Nash, Megan |
Palmer |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$15,000 |
Write and arrange songs inspired by Crescent Park for an upcoming album in the Moose Jaw Public Library Theatre from mid July to mid November. |
| Lepage, Mario |
St. Denis |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$9,000 |
Write and compose music and lyrics for Ponteix’s next record |
| 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' |
| Pettigrew, Laura |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,000 |
Write new work for Orchestra and Choir; Hymn for Peace, my gift to orchestras and choirs globally, performance September 21, 2023 International Day of Peace |
| Lebel, Emilie |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$3,500 |
Write research-based lyrics via workshops and mentorships and compose melodies inspired by nature via the Ableton music software. |
| Pettigrew, Laura |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$4,000 |
Write two new works for Low Brass ensembles which will be premiered at 11th ed. Gravissmo International Low Brass Festival August 23-27 2021, Alcobaça, Portugal |
| 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. |
| Gonie, Jalisa |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$500 |
Writing a full length script (75-90 minutes), ready to be work shopped by October 2022. |
| Maggrah, Julianna |
Prince Albert |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$4,000 |
Writing a script for feature documentary on the Indigenous view of autism. Grant money would be to pay me for my time writing. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Han, Xiao
Riversdale Business Improvement District |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$9,508 |
Xiao Han works with Asian and non-Asian artists to create and install artwork in Riversdale's Asian restaurants to address racism toward Saskatoon Asian community. |
| Slusar, Zoe |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
ZHE will host regular workshops/creative sessions with students; focused on exploring students interests on what kind of musical/creative projects they would like to further explore. |
| Cameron, Ian |
Regina |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2021-2022 |
$2,450 |
“As a studio musician who does a lot of remote sessions (recording and sending tracks), a new computer will better help me meet this demand.” |
| Norlen, Alison |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2020-2021 |
$6,752 |
“curio” will explore elements of spectacle through miniature welded sculptures in bell cloches, for exhibitions at Art Gallery of Guelph and Moose Jaw Art Gallery. |
| Tucker, Peter |
Moose Jaw |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$7,000 |
“Defined by Otherness” is the creation of a body of work exploring the structure of identity for an upcoming exhibition of sculptural installations. |
| Da Silva, Gabrielle |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
“Invisibly ill” is a free and accessible, 6-spread, DIY magazine for those who hold, or have experiences with invisible illnesses and disabilities in Saskatoon. |
| pîkiskwêw, she speaks |
Paynton |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,000 |
“Pîkiskwêw, she speaks,” a captivating performance night celebrating Indigenous women and feminine voices on October 5 at Saskatoon’s Art Bar. |
Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society
Curtis Peeteetuce |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2021-2022 |
$5,751 |
“Stories About Us” is a storytelling program that invites young people to build friendships, explore identity, and develop their artistic voice. |
| Pshebylo, Mila |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2019-2020 |
$1,000 |
“Twisted” will be a fantastical wire sculptural landscape inspired by The Crooked Bush, installed at the Gallery at Frances Morrison Library August 4th- September 4th. |
Balfour Collegiate - Balfour Arts Collective
Tessa Kuz |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2020-2021 |
$10,000 |
“Who Am I?” is designed to impact young people as they investigate, represent, express and embrace empowered self-identity through the arts. |
