Allocated Grants

2008 Operating Grants

Erica Mattson — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:02:10 -0400

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

Special Project Grants Awarded 2007

Chard Morrison — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:55:10 -0400

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.

2008 Festival Special Project Grant

Erica Mattson — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:48:57 -0400

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

2007 Operating Grants

Mike Scullen — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:27:13 -0400

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

Special Project Grants Awarded 2006

Mike Scullen — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:02:00 -0500

APPLICANT read more »	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