Artshare Program: 2023 Results
The ArtShare Program was intended to provide one-time project funding to individual artists, artist collectives and arts organizations in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis who self-identify as equity-seeking, or which are led by and serve equity-seeking communities. Calgary Arts Development program staff work one on one with applicants to develop grant proposals and funding amounts.
Calgary Arts Development 2023 grant investment programs for individual artists and artist collectives were supplemented through the Cultural Vitality Fund of the Calgary Arts Foundation, with donations from individual donors, the Auxilium Foundation, and an Anonymous Donor to the Edmonton Community Foundation. We thank these donors for their generous support.
We were able to support 43 applications to a total of $512,000.
| Grantee | Project | Grant |
| Alia Aluma-Baigent | Yesterday, Last Year | $15,000 |
| Anastasia Allan | Novel and portfolio development | $15,000 |
| Andrea Greening | imMORAL injury | $15,000 |
| Andrew Abildgaard | Six Month Training and Development | $3,700 |
| Anerin (Rin) Wright | Untitled Progressive Music Development | $15,000 |
| Anne Azucena | Exploring Traditional Crafting Practices in the Philippines | $14,858 |
| Anubhav | Theatre – Multilingual | $14,000 |
| Anvita (Annie) Bhatti | Professional development in graphic art and design tools | $6,432 |
| Centre For Newcomers | Let’s Paint Program (with Apiow Akwai) | $12,650 |
| Cleo Williams | SOAP Studios – Fashion Artist Development | $15,000 |
| Colleen Peters | Travel to New York to sing a World premiere of Twilight Mass by Ola Gjeilo with Vocal Latitudes Choir | $3,645.36 |
| Curtis Running Rabbit-Lefthand | No Spiritual Surrender Documentary Series | $15,000 |
| De-Ann Weekes | Dunham Legacy Revisited (Dance Intensive) at Jacobs Pillow | $5,650 |
| Emmanuel Ilondior | Foreign Path II – Film | $15,000 |
| EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society | BLACK2THEFUTURE | $20,000 |
| Erin Aisha Boyce | Artist Accelerator Program and Guitar Lessons (note: this amount topped up their 2023 Artist Development Microgrant) | $2,617.94 |
| Fadi Alkhour | The Human-Animal Connection Project | $15,000 |
| Fall of Earth (Alex Rye) | Fall of Earth Tour + Professional Development | $20,000 |
| Gentil Misigaro | A Song With A Story – Live Concert & Recording | $15,000 |
| Grand Komanda | Grand Komanda Mischievous 2024 Comedy Special | $15,000 |
| Haneyeh (Honey) Jalali | My Pillow: A Further Exploration | $15,000 |
| Hebert Poll Gutierrez | To present lectures about Afro Cuban storytelling on three Cuban cultural events in January 2024. | $4,986.52 |
| Heritage Weavers and Spinners Guild of Calgary | Support for relocation from ArtPoint Studio & Galleries to Austrian Canadian Cultural Centre | $9,099.48 |
| Incipio Modo (Danira Miralda) | The Procession: Phase 1 | $20,000 |
| jacqs walker | Voice affirming vocal training and community workshops | $6,200 |
| Janet Turner | Among Other Things | $15,000 |
| Jared Herring | Calgary House Workshops with Sekou | $2,595 |
| Kamika Bianca Guerra-Walker | Finding My Way Back to You feature film production | $15,000 |
| Lara Schmitz | Convergence – Writing & Development | $15,000 |
| Luis Tovar | Album Recording (Pt.2) | $12,000 |
| Mariah Udalor | Attend Sundance academy Script Writing Courses and purchase equipment and materials | $4,971 |
| Melika Forouzan Pour | Preparation & exhibition at Snap Gallery in Edmonton May 2024 | $6,264 |
| Melissa Victor | New York Fashion Week with Runway7 | $14,000 |
| Noble Seggie | Untitled Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Egg) Project | $13,231.04 |
| Paityn Savoie | Launch online-storefront and support in-person vending opportunities | $5,000 |
| Priscilla Boulay | Advance jewelry and silversmithing career through courses & mentorship | $15,000 |
| Rebecca Dawn | Luminous Revolutions | $15,000 |
| Silvia Temis | Opera Flamenca | $13,000 |
| Sofia Huarte Aguilar | To participate in Chromatic Theatre’s 2023-24 Playwrights Unit and develop an original solo show based on my Mexican cultural roots. | $5,000 |
| Suzanne Dzus | Mohawk beadwork | $5,000 |
| Tha Bloc (Sam Obadero) | Tha Bloc: cSPACE Residency/Activation | $21,100 |
| The Louis Brothers | Brand/Business Development plan for Louis Brothers | $5,000 |
| TheMarriageAdvocates Canada | Musical Dinner Theatre: A Tale of Two Immigrant Couples | $21,000 |
Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials
