| 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. |
| Moosomin, Miranda |
North Battleford |
— |
Share and Connect |
2024-2025 |
$9,104 |
beading, capes, moccasins, leggings, hair ties, earrings, cuffs, sewing; ribbon skirts, shirts, jingle dresses, shirts, traditional day dresses. for ceremony purposes in Alberta and Saskatchewan. |
| Thompson, Sylvia |
Pennant |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I want to make Hot Buckman larger approximately 3.5 feet |
| 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. |
| Bagatim, Tabata |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Attending the NCECA 2025 conference, to connect and learn from renowned ceramic artists to help improve my surface design techniques aligning with my forms. |
| Farnan, Colin |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
This grant will fund the development of an Artist in Residence project that partners professional artist Colin Farnan with the physical disability community of Saskatchewan |
| 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 |
| The Spare Room Gallery |
Cut Knife |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
We require funding for 2025 while we establish alternative sources of core funding for support and promotion of our local region's artists. |
| Vas, Eva |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
This project will teach me innovative educational techniques, and provide insights to elevate my artistic value as a designer and educator. |
| Devine-Tajgardan, Negar |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
After a short international residency I would like to attend a month-long residency in Saskatoon to reflect my observation, elaborate my creation and share it. |
| 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. |
| Campbell, Jesse |
Prince Albert |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$568 |
Create a website to share content from the "Looking Through Time" exhibition (March 1st-April 23rd, 2025), contributing to discourse on art practices in north-central SK. |
| Eger, Ruby |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Opportunity to participate in Sabina Ludgren's DIG heels program. |
| Baerwaldt, Wayne |
Assiniboia |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
As co-curator of Leesa Streifler's touring retrospective at Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary, I need to install & publicly introduce the show |
| Jack Millikin Centre, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
We want to gather our community of artists and supporters to a visioning session for Art Alley, the next step for the Jack Millikin Centre. |
| Atherton, Carla |
Alvena |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
More deeply immerse myself in the study of Dreamwork through Robert Moss' training to continue the expansive development of my work. |
| Ay, Caramba! Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
Artistic Leadership Residency by the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal |
| Big River Metis Local #59 |
Big River |
— |
Share and Connect |
2024-2025 |
$19,550 |
Connecting communities through stories, music and a sense of place that can foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of cultural heritage. |
| 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. |
| Asapace, Laten |
Raymore |
— |
Share and Connect |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
A project to share and preserve First Nations culture through dance, beadwork, and singing, fostering community healing, learning, and cultural pride. |
| Townsend, Annabel |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I am seeking funding to travel to Toronto to launch my book at various bookstores in the city. |
| Carlton Trail College - Four Winds Learning Centre |
Punnichy |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Carlton Trail College wants to work with an Indigenous Cultural Artist to learn about the buffalo and it's significant role in the First Nation worldview. |
| Bessai-Saul, William |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Experimental dance film based on my comic strip "Bird People,” from storyboarding, costumes, sets, rehearsals, filming, music, editing; to a finished live performance and movie. |
| Latendresse, Jacqueline |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Remount and tour my contemporary dance work Stutter to the Connections/Collisions Cabaret in Edmonton at Mile Zero Dance. |
| Brochu Lambert, Anne |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Support for artworks transportation, installation and attending opening of first solo in public gallery outside of Saskatchewan (Artist Run Centre CAVA, Edmonton, Alberta). |
| Antymniuk, Amber |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
This opportunity would allow me to work with students in a community school where they would write and illustrate their own children's book. |
| Ministik Community School |
Cumberland House |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Fur hat workshop for Grade 12 students. Teaching our graduating class how to create a fur hat from raw materials and used as graduation caps. |
| Ewert Twa, Allison |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I have been invited to Karachi, Pakistan to particiapate in the filming of Season 3 Pakkay Dost. I will be connecting with the other artists, |
| Csada, Hayley |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Access artistic development opportunities in the area of Latin dance by attending the Calgary International Salsa Congress. |
| Whitbread, Liz |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$465 |
I want to assist in planning and running a development workshop of a new Saskatchewan Play - The Boat, by Todd Devonshire. |
| Gauthier, Jean-Sébastien |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Bring together JS Gauthier and Demilade Otayemi for a collaborative studio intensive inspired by the Benin Bronzes using 3d scans, traditional sculpture and 3D printers. |
| Mendez, Edward |
Warman |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I will complete my required training hours and test fights to complete my Intermediate Actor Combatant Certification through Fight Director's Canada in Toronto. |
| Ormshaw, Rachel |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I have been awarded a week-long residency to create pewter castings of small objects using silicone molds, expanding my skills in mold-making and metal casting. |
| Brimacombe, Rachel |
Lumsden |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
A 12 month Metis women’s program to help me understand my role in our nation with art classes, teachings |
| Bryans, Amber |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$750 |
To build relationships and explore opportunities with schools in Saskatoon and area, working toward a future Artist in Schools residency or project. |
| 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. |
| Scantily Glad Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
This project is to travel to Seoul, South Korea for a developmental workshop of new show “Slugs” with live animator / puppet artist, Zach Dorn |
| Krawchuk, Steph |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I am traveling to New York in April to participate in an exhibition that I am a part of at 57w57arts. |
| Wasiuta, Vivian |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Experimentation with Saskatchewan Grown Vegetation as Natural Dye. This supports creating pieces for the Prairie Fibre – Full Circles Exhibition, Saskatchewan Craft Council, January 2026. |
| 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. |
| Cameron, Heather |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$750 |
Remount the 10-minute contemporary dance duet “(b)reach” for its PREMIER performance at New Dance Horizons' Stream of Dance Festival in April 2025. |
| Willick, Tayah |
Regina |
Dance |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To create and perform choreography in “Rhythm Dust”, a Saskatchewan based contemporary dance show fusing dance works with electronic music, DJ mixes, and video projections. |
| Corbett, Emily |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$930 |
Travel to Regina for a 2-day handbuilding workshop with internationally renowned ceramic artist Sunshine Cobb. |
| Li, Darren |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Continue, finalize, and install works for the GlogauAIR artist residents' Open Studios event on March 14-15, 2025. Create professional presentation tools (business cards, etc.) |
| Schiller, Lisa-Marie |
Carrot River |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$750 |
I would like to attend a figure drawing program with Aarin Rinas in order to learn how to incorporate the human form into my projects. |
| Read, Leanne |
SASKATOON |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$500 |
I will experiment with a player piano mechanism outside its traditional context, exploring motion through paint, light, and animation to visually represent its hidden sound. |
CARFAC Saskatchewan
Robert Froese |
Regina |
Visual |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$40,000 |
We propose an artist residency where Travelling Mentor Rob Froese offers critical engagement, professional development opportunities, and expanded community for artists working in rural Saskatchewan. |
| Reimer, Joel Dash |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$8,500 |
To workshop a 1 hour spoken word poetry/folk music set that integrates a loop pedal in order to tour it in Eastern Canada. |
| Melberg Schwier, Karin |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
Develop an in-progress literary prairie fiction manuscript, Inheriting Violet, a sequel to my award-winning debut novel, and produce a finished draft ready for substantive editing. |
| Macnab, Bonny |
Mervin |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
Developing knowledge for a sustainable, bio-diverse art practice through mapping color extraction from Canadian plants. Rebuilding connection to sense of place through experience with plants. |
| Hoggarth, Opal |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$3,163 |
Peyote Ugly is a show that combines live music with alternative drag in Regina and Saskatoon. |
| Brenna, Beverley |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,500 |
--A YA novel following eighteen-year-old Kay as she navigates FASD and grade twelve in a new school, discovering her bio mom, and a twin brother. |
Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective Inc.
Skyler Anderson |
Regina |
Theatre |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
To develop traditional stories into stage performances with puppets. |
| 25th Street Theatre Centre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$45,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Powell, Marie |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,070 |
I will spend five months focused on my writing to complete a clean submission draft of my newest medieval fantasy novel, Chronicles of Meirionnydd: Excalibur. |
| Garcia-Luna, Gabriela |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$17,000 |
New body of work and research in relation to my feminine Mexican ancestry, based on photographic documentation of Mexican and Saskatchewan flora. |
| Weber, Angel |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,996 |
I've been invited to the first special event workshop and exhibition held by the international association for my art form - the International Tsumami-Zaiku Association. |
| Pottle, Adam |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
Complete the first draft, then revise and rewrite into a second draft my young adult horror novel FULL MOON CHRISTMAS. |
Eden Care Communities Foundation Inc.
Heather Cameron |
Regina |
Dance |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$18,000 |
To deliver innovative multigenerational programming to Eden Care Communities involving creative dance, musical exploration and capturing the process through the creation of a music video. |
| McFadzean, Credence |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,153 |
To write the first draft of a fiction manuscript exploring the intricate mythology of an invented slasher movie villain or 'supernatural killer.' |
The Ability Hub YXE
Rebecca La Marre |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$39,000 |
Artist led workshops at The Ability Hub and OUT Saskatoon Pride home. Rebecca will bring the workshop to 3 diversity focused organizations outside of Saskatoon. |
| Hosaluk, Laura |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
'The Circle and the Dot' is a mixed-media Installation influenced by folklore and Saskatchewan architecture. New work is scheduled for exhibition for 2024. |
| Northern Saskatchewan International Children's Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$42,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
Core Neighbourhood Youth Coop
Muskwa Lerat |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$18,000 |
The Future Artistic Minds (FAM) is a program at CNYC for youth to explore their creative practice in a safe, identity affirming space. |
Martin, Monique
Brevoort Park School |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$20,000 |
Students will make art inspired by working with a Saskatoon Symphony musician, the art will be displayed digitally in conjunction with Symphony events. |
| Joa, Catherine |
Denare Beach |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To take time to create six paintings for "View from the Edge of the World", a confirmed group exhibition at the AGR in August 2023. |
| Haines, Cat |
Regina |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,147 |
Develop a collection of 10 large watercolor self portraits featuring moments of my activist history. |
| Kirchmeier, Kurt |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$9,000 |
To write a short speculative fiction novel about a man returning to his childhood home to face unresolved trauma and unanswered questions about his past. |
Selkirk, Jesse
Bedford Road Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
A project for participants to learn the foundational elements of songwriting and use the artform as a tool for exploring their wellbeing and their identity. |
| Nepjuk, Elizabeth |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$9,275 |
I will be researching and developing, and then presenting my death-centred production TEA. CAKE. DEATH. at the 2023 Saskatoon Fringe. |
| Martin, Monique |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$3,661 |
I am installing and exhibiting a large installation based printmaking piece and attending the International Printmaking Biennial in Duoro, Portugal, which is an invitational event |
| Gronsdahl, Troy |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$18,000 |
to create a video and sound installation comprised of a woodwind quartet playing in the northern Saskatchewan wilderness. |
Slusar, Zoe
Chokecherry Studios |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Artists in Communities |
2023-2024 |
$40,000 |
This residency will involve myself (ZHE the Free) supporting and collaborating with Chokecherry youth in two artistic modalities (film and music) to share their stories. |
| The Women's Company |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Funds for the production of "Annette is a Bimbo" as part of RISER Regina 2023 presented by On Cue and Why Not Theatre. |
| Peart, Greta |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$9,000 |
I will create an empathy-focused videogame called “Mitch” that explores finding personal growth and groundedness amidst new and unfamiliar experiences. |
| Benjamin, Paul |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
To study traditional Māori music and instruments in Marae (Māori community) with Cultural Expert Tohunga (Elder) Dr. Pouroto Ngaropo and Grammy winning instrumentalist Jerome Kavanagh. |
| Wilson, Nic |
Regina |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,800 |
To research and produce a new performance about queer embodiment and history. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$12,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Harpham, Lindsay |
Tisdale |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To present a full-length show entitled "Behind Us" in Saskatoon, SK. Intended for future goals of national and international touring as well as festival submissions. |
| Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$89,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Eger, Ruby |
Regina |
Dance |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,320 |
The opportunity to take part in a 1 week intensive training program under a renowned contemporary company, Rubberband in Montreal, Quebec. |
| Han, Xiao |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
To attend an artist residency which aims to research and develop my photograph into public art which creates spaces and connections for Saskatoon-based BIPOC communities. |
| Whirligig Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Whirligig Theatre seeks to produce Jean Genet's queer classic, The Maid's, at Divas Nightclub in downtown Saskatoon. |
| Mikkola, Elian |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$13,500 |
For the production and presentation of a time-based media installation for an upcoming solo exhibition |
| Baraniecki, Jordan |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
I am applying to create a series of paintings that explore the intersections between contemporary Surrealist painting and three-dimensional collage. |
Badger, Joanne
Sturgeon Lake Central School |
Sturgeon Lake |
Visual |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$9,769 |
To introduce the practice of porcupine quill placement on birchbark to Grade 7 to 12 at the Sturgeon Lake Central School, Sturgeon Lake Reserve, Saskatchewan. |
| Battie, Kyath |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$11,500 |
This short film will focus on creating nocturnal collage imagery of Vancouver Island as a supernatural place of privilege and pristine beauty. |
| Gares, Jessica |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,000 |
'The Rehearsal' is a devised play to be independently produced and presented as part of the RISER Project's inaugural season in their Regina expansion. |
| Francoeur, Paige |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,000 |
This grant money would be used to pay myself and a dramaturge to complete a new draft of my play. |
| Arnott, Johanna |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
The production of A Bronte Without Genius by Johanna Arnott in Live Five's 2023-2024 Season |
| Olsen, Farideh |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,500 |
To write a 60-90min show about motherhood that integrates music and comedy. |
| Richter, Jessica |
Regina |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
We seek funding to develop an exhibition for the Ukrainian Museum of Canada. In addition to Artist Run Centers & Gallery's in Canada. |
| Kimbley, LJ |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Focusing on writing new music reflective on the personal experience of a two-spirit person in Saskatchewan. |
| Coppens, Nathan |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,800 |
To help cover costs associated with producing I Have No Idea with Live Five in March, 2024. |
| Schneider, Zoë |
Regina |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$9,900 |
This proposal seeks funding to support the creation of a solo exhibition of sculpture, video, and installation at Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA in September-October 2024. |
| Atkins, Amalie |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
To create the March chapter for Agatha's Almanac, an ongoing 16 mm documentary film and experiment with eco-processing and rayograms. |
| Coughlan, Conor |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,000 |
This grant would enable me to take a temporary leave from work and turn my primary focus towards songwriting and recording. |
| Bird-Wilson, Lisa |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To attend three writing residency/retreat locations as I research, write, edit, and revise my book-length memoir, Magpie Dreams. |
| Morgun, Jessica |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,000 |
Explore collaborative drawing and installation work with JingLu Zhao, working toward creating a body of work together as an emerging artist collective. |
