Allocated Grants

2008 Operating Grants

Organization 2008 Operating Grant
Acoustic Music Society $2,000.00
African Festival $6,100.00
Alberta Ballet $170,000.00
Alberta Dance Theatre $3,200.00
Alberta Playwrights' Network $5,000.00
Alberta Printmakers' Society $8,000.00
Alberta Society of Artists $1,000.00
Alberta Theatre Projects $309,000.00
Alexandra Writers Centre Society $4,000.00
Altius Brass Society $1,750.00
Art Gallery of Calgary $75,000.00
Brazilian Community Association of Alberta $1,500.00
Broadminds Productions $4,500.00
C Jazz $35,000.00
Calgary Animated Objects Society $5,000.00
Calgary Artwalk Society $5,500.00
Calgary Bach Festival Society $1,500.00
Calgary Blues Music Association $12,350.00
Calgary Boys Choir Society $5,000.00
Calgary Children's Choir Association $3,000.00
Calgary Chinese Orchestra Association $1,500.00
Calgary Concert Band $2,000.00
Calgary Contemporary Arts Society $25,000.00
Calgary Fiddlers Association, The $2,400.00
Calgary Fireworks / GlobalFest $32,000.00
Calgary Foothills Barbershop Chrous $3,000.00
Calgary Fringe Festival $15,000.00
Calgary Girls Choir Society $6,000.00
Calgary International Childrens Festival $90,000.00
Calgary International Film Festival $38,000.00
Calgary Men's Chorus Society $4,000.00
Calgary Multi-Cultural Choir $2,000.00
Calgary Opera Association $170,000.00
Calgary Philharmonic Society $287,000.00
Calgary Pro Musica Society $12,000.00
Calgary Reggae Festival $5,000.00
Calgary Renaissance Singers & Players $3,500.00
Calgary Soc. Of Independent Filmmakers $24,000.00
Calgary Society Of Organists $1,350.00
Calgary Spoken Word Society $4,500.00
Calgary Underground Film Festival $5,000.00
Calgary Young Peoples Theatre $4,500.00
Calgary Youth Orchestra Society $6,000.00
Canadian Music Centre - Prairie Region $14,000.00
Cantare Childrens Choir $3,500.00
Cantos Music Museum $20,000.00
Caribbean Community Council $10,000.00
Chinook Musical Society $2,000.00
Classical Guitar Society of Calgary $5,000.00
Corps Bara Dance $2,500.00
Curiously Canadian Improv Guild $1,200.00
Dancers' Studio West $22,000.00
dANDdelion Magazine $4,000.00
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks $72,000.00
Downstage Performance Society $3,000.00
Early Music Voices $4,000.00
eko dance projects of Calgary $3,000.00
EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society $22,000.00
Enchor Choral Society $1,500.00
Esther Honens International Piano Competition $30,000.00
Fairytales Presentation Society $5,000.00
Festival Chorus $7,000.00
Filling Station Publications Society $4,000.00
Fire Exit Society of Alberta $3,000.00
Folk Festival $80,000.00
Foothills Bluegrass Music Society $2,500.00
Foothills Brass Society $3,000.00
Ghost River Theatre $11,000.00
Glenbow-Alberta Institute $108,000.00
Green Fools Theatre $10,000.00
Ground Zero Theatre $13,500.00
Hispanic Performing Arts Soc. $7,500.00
Instrumental Society of Calgary $7,000.00
International Festival of Song & Chamber Music $6,500.00
Jazz Is Society of Alberta $3,500.00
Kanatorei Choral Music $4,000.00
Kensington Sinfonia Society $7,000.00
Land's End Chamber Music $7,000.00
Leighton Art Centre
$10,000.00
Loose Moose Theatre $17,000.00
Lunchbox Theatre $57,000.00
Milleniuim Music Foundation $10,000.00
Mo Mo Multi-Ability Movement Arts $5,000.00
Morpheus Theatre Society $6,000.00
Mount Royal Choral Association $3,000.00
Mountain Standard Time Performative
$2,000.00
New Gallery $35,000.00
New Works of Art Calgary Society $6,500.00
Old Trout Workshop Theatre $5,000.00
One Yellow Rabbit Theatre $60,000.00
Orchestral Society of Calgary $7,500.00
Players Chamber Ensemble $2,000.00
Polanie Polish Song & Dance $1,000.00
Pro Arts Society $4,000.00
Pumphouse Theatre $43,000.00
Quest Theatre $8,500.00
Quickdraw Animation Society $24,000.00
Ragamala Music Society of Calgary $5,500.00
Rocky Mountain Concert Band $1,000.00
Sage Theatre $8,000.00
Second Story Art Society (Truck) $38,000.00
Shakespeare Company Theatre $3,750.00
Silver Stars Musical Revue $1,000.00
Spiritus Chamber Choir $3,000.00
Springboard Dance Collective $12,000.00
Stage Left Productions Theatre $1,500.00
Storybook Theatre $18,000.00
Stride Art Gallery Association $27,000.00
Suzirya Ukrainian Dance $2,000.00
Theatre Calgary $307,000.00
Theatre Junction $77,000.00
Tryzub Ukrainian Dance $2,300.00
Untitled Art Society (Calgary) $4,000.00
Vertigo Mystery Theatre $90,000.00
Visual Arts Week Society $6,500.00
Voice Scapes Music $4,000.00
Wordfest $35,000.00
Workshop Theatre $7,600.00
Writers Guild of Alberta $3,500.00
Youth Singers of Calgary $12,000.00
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Special Project Grants Awarded 2007

Applicant Title
Grant Awarded
Summary
Asian Heritage Foundation (Southern Alberta) Asian Heritage Month ImaginASIAN Festival - Dance Event 4000 To support the local dance component of the Asian Heritage Month Arts Festival highlighting Asian Canadian dance as a main attraction.
Barany, C. Mitchell City of Noise 3375 To support a four-minute film set to the work of independent Calgary musicians “Summerlad”.
Burisch, Nicole and Anthea Black (Shotgun-Review.ca) Shotgun-Review.ca Site Development Project 1000 To support a web journal with reviews and images of fine art events, projects, and exhibitions in Calgary and Alberta.
Burns, Lindsay (Pot of Jam Productions) The Vajayjay Monologues 1500 To support a new comedy by playwright Lindsay Burns.
Calgary Cinematheque Society Talking Pictures 4000 To support bringing the newly formed Calgary Cinématheque Society in bringing four film directors and art historians to Calgary to present their work and interact with audiences in a conversation about film as art.
Calgary Contemporary Arts Society Publication of the exhibition catalogue "Images and Reflections" 1000 To support the publication of an international art exchange exhibition in conjunction with the 25th Anniversary of the Calgary Contemporary Arts Society.
Calgary Men's Chorus Choral Festival 1200 To support an invitational Choral Festival as a part of Outfest, the Cultural Component of the first North American Outgames.
Centre Stage Theatre Company A Most Dangerous Game 3000 To support a play written by Bonnie Gratz designed to educate teens on the dangers of the Internet.
Clouds and Water Gallery and Visual Production Society Emerging Artists of Calgary 2025 To support the presentation of a collaborative student exhibition at The New Gallery.
Dyment, Colleen and Lauren Ireland-Gantous Sleeping Beauty 4000 To support producing the spoof Sleeping Beauty targeted to make professional level theatre accessible to children fourteen and under.
Fairytales Presentation Society Outfest 5000 To support a week-long celebration of gay and lesbian art, culture and performance as part of the first North America OutGames.
Fiona Malena Flamenco Society Tierra 2000 To support the creation, development and presentation of a new dance work gathering flamenco artists from all over Canada.
Ghost River Theatre NiX 7000 To support a site-specific theatrical experience transforming the locations into theatres of snow and ice through an innovative combination of natural materials, light and sound equipment.
Hamilton, Mark Bunny Hill 2000 To support a two-day music and visual arts event occurring during the independent music festival “Sled Island”.
Hopkins, Mark Freak Show 2000 To support site-specific performance installations as part of One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo.
Knight, Holly Blakey Calgary Feis 2000 To support an Irish festival featuring competitors aged 4 to 19 in Irish dance and music.
Mahood, Jennifer System Antics 2000 To support a multi-disciplinary collaboration between Philip Baer, Naomi Brand and Jennifer Mahood producing an interactive sound-art installation.
Bee Kingdom (formerly Mecha Glass) Bee Kingdom Art Book 1000 To support the publication of a biographical art book.
Mendelsohn, Judith Bobby 3000 To support the development and performance of a solo clown show.
Mob Hit Productions Boom 2500 To support the production of a play dealing with the single largest issue on the minds of Calgarians.
Morcos, Annette Flamenco Concert 2900 To support a Flamenco performance featuring some of the different cultures that influences this unique art form.
Mosaic Community Cultural Festival 1500 To support a free, public event in the Beltline area of Calgary focused on providing a forum for cultural expression for the enjoyment and education of a diverse audience.
Nyland, Eric The Sound System 2500 To support the production of two one-act plays as a single event as part of Edmonton’s Indie 5 Festival and Calgary’s Birds and Stone Theatre.
Phame Productions American Woman 1000 To support a Canadian play exploring the experience of being a new Canadian Immigrant.
Rive, Tyler (in collaboration with Ghost River Theatre Society) Iraq & Back 3000 To support the production of a play by Tyler Rive chronicling his real-life experiences building water treatment filtration units for the US army.
Semaka, Ty Closure 2500 To support a physical drama written by Ty Semaka combining elements of monologue, dialogue, physical theatre, computer projection technology, poetry and music.
Shyba, Lori and The Gamer Player Spies in the Oil sands: Whose side are you on? 1000 To support the production of an interactive Forum Theatre event to bring awareness to decisions that can be made regarding our energy resources in the Oilsands.
Simmins, Geoffrey Ronald (Gyo-Zo) Spickett: The Calgary Murals Video Project 2500 To support a video production of two historically important mural paintings in the city, featuring an interview with the artist.
Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society 2007 Fine Works in Wood Exhibition 2000 To support the Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society’s bi-annual exhibition.
Southern India Cultural Association Violin Strings of S. India 500 To support the presentation of a unique program celebrating the classical music of South India by three Canadian artists.
Stone Sculptors Guild of North America (Brian Pawlak) Circle of Life 4000 To support the production of twelve sculptures while increasing the sculpture awareness and appreciation in the city of Calgary.
Studio C Photo Graphic Arts 3000 To support the community collaboration intended to expose artists with disabilities to a new medium of artistic expression.
Terracciano, Rosanna & Graziella My Flamenco 2500 To support the flamenco dance project featuring new works of local flamenco dancer Rosanna Terracciano.
Thakkar, Sudha Rang Tarang - A Festival of Dance and Music, 2007 4000 To support a festival of Indian classical dance and music.
Theatre Junction at The Grand Live in Velvet 1000 To support a free performance series introducing Calgary audiences to up-and-coming live performers.
Theatre of the Living Statue Dragonfly Episode IV: Identity 2500 To support the production of a dance drama, in the style of a graphic novel, combining elements of physical theatre, dance, visual art, music and prosthetic crafting.
Urban Curvz Theatre Helen's Necklace 3000 To support the production of a play written by Carole Fréchette – winner of the Governor’s General Award.
Vida, Sandra Sandra Vida - Production of a Retrospective Publication 1500 To support the retrospective publication of visual and media artist Sandra Vida.
Wilson, Sheri-D The Panty Portal Project 3000 To support the production of a short film, or VideoPoem, based on a poem by Sheri-D Wilson that explores the concept of extinction, through alienation from true nature.
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2008 Festival Special Project Grant

APPLICANT PROJECT
AMOUNT
Blue Collar Dance Company
Urban Studio Initiative – Slammenberry Jam Urban Dance Festival
$10,000
Calgary Animated Objects Society Crawdaddy: A Freak Tragedy $35,000
Calgary International Film Festival Movie Mavericks $32,000
Calgary Reggae Festival Calgary Canadian Reggae Artistes Summit, Workshop and Showcase $6,000
Calgary Spoken Word Society The Expansion Project $9,600
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers $100 Film Festival First-time Filmmaker Workshop $9,700
Calgary Underground Film Festival Web design, development and re-branding $36,000
Fairytales Presentation Society Sustainability Seed Funding $15,000
Lunchbox Theatre 20th Anniversary Celebration of Petro-Canada's Festival of New Plays $7,500
Mountain Standard Time M:ST 4 Festival Critical Initiatives Series $15,000
Quickdraw Animation Society – Giant Incandescent Radiating Animation Festival (GIRAF) Audience Development Coordinator $8,200
One Yellow Rabbit High Performance Rodeo $35,000
Sage Theatre Ignite 2008!: Lateral Growth $12,000
Springboard Dance Fluid Movement Festival Marketing and Outreach $15,000
Stage Left Productions Theatre Association Brash.  Bold.  Beautiful:  The Balancing Acts 8 Mainstage Series $24,000
Visual Arts Week Society Permanent Festival Website – Creative content component $15,000
WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers' Festival BookShorts Moving Stories Film Festival $15,000
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2007 Operating Grants

Organization 2007 Operating Grant
Acoustic Music Society $2,000.00
African Festival $6,100.00
Alberta Ballet $170,000.00
Alberta Dance Theatre $3,200.00
Alberta Playwrights' Network $5,000.00
Alberta Printmakers' Society $8,000.00
Alberta Society of Artists $1,000.00
Alberta Theatre Projects $309,000.00
Alexandra Writers Centre Society $4,000.00
Altius Brass Society $1,750.00
Art Gallery of Calgary $75,000.00
Brazilian Community Association of Alberta $1,500.00
Broadminds Productions $4,500.00
C Jazz $35,000.00
Calgary Animated Objects Society $5,000.00
Calgary Artwalk Society $5,500.00
Calgary Bach Festival Society $1,500.00
Calgary Blues Music Assoc. $12,350.00
Calgary Boys Choir Society $5,000.00
Calgary Children's Choir Association $3,000.00
Calgary Chinese Orchestra Association $1,500.00
Calgary Concert Band $2,000.00
Calgary Contemporary Arts Society $25,000.00
Calgary Fiddlers Association, The $2,400.00
Calgary Fireworks / GlobalFest $32,000.00
Calgary Foothills Barbershop Chrous $3,000.00
Calgary Fringe Festival $15,000.00
Calgary Girls Choir Society $6,000.00
Calgary International Childrens Festival $90,000.00
Calgary International Film Festival $38,000.00
Calgary Men's Chorus Society $4,000.00
Calgary Multi-Cultural Choir $2,000.00
Calgary Opera Association $170,000.00
Calgary Philharmonic Society $287,000.00
Calgary Pro Musica Society $12,000.00
Calgary Reggae Festival $5,000.00
Calgary Renaissance Singers & Players $3,500.00
Calgary Society Of Independent Filmmakers $24,000.00
Calgary Society Of Organists $1,350.00
Calgary Spoken Word Society $4,500.00
Calgary Underground Film Festival $5,000.00
Calgary Young Peoples Theatre $4,500.00
Calgary Youth Orchestra Society $6,000.00
Canadian Music Centre - Prairie Region $14,000.00
Cantare Childrens Choir $3,500.00
Cantos Music Museum $20,000.00
Caribbean Community Council $10,000.00
Chinook Musical Society $2,000.00
Classical Guitar Society of Calgary $5,000.00
Corps Bara Dance $2,500.00
Curiously Canadian Improv Guild $1,200.00
Dancers' Studio West $22,000.00
dANDdelion Magazine $4,000.00
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks $72,000.00
Downstage Performance Society $3,000.00
Early Music Voices $4,000.00
eko dance projects of Calgary $3,000.00
EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society $22,000.00
Enchor Choral Society $1,500.00
Esther Honens Int. Piano Competition $30,000.00
Fairytales Presentation Society $5,000.00
Festival Chorus $7,000.00
Filling Station Publications Society $4,000.00
Fire Exit Society of Alberta $3,000.00
Calgary Folk Music Festival $80,000.00
Foothills Bluegrass Music Society $2,500.00
Foothills Brass Society $3,000.00
Ghost River Theatre $11,000.00
Glenbow-Alberta Institute $108,000.00
Green Fools Theatre $10,000.00
Ground Zero Theatre $13,500.00
Hispanic Performing Arts Society $7,500.00
Instrumental Society of Calgary $7,000.00
International Festival of Song & Chamber Music $6,500.00
Jazz Is Society of Alberta $3,500.00
Kanatorei Choral Music $4,000.00
Kensington Sinfonia Society $7,000.00
Land's End Chamber Music $7,000.00
Leighton Art Centre
$10,000.00
Loose Moose Theatre $17,000.00
Lunchbox Theatre $57,000.00
Milleniuim Music Foundation $10,000.00
Mo Mo Multi-Ability Movement Arts $5,000.00
Morpheus Theatre Society $6,000.00
Mount Royal Choral Association $3,000.00
Mountain Standard Time Performative
$2,000.00
New Gallery $35,000.00
New Works of Art Calgary Society $6,500.00
Old Trout Workshop Theatre $5,000.00
One Yellow Rabbit Theatre $60,000.00
Orchestral Society of Calgary $7,500.00
Players Chamber Ensemble $2,000.00
Polanie Polish Song & Dance $1,000.00
Pro Arts Society $4,000.00
Pumphouse Theatre $43,000.00
Quest Theatre $8,500.00
Quickdraw Animation Society $24,000.00
Ragamala Music Society of Calgary $5,500.00
Rocky Mountain Concert Band $1,000.00
Sage Theatre $8,000.00
Second Story Art Society (Truck) $38,000.00
Shakespeare Company Theatre $3,750.00
Silver Stars Musical Revue $1,000.00
Spiritus Chamber Choir $3,000.00
Springboard Dance Collective $12,000.00
Stage Left Productions Theatre $1,500.00
Storybook Theatre $18,000.00
Stride Art Gallery Association $27,000.00
Suzirya Ukrainian Dance $2,000.00
Theatre Calgary $307,000.00
Theatre Junction $77,000.00
Tryzub Ukrainian Dance $2,300.00
Untitled Art Society (Calgary) $4,000.00
Vertigo Mystery Theatre $90,000.00
Visual Arts Week Society $6,500.00
Voice Scapes Music $4,000.00
Word on the Street $3,000.00
Wordfest $35,000.00
Workshop Theatre $7,600.00
Writers Guild of Alberta $3,500.00
Youth Singers of Calgary $12,000.00
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Special Project Grants Awarded 2006

 

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PROJECT APPROVED
    GRANT
     
     
Alberta Playwrights Network Littlefest Cabaret 2,500
Alexandra Writers Centre 25th Anniversary Alexandra Reader 2,000
Blacklist Theatre Project / Ground Zero Trout Stanley 2,500
Brazilian Association Brazilian Carnaval 2006 3,000
Burns Visual Arts Society East Side Studio Crawl 1,700
Calgary Blues Music Association New Guitar Summit 3,000
Calgary Blues Music Association Showcase 2006 2,000
Calgary Spoken Word Society Tribute to Bill Bissett 2,500
Cameron, Ken My Morocco 2,500
Cook, Xstine / CAOS Dead Boyfriends 1,000
Cultural Connections Beauty and the Beast 1,250
Cumberbatch, Jody Avatara 2,000
Eaton, Lynn Stories, Lies and Heroes 3,000
Eighth Hour Theatre Grit 1,000
Footprints Dance Project Arts of Citizenship 2,500
Heslop/Peterson & Shatterproof Films The Curse of the Piano 3,000
La Caravan Dance Theatre Contrast 2,500
Maple Salsa Theatre Macula 1,000
Mendelsohn / Sage Theatre Hothouse 3,000
Mo Mo Dance Theatre This Dance 750
Monk, Davida / M-Body Weather 2,500
Montemurro, Laurie On The Edge… 2,400
Red Smarteez Marionettes The Kay Stories 2,000
Second Story Art Society Patch Project 3,000
Urban Curvz Theatre Thy Neighbour's Wife 3,500
Willment, Joanne Digital Piano Selections 500
Wilson, Sheri-D Panty Portal 1,000
     
TOTAL   57,600

2006 Operating Grants

GRANTS LIST - 2006  
Updated May 8, 2006  
   
ORGANIZATION Grant
  2006
   
Acoustic Music Society of Calgary
2,000
African Festival & Presentation Society. (Afrikadey) 5,500
Alberta Ballet 150,000
Alberta Dance Theatre for Young People
2,700
Alberta Playwrights' Network 3,500
Alberta Printmakers Society 4,000
Alberta Theatre Projects 309,000
Alexandra Writers' Centre 3,000
All Nations 1,000
Altius Brass 1,250
Art Gallery of Calgary (The)
65,000
Brazilian Community Association 1,500
Broad Minds Productions Foundation
1,500
Bubonic Tourist Society 3,500
C-Jazz/The Calgary Jazz Association
20,500
C.S.I.F. 22,500
Calgary Animated Objects Society 3,000
Calgary Art Walk Festival Society 4,500
Calgary Bach Festival Society
1,000
Calgary Boys Choir 3,250
Calgary Childrens Choir 3,000
Calgary Chinese Orchestra 1,000
Calgary Concert Band 2,000
Calgary Contemporary Arts Society 20,000
Calgary Fiddlers Association 1,600
Calgary GlobalFest 20,750
Calgary Foothills Barbershop Chorus Society
1,000
Calgary Girls Choir 3,300
Calgary International Children's Festival 80,000
Calgary International Film Festival Society
33,000
Calgary Men's Chorus Society
3,000
Calgary Multi-Cultural Choir Society
2,000
Calgary Opera Association 150,000
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Society 268,000
Calgary Pro Musica Society
8,500
Calgary Reggae Festival Society
3,500
Calgary Renaissance Singers & Players
2,600
Calgary Society of Organists 1,300
Calgary Spoken Word Society 3,000
Calgary Underground Film Festival Society
2,500
Calgary Young Peoples' Theatre 3,000
Calgary Youth Orchestra Society
5,000
Canadian Music Centre - Prairie Region
12,200
Cantare' Childrens' Choir Society
3,250
Cantos Music Foundation 13,500
Caribbean Community Council of Calgary (The)
10,000
Chinook Music Society 2,000
Classical Guitar Society of Calgary
3,250
Corps Bara Dance Guild of Calgary
2,500
Curiously Canadian Improv Guild 1,000
Dancers' Studio West Society
18,000
dANDelion Magazine Society
4,000
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks 52,000
E M Media Gallery & Production Society
18,000
Early Music Voices Concert Society in Elbow Park
3,000
Eko Dance Projects 2,500
Ester Honens International Piano Competition Foundation 15,000
Fairytales Presentation Society 2,500
Festival Chorus (The)
6,000
Filling Station Publications Society
4,000
Fire Exit Theatre Society of Alberta
1,000
Folk Festival Society of Calgary
70,000
Foothills Bluegrass Music Society
2,000
Foothills Brass Society
6,000
Ghost River Theatre 5,500
Glenbow - Alberta Institute
100,000
Green Fools Theatre Society
6,500
Ground Zero Theatre Society
12,500
Hispanic Arts Society 6,000
Instrumental Society of Calgary 7,000
Int. Fest. of Song and Chamber Music Society
6,000
Jazz Is Society of Alberta 2,500
Kantorei Choral Society 3,500
Kensington Sinfonia 5,000
Lands End Chamber Music Society of Calgary
6,000
Leighton Art Centre
8,500
Loose Moose Theatre 15,000
Lunchbox Theatre Society
57,000
Millenium Music Foundation 4,500
Mo Mo Multi-Ability Movement Arts Society of Calgary
3,000
Mob Hit Productions 2,500
Morpheus Theatre 3,500
Mount Royal Choral Association