Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Glenn Sutter |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2024-2025 |
$15,000 |
In the fall of 2025, Songs for Nature aims to offer its first-ever adult camp in Grasslands National Park, with a showcase concert in Regina. |
| Kyler, Gabrielle |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2024-2025 |
$5,000 |
to record and release my first EP. All songs will be original compositions by myself and my team. to record a live studio presentation |
| Hutchinson, Jonathan |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2024-2025 |
$5,000 |
A course demonstrating how to make the most out of playing keyboard instruments. |
| Karpinka, Shawn |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$994 |
I need a video reel of my recent work as a film composer, and a professional headshot to create an IMDB profile for prospective clients. |
| Latinos en Regina Mariachi Band |
Regina |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2024-2025 |
$5,000 |
We are a musical group that is asking for support to purchase traditional mariachi outfits to perform all over Canada representing Saskatchewan and Latino America. |
| Boyes, Amy |
Warman |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$973 |
Co-present with Karen Gerelus a better-practice presentation at the Music Teachers' National Association - Conference 2025 in Minneapolis, MN from 16/03/25 to 18/03/25. |
| Kathrotia, Yash |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2024-2025 |
$5,000 |
Compose a one of its kind full-length orchestral concert solely showcasing Gujarati folk subject matter, music, spoken poetry, and dance. |
| Idowu, Moses |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2024-2025 |
$5,000 |
Addressing a need: Reconnecting African youth to their roots through musical, artistic, and cultural performances during Black History Month to foster pride in identity |
| Anderson, Darryl |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I want to hire a videographer to video four songs at a live show for promotion and new single release |
| Jodoin, Berkley |
Leader |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To perform at a showcase sponsored by Merilainen Music Inc. at Folk Alliance International 2025, and also attend the conference. |
| 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. |
| Benjamin, Paul |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$4,179 |
Collaborate with Toronto composer Sodhivine and Saskatoon Cree songwriter Falynn Baptiste. Create new music that will be adapted for my upcoming CQ Concert performances. |
| Dog Patch Music Festival Inc. |
Loon Lake |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Saskatoon Experimental Music Ensemble |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,070 |
Present a concert to premiere a collection of new compositions by Graeme Dyck. |
| Gil & Wil |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
Support our debut release of professionally-produced music by organizing and executing shows in key communities within Saskatchewan. |
| Janzen, Ava |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$5,000 |
A six-week professional development opportunity to attend Canada’s Music Incubator’s Artist Entrepreneur program in Toronto, receiving in-person mentorship and industry training in Spring 2025. |
| Mathieu, Véronique |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$4,250 |
Research manuscripts, archival materials, and new violin works written by women composers in Frankfurt and Munich (Germany) in August 2025. |
| Kim, Hyon Suk |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$4,500 |
My project explores clarinet repertoire in my home country, Japan, through research, deepening my artistic practice and sharing unique musical insights with Saskatchewan’s arts community. |
| Regnier, Daniel |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$17,000 |
I propose to write and workshop an opera on the subject of the novel "La vie devant soi" by Romain Gary |
| Klassen, Vanessa |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$5,000 |
This is a 2-part project for which I will create new typeset editions of four selected clarinet works by Canadian composers, then record each one. |
| Doyle, Eliza Mary |
Asquith |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$8,000 |
Music collaboration with musician/producer Nich Davies to inspire/complete/infuse fresh musical genres/ideas, proceed to workshop/collaborate album material with my band before recording follow-up full-length album |
| Saskatoon Experimental Music Ensemble |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$10,000 |
To present a series of concerts, premiering newly composed and improvised works. |
| Dyck, Graeme |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$824 |
Publicly present 'Quantum Gates,' a newly composed interactive audio installation about gate-based quantum computing, at a 'Quantum Canada Open Doors' event. |
| Houle, Jade |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2025-2026 |
$7,500 |
As a Nehiyaw man, suicide is ever-present among friends & family in my life. With my music, I hope to inspire listeners to choose life. |
| Little Opera on the Prairie |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
LOOP presents a public vocal masterclass led by acclaimed Saskatoon clinicians, offering participants professional development through enhanced vocal performance and presentation. |
| Saskatoon Blues Society Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$12,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Kitchen Party Music, Inc. |
Forget |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$18,500 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Napatak Ramble Music & Arts Inc. |
La Ronge |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$17,500 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Oyatogun, Oluwafunmilayo |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2025-2026 |
$5,000 |
Enchanted Concerts fuses orchestral music and storytelling, celebrating 65 years of the rich legacy and global impact of Nigerian music through the Black Orchestra. |
| Regina Symphony Orchestra Inc. |
Regina |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$197,830 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Symphony Society |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$174,380 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Knight, Lancelot |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Showcase and attend Departure Festival and Conference (formerly Canadian Music Week) in Toronto, ON. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Society Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$25,630 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Opera Association |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$25,630 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Country at the Creek Music Fest Inc. |
Big River |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Bengough Municipal Arts Council Inc. |
Bengough |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$26,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Ness Creek Cultural and Recreational Society, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$53,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Society Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$20,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$75,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Hay, Mackenzie |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
— |
| Alexander-Luna, Tina |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Presenting a lecture-recital with pianist Leanne Regehr at International Congress of Voice Teachers in Toronto, Ontario, about art song contributions of Canadian composer Violet Archer. |
| Ding, Marco |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2025-2026 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Jackson-Reynolds, Elise |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2025-2026 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Jackson-Reynolds, Chloe |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2025-2026 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Neilsen, Ross |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$675 |
I am going to hire Beezneez Recording Service to capture my live band performance on video and audio. |
| Ding, Nino |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2025-2026 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Alexander, Bridget |
Weyburn |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2025-2026 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Latinos en Regina Mariachi Band |
Regina |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2025-2026 |
$5,000 |
The Mariachi Latino Band would like to record their first album consisting of 6 six songs and be able to perform all over Canada! |
| ELEV8 Music |
Regina |
Music |
Building Arts Equity |
2025-2026 |
$5,000 |
A live summer showcase featuring BPOC dancers and guest musicians, culminating in a headlining performance by ELEV8 Music to spotlight diverse local talent. |
| McGonigal, Britten |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
I have been invited by my supervisor and applied instructor Dr. Tina Alexander-Luna to participate and perform in her NATS conference lecture recital. |
| Dirty Sanchez Orchestra |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$900 |
Travel to Brandon MB July 18 and Winnipeg MB July 19 to play an all ages punk show and a two day punk festival |
| Circle Made Artist Society |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Circle Made Artist Society will work with Danny Knight and David Fineday to test the feasibility of a public guitar jam in Pleasant Hill. |
| Ylioja, Janna |
Macrorie |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Take part in a conducting workshop with Luminous Voices and Dr. Timothy Shantz to improve my skills and meet other professionals in my discipline. |
| Sbot N Wo |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,000 |
Voice/Electronics duo Sbot N Wo has been invited to perform at Sappyfest, a nationally recognized arts and music festival in Sackville, NB |
| Sadikov, Shokhrukh (Shah) |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
One-week long residency as a conducting fellow at the Cabrillo Music Festival of Contemporary Music to participate in a conducting Masterclass with maestro Cristian Măcelaru. |
| Budgell-Eaglespeaker, Forrest Scott |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Showcase and panelist speaker at Breakout West 2025 in Winnipeg |
| 5 Guys Named Dave |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,000 |
Five Guys Named Dave would like to record and release our first ever professionally-recorded live-off-the-floor old-time album. |
| 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. |
| Beau Nectar Collective |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Creative residency with renowned mentor Christian Bordarier |
| Saskatchewan Printmakers Association |
Saskatoon |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
SK Printmakers will revive the mission and membership of the (inactive) Saskatchewan Printmakers Association and host a printmaking conference in November 2022 in Saskatoon. |
| Edmunds, Alexander |
Saskatoon |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
I am a 2-Spirit Indigenous youth who wants to create a collection of beadwork each month. I want to celebrate my Indigeneity and queer identity. |
| Write Out Loud Poetry |
Saskatoon |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
BIPOC Ballads is a 6 speaker series. Funding would provide cost of venue, feature poets, equipment, ASL Interpreters and prizes for poets and slam winners. |
| 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. |
| Mardell, Rachel |
Prince Albert |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Expand my practice by attending an online course on Botanical Printing, and purchase supplies to complete. |
| Janvier, Sylvia |
LaLoche |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To support cultural art in ribbon skirt making and beading practices. To keep traditional art and culture alive in the Dene/Metis community. |
| Poulin, Danielle |
Prince Albert |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
The project will consist of two foundational beading classes that will help individuals start to learn how to bead simple projects. |
| Sapp, Cheyenna |
Saskatoon |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I would like to perform standup comedy in the Vancouver Fringe Festival in BC to expand my network and fan base. |
| Campbell, Maria |
Saskatoon |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Creation of a dedicated website for my past work and as a portal for upcoming podcast project and other community interaction opportunities. |
| Circle Made Artist Society |
Saskatoon |
Other |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,975 |
Circle Made will produce a free, bi weekly oral arts performance series for 4 months that utilizes hip hop cyphers and poetry slams. |
| Godfrey Dean Art Gallery Inc. |
Yorkton |
Please Select |
Microgrant Program |
2019-2020 |
$2,000 |
A series of lecture–demonstrations on the subject of Powwow culture and art forms, determined and delivered by local and regional Powwow artists. |
| Badger, Joanne |
Sturgeon Lake |
Please Select |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$6,719 |
To introduce the practice of porcupine quill zig zag stitching to women and men at the Lloyd Johnson Healing Lodge in Sturgeon Lake, Saskatchewan. |
| Aden Bowman Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Please Select |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$12,000 |
Aden Bowman Collegiate invites artist Rebecca La Marre for a mental health and ceramics residency, offering coaching, new firing techniques, and land knowledge integration. |
| Mount Royal Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Please Select |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$13,400 |
Establish a student studio art mentorship program with a 2S Indigenous artist fostering agency, identity and cultural celebration via collaborative murals and digital art exhibitions. |
| Swallow, Amy |
Regina |
Please Select |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I would like to record and release my new song "Baby Back Bitch" accompanied by a music video. |
| Francis, Jaron |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$2,750 |
To rehearse and stage the full-length drama 'Manuscript' by Paul Grellong, performing at the Refinery Arts & Spirit Centre Aug29-Sep1 and Sep5-8, 2019. |
| La Troupe du Jour Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$79,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Globe Theatre Society |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$238,930 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| On the Boards Staging Company, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$29,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Sum Theatre Corp. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$30,200 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Dancing Sky Theatre Inc. |
Meacham |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$87,940 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc. |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$17,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Persephone Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$230,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| J.M. Curtain Razors Inc. |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$20,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$56,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Wide Open Theatrical Escapades Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$20,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2019-2020 |
$50,640 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Bonneau, Devon |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$2,000 |
A Devised Theatre Creation project, engaging six Saskatchewan artists, exploring creative/innovative uses of movement, sound, and theatrical technology; and integrating them with traditional performance methods. |
| Bernbaum, Joel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$5,000 |
To apprentice with Forklift Danceworks' Artistic Director Alison Orr on her new community engaged production of Givens Swims - the culmination of a 3-year residency. |
| Harder, Kristel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$4,466 |
To gain the professional skills necessary to develop "EmotionLoss", a comedic cabaret exploring mental health, through two workshops and a mentorship program. |
| Deaf Crows Collective |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$9,000 |
The project will develop the ASL/English script, puppetry, and ASL poetry, and present a workshop reading of "1000 Ladders Down" with a small ensemble. |
| Bundon Pfeifer Henderson |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$12,000 |
A research-based creation term to develop a theatrical installation, influenced by the real life of Peter Tripp. |
| Burnt Thicket Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$5,000 |
Script development & world premiere production of My Own Personal Jesus? by Tim Bratton |
| Burke, Kelley Jo |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$7,000 |
To write a production-ready draft of a musical "The Curst" in collaboration with Library Voices in preparation for a 2020 premiere with Dancing Sky Theatre. |
| Gonie, Jalisa |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$1,200 |
To train at the Manitoulin Conservatory and receive direction and dramaturgy from John Turner for a festival-length clown piece. |
| Billingsley, Alyssa |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$1,309 |
Professional development at Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance of a solo bouffon show with Karen Hines and directorial mentorship under John Turner. |
| Exclamation Productions |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$1,750 |
Provide affordable and engaging professional musical theatre productions to rural Saskatchewan communities while expanding theatre viewing and performance opportunities in Regina and area. |
| It's Not a Box Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2019-2020 |
$15,000 |
To devise and stage a live Overhear pod-play with Prague storytellers for the Prague Quadrennial 2019 and bring local content for geocache stories. |
| Peters, Charles |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2019-2020 |
$700 |
Participating in a devised theatre workshop with Frantic Assembly, a celebrated UK theatre company while they are in Saskatoon for the first time. |
