Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
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, 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.
Escanlar, Pepito Regina Visual Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 To cover framing and related expenses for art exhibition of paintings capturing the evolving urban landscape of Regina since the 1980s from an immigrant's perspective.
Española, Aldeneil Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 I will study the "Bakla" culture of the Philippines through fabric paintings, fabric manipulation, styling and fashion design.
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.
Lee, Yuji Regina Visual Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Create six artworks (paintings and drawings) and a zine exploring and highlighting trans/queer experience and ways of being, primarily by challenging current anti-trans rhetoric.
Muyu Sisakuna Saskatoon Dance Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $4,848 To acquire traditional dresses made by Indigenous artisans from Ecuador, and take a Kichwa dance workshop and produce a small documentary of this learning opportunity.
Yoageeswaran, Luxmi Saskatoon Dance Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Lux Productions empowers South Asian youth through dance, fostering cultural pride and creative expression. Funding supports inclusive programs, performances, and mentorship in underserved communities.
Caudillo, Kiela Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 A multidisciplinary Spanglish show: Visuals and Sounds of a Latino American settler in Canada. An colourful exhibit of art, Paper-Mache sculptures and a musical performance.
Brown, Sharon-Ann Regina Literary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 I would like to publish the third book in the Adventures of Alfie series. The book is called 'Alfie Goes to London'.
Eve, Sophia Saskatoon Literary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Developing, researching, and drafting a literary fiction manuscript on the politics of diaspora and cultural identity.
Wu, I-Ying Regina Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 This project develops and presents Subtlety, a multidisciplinary improvisational performance featuring artists trained in my Daoist-inspired approach, aiming to share the practice with the community.
Jeyadharshan, Ajantha Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 "Reviving Roots: Tamil Folk Dance Initiative” This project aims to preserve and promote traditional Tamil folk dances, fostering cultural appreciation and community engagement.
Zuck, Emma Saskatoon Media Arts Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 A 30 Minute documentary film about the creation of the Ballroom Community in Saskatoon with Aldeneil's research, creating workshops for the queer BIPOC Community.
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!
Saskatoon Igbo Cultural Association (SICA) Women Dance Group Saskatoon Dance Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $4,992 SICA Women Dance Group seeks funding to perform at the AfroTribes Festival's "Rhythms of the Diaspora" in Regina, to showcase our vibrant Igbo culture.
Lagria, Jun Yves Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Create a fall programming, September to November of Bahay Kubo, a Filipinx drag collective, a monthly drag showcases the BIPOC drag artists of Saskatoon.
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.
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.”
Brophey, Erin Saskatoon Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $2,500 To purchase a gouging machine to precisely remove the interior of bamboo in order to produce reeds for my oboe.
Robinson, Jared Moose Jaw Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $4,010 Purchase of a Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Pro to advance professional video production capacity
Elder, Daniel Regina Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $1,485 Purchase of digital hand percussion instrument to expand live show performance ability and further artistic practice.
Minnema, Conner Saskatoon Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $1,000 Purchase a top of the line microphone to record live instruments and vocals to add a new dynamic to my music production.
Van Rees, Ken Saskatoon Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $1,700 To purchase a specialized desktop kiln
Williams, Janet Saskatoon Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $944 To purchase an all-in-one HEPAclean desk-top polisher to produce finer quality work with my jewelery practice.
Berenbaum, Jenna Saskatoon Theatre Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $2,500 I will use a laptop for writing scripts and filming audition videos using applications like QLab for sound editing and FinalCutPro for video editing.
Blackman, Shawn Prince Albert Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $2,492 To purchase an Amp Profiler which is essential equipment needed to expand my musical practice to a greater extent into live performance and remote recording.
Ba, Flany Regina Dance Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $4,000 Purchase of camera equipment to record dance rehearsals and performance to assist with professional critique and support online projects.
Kuse, Stephanie Saskatoon Media Arts Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $5,000 Purchase of a custom built computer for 3D rendering that will advance technical complexity of artist's work.
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.
Ferraton, Dominique Gravelbourg Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $2,500 Purchase of a digital SLR camera to document artwork and provide much-needed flexibility to my image-making practice.
Saltzman, Vera Fort Qu'Appelle Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $1,500 Purchasing a darkroom processor would provide a consistency from start to finish when using sensitive chemicals for colour film. Currently I borrow one.
Ulan-Hohol, Mykola Saskatoon Music Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $1,225 Upgrade to a Dell G 15 laptop to adequately support my professional music career
Bandur, Breanne Saskatoon Visual Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $712 To Purchase a Metaltech Maxi Round 6 foot Scaffold to produce large drawings.
Craig, Robert Regina Multidisciplinary Equipment Purchase Fund 2021-2022 $2,500 To purchase a 16 inch Mac Book Pro to facilitate my video production, writing and digital art practice.
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.
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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.