Artist Development Microgrant: 2023 Results
The Artist Development Microgrant provided one-time funding to individual artists and artist collectives in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis working in any artistic discipline who pursue a professional practice. This program supported applicants with their professional and artistic skill development or business and career development activities. The goal of the program was to contribute to the skills and knowledge required to advance artists’ careers and develop artistic practices.
This program was supplemented by Calgary Arts Foundation through gifts from the Auxilium Foundation, Calgary Foundation, and Individual Donors.
We received 398 eligible applications requesting $1,638,816, and were able to support 127 applications to a total of $490,352. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the 2023 Artist Development Microgrant.
| Grantee | Grant Amount | |
| Ado Nkemka | Intake 1 | $2,260 |
| Alexa Bunnell | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Alpheus Johnson | Intake 1 | $4,534 |
| Andrew Cooper | Intake 1 | $4,729.30 |
| Annika Cheyne | Intake 1 | $4,467.52 |
| Aroop Rayu | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Ashley Johnston | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Bob Acton | Intake 1 | $4,209.50 |
| Brenden Lengsfeld | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Carly Reirson | Intake 1 | $3,262.68 |
| Chris Nevile | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Colin Wintz | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Diane Din Ebongue | Intake 1 | $4,997.24 |
| Elio Alcindor | Intake 1 | $2,908 |
| Elizabeth Stepkowski Tarhan | Intake 1 | $4,203 |
| Eric Flores-Moreno | Intake 1 | $3,448.81 |
| Erin Aisha Boyce | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Eunice Faye Dionisio | Intake 1 | $2,080 |
| eva birhanu | Intake 1 | $2,024 |
| Geraldine Ysselstein | Intake 1 | $1,960 |
| Hannah Muirhead | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Heidi Grogan | Intake 1 | $3,945 |
| J Stevens | Intake 1 | $4,995 |
| Jacqueline Russell | Intake 1 | $3,443.60 |
| Jared Herring | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Jennifer Poppe | Intake 1 | $2,760 |
| Jillian Fleck | Intake 1 | $966.42 |
| Jonathan McCaslin | Intake 1 | $3,660 |
| Jordan Wieben | Intake 1 | $3,079 |
| Julya Hajnoczky | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Justin Larioza | Intake 1 | $3,460 |
| Kaiya Gamble | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Kathryn Hood | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Kelly Kaur | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Kenzie Housego | Intake 1 | $1,275.05 |
| Lael Chmelyk | Intake 1 | $654.17 |
| Landon Jesse Krentz | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Leo Sato | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Lexie Angelo | Intake 1 | $4,900 |
| Lily Maria Sigie | Intake 1 | $4,909.31 |
| Maggie MacKenzie | Intake 1 | $2,406.52 |
| Mia + Eric (Mia Rushton) | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Michael Lang | Intake 1 | $3,775 |
| Mike Tod | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Nice Horse (Krista Wodelet) | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Nyakurthe Mayain | Intake 1 | $2,200 |
| Omar Javaid | Intake 1 | $1,500 |
| Pamela Norrish | Intake 1 | $3,400 |
| Paul Zacharias | Intake 1 | $4,953.37 |
| Rami Abdelnour | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Sarah van Sloten | Intake 1 | $3,860.03 |
| Sepidar Yeganeh Farid | Intake 1 | $1,260 |
| Serenella Argueta | Intake 1 | $4,998.90 |
| Shea Proulx | Intake 1 | $1,749.05 |
| Shelby Charlesworth | Intake 1 | $1,852.60 |
| Sweater Weather (Aaron Giovannone) | Intake 1 | $4,632.30 |
| Val Duncan | Intake 1 | $1,820 |
| Vinson Chan | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Xinyu Li | Intake 1 | $5,000 |
| Zahra (Zara) Baseri | Intake 1 | $1,078.57 |
| Adrian Gonzalez De la Peña | Intake 2 | $4,905 |
| Alex Kwong | Intake 2 | $4,999.95 |
| Alita Laurie | Intake 2 | $4,390 |
| Allan Sinclair | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Amelie Patterson | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Anna Cooley | Intake 2 | $2,948 |
| Ashley Bedet | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Bruce Miller | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Calgary Without Patriarchy (Jacqs Walker) | Intake 2 | $3,000 |
| Chris Sies | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Christina Dongqi Yao | Intake 2 | $4,375 |
| Christy Herdman | Intake 2 | $3,136.54 |
| Cîpayak ᒌᐸᕀ (Sarah Houle-Lowry) | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Claudia Chagoya | Intake 2 | $2,547.05 |
| Corey Brereton | Intake 2 | $1,105 |
| Delirium Street Party Brass (John Abraham) | Intake 2 | $4,000 |
| Eden Middleton | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Eveline Kolijn | Intake 2 | $3,500 |
| Ezgi Turker | Intake 2 | $1,076.25 |
| Fadi Alkhouri | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Gisela Romero | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Immigrant Lessons (Kevin Fraser) | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| J.R. McNeil | Intake 2 | $2,212 |
| James McLane | Intake 2 | $4,460 |
| Janey Luc-German | Intake 2 | $1,678.15 |
| Jared Clark | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Javier Vilalta | Intake 2 | $4,744 |
| Jen Schier | Intake 2 | $4,720.33 |
| Jenna Turk | Intake 2 | $3,932.98 |
| Jeremy Gignoux | Intake 2 | $874.41 |
| Jose Macasinag | Intake 2 | $3,611.49 |
| Kamran Ahamed | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Katie Green | Intake 2 | $4,926.98 |
| Katriona Dunn | Intake 2 | $1,900 |
| Kayam Khalfan | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Kelsey Merkeley | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Kevin Dong | Intake 2 | $3,900 |
| Lara Schmitz | Intake 2 | $2,475.03 |
| Laurie Radford | Intake 2 | $3,351.01 |
| Leah Petrucci | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Leia Guo | Intake 2 | $4,278.05 |
| Louie Fermor | Intake 2 | $1,215.20 |
| Madalyn Faunt | Intake 2 | $4,082 |
| Mao (Kun) chen | Intake 2 | $4,800 |
| Meaghan Thompson | Intake 2 | $1,975 |
| Michelle Ku | Intake 2 | $2,696 |
| Noeline Hofmann | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Nyssa Orr | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Omatta Udalor | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Paige Feurer | Intake 2 | $2,512 |
| Paulo da Costa | Intake 2 | $2,972.87 |
| Phillip Bandura | Intake 2 | $2,000 |
| Project InTandem (Sylvie Moquin) | Intake 2 | $4,984.56 |
| Qingping Yu | Intake 2 | $1,645.74 |
| Raeann Cheung | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| RAZA (Laura Caraballo) | Intake 2 | $4,765.62 |
| Sean Haid | Intake 2 | $1,638.20 |
| Shae McLean | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Shone Thistle | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Sonia Deleo | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Tayyaba Walayat | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Teresa Baird | Intake 2 | $2,600 |
| Tyenne Bentor | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Tyler Klein-Longmire | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Vikramjeet Johal | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
| Vincent Ho | Intake 2 | $2,800 |
| Wunmi Idowu | Intake 2 | $5,000 |
Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials
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