Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
Art Gallery of Swift Current
Aurora Wolfe
Swift Current Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,250 To invite visitors and local communities to consider their relationship to the landscape via engagement with artists at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park.
Association communautaire fransaskoise de Regina
Giselle Lemire
Regina Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,000 To offer writing workshops, performance training, to participants to present their work in a stage performance during the Mois de la Francophonie in March 2026.
CARFAC Saskatchewan
Linda Duvall
Regina Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $45,000 CARFAC SASK’s Travelling Mentorship program supports a dedicated intake of rural artists with artistic mentorship facilitated by 2025/26 Artist-in-Residence: Linda Duvall.
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.
Core Neighbourhood Youth Coop
Muskwa Lerat
Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,000 Future Artistic Minds is an Indigenous-run youth art collective providing accessible, anti-oppressive spaces. Amplifying youth voices, celebrating diversity, and challenging the status quo through art.
Farnan, Colin
Spinal Cord Injury (Saskatchewan) Inc.
Saskatoon Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $45,000 The Artist in Residency proposal is a partnership with artist Colin Farnan and Spinal Cord Injury Sask. A physical disability advocacy organization in Saskatchewan
Gareau, Adreanna
Prince Albert Public Library
Prince Albert Theatre Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $9,750 I will partner with P.A. Public Library (PAPL) to offer acting and improv workshops, with a display of related resources created by the library.
Kozak, Kathryn
Town of Creighton
Creighton Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $15,000 A mentorship and exhibition opportunity for emerging and established artists of the Northern Saskatchewan.
Mathieu, Véronique Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 Present a concert featuring works by women composers with commentary prepared by a musicologist, and offer music workshops for students.
Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre - Airport Regina Dance Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 This project explores a potential partnership with artist Ashley Johnson through pilot classes and planning sessions to develop inclusive, creative dance programming at the EYFRC.
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Jade Wolfe
Swift Current Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $45,000 To provide professional classes utilizing art to encourage well-being, connection, storytelling, and empower long-term care residents, highlighting the value of preserving inter-generational relationships.
Saskatchewan Printmakers Association Saskatoon Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 SKPrintmakers and artist Jo Shepherd present three free linocut workshops in rural communities, introducing youth and adults to printmaking and creating original art together.
Shannon, Dianne Saskatoon Visual Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $941 Engaging and supporting adults with intellectual disabilities in contemporary ceramic arts with studio space, instruction, and technical support for producing home wares and sculpture.
Stoughton Community Players Stoughton Media Arts Artists in Communities 2025-2026 $1,000 A non profit organization looking to offer an inclusive affordable summer program to youth in our community.
Badger, Joanne
Sturgeon Lake Central School
Sturgeon Lake Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $10,000 Continue the art of porcupine quill placement on birchbark and quill stitching, to youth in school, on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation - intermediate.
Dittmann, Bethany
Spruce Ridge School
Estevan Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $9,240 Provide an artist and school-collaborated theatre process creating space for students to self-express through inquiry, creativity and imagination while creating their own dramatic piece.
King, Karlie Regina Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $664 Requesting funds for the CAFAC Consultation Fee so Artist Karlie King can meet with teacher Garret Yee to develop a lesson plan for clay/pottery class.
Muskoday First Nation Community School Muskoday Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $26,630 The Artist in Residency will go classroom to classroom teaching music and poetry to the students every day for 5 months.
Nikolai, Jennifer Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $1,000 Multidisciplinary Storytelling; Drawing, dramatizing and dancing our stories. Development stage: creating opportunities to connect students' learning to culture, community and family knowledge.
Saint Luke School Saskatoon Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $21,000 Getting back to nature, using land based and social emotional learning, and expressing that learning through art.
Transition Place Education Centre Meadow Lake Visual Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $25,500 The residency will be led by an artist and Indigenous community member . Students will complete Indigenous art projects and end with a showcase.
Westview Public School Prince Albert Multidisciplinary Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $30,130 Our resident would instruct a music, drama, and dance program in our school, since we that don't have a current music program in place.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alharthi, Rania Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 The play "Checkpoint" vividly explores resilience, displacement anguish, and family strength, deeply probing the essence of homeland and the profound connections that define it.
Atkins, Amalie Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,800 Prepare final elements (music licenses), Travel to present new feature film in for World Premiere (Copenhagen) and NorthAmerican Premiere (Toronto), followed by local confirmed events.
Ay, Caramba! Theatre Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,960 World premiere of The Newcomer by Yulissa Campos as part of the Live Five 2024-2025 season.
Bagatim, Tabata Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Complete a two-month residency at Medalta to develop large-scale ceramic sculptures and refine surfaces to deepen emotional impact and advance my artistic practice.
Battie, Kyath Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $11,000 "Sight Unseen" is the first cinematic research project of a newly formed collaboration, small victories, exploring Regina's urban spaces from an "outsider" perspective.
Baudemont, David Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 From Jan 1 to Aug.31, 2026, write and revise the second half of Surtout ne pas bouger, a 140 page-long work of poetry-fiction
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.
Bernbaum, Joel Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $13,628 To finish development & produce a new verbatim theatre play with music about the Palestine / Israel conflict and its impact on people in Saskatchewan.
Bessai-Saul, William Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 Satirical soap opera based on 'Bird People' comic strip. 19th Century all-girls orphanage. Puppets.
Brenna, Beverley Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $11,000 To complete a middle-grade novel 'Belvin Bowmaster and the Summer of the Goats' (working title) and submit it for publication to a traditional publisher.
Bryans, Amber Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $3,516 Time and materials to produce works that explore pattern & repetition in linocut printmaking.
Bulas, Patrick Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,936 As part of our ongoing collaboration, Jordan Schwab and I are planning to do a short, one week residency at SNAP Gallery in Edmonton, AB.
Cline, Heather Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 I am creating a multi-media exhibition, viewing the landscape through a conservation lens, walking the land with people affiliated with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
Dahlem, Madeleine Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,791 A ten-day workshop to transform a written word cantata into a hybrid musical/spoken word form, including three days of musical improvisational work.
Dotson, Allan Regina Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $18,000 This grant is to publish a graphic novel, and will include professional editorial, design, production and printing costs, as well as promotion of the book.
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
Dubnick, Caron Air Ronge Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,500 I will spend time at Athabasca Sand Dunes creating sketches, then spend the winter creating larger works in studio and looking for exhibition opportunities.
Ells, Chrystene Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $14,030 Complete six of 24 mythical oil portraits of prairie artists, build sundial prototype and sculptural elements, all toward 'Amor Fati' solo installation, 2028.
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.
Farrow, Kody Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,000 To attend the FDC National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon in August 2025, receiving my Basic Actor Combatant Certification.
Fenrich, Miguel Battleford Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,000 To continue work on a contemperary coming-of-age novel '273 Days' with the intention of finishing a first draft to be committed to further development.
Ferraton, Dominique Gravelbourg Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,000 To complete and release a 5-part audio piece exploring our relationship with water in Southwestern Saskatchewan.
Flamenco Borealis Saskatoon Dance Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $11,114 Create and develop a flamenco dance theatre work fusing electronic and acoustic/live music with operatic and flamenco vocals, using story telling elements and dramaturgy.
Frison, Lucas Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,500 Research and develop a treatment and pitch deck for a film about dementia and inclusivity in the disability landscape.
Gan, Jelly Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 A music video using Chinese pop culture aesthetic references from C-dramas, 80s Mando pop, and karaoke.
Garcia-Luna, Gabriela Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $14,210 Create a new body of work incorporating analogue methods and materials to explore and expand ideas of hybrid identities and cultural fluidity.
Gares, Jessica Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $2,249 I'll interview experts, outline story, write multiple drafts, gather feedback, and storyboard my first feature film, exploring familial relationships amid climate change's affects in Saskatchewan.
Grummett, S.E. Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $16,500 To finish the development of my next solo-show, “Nude Parade” unpacking trans trauma porn and the commodification of identity through a month-long workshop with collaborators.
Hambrock, Meredith Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 To continue working on my short story collection.
Heinek, Emily Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $13,000 To produce “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)” by Ann-Marie MacDonald with an all-queer team for production in the 2025/2026 Live Five season.
Hobsbawn-Smith, Denise Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $9,124 Complete and revise collection of form poetry about essayist M.F.K. Fisher – including sonnets, villanelles, pantoums, ghazals, palindromes, abecedarians– ready for submission to publishers.
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.
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.
Kirchmeier, Kurt Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $12,500 To write a young adult novel about a teen who gets caught in a time loop deep in the back-country of the Canadian Rockies.
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.
L'Hirondelle, Cheryl Saskatoon Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,800 restoring/reversioning and creating emulators of my net.art projects for upcoming survey exhibition
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.
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.
lift/break collective Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,240 We'll revisit and expand our short theatre piece lift/break towards a full-length performance, exploring dance and interpretive movement to deepen the story.
Ly, Jenny Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,125 developing a cone shaped roller to make prints for exhibition
Maggrah, Julianna Prince Albert Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,000 Writing a script for feature documentary on the Indigenous view of autism. Grant money would be to pay me for my time writing.
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.
Mendez, Edward Warman Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $3,950 I will obtain my Advanced Actor Combatant Certification through Fight Director's Canada at The 2025 National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon, SK
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.
Murray, Audie Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,800 Creation of new work that continues my studio exploration into generative refusal through process and material.
Nelson, Josiah Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,353 To edit my collection of fabulist short stories, which explores relationships, solitude, and the artist's life.
Nemoto, Kana Regina Dance Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,670 Create a dance duet with Ashley Johnson with choreographic guidance from Connie Moker Wernikowski, exploring authentic movement inspired by prairie landscapes and subtle somatic awareness
Petersen, Myrna Regina Media Arts Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $16,705 Airborne, a mini-documentary, features Saskatchewan's air ambulance and the 1948 story behind the first baby born over North America, recalled by 105-year old Marie Dubreuil.
Phelps Bondaroff, Amber Regina Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $9,000 To develop a series of essays and illustrations, exploring my experiences of new motherhood, as a white settler, living on the Prairies.
Porter, Jacob Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,500 I'm developing a graphic novel which I plan to present to publishers at Toronto Comic Arts Festival (this June). The grant would be for travel.
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
Reyes, Lautaro Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $16,500 I am developing a script and workshop for my play, Welcome to My Country, which is created from interviews with immigrants and refugees to Saskatoon.
Romero, Alejandro Battleford Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $12,941 To create a new body of work: Virgen Barbuda de los Queers, examining queer identity from historic and cultural rituals.
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.
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.
Schiller, Lisa-Marie Carrot River Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,500 I am an emerging artist requesting funding to create a body of work from June to December 2025.
Schulz, Judith Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $13,000 Produce an eight-show performance of ‘Yaga’ by Kat Sandler in Saskatoon, SK, as an artist collective in collaboration with Live Five’s 2025/26 season.
Sparrow, Don Saskatoon Multidisciplinary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $9,200 I intend to create three interconnected comic book memoir stories, each with a unique visual or narrative style, to be published together in an anthology.
St. Pierre, Laura Saskatoon Visual Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $4,053 Creation of newwork towards an expanded exhibition of All that You Change Changes You at the Kamloops Art Gallery in September 2026.
Stock, Shayna Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $2,500 Research and writing retreat toward development of my first manuscript of poetry
Tenold, Darla Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Research Joan Phipps' Assiniboia Downs, Marquis Downs and Exhibition Track thoroughbred racing career for a book length biography.
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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.