Grant Investment Programs: 2023 Results
The results of our 2023 grant investment programs are now available. A full breakdown of each of the programs can be found below:
Arts Organizations
The Operating Grant Program provides stable, predictable funding to non-profit arts organizations in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis. Operating Grants are committed on a multi-year cycle, and may be directed to any area of an organization’s overall budget. The Operating Grant in 2023 was confirmed on a two-year cycle for 2023 and 2024.
The program was open to non-profit arts organizations that received operating grants through the Operating Grant Program in the 2020 — 2022 funding cycle. In 2023 organizations in the Operating Grant Program received their ‘base grant’ (the amount confirmed through their previous 2020 — 2022 investment agreement) and were also eligible for a percentage-based increase to their annual operating grant for 2023 and 2024. The total sum of the base grant and the increase is considered the new operating grant amount for both the 2023 and 2024 grant years.
160 organizations received $7,668,127 through the Operating Grant Program in 2023. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the Operating Grant Program.
NOTE: The below list does not include new organizations who were onboarded into the operating grant through the Operating Grant New Client Intake Program.
| Organization | Grant Amount |
| Adult Recreational Choir Society of Calgary | $30,000 |
| Alberta Ballet | $431,420 |
| Alberta Craft Council | $55,888 |
| Alberta Media Art Alliance Society | $22,400 |
| Alberta Playwrights’ Network | $18,908 |
| Alberta Printmakers Society | $30,000 |
| Alberta Theatre Projects | $364,500 |
| Alexandra Writers Centre Society | $30,000 |
| Alliance Francaise | $44,016 |
| Amici String Program Association | $25,800 |
| Antyx Community Arts Society | $45,584 |
| Beltline Neighbourhoods Association | $30,000 |
| Book Publishers Association of Alberta | $32,816 |
| Brazilian Community Association of Alberta | $6,000 |
| Calgary Allied Arts Foundation | $10,000 |
| Calgary Animated Objects | $55,776 |
| Calgary Bach Society | $4,200 |
| Calgary Blues Music Association | $48,384 |
| Calgary Boys’ Choir | $16,800 |
| Calgary Centre for Global Community | Humainologie | $30,000 |
| Calgary Children’s Choir Association | $4,320 |
| Calgary Chinese Orchestra | $4,200 |
| Calgary Cinematheque | $28,000 |
| Calgary Concert Band Society | $6,254 |
| The Calgary Fiddlers Association | $30,000 |
| Calgary Foothills Barbershop Chorus Society | $11,092 |
| Calgary Girls Choir | $36,400 |
| Calgary International Film Festival Society | $105,490 |
| Calgary International Fringe Festival Society | $39,200 |
| Calgary Men’s Chorus Society | $7,080 |
| Calgary Multicultural Choir Society | $4,200 |
| Calgary Opera Association | $345,878 |
| Calgary Performing Arts Festival Society | $20,000 |
| Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra | $462,054 |
| Calgary Pro Musica Society | $30,000 |
| Calgary Protospace Ltd | $25,000 |
| Calgary Reggae Festival Society | $21,819 |
| Calgary Renaissance Singers & Players | $10,000 |
| Calgary Round-up Band | $10,000 |
| Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers | $42,000 |
| Calgary Underground Film Festival Society | $42,560 |
| Calgary Young People’s Theatre Society | $30,000 |
| Calgary Youth Orchestra Society | $24,000 |
| Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry Society (CAMP) | $15,000 |
| Canadian Music Centre–Prairie Region | $30,000 |
| Cantare Children’s Choir Society | $30,688 |
| Casa Mexico Foundation | $20,000 |
| Chromatic Theatre | $30,000 |
| CJSW Radio – The University of Calgary Student Radio Society |
$58,630 |
| Classical Guitar Society of Calgary | $8,260 |
| Cloud’s ‘n Water Visual Production Society, The New Gallery |
$48,608 |
| Contemporary Calgary | $70,000 |
| Corps Bara Dance Guild of Calgary | $10,000 |
| Dancer’s Studio West Society | $34,832 |
| Decidedly Jazz Danceworks | $209,844 |
| Design Talks (d.talks) | $30,000 |
| Early Music Voices Concert Society | $11,716 |
| East Side Dance Festival Society | $20,000 |
| Elephant Artist Relief Society | $10,000 |
| EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society | $45,584 |
| EnChor Choral Society | $2,400 |
| Evergreen Theatre Society | $45,136 |
| Exposure: Calgary Banff Photography Festival | $30,128 |
| Femme Wave Arts Society | $33,600 |
| Fire Exit Theatre Society | $4,800 |
| Fish Creek Concert and Cultural Society | $3,990 |
| Folk Festival Society of Calgary | $158,436 |
| Foothills Bluegrass Music Society | $3,300 |
| Foothills Brass Society | $16,200 |
| Footprints Dance Project Society of Alberta | $26,400 |
| Forte Musical Theatre Guild | $23,400 |
| FreeFall Literary Society of Calgary | $16,000 |
| Ghost River Theatre Society | $31,024 |
| Glenbow Alberta Institute | $369,940 |
| Gli Azzurri-Calgary Italian Folk Dancers | $13,950 |
| GlobalFest Society | $37,296 |
| Green Fools Theatre | $30,352 |
| Handsome Alice Theatre | $24,800 |
| Harmony Guzheng Ensemble Association | $6,962 |
| Hispanic Arts Society | $37,408 |
| Alberta University of the Arts, Illingworth Kerr Gallery | $24,400 |
| Instrumental Society of Calgary | $10,400 |
| International Festival of Animated Objects Society | $30,000 |
| International Festival of Song and Chamber Music Society |
$12,064 |
| Jazz Is Society of Alberta | $30,464 |
| Jeunesse Classique Ballet Company | $30,000 |
| Kantorei Choral Society | $16,000 |
| Kensington Sinfonia Society | $14,600 |
| Land’s End Chamber Music Society | $22,000 |
| Loose Moose Theatre | $27,608 |
| Lougheed House Conservation Society | $57,310 |
| Luminous Voices Music Society | $30,000 |
| Lunchbox Theatre | $71,500 |
| Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society | $33,600 |
| Marda Loop Justice Film Festival Society | $10,000 |
| Morpheus Theatre Society | $20,532 |
| Mount Royal Choral Association of Calgary | $13,000 |
| Mountain Standard Time Performative Arts Festival | $30,000 |
| Music Calgary | $13,500 |
| National accessArts Centre | $85,140 |
| National Music Centre | $271,360 |
| New Works Calgary | $20,600 |
| One Big Jam | $17,400 |
| One Voice Chorus Society | $11,800 |
| One Yellow Rabbit Theatre Association | $98,010 |
| Orchestra Society of Calgary (Calgary Civic Symphony) | $12,760 |
| ProArts Society | $11,832 |
| Pumphouse Theatres Society | $48,384 |
| Calgary Queer Arts Society (FairyTales) | $34,944 |
| Quest Theatre Society | $56,870 |
| Quickdraw Animation Society | $58,520 |
| Revv52 (formerly Calgary Choral) | $35,280 |
| Rocky Mountain Concert Band Society | $7,670 |
| Sarb Akal Music Society of Calgary | $33,600 |
| Savridi Singers Association | $2,400 |
| Second Story Art Society (Truck Gallery) | $56,000 |
| Silver Stars Musical Revue Society | $6,372 |
| Single Onion | $10,000 |
| Sled Island Arts Fellowship | $101,970 |
| Soulocentric Performing Arts Society o/a Bach Tots | $8,260 |
| Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society | $1,500 |
| Spiritus Chamber Choir | $11,446 |
| Springboard Dance Collective Calgary Society | $36,736 |
| Stage Left Productions Theatre Association | $30,000 |
| Storybook Theatre Society | $55,330 |
| Stride Art Gallery Association | $48,608 |
| Studio C, Prospect Human Services Society | $30,000 |
| Suzirya Ukrainian Dance Theatre Association | $25,200 |
| Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre Society | $28,000 |
| The Acoustic Music Society of Calgary | $15,000 |
| Association of the Inside Out Integrated Theatre Project | $30,000 |
| The Bows (formerly Untitled Art Society) | $30,000 |
| The Grand | $84,700 |
| The Calgary Jazz Orchestra Society | $17,400 |
| Caribbean Community Council | $13,224 |
| Downstage Performance Society | $30,000 |
| The Esther Honens International Piano Competition | $93,060 |
| The Festival Chorus | $21,600 |
| The League of Extraordinary Albertans | $13,688 |
| Leighton Foundation and Art Centre | $43,680 |
| Old Trout Puppet Workshop | $55,888 |
| The Shakespeare Company Theatre In The Round Guild | $30,000 |
| The Society of Alberta Dance Theatre for Young People | $12,180 |
| Theatre Alberta Society | $69,300 |
| Theatre Calgary | $435,236 |
| Theatre Encounter Performance Society | $10,000 |
| Three Left Feet Movement Creations | $20,400 |
| Trickster Theatre Society | $61,930 |
| Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensemble | $30,240 |
| Verb Theatre Society | $18,200 |
| Vertigo Theatre Society | $134,568 |
| W.P. Puppet Theatre Society | $30,000 |
| W&M Dance Projects of Calgary Association | $19,400 |
| West Village Theatre Society | $12,064 |
| Westwinds Music Society | $30,000 |
| Wild Mint Arts | $30,000 |
| Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre Inc. | $30,000 |
| WordFest | $100,540 |
| Writers Guild of Alberta | $43,456 |
| Youth Singers of Calgary | $75,680 |
The Operating Grant New Client Intake Program was open to non-profit arts organizations in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis who did not receive an operating grant from Calgary Arts Development from 2020 – 2022. Successful applicants to this program are streamed into the Operating Grant Program and receive an annual operating grant for 2023 and 2024.
The Operating Grant Program provides stable, predictable funding to arts organizations in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis. Operating Grants are committed on a multi-year cycle, and may directed to any area of an organization’s overall budget.
We received 72 eligible applications requesting $1,802,500, and were able to support 38 organizations to a total of $800,000. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the Operating Grant New Client Intake Program.
| Organization | Grant |
| Alberta Magazine Publishers Association | $30,000 |
| Alberta Music | $20,000 |
| Alcove Centre for the Arts | $30,000 |
| Ballet Bodies YYC | $18,000 |
| BJP Music Foundation | $30,000 |
| Burnt Toast Studio | $15,000 |
| Calgary Black Film Festival | $30,000 |
| Calgary Women’s Chorus | $10,000 |
| Canadian Artists Against Poverty | $30,000 |
| CARFAC Alberta | $15,000 |
| CIF Reconciliation Society | $30,000 |
| Cirque Nuit Arts Foundation | $15,000 |
| CKUA Radio Foundation | $30,000 |
| Concino Chorus and Collaborative Arts Society | $10,000 |
| Dance YYC Community Outreach and Engagement Initiative | $20,000 |
| Edmonton Movie Club | $20,000 |
| Ethnik Festivals Association | $30,000 |
| FascinAsian Film Festival | $20,000 |
| Girls Rock Camp Calgary | $20,000 |
| Health Arts Society of Alberta | $15,000 |
| Heritage Weavers and Spinners Guild of Calgary | $10,000 |
| Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation | $30,000 |
| International Avenue Arts and Culture | $15,000 |
| Jupiter Theatre Society | $30,000 |
| Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre | $15,000 |
| LOUD Art Society | $20,000 |
| Music Mile Society of Calgary | $20,000 |
| Otafest Film & Cultural Festival Planning Committee | $20,000 |
| Prairie Debut Inc. | $12,000 |
| Sage Theatre | $25,000 |
| Sankofa Arts & Music Fdn | $25,000 |
| Seniors Acting Lab Society | $15,000 |
| SpanicArts | $30,000 |
| The Kinkonauts Improv Theatre Society | $15,000 |
| Third Action Film Festival | $20,000 |
| Tribe Artist Society | $30,000 |
| Venezuelan Canadian Association of Calgary | $20,000 |
| Young Alberta Book Society | $10,000 |
The Project Grant Program for Organizations provided one-time project funding to registered non-profit arts organizations in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis. Projects could include research, creation, development, production, presentation or dissemination of artistic work. Projects could also include experimentation or development of new or adapted approaches to the operations or the administration of the organization.
We received 93 eligible applications requesting $1,980,131, and were able to support 37 projects to a total of $757,996.
For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the 2023 Project Grant for Organizations.
| Organization | Project | Grant |
| Alberta Vocal Arts Association | Alberta Vocal Arts Presents: Die Fledermaus – The Champagne Operetta | $25,000 |
| AUArts Students Association | Show + Sale Winter Market Program 2023 | $16,378 |
| Bridges Social Development | A Youth Explosion 2023 | $20,000 |
| Calgary Black Film Festival | 2024 Calgary Black Film Festival – 4th Edition | $25,000 |
| Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra | “Orchestral Wonders of the World” workshops and concerts with Andrés González | $25,000 |
| Contemporary Calgary | Resistance and Respiration: Public Programming Partnership with the National accessArts Centre | $22,975 |
| Downstage Performance Society | Theatrical Skills for Professional Progress | $25,000 |
| Ethnik Festivals Association | A Cultural Trilogy 2023 | $25,000 |
| Exposure: Calgary Banff Photography Festival | Exposure Conversations | $19,680 |
| FascinAsian Film Festival | FascinAsian Film Festival – 2024 – Year of the Dragon | $25,000 |
| Spindle Films Foundation | Spindle Films Foundation Inaugural Intensive | $16,535.92 |
| WordFest | Wordfest EDIA Initiative | $20,000 |
| Antyx Community Arts Society | antyx | $25,000 |
| Chromatic Theatre | Design Workshop for Static by Ashley King | $13,985 |
| Evergreen Theatre Society | Pop-up Puppet Theatre–Theatre on wheels where communities congregate | $6,000 |
| International Festival of Animated Objects Society | Puppetry and Mask Incubator | $15,000 |
| Jupiter Theatre Society | Under the Plaza | $25,000 |
| National accessArts Centre | Speculative Fiction Short Film | $25,000 |
| Quickdraw Animation Society | Creative Captioning for Animators | $17,613.85 |
| Tall Feathers Inc. | Tall Feathers School Program | $24,975 |
| Urban Society Aboriginal Youth | New Tribe Magazine: Food Edition (Indigenous Family Cook-Off Film) | $25,000 |
| Fire Exit Theatre Society | A live production of “Cantata: Rumours of my Crazy, Useless Life” by Clem Martini | $10,000 |
| FLC Acting Club | Exploring and Advancing Creativity in Seniors – Phase II | $16,326.50 |
| Ghost River Theatre Society | The Room Sculpture Experience | $24,150 |
| Girls Rock Camp Calgary | Girls Rock Camp Calgary – 2024 Spring Break/Summer Camp Series | $24,785 |
| Lougheed House Conservation Society | Restore & Revive: Featuring “10 Alberta Old Buildings” | $25,000 |
| Madhuban Performing Arts | Madhuban Performing Arts presents “Jeevan” | $25,000 |
| Mountain Standard Time Performative Arts Festival | ISSAY! Magazine | $25,000 |
| Oscill8 Electronic Performing Arts Society | Sampler Showcase: Rekindling Calgary’s Audiovisual Arts Community Through Educational Workshops and Performance Events | $25,000 |
| Sled Island Arts Fellowship | Sled Island All-Ages Strategy | $12,095 |
| Springboard Performance | Spire On Fire & OFF FTA Platforms | $25,000 |
| The Bows | Audie Murray and Nico Williams Summer 2024 Program | $21,675 |
| W&M Dance Projects of Calgary Association | WILDDOGS International Screendance Festival | $10,822 |
| Wagonstage Theatre | Wagonstage Theatre: Summer 2024 Green Space Activation | $25,000 |
| Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre Inc. | UNGANISHA: Explore. Connect. Dance. | $25,000 |
| YYC Music Awards Foundation | 2023 YYC Music Awards Gala | $10,000 |
| Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensemble | “Dzvinka” – Tryzub’s 50th Anniversary Production | $10,000 |
The Future Focus Program is a joint initiative of Calgary Arts Development, the Rozsa Foundation and the Calgary Foundation aimed at supporting Calgary-based arts organizations to investigate, plan and implement significant strategic adaptations in their operations. The goal of the program was to assist organizations in making strategic changes or decisions about their model, operations or focus that may inform how existing and future programs are developed and delivered. Through this program, organizations access funds to develop strategies and engage expertise to build their capacity and assist them in their journeys to navigate the questions, challenges and opportunities they face.
In the 2023 grant year, the Future Focus Program supported 18 organizations to a total of $253,239. Grants made through the November 2023 intake were paid in the 2024 grant year. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Guidelines for the Future Focus Program. Due to the sensitive or confidential nature of work completed through this program, grantees will remain anonymous.
In addition to the joint inititiave Future Focus Program, Calgary Arts Development maintains the Organization Structural Change program to address emerging needs related to organizational capacity activities that do not fit within the program goal of the Future Focus Program or occur outside of intake periods. These grants are made by the leadership team at Calgary Arts Development.
In 2023, five (5) organizations received $42,800. Due to the sensitive or confidential nature of work completed through this program, grantees will remain anonymous.
Individual Artists & Collectives
The Project Grant Program for Individuals and Collectives was intended to provide one-time project funding to individual artists and artist collectives in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis working in any artistic discipline who pursue a professional practice. Projects could include research, creation, development, production, presentation or dissemination of artistic work, or the experimentation or development of new or adapted approaches to practice.
This program was supplemented by Calgary Arts Foundation through gifts from the Auxilium Foundation, Calgary Foundation, and Individual Donors.
We received 509 eligible applications requesting $7,085,175, and were able to support 163 projects to a total of $2,303,306. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the 2023 Project Grant for Individuals and Collectives.
| Grantee | Project | Grant |
| Aaron Giovannone | Tales from the Top Rope: The World of Calgary Pro Wrestling | $7,220 |
| Ado Nkemka | “Death By Estrangement” Album Recording | $15,000 |
| Adrian Gonzalez De la Peña | Naualli Short Film | $15,000 |
| Alana Bartol | Is This For You? | $8,088.20 |
| Alex Rettie | Complete Poetry Manuscript | $10,468 |
| Alexa McGinn | Celexia | $15,000 |
| Alicia Buates McKenzie | Mestisa Shields, Mestisa Graves | $15,000 |
| Andrew Cooper | Among Us Short Film | $15,000 |
| Angela Boehm | Minus 30 Art Photobook Publication | $15,000 |
| Angela Waldie | Flyway | $12,972 |
| Anna Kinderwater | Wait for Me | $15,000 |
| Anna Shannon | The Untold Story of Mrs. Buell | $14,700 |
| Ari Agha | Reimagining Key of T: Engaging Audiences for Social Justice | $14,338.95 |
| Asim Overstands and Kiran Sthankiya | City Portraits | $20,000 |
| Asiya Iskander | Ballroom Dance After-School Program for Immigrant Kids | $15,000 |
| asmaa al-issa | Paintings for Hedayet | $14,806 |
| Belle Auld | Sandra Botting and the History of Midwifery in Alberta | $14,095 |
| Brandi Sidoryk | Songwriting and Building of a Demo Portfolio | $15,000 |
| Brandon Prince | Sunrise and Sunsets | $8,162.05 |
| Brayden Bell | Brayden Bell – Box Office Bomb | $15,000 |
| Brock Geiger | Steps Taken, Alexander – Collaborative Video Production | $14,300 |
| BrownCow Collective (Ryan Maschke) | BrownCow Collective’s Production of “Ride The Cyclone” | $20,000 |
| Bruce Miller | Conviction – Development | $15,000 |
| Bukky Wonda | 8 Week Filmmaking Workshop | $15,000 |
| Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett | Idle Worship: mobile art exhibition | $20,000 |
| Calgary Concert Opera (Barbara King) | Calgary Concert Opera presents Nabucco in concert by Verdi | $20,000 |
| Cameron Macgowan | SEED Completion | $15,000 |
| Carlan Hughes | Fifty Fifty Print Distro | $12,200 |
| Carly Reirson | Diary of a Beating Heart Album Recording | $15,000 |
| Carol Beecher | Songs of the Quickdraw Animation Society | $15,000 |
| Cassandra Suche | Concrete Mould Sculpture Explorations | $10,531.84 |
| Catherine Hayward | Coalescent-Contemporary Dance Production | $13,600 |
| Cecilia Alcaraz | Literary Work – contemporary novel with historical elements | $14,978.72 |
| Chad Blain | Road To The Mecca – Documentary Film – Production Phase | $14,430 |
| Cholo Cabarroguis | Tavern Trail | $14,983.94 |
| Christal Cam | Dragons and Bots Young reader Graphic Novel | $15,000 |
| Christina Krentz | Hiding & Revealing Through Abstraction | $15,000 |
| Christine Brubaker | Digital Dramaturgy and Direction for Rella’s Cambrian Dream | $15,000 |
| Cîpayak ᒌᐸᕀ (Sarah Houle-Lowry) | Cîpayak ᒌᐸᕀ Marketing and Visuals | $20,000 |
| Conscious Calligratherapy (Michelle Housley) | Calligratherapy: Mindfulness practice for you and your family. | $17,879 |
| Crystal Eyes (Erin Jenkins) | Crystal Eyes 2023 Recording Project | $10,000 |
| Daniela Szeoke | Large-Scale Mural in Downtown YYC | $15,000 |
| Deanna Witwer | Deanna Witwer choreographic commission | $12,600 |
| Dempsey Bolton | Creation of 7-Track Album | $11,500 |
| Dick Averns | Illuminating Language | $14,952.70 |
| Douglas Winnipeg | The Pendleton Man | $15,000 |
| EDJE Dance Theatre (Jocelyn Leiver) | Tempel Anneke | $5,464.00 |
| Elle McAndrews | Project Ember LP | $15,000 |
| Eric Hamelin | Writing and demo recording for upcoming Eric Hamelin collaborative project | $7,014.02 |
| Fatemeh Tara Vahab | Women!Life! Freedom! | $15,000 |
| Firuze Avci | A Reflection on Migration and Belonging | $9,032.54 |
| Geraldine Fuenmayor | Tuberose, ginger, and other essences – World Premiere | $15,000 |
| Ghoul Nexus (Taylor Nodrick) | Shattered Dreams | $20,000 |
| Gillian McKercher | Lucky Star – spring shoot and score creation | $15,000 |
| Ginger Beef (Jiajia Li) | Ginger Beef Music Video “Takeout” Production | $20,000 |
| Harpreet Dayal | Love Notes | $15,000 |
| Ingrid Vargas | Zero Hour | $15,000 |
| Isis Grace Graham | Versions Family-Friendly Patio Parties Season 10 | $10,879 |
| J Stevens | Threadbare | $7,922 |
| J.E. (Jayne) Barnard | Rooftop Scientists | $6,000 |
| Jacqueline Huskisson | Miasma- Glogauair Residency Berlin | $11,290.18 |
| Jamie Konchak | LiLuune | $15,000 |
| Jamie Tognazzini | 2–week Songwriting phase of New Interdisciplinary Musical creation | $10,621 |
| Janey Luc-German | Play With Arts | $15,000 |
| Jared Tailfeathers | Collective Unconscious | $15,000 |
| Jason Filiatrault | “Now, I Am A Bear” | $15,000 |
| Javier Vilalta | Developing The Strategy of War with Downstage | $15,000 |
| Jen Zhao | Finding Nathan (With Jen Zhao) | $15,000 |
| Jennifer Stables | Sparrow Artspace Puppetry Art Residency | $15,000 |
| Jeremy Gignoux | Violin Trio Creation with Clown | $14,800 |
| Jerome de Gourville | Losing In Vain – Rome IX Debut Album | $14,550 |
| Jessica McMann | Album Release Tour – Prairie Dusk | $15,000 |
| Jill Roberts | The Werewolf of Bowness | $5,346.08 |
| John Wayne’s Teeth (Kaytlyn Turner) | The Wild Sheriff | $19,755 |
| Jose Macasinag | Flutter | $7,107.99 |
| Jude Griebel | Revenants: New Sculptural Works | $15,000 |
| Kamran Ahamed | Kam Prada Album | $15,000 |
| Kara Bullock | Motherhood Project Residency | $14,916.66 |
| Karl Hirzer | Crystal Clear | $15,000 |
| Karolina Goldyn | Goldyn & Bespoke | $15,000 |
| Kat Simmers | Pass Me By: Lily | $14,614.52 |
| Katharina Schier | Choreographic Research | $5,500 |
| Katie Green | Family Constellation | $15,000 |
| Kayla Williams | Recording new music- Nostalgic Magic four-song EP | $15,000 |
| Kaytlyn Turner | Puddy Tat | $14,408.97 |
| Kenna Burima | Creativity and The Song | $15,000 |
| Kirti Bhadresa | Identity, Labour and Love: A Journey Through A Lifetime of Work | $10,738.95 |
| KODAE (Eric Osborne) | KODAE Debut Album Marketing Support | $20,000 |
| Kodie Rollan | One Month Writing Workshop for Act II of Little Elves the Musical (Collective application — Kodie Rollan & Alix Cowman) | $14,986.40 |
| Kyle Whitehead | Monograph Cinema – Public Screenings and Workshop 2023/2024 | $8,500 |
| Lara Schmitz | Weak Constitution | $9,450 |
| Laura O’Grady | The Thunder of Clouds | $15,000 |
| Levi Holwell | I Was Supposed To Be Happy By Now — Short Film | $15,000 |
| Lili Tayefi | Unveiled Traditions: Navigating Identity by Merging 2D/3D Artistic Practice for Feminist Exhibition | $15,000 |
| Linda Kee | Magpahayag (to usher in): A Filipinx Forum Theatre Exploration | $15,000 |
| Liquid on Stage (Fangzheng Wang) | Liquid on Stage presents: They Must Have Smoked, in Calgary Fringe | $20,000 |
| Lo-fi Spectacle Club (Marina Buston) | medicine cabinet | $19,853 |
| Lorrie Matheson | Lorrie Matheson // solo album project | $15,000 |
| Louie Fermor | The Devil Finally Gets His Rest: First Draft | $14,979.35 |
| Luis Tovar | Venezuelan-Jazz Fusion EP | $13,350 |
| Luminous (James Ziegler) | Traces of Consciousness Immersive Events | $20,000 |
| Major Matt Mason Collective (Evan Medd) | Love & Rage – First Phase of Development | $11,700 |
| Matteo Barbi | Versvs – The Bridge | $15,000 |
| Meadowsweet (Alice Hedley) | A musical exploration of darkness and light | $16,905.80 |
| Melanie Henderson Batycky | Not Forgotten | $8,000 |
| Mercedes Webb / ma̱lidi and Kaylee Maciejko | Masus weλəɫəʔos? I hear Omhkoohkaa | $20,000 |
| Mewael Hadera | MIZAN – Debut Music Album by Moël | $15,000 |
| Mexican Women Artist Collective (Almendra Vergara) | “Be Yourself, Feel Free, Empowering Women and Children. Multidisciplinary Art project | $9,522.80 |
| Mia + Eric (Mia Rushton) | Art School | $20,000 |
| Michele Moss | Why Dance? Vol. 5 – A culminating community event | $15,000 |
| Michelle Ku | Mind Body – Moving Paintings | $14,996 |
| Miesha & The Spanks (Miesha Louie) | Video Assets – “Unconditional Love In Hifi” | $20,000 |
| Molly Caldwell | On The Mend: Textiles and Healing (II) | $15,000 |
| Morgan Ermter | Crow | $15,000 |
| Mudfoot Theatre Collective (Geneviève Paré) | Bow River Boat Pageant | $6,525 |
| Muntalus Music Band (Sajith Ellepola) | CGS 2023 & 2024 | $18,565 |
| NASARIMBA (Mikhail Miller) | NASARIMBA Inglewood Mural | $19,896.82 |
| Natasha Jensen | Plant Hunter | $14,014.64 |
| Nathan Krentz | Exploring the Intersection of Traditional and Contemporary Music and Sound | $12,275 |
| Neil MacGonigill | Ian Tyson – “Payphone In Paradise” – recording project | $5,960 |
| New Blood Collective (Austin Ladouceur) | New Blood Documentary | $19,545 |
| Nia Devetzis | Percussion and Drum Institute at the Mount Royal Conservatory | $4,600 |
| Nura Ali | Exhibition Catalogue for a group exhibition of Black Prairie Artists at the Bows and Stride Gallery in September 2023 | $14,965 |
| Olamide (Mide) Kadiri | Breakthrough | $15,000 |
| Pansy Club (Cal Gibbens) | Pansy Club Collective | $20,000 |
| Paola Contreras Arreaga | Duck | $15,000 |
| Patrick Njapa | Calgary Intercultural Youth Choir | $15,000 |
| Paulo da Costa | Hummingbird Memory | $11,850 |
| Priscilla Cherry | The Oratory | $15,000 |
| Project InTandem (Sylvie Moquin) | Creation & Production of new dance work Exile by Meghann Michalsky | $20,000 |
| Randy Bradshaw | The Manifest Life of Lady Bella Lougheed | $13,011 |
| restnotatrest (Rebecca Bruton) | 100 Tiny Gestures: Phase One – Development Residency | $14,936.50 |
| Sean MacAlister | project spaces publication | $15,000 |
| Sebastian Hutchings | Songs of Manyselves | $12,000 |
| Seniors Acting Lab (Louise Day) | Senior Matters III | $19,501.10 |
| Serenella Sol Argueta | Where am I from? – A Performance Creation | $15,000 |
| Sharon Stevens | Artifact? (or fiction) | $2,400 |
| Shelby Charlesworth | Create & Develop: Impacts of the Opioid Epidemic in Canada | $15,000 |
| Shivering Strings (Teresa Baird) | Shivering Strings Calgary Fiddle Workshop 2024 | $4,800 |
| Sofiya Iurkevych | Lullaby of Reeds | $15,000 |
| Spencer Burgess | The Water | $15,000 |
| Stephanie Alexandre | Kindling | $1,642.17 |
| Sub Chakra (Blaine Kingcott) | Sub Chakra Sound System | $20,000 |
| SunCross Productions (Hrachya Tokmajyan) | Mayr | $20,000 |
| Sunflower Collective Theatre (Eden Middleton) | Date Night | $14,715.70 |
| Susan Forest | First draft of a historical novel, The Shadow Spy’s Daughter | $5,000 |
| Tadpole (Isaac Szeto) | Tadpole | $20,000 |
| Tara Wilson | Exploring the interaction of dance and video projection | $15,000 |
| Tekoa Predika | The Faces of Calgary Through a Historical Lens: A Tintype exploration. | $15,000 |
| The Femme Arts (Ximena Rios) | Back Road | $13,856 |
| Trevor Solway | Tales From The Rez Season 2 | $15,000 |
| Vahe Tokmajyan | The Balance of Power | $6,850.83 |
| Val Duncan | OMG SOMEONE DIES! 2024 | $15,000 |
| Valerie Chin | Bridgeland Community Art Installation – Mandala Reflections | $14,606.46 |
| Vicki Chau | An Operatic Heart | $15,000 |
| Vikramjeet Johal | Time + Spaces | $15,000 |
| ViNa Nguyễn | A Void Filled In (novel) | $13,304.44 |
| Vivek Shraya | “Hate Club” music video | $15,000 |
| Winston Soyer | Rhydrum Drum Instructor Development | $15,000 |
| Wyatt Louis | Wyatt C. Louis Chandler Marketing 2023-24 | $15,000 |
| Yvonne Mullock | Solo interactive exhibition at FAB Gallery, University of Alberta in January 2024 | $15,000 |
| Zachary Green | Cancer Szn | $15,000 |
| Zaire Nahum Sealy | When You Meet Yourself Album | $14,475 |
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 |
First Nations, Métis, Inuit Artists & Organizations
The Original Peoples Investment Program provided one-time project funding to First Nation, Métis and Inuit individual artists, artist collectives and Indigenous-led and centred arts organizations in Treaty 7. This program supported the innovation, preservation and revitalization of First Nations, Métis and Inuit art through art-based projects that are supported and validated by FNMI artists, community, Elders and Knowledge Keepers. We recognize and support both traditional and contemporary Indigenous artists and arts practices within this program.
We received 50 applications requesting $855,488 and were able to support 40 applications to a total of $695,488. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the 2023 Original Peoples Investment Program.
| Grantee | Project | Grant |
| Adam Solway | Saiksisttoo (Come Into View) | $15,000 |
| Amy Hill | powwow threads | $15,000 |
| Autumn Whiteway | Thank You Edward Curtis, But We’ll Take It From Here | $15,000 |
| Bruce Miller | Research and Development of Web Series “Warrioress” | $15,000 |
| Dan Cardinal McCartney | Where the Three Rivers Meet: Painting Series | $14,981.92 |
| Martin Heavy Head | Ahkoinimaan- The Making of Pipes | $15,000 |
| Morgan Black | kacatqa (rising) | $15,000 |
| Priscilla Boulay | Calgary’s Art Market | $15,000 |
| Robert Dodginghorse | The Calling | $15,000 |
| Sade Auger | Woman Who Stands Strong Phase Three | $15,000 |
| Shea Iles | Métis fingerweaving and beading | $12,350 |
| CIF Reconciliation Society | ReconciliACTION and Healing through art workshops | $25,000 |
| Stephanie One Spot | They Had Names Before This | $15,000 |
| Tracy Breaker | Buffalo Spirit-The Creation of a Women’s Traditional Outfit | $15,000 |
| Trevor Solway | Settler Post Production | $15,000 |
| Awowaakiiks | Awowaakiiks | $25,000 |
| Alyjah Ermine Neil | The Editing Phase of Alyjah Ermine’s book offering: ‘Medicine in the Soil; Magic from the Stars’ | $15,000 |
| New Blood Documentary Collective | New Blood Documentary | $19,300 |
| Berkley Brady | Summer of Bitter and Sweet – Feature Film Script Writing and Language Study | $14,995.75 |
| Brad Spence | Brad becoming a Stone Carver/Sculpting Artisan | $15,000 |
| Chance Bellegarde | Roots Redirected | $20,000 |
| Thundering Drums | Making Connections thru Traditional Arts | $20,000 |
| Wasakamapiwak | Wearing Our Stories | $20,000 |
| Dorienne Proulx | Our Voices | $15,000 |
| Tribe Artist Society | Tribe Artist Society & Sober Crew Drumming Club (Free Lessons for all Peoples) 12 Months | $25,000 |
| Elijah Wells | Dance Theatre for Young Audiences and Workshop week | $25,000 |
| Blackfoot Community Radio Station | Blackfoot-led Community Radio Station | $20,000 |
| Jace Eagle Bear | Gailan Ensemble Commission Piece | $14,946 |
| Jessica McMann | Concerto Commission Project | $15,000 |
| Kristy North Peigan | Indigenous Futurism (Likely will be changed) | $15,000 |
| Leah Nicholson | Aaron Daniels – Last of the Highwood Winds Grass Dancers | $20,000 |
| Highland Wind Grass Dancers | IndigiWELLNESS | $25,000 |
| The Land Holds us | Our Best Exhibitions | $20,000 |
| Making Treaty 7 | Indigenous-led Creation Residency | $25,000 |
| MUSKEGO | Little People | $19,965 |
| Randy Parsons | Reconnecting with ribbon skirts | $15,000 |
| Sandra Lamouche | Santa Fe Art Institute – Soveriegnty residency – Exploring the role of art and storytelling in soveriegnty using land based practices. | $14,000 |
| Sikapinakii Low Horn | Blackfoot Skateboard Designs | $14,950 |
| Walter MacDonald White Bear | Website & Electronic Press Kit | $15,000 |
| William Ward | Walking the Path | $15,000 |
The Indigenous Artist Microgrant provided one-time funding to First Nation, Metis and Inuit individual artists and artist collectives living and working in the Treaty 7 region working on the preservation, maintenance and revival of Indigenous culture, traditions or forms. The program supported projects related to the crafting and creation of regalia and projects related to traditional methods and forms, including mentorship, training and knowledge sharing.
We were able to support 12 applications to a total of $59,617.
| Grantee | Project | Grant |
| Cowboy Smith x | Blackfoot pictographs + protocols research | $5,000 |
| Kevin Guillion | Metis fiddle creation | $5,000 |
| Staci Duchene | Micro Spring Summer Collection | $4,678.62 |
| Melissa Victor | Talk about cedar weaving at Indigenous Resiliancy Festival | $5,000 |
| Sophia Lebessis | Inuit Art Cube Phase 2 | $4,938.78 |
| Bobby Tatti | Ribbon skirts, shirts and belts | $5,000 |
| Aba Proulx | Regalia creation | $5,000 |
| Kyle Eagle Child | Beadwork and ribbonskirt collection | $5,000 |
| Allyson Dennehy | Regalia purchase and creation | $5,000 |
| Patricia Grimwood | Metis Pattern sharing online | $5,000 |
| Seth Cardinal Dodginghorse | Creation of Ceremonial shirt | $5,000 |
| Jonathan Fox | Queer Blackfoot culture exploration | $5,000 |
The Honouring the Children Grant is specifically for Indigenous artists or Indigenous arts organizations who live and work on Treaty 7 territory. It supported artistic projects responding to, honouring or in memory of the loss of life, culture, ceremony and language amongst the original peoples of this land because of the residential school system.
We were able to support five (5) applications to a total of $56,653.
| Grantee | Project | Grant |
| Glenna Cardinal | University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills Artpiece | $6,000 |
| Alberta Williams | Northern Trip | $11,890 |
| CIF Reconciliation Society | Honouring the Children residency program | $15,000 |
| Making Treaty 7 | O’Kosi Production | $20,000 |
| Autumn Whiteway | Interview Gertrude Magnusson | $3,763.22 |
Other Programs
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 |
The Cultural Activation Fund supports projects that align with civic partner and City of Calgary strategies, priority areas and initiatives such as Downtown Revitalization, Chinook Blast and Rise Up, and the Creative Economy Strategy. cSpace’s annual operating grant is also funded through the Cultural Activation Fund, as well as collaborations with other funders such as support for non-qualified donee applicants to the Rozsa Foundation Capstone Grant program. In 2023, additional funding was received from the City of Calgary to be allocated towards grants and sponsorships through the Rise Up Downtown Vibrancy program.
| Grantee | Project | Grant |
| cSpace Projects | Annual Grant | $240,000 |
| Dancers Transition Resource Centre | On the Move Career Development Conference | $2,500.00 |
| LobbyFest Urban Innovation Society | LobbyFest 2023 | $10,000 |
| Marilyn Milavsky | RiverFestYYC 2023 | $25,000 |
| National accessArts Centre | COP28 | $15,000 |
| Tourism Calgary | Chinook Blast 2024 | $125,000 |
| Trevor Solway | Tales From the Rez | $4,100 |
| cSpace Projects | Creative Spaces Playbook & Meanwhile Lease Program | $50,000 |
| Antonio Machado | RAMP – Capstone Project | $5,000 |
Rise Up Downtown Vibrancy Program
Rise Up invites individuals and organizations to propose creative projects, events and programs that will transform existing venues and spaces in the downtown area with the support of the RISE UP Downtown Vibrancy Program.
| Grantee | Project | Grant | Sponsorship |
| 3rd Verse Records | Jollof n Jam | $5,000 | |
| Ado Nkemka | A.N.’s first single release party | $2,861.35 | |
| Aklas Comics Team | Aklas Comics, The installation | $5,000 | |
| The Alcove Center for the Arts | The Alcove Window Case Concert | $5,000 | |
| Black Arts and Culture Council | Pop up and Pull up | $5,000 | |
| The Blaze Group | I Love Afro Beats | $5,000 | |
| Calgary Underground Film Festival Society | 11th CUFF.Docs; Documentary Film Festival | $5,000 | |
| Casa Mexico in Alberta Foundation | Traditional Mexican Posada | $5,000 | |
| Closet Art Studio | Closet Art Studio | $5,000 | |
| Empath Theatre Collective | Emily Parkhouse | $2,550 | |
| Empowering Artists | Empowering Artists Presents: Winter Jam | $4,677.25 | |
| Fredy Rivas | “Tremenda Luz” (Great Light) | $5,000 | |
| Good Neighbour Community Market | Magic Happens Here | $4,700 | |
| Hebert Poll Gutierrez | WE ARE NOT IMMIGRANTS BUT HUMANS. | $5,000 | |
| Hispanic Arts Society | Day of the Dead / Día de Muertos | $5,000 | |
| ICARUS Sound | Jam Session – Show Dem Camp | $5,000 | |
| Kenna Burima | The Eau Claire Hub Holiday Cafe | $5,000 | |
| Lydia Tesfaye | Blossom | $5,000 | |
| LYT Studio | Community Connection through Clay | $5,000 | |
| Misha Maseka/Village Girls | Honey & Cocoa: A Broadway Cabaret | $5,000 | |
| Moey Blanco | Moey Blanco presents “Please Don’t Feed the Artist”, A pop up activation | $4,468.33 | |
| Paloma Negra | Fiesta de la Piñata | $5,000 | |
| Philippe Burns & Katlin Mathison | Philippe Burns & Katlin Mathison | $3,828.07 | |
| Rockit Vocal Studios | Interactive Songwriting Workshop and Showcase | $5,000 | |
| Seconds.Collective | Seconds. | $4,700 | |
| SpanicArts | Hispanic / Latin American Heritage Day | $5,000 | |
| Steven Morton | Drag Me to the Opera | $5,000 | |
| The Definitive | Rock Rythm Festival | $5,000 | |
| The Oratory | The Oratory | $5,000 | |
| Three Left Feet | Candy Cane Carnival | $3,965 | |
| Volly Ltd | Chinatown Popup Movie Club | $3,250 | |
| YYC Music Awards Foundation | YYC Music Awards Holiday Spotlight | $5,000 |
The Changemakers Program invests in artists and organizations who are using their art to make change in their community and which use art for social change. Our Trico Changemaker partnership and Artist as Changemaker cohort is funded from the program. The intention of this program is to partner with the community to use art to create conversation and solutions to our communities’ most challenging problems.
| Grantee | Project | Grant |
| Action Dignity | Art in Community – Nepalese Community | $25,000 |
| Cultural Instigators | Development and Podcast | $50,000 |
| Green Tools Grants | Participant Microgrants for Tools Onboarding | $35,000 |
| Ladies in the Family Fdn | Light up our Podium | $30,000 |
| Trico Changemakers Studio | Art for Social Change Network | $30,000 |
Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials
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