Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
Mikkola, Elian Regina Media Arts Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $5,000 Purchase of a laptop for portable video editing to participate in professional development mentorship program and further post-production capacity.
O'Bertos, Taegan Saskatoon Theatre Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $3,500 A new laptop geared towards graphic design and editing because my practice is becoming more about editing and designing projections.
Lerat, Muskwa Saskatoon Media Arts Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $2,000 To purchase a Dracast X-Series 1000 Lighting Kit to enable me to control lighting on location shoots and better edit my film projects.
Diederichs, Callen Saskatoon Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $800 Purchase of analog delay equipment to support musical performance and recording.
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.
Kyle, Kevin Regina Media Arts Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $650 Purchase of Circumaural Hi-Fi/Pro Headphones for purpose of audio mixing.
Daniels, Carol Regina Beach Multidisciplinary Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $2,500 Adding a cello to my performance would enhance my work.
Anderson, Darryl Saskatoon Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $3,330 A Bose F1 speaker & sub system allows me to travel easier with a more compact speaker but It also helps me sound more professional.
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.
Croissant, Helen Candle Lake Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $1,002 Purchase proper lighting for my painting studio.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Bellefleur, Stephanie Willow Bunch Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $700 A professional drawing tablet will strengthen my Mural Practice by building capacity and variation, converting relevant content in addition to elevating current portfolio.
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.
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
Beattie, Jared Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $2,500 Purchase a new computer to replace my 10-year-old MacBook for video editing, motion graphic design, audio production and sound design for music and theatre projects
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Benjamin, Paul Saskatoon Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $2,200 I use my 12-year-old computer with outdated IOS for music production and editing photos for my Photo Exhibitions: a new MacBook Pro would remediate.
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.
Kent, Grahame Saskatoon Theatre Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $2,776 Purchase of MacBook Pro for theatrical sound design/editing work using Qlab.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Bennett, Andrew Saskatoon Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $5,000 My computer is struggling to keep up with the CPU demands of contorting and producing my voice within Ableton Live.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kamyabi, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
Zafaremili, Elham Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2023-2024 $4,383 I aim to combine Persian calliography and painting.
Eve (Rink), Sophia Saskatoon Literary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 To complete a literary fiction manuscript, ALL THIS TO SAY. Themes include socioeconomic and racial identities in motherhood, art vs artist, and ethics vs desire.
Mwela, Nyasha Regina Music Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 Create and compose 4 songs.
Reid, Sonia Saskatoon Music Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 A community weekend Black gospel choir workshop culminating in a live music performance.
Robinson, Kemesha Saskatoon Music Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 Vocal coaching under the mentorship of Sonia Reid in Jazz & Blue
Magalong, Wren Regina Theatre Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $1,200 A series of courses with the Canadian Institute of Theater Technologies on using the ETC lightning console.
Ba, Flany Regina Dance Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 The Creative Lab: a collaborative space uniting Canadian dancers to develop, challenge, and showcase hard-to-learn skills through guided creative exploration and shared understanding.
Hutchinson, Jonathan Saskatooon Music Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 The Uplift Duo will be recording a Christmas album, and putting on a Christmas concert in December showcasing music from the album, and special guests.
Kathrotia, Yash Saskatoon Music Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 Compose a multi-movement orchestral work that features Bansuri as a solo instrument and supplement it with professional looking scores and MIDI audio files.
Española, Aldeneil Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 A monthly drag show that runs for three months of winter (Dec-February or Jan-March) to give opportunities for the BIPOC Drag Artists of Saskatoon,
Ouedraogo, Helene Regina Literary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 une retraite pour corriger POEMES ET ROMAN , puis une relecture par un ecrivain de la Saskachewan enfin l'édition des deux oeuvres.
Porsandekhial, Narges Regina Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 As part of an ongoing research, this project focuses on the multifaceted premise of bilingualism in artistic research and creation.
Buenavente, Joviel Regina Visual Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $4,000 I'm asking for funding to cover costs related to my upcoming window gallery exhibition at Neutral Ground in Dececember 2024 to January 2025.
Kyuubi Culture Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 Kyuubi Culture Artist Collective facilitates visual art workshops to share culture experience and foster relations between YXE-based Asian artists and the non-BPOC communities in Saskatoon.
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.
Cabildo Esquivel, Priscila Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 Creation of 2 pieces of Arte Huichol in animal skulls for a Day of the Death altar display.
Das, Mohana Regina Dance Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $3,200 The Nirvana Dance Creations team is selected to perform at the biggest festival of Toronto "North American Bengali Conference" (NABC).
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.
Farshad, Don Saskatoon Visual Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 A traditional Iranian art combines wood with intricately cut mirrors. This craft decorates creates stunning patterns that enhance light and add elegance to architectural spaces
Yu, Skylar Regina Dance Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $1,125 Collaborating with four other emerging dancers to shape, choreograph, and rehearse a twenty minute long dance performance to be presented in April 2025.
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.
James, Zoe Regina Dance Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $1,125 Support for exploration and creation period to work towards creating a dance piece with four other collaborators inspired by mixes of techno and house music.
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
Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Oluwaseun Peace Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 This grant supports the development and presentation of Ori Ara Emi, an Afro-centric exhibition and workshop blending Poet Laureate, Peace Akintade’s, visual and auditory poetry.
Aurich, Romina Regina Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $4,557 The project is to make professionally led circus training more accessible to people and to share our passion and discipline with the people around us.
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.
Ecole Dundonald School Saskatoon Visual Artists in Schools 2019-2020 $10,000 Our Grade 4 students will engage in a series of land based explorations with Leah Dorion to explore and represent understandings of our inquiry question.
Warman High School
Ray Keighley
Warman Visual Artists in Schools 2019-2020 $39,433 Ray Keighley will be working with Warman High staff and students to explore Truth and Reconciliation through the Arts.
Dene High School
Tenille Campbell
La Loche Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2020-2021 $20,000 We will build the capacity of Dene youth to express themselves musically, in written word story building and through visual imaging of photography.
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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.