| Fulcher Gagnon, Jesse |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$7,650 |
A multi-month collection of performance-for-video pieces that will be digitally assembled to create my first Métis sash in a video piece for exhibiting. |
| Milner, Arthur |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$13,628 |
The premiere production of WEYBURN 1959, a new play exploring psychedelic research for mental health at the Weyburn Hospital in the 1950s. |
| Lenko, Timothy |
Moose Jaw |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Traveling to New York City to screen my short film 'A Priest Walks into a Bar' in the SOHO International Film Festival. |
| Lenko, Timothy |
Moose Jaw |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$14,286 |
To produce my short film 'Soil' a Black Mirror inspired exploration of technology, isolation, and connection. |
| Bellefleur, Stephanie |
Peepeekisis |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$11,840 |
El Color De Me Sangri solo exhibition at Bridges Art Movement. Artist Stephanie Bellefleur, exploring her pre-colombian roots and identity as a Saskatchewan based artist. |
| Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Oluwaseun Peace |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$18,000 |
The development and production of 'The Concubines.The Wives.The Ritual', a maximalist queer play by Peace Akintade, premiering as part of Live Five Theatre’s 2025/26 season. |
| Larsen, Mitchell |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$10,800 |
Through 2026, Broken Glass Theatre will rehearse and present 2 weeks of performances of an exceptionally queer production of The Glass Menagerie. |
| One Take Super 8 Event |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$5,500 |
This project will help artists create and exhibit 25 new films as part of the annual OTS8 film event dedicated to developing filmmakers in Saskatchewan. |
| Hankewich, Melanie |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$7,800 |
To compose and arrange 8-10 new songs about my upbringing in Saskatchewan on my great grandparents' homestead. Works will be used in performance and recording. |
| Sandbeck, Derek |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$6,850 |
A collaborative sculpture project exploring the intersection of neon and porcelain, blending technical learning, material experimentation, and community-driven practice rooted in play. |
| 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. |
| Rayner, Steven |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Learn programs and file types that allow me to send files to 3D printers and CNC routers to make prototypes and molds to make sculptures. |
| Mathieu, Véronique |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$10,000 |
Research, record, and prepare performance editions of violin works by Canadian composer Violet Archer. |
| Foster, Traci |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$15,000 |
To explore and cultivate material for a multidisciplinary interactive installation performance, exploring the fertility of grief and its positive transformative aspects. |
| Kinner, Monika |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$7,109 |
Time and materials to create a body of textile artwork inspired by the botanical collection of the late Thelma Pepper. |
| Savage, Candace |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$6,000 |
'Buffalo Is Our Relative' is a nonfiction book that honours the return of buffalo to Indigenous lands by amplifying the voices of young Indigenous adults. |
| LaPlante, Brianna |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
I will bring already fleshed hides to the hide camp and scrape, soften, and smoke over the duration of nine days, bringing those teachings home. |
| Regina Blues Association |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$4,000 |
The 31st Annual Mid-Winter Blues Festival will feature both MainStage and free live blues events throughout Regina. We will feature local, national and international performers. |
| Bogan, Jillian |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$5,000 |
Support for studio fees to create new sculptural paintings exploring woman's work, mental illness, and heritage with plans to exhibit. |
| Goodwyn, Amber |
Regina |
Multidisciplinary |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$17,900 |
Production of concept album dance choreography, costuming, projection, and sculpture / props for live presentation |
| Neufeld, Clint |
Osler |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$6,000 |
This project uses ceramic figurines of 1990s Canadian peacekeepers to explore memory, trauma, and identity, preserving personal and collective histories through fragile, reflective forms. |
| Barreno, Cristian |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
I want to frame 3 original paintings and 2 prints on canvas for a 3-year touring exhibition presented by OSAC. |
| Burns, Brody |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$14,000 |
Wanuskewin residency, workshop, and exhibition Septemeber 2026, Exhibition title: GIANTS |
| Utman (Koops), Victoria |
Weyburn |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$7,500 |
To complete a submittable final draft of a young adult novel about teenage sisters exploring their Japanese-Canadian identity at comic con. |
| Epp, Olivia |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$18,000 |
'The Butcher' is a narrative short film to be directed by me. With a team of mostly women, our film is about womanhood and survival. |
| Lund, Shelby |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,090 |
This grant is to support the creation of three large-scale semi-abstract, soak-stain inspired paintings on canvas, communicating my lived experience with hearing loss. |
| Beau Nectar Collective |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Creative residency with renowned mentor Christian Bordarier |
| LaPlante, Brianna |
Regina |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2025-2026 |
$7,500 |
I will learn the traditional technologies of hide development and painting from community and elder/knowledge keeper engagement while working on my new body of artwork. |
| Woytiuk, Jamie |
Buena Vista |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$4,976 |
Merging my mother’s MS story with self-portraiture, I create a visual language of grief, reclaiming presence while exploring the textures and process of loss. |
| Woytiuk, Jamie |
Buena Vista |
Media Arts |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2025-2026 |
$9,750 |
By merging my mother’s MS story with self-portraiture, I create a visual language of grief, reclaiming presence and exploring the textures of loss. |
| Weber, Hailey |
Saskatoon |
Visual |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$5,000 |
Funding to support the creation of a body of work exploring forest fires. |
| Oxbow Arts and Culture Committee Inc. |
Oxbow |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$9,000 |
The Oxbow Arts & Culture Committee seeks funding to bring quality Saskatchewan musicians, including talent Métis singers, to foster multicultural performances at Bow Valley Jamboree. |
| Merasty, Leighsa |
Meadow lake |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2025-2026 |
$16,000 |
I want to create the first chapter of a graphic novel that is an indigenous retelling of a fairytale. |
| Regina Jazz Society Corp. |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$8,000 |
JazzFest Regina 2026 celebrates our 18th annual jazz festival with fun events announcing & ushering in summer in Regina and Southern Saskatchewan. |
| Pederson, Krystle |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2025-2026 |
$7,500 |
A (Prairie) Métis Love Story: A musical honouring the strength and courage of Indigenous matriarchs, offering a heartfelt story of gratitude and recognition. |
| Tootoosis, Lovina |
North Battleford |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2025-2026 |
$7,500 |
Write and Record Demo Songs For My next album at my home studio |
| Catch The Wave Collective |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$8,000 |
To support eligible expenses for the 2026 Season of Catch the Wave Series including artist fees, honoraria for personnel, promotion, and production costs. |
| Write Out Loud Poetry |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$9,000 |
We will administrate a 4 day youth poetry festival in Saskatoon at The Remai Modern through showcases, workshops and community building events. |
| Hager, Brianne |
Battleford |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Attending a professional ceramics course in Saskatoon through November 2025 - January 2026. |
| Flamenco Borealis |
Saskatoon |
Dance |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$9,000 |
Production and presentation of the 2026 Borealis Flamenco Festival Series consisting of two shows and various workshops. |
| Live Five Theatre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$4,000 |
We are seeking funding for our twenty second series of Live Five Independent Theatre in Saskatoon. |
| Federation des Francophones de Saskatoon |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$9,000 |
21st Edition International Francophone Film Festival of Saskatoon CINERGIE |
| Rose, Melanie |
Regina |
Visual |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2025-2026 |
$15,500 |
Provide artist fees and supplies to create a thirteen piece wearable art collection for presentation at an Indigenous Fashion Show at the MacKenzie Art Gallery. |
| Casta Latina Network |
Saint-Laurent |
Multidisciplinary |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$9,000 |
A cultural showcase celebrating Latin American heritage with music, dance, and two new children’s groups performing in Saskatoon and Regina during the 2026 Summer Festival. |
| Holophon Audio Arts |
Regina |
Media Arts |
SaskFestivals |
2025-2026 |
$8,000 |
To host the third annual Wavefield Experimental Music and Sound Festival in September 2026. |
| Tootoosis, Michael |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2025-2026 |
$7,500 |
“Rise Within” by Micsmith is a motivational album blending music and affirmations to inspire resilience, self-belief, and personal transformation through sound and storytelling. |
| Robitaille, Derek |
Saskatoon |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Attend film festivals to represent Penguins of the Point, build industry connections, and advance my career in environmental storytelling. |
| Larsen, Mitchell |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
I will train with IDC for my role as intimacy coordinator in an upcoming production of The Wives. The Concubines. The Ritual. |
| Littlechief, Teagan |
Carlyle |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Fort Saskatchewan for Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta Showcase; perform 15-minute set, staff booth, meet presenters, secure 2026 bookings supporting my upcoming single. |
| Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective Inc. |
Regina |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,000 |
Host the First Snowfall Story Fest, a community storytelling event honouring Indigenous winter story traditions with three storytellers at ta-tawâw Student Centre. |
| Mom's on the Run Comedy Collective |
Saskatoon |
Multidisciplinary |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,000 |
Build Community and arts accessibility through the creation of 'traditional' visual art paired with interactive engagement in Art interpretation via the vessel of Improv |
| Fisher, Craig |
Regina |
Media Arts |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
Just Us/Justice: Life Inside a Group Home - digital photo exhibition of daily lives of residents at Wascana Care Facility. Images taken using artist's foot. |
| Nicolle-Phillips, Shelly |
Regina |
Visual |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
I want to participate in a residency/workshop at the WIN Herbarium in Winnipeg to deepen my knowledge of species in native prairie for my art. |
| Francoeur, Paige |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
This microgrant will help cover the costs of living in another city while I receive directing mentorship at The Globe Theatre. |
| CrossRoute |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
A public performance of Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time' |
