Grant Investment Programs: 2024 Results
The results of our 2024 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.
In 2024, 197 organizations received $8,427,979 through the Operating Grant Program.
| Organization | Grant Amount |
| Acoustic Music Society | $15,000 |
| Adult Recreational Choir Society of Calgary | $30,000 |
| Alberta Ballet | $431,420 |
| Alberta Craft Council | $55,888 |
| Alberta Dance Theatre for Young People | $12,180 |
| Alberta Magazine Publishers | $30,000 |
| Alberta Media Art Alliance Society | $22,400 |
| Alberta Music | $20,000 |
| Alberta Playwrights’ Network | $18,908 |
| Alberta Printmakers Society | $30,000 |
| Alberta Theatre Projects | $364,500 |
| Alberta University of the Arts, Illingworth Kerr Gallery | $24,400 |
| Alexandra Writers Centre Society | $33,000 |
| Alliance Francaise | $44,016 |
| Amici String Program Association | $25,800 |
| Antyx Community Arts Society | $45,584 |
| Inside Out Theatre | $30,000 |
| Bach Tots | $8,260 |
| Ballet Bodies YYC | $18,000 |
| Beltline Neighbourhoods Association | $30,000 |
| BJP Music Foundation | $30,000 |
| Book Publishers Association of Alberta | $32,816 |
| Brazilian Community Association of Alberta | $6,000 |
| Burnt Toast Studio | $15,000 |
| Calgary Allied Arts Foundation | $10,000 |
| Calgary Animated Objects | $55,776 |
| Calgary Bach Society | $4,200 |
| Calgary Black Film Festival | $30,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 Jazz Orchestra Society | $17,400 |
| Calgary Men’s Chorus | $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 Queer Arts Society | $34,944 |
| 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 Women’s Chorus | $10,000 |
| 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 Artists Against Poverty | $30,000 |
| Canadian Music Centre – Prairie Region | $30,000 |
| Cantare Children’s Choir Society | $30,688 |
| CARFAC Alberta (Visual Arts Alberta Association) | $15,000 |
| Caribbean Community Council | $13,224 |
| Casa Mexico Foundation | $20,000 |
| Chromatic Theatre | $30,000 |
| CIF Reconciliation Society | $30,000 |
| Cirque Nuit Arts Foundation | $15,000 |
| CJSW Radio – The University of Calgary Student Radio Society | $58,630 |
| CKUA Radio Foundation | $30,000 |
| Classical Guitar Society | $8,260 |
| The New Gallery | $48,608 |
| Concino Chorus and Collaborative Arts Society | $10,000 |
| Corps Bara Dance Guild of Calgary | $10,000 |
| Dance YYC Community Outreach and Engagement Initiative | $20,000 |
| Dancer’s Studio West Society | $34,832 |
| Decidedly Jazz Danceworks | $209,844 |
| d.talks | $30,000 |
| Downstage Performance Society | $30,000 |
| Early Music Voices Concert Society | $20,200 |
| Eastside Dance Festival | $20,000 |
| Edmonton Movie Club | $20,000 |
| Elephant Artist Relief Society | $10,000 |
| EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society | $45,584 |
| EnChor Choral Society | $2,400 |
| Ethnik Festivals Association | $30,000 |
| Evergreen Theatre Society | $45,136 |
| Exposure: Calgary Banff Photography Festival | $30,128 |
| FascinAsian Film Festival | $20,000 |
| Femme Wave Arts Society | $33,600 |
| Fire Exit Theatre Society | $10,000 |
| 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 |
| Girls Rock Camp Calgary | $20,000 |
| 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 |
| Health Arts Society of Alberta | $15,000 |
| Heritage Weavers and Spinners Guild of Calgary | $10,000 |
| Hispanic Arts Society | $37,408 |
| Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation | $30,000 |
| Instrumental Society of Calgary | $10,400 |
| International Avenue Arts and Culture Centre | $15,000 |
| 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 |
| Jupiter Theatre Society | $30,000 |
| Kantorei Choral Society | $16,000 |
| Kensington Sinfonia Society | $14,600 |
| Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre | $15,000 |
| Land’s End Chamber Music Society | $22,000 |
| Leighton Foundation and Art Centre | $43,680 |
| Loose Moose Theatre | $27,608 |
| LOUD Art Society | $20,000 |
| 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 | $25,000 |
| One Voice Chorus Society | $11,800 |
| One Yellow Rabbit Theatre Association | $98,010 |
| Calgary Civic Symphony | $12,760 |
| Otafest Film & Cultural Festival Planning Committee | $20,000 |
| Prairie Debut Inc. | $12,000 |
| ProArts Society | $20,400 |
| Prospect Human Services Society | $30,000 |
| Pumphouse Theatre | $48,384 |
| Quest Theatre Society | $56,870 |
| Quickdraw Animation Society | $58,520 |
| Revv52 | $35,280 |
| Rocky Mountain Concert Band Society | $7,670 |
| Sage Theatre | $25,000 |
| Sankofa Arts & Music Foundation | $25,000 |
| Sarb Akal Music Society of Calgary | $33,600 |
| Savridi Singers Association | $2,400 |
| TRUCK Contemporary Art | $56,000 |
| Seniors Acting Lab Society | $15,000 |
| Silver Stars Musical Revue Society | $6,372 |
| Single Onion | $10,000 |
| Sled Island Arts Fellowship | $101,970 |
| Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society | $1,500 |
| SpanicArts | $30,000 |
| Spiritus Chamber Choir | $11,446 |
| Springboard Performance | $36,736 |
| Stage Left Productions Theatre Association | $30,000 |
| StoryBook Theatre Society | $55,330 |
| Stride Art Gallery Association | $48,608 |
| Suzirya Ukrainian Dance Theatre Association | $25,200 |
| Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre Society | $28,000 |
| The Alcove Centre for the Arts | $30,000 |
| The Bows | $30,000 |
| The Calgary Fiddlers Association | $30,000 |
| The Esther Honens International Piano Competition | $93,060 |
| The Festival Chorus | $21,600 |
| The Grand | $84,700 |
| The Kinkonauts Improv Theatre Society | $15,000 |
| The League of Extraordinary Albertans | $13,688 |
| The Music Mile Society of Calgary | $20,000 |
| The Old Trout Puppet Workshop | $55,888 |
| The Shakespeare Company Theatre In The Round Guild. | $30,000 |
| Theatre Alberta Society | $69,300 |
| Theatre Calgary | $435,236 |
| Theatre Encounter Performance Society | $10,000 |
| Third Action Film Festival | $20,000 |
| Three Left Feet Movement Creations | $20,400 |
| Tribe Artist Society | $30,000 |
| Trickster Theatre Society | $61,930 |
| Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensemble | $30,240 |
| Venezuelan Canadian Association of Calgary | $20,000 |
| Verb Theatre Society | $18,200 |
| Vertigo Theatre Society | $134,568 |
| W&M Dance Projects of Calgary Association | $19,400 |
| W.P. Puppet Theatre Society | $30,000 |
| 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 |
| Young Alberta Book Society | $10,000 |
| Youth Singers of Calgary | $75,680 |
| $8,427,979 |
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 96 eligible applications requesting $2,302,041, and were able to support 35 projects to a total of $821,563.
For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the 2024 Project Grant for Organizations.
| Organization | Project | Grant Amount |
| Inside Out Theatre | Disabled Artist FOH Employment Program | $23,000 |
| AUArts Students’ Association | Show + Sale Winter Market 2024 | $22,772 |
| Ballet Bodies YYC | In Motion III: A Dance Showcase | $30,000 |
| BJP Music Foundation | Chocolate Box Concerts | $9,195 |
| Calgary International Film Festival Society | CIFF’s Industry Week Expansion 2024 | $15,000 |
| Calgary Streetdance L Society | The Calgary Hip Hop and Streetdance Festival | $29,010 |
| Calgary Ukrainian Festival Foundation | 2025 Calgary Ukrainian Festival | $25,000 |
| Calgary Young People’s Theatre Society | Community Dreams Shop Curriculum Design | $30,000 |
| Chromatic Theatre | Four-month-long development residency of the piece Hucksterland by Caleigh Crow | $27,000 |
| The New Gallery | The New Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Programming | $30,000 |
| Downstage Performance Society | The Strategy of War: World premiere created by Mera Reyes, directed by Javier Vilalta | $30,000 |
| Ethnik Festivals Association | A Cultural Trilogy 2024 | $30,000 |
| ExpresARTe Theatre Club | Echoes of the Wild | $30,000 |
| FascinAsian Film Festival | FascinAsian Film Festival: Year of the Snake | $25,000 |
| Forte Musical Theatre Guild | 20th Anniversary Production of the musical “Austentatious” | $30,000 |
| Ghost River Theatre Society | Transcendent Space | $28,750 |
| Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation | Newcomer Arts Professional Program (NAPP): Program Re-brand and Update 2024 | $30,000 |
| Land’s End Chamber Music Society | Album release concert | $12,000 |
| Lunchbox Theatre | Stage Two Festival of New Canadian Work | $20,000 |
| Madhuban Performing Arts | Katha | $28,468 |
| National accessArts Centre | Disability-Led Curatorial Practices | $20,612 |
| National Music Centre | Mid-Autumn Cultural Festival | $30,000 |
| Prairie Debut Inc. | A Shared Rhythm | $10,000 |
| Quest Theatre Society | Development of The Understandable Girl (working title) | $23,656.25 |
| String Theory Music Collective | Baroque Odyssey | $12,380 |
| Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensemble | Tryzub’s 50th Anniversary Show and Tour | $25,000 |
| Venezuelan Canadian Association of Calgary | Venezuelan Culture Days 2025 | $30,000 |
| Verb Theatre Society | Queer Playwrighting Series | $18,220 |
| W&M Dance Projects of Calgary Association | Triangular Theories of Love | $25,000 |
| WordFest | Community Celebration of Wordfest’s 30th Anniversary Year | $30,000 |
| Book Publishers Association of Alberta | BPAA 2024 – 2025 Audiobook Production Project | $25,000 |
| Calgary Blues Music Association | Blueberry Hill | $15,000 |
| Handsome Alice Theatre | Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers Production | $15,000 |
| Nebula Repertory Ensemble Association | Dexter Gordon 50th Anniversary Commemoration at Scarboro United Church | $6,500 |
| Old Trout Puppet Workshop | The End: Final development workshop | $30,000 |
| $821,563.25 |
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 2024 grant year, the Future Focus Program supported 36 organizations to a total of $534,480. 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 initiative 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 2024, two organizations received $25,000. Due to the sensitive or confidential nature of work completed through this program, grantees will remain anonymous.
Individual Artists and Collectives
The Project Grant Program for Individuals and Collectives provided one-time project funding to individual artists and artist collectives in Calgary/Mohkinsstsis working in any artistic discipline. 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.
Calgary Arts Development’s 2024 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, DIALOG, and an Anonymous Donor to the Edmonton Community Foundation. The majority of these funds were invested through the ArtShare program, and we thank these donors for their generous support.
We received 515 eligible applications requesting $8,958,680, and were able to support 167 projects to a total of $2,812,920. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the 2024 Project Grant for Individuals and Collectives.
| Grantee | Project | Grant Amount |
| Alecia Wiliams | Mountains and Matriarchs Album | $19,064.77 |
| Alex Bergen | The Honest Collective presents: RENT | $14,945.25 |
| Alexis Moar | Mountain Time | $20,000 |
| Anastassiia Moussatova | Cities of Sand: dance film | $4,528 |
| Andrea Lau | Recess 3×3 | $12,800 |
| Annika Cheyne | Stand Still with Annika: An Evening of Music | $14,750 |
| Armin Zarringhalam | Foreign Homeland | دیار غربت | $13,000 |
| Arturo Rondon | Canadian Parranda Puente Cultural | $20,000 |
| Athena Cooper | Illustrating “The Perfect Ride” children’s picture book | $20,000 |
| Barbara King | Calgary Concert Opera presents Stabat Mater by Pergolesi and Suor Angelica by Puccini | $25,000 |
| Barbara “Lea” Romanowski | Floral Windows to the World Championship: Singapore Garden Festival | $19,530 |
| Bert Tallman | Experiment and incorporate argentium silver in the fabrication and exhibition of Indigenous style jewelry art | $19,335.08 |
| Billie Rae Busby | Beyond the Horizon | $19,970 |
| brendan hamilton | Phantoms Can’t Dance | $20,000 |
| Brett Hollingsworth | Project Paperweight | $20,000 |
| Brock Geiger | Brock Geiger — Some Nights, full-length album: Creative promotion and marketing | $19,760 |
| Bruno Canadien | “Sheep River Flats” Art Book | $20,000 |
| Candace Lacina | The Hello Darlins: 2024 – 2025 Promotion, Presentation and Pre-Production | $25,000 |
| Carlan Hughes | Loose Leaf Print Distro Phase 2 | $20,000 |
| Carol Beecher | Songs of the Quickdraw Animation Society | $20,000 |
| Cecilia Barboza | Camouflaged Realities: A mosaic exploration of Identity, Transformation and Concealment | $19,999.18 |
| Cecilia Alcaraz | Blood Compact | $20,000 |
| Charlene Reinke | Mythic Spark Book Launch | $20,000 |
| Christiane Hirt | Hirt: A Memoir | $18,409 |
| Christina Krentz | The Woman You Want | $16,900 |
| Christy Herdman | Calm Quest: An interactive Public Art Activation To Creatively Conquer Stress | $9,234.17 |
| Cindy Ansah | Nappy Season Two: Production and film | $25,000 |
| Clea Foo Fat | The artist collective RALEIGH will release a completed new record titled “Fate is Criminal”. | $22,105.19 |
| Clea Anaïs Foo Fat | NMC Live Video Tracking Project | $19,580 |
| Dana Buzzee | Studio Intensive: Towards Mixed Reality Sculptures | $18,576.23 |
| Daniel Pelton | Waltz for the End of a Concert | $6,800.40 |
| David Feehan | “Wait-and-See” short film | $15,000 |
| Dawn van de Shoot | Thunder and the Orphan | $20,000 |
| Diane Din Ebongue | I See Colours at The Grand | $20,000 |
| Dulcie Foo Fat | Visual Art Book Creation: Dulcie Foo Fat | $14,995 |
| Eden Middleton | Lunatic Ball | $25,000 |
| Eric Terry Moschopedis | Kinship + Mystery: 25 Microlectures on How We Live Together | $20,000 |
| Eric Stroppel | The Black Puree | $10,500 |
| Evan Medd | Flux In The City | $18,000 |
| Evgeniy Bykovets | Marketing and tour/promotional support for recently released album ‘Lo Fi Future’ from Sargeant X Comrade. | $24,000 |
| Ezgi Turker | OMID | $16,536 |
| Firuze Avci | Gaze Vase | $17,949 |
| Geneviève Paré | Yabber: A Musical Junk Tale Presents at the 2025 Festival of Animated Objects | $13,970 |
| Geraldine Fuenmayor | Phase of development of the Theatre script “Surviving my Queer Immigration” | $19,997.36 |
| Graeme Climie | 2024 World Youth Choir Alumni Session in St. John’s, Newfoundland | $3,404 |
| Graham Kingsley | Supporting workers with ADHD in the Performing Arts Industry | $20,000 |
| Grant Tilly | The development and workshop presentation of a new musical: “Susan’s Dream Date”. | $16,482.73 |
| Han Sungpil | Canadian Fever Photography Project | $20,000 |
| Hartley Fiala | Break Twice | $20,000 |
| Hrachya Tokmajyan | The AL: Development | $17,085.10 |
| Hussein Juma | Through the Dark | $20,000 |
| Iván Guevara García | Danza De Los Viejitos Mask Show | $5,000 |
| J Stevens | The Links | $19,440 |
| Jack Parker | Canada in the 15th Century | $9,950 |
| James Demers | Fake Mustache 20th Anniversary Comic Anthology | $25,000 |
| James Trent Agecoutay | The Jim Agecoutay Legacy Project: Marketing | $19,803 |
| Jamie Konchak | Frontier | $20,000 |
| Jani Parsons | Sound Atlas Festival: Phase 1 | $20,000 |
| Janice Blaine | Wild Patches: Artistic Interpretations Inspired by My Lifelong Exploration of Urban Green Spaces | $16,711.44 |
| Jasmine Atay Ferguson | Halo Halo multimedia showcase and reception | $15,242.54 |
| Jason Melnychuk | Giving voice to the circus, a creation project | $20,000 |
| Jason Filiatrault | Now, I Am A Bear: Post Production Phase | $15,000 |
| Javier Vilalta | Developing The Motives of the Wolf with Vertigo Theatre | $21,980 |
| Jennifer Crighton | Death & The Fool: A New Full-Length Album & Artworks | $20,000 |
| Jeremy Hrdlicka | Brother Bicker Boost: Empowering Maple Whiskey Rock’n Roll | $25,000 |
| Jiwoo Kim | Cowman | $15,750 |
| Joan Tu | The Green Soap Girl Goes to the Beach | $4,000 |
| Jocelyn Mah | Music As Puppetry | $14,253.25 |
| John Lavoie | David Lavoie Quartet | $22,600 |
| Jordan Ostrom | SYKAMORE ALBUM | $20,000 |
| Jose Macasinag | Skills upgrading and learning 3D Animation with Quickdraw YYC | $5,675 |
| Juanita Dawn | Presentation of “One for Sorrow, Two for Joy” in Almonte, Ontario | $5,500 |
| Jude Griebel | Peripheral Beings | $16,500 |
| Julie Olive | SHY FRiEND Project Development | $19,800 |
| Justine Giles | Artistic Production (2 Singles): Singer-Songwriter Justine Giles | $5,460 |
| Kaja Irwin | Creation and Production of Snake, Rattle and Roll Dance Puppetry Piece by Kaja Irwin | $15,155 |
| Kamran Ahamed | Wish You Well Album Project | $20,000 |
| Kara Stone | Weather Systems | $20,000 |
| Karen Ho Fatt | Nature’s Playground: 3D Ceramic Tile Creation | $19,676.57 |
| Kathryn Smith | A Dress With Pockets: Music Development | $9,000 |
| Kaylee Maciejko | ‘Q̓iq̓əyudas λəw̓ux̌ʷda t̓isəmx̌? No, they’re speaking to each other’ | $19,790 |
| Kelly Isaak | Island Threads | $13,121.64 |
| Kerry Maguire | New Purlicue album “HOT JOT” | $25,000 |
| Kodi Hutchinson | Hutchinson Andrew Trio Canadian Jazz Festival Tour | $4,609 |
| Landon Jesse Krentz | Elevating Deaf-Led Visual Vernacular and Visual Theatre | $20,000 |
| Lanre Ajayi | Beauty from the Ashes: In the Legacy of the Mountain Goats | $20,000 |
| Laura Anzola | 52 HZ: Animatic | $19,830 |
| Laura O’Grady | Thunder of Clouds: Immersive Media Exhibit, Production Phase | $25,000 |
| Leah Petrucci | Canadian Contours Sculpture | $18,506.38 |
| Leah Nicholson | The Beausoleil Island Families | $20,000 |
| Leia Guo | Sunprints: A Community-based Residency at Carya Village Commons | $19,088 |
| Lexi Hilderman | Clothed: Until Further Notice | $17,845 |
| Lisa Lipton | Side by Side, Two Steps Back | $20,000 |
| Mao Chen | Shaping Identity: 4 – 6 Ceramic Sculptures Exploring Kawaii and Chinese Diaspora, July –December 2025 | $14,700 |
| Matias Martinez | Como Se Dice? | $25,000 |
| Matt Prazak | Poor Man’s Hawaii: Development | $20,000 |
| Megan Slater | HARSH and Midnight Peg Spring Prairie Tour 2024 | $1,310 |
| Megan McKay | Mother Makes Music: A Video Podcast Series | $20,000 |
| Menooha Koneru | Samarpana (to offer): A solo Bharatnatyam dance recital | $8,000 |
| Mewael Hadera | ‘FRESH START’: Music album by Moël | $20,000 |
| Mia Rushton | Brains, Strains + Other Domains: Neurodiversity in Nature — An Artist-in-residency at Calgary Institute for the Humanities | $25,000 |
| Michael Peterson | Untitled Barbarian Project | $20,000 |
| Michaela Jeffery | Writing Residency: Development of a New Work of Literary Fiction — The Play | $2,249 |
| Michaela Gilchrist | New Full-Length Victrix Album | $14,210 |
| Michelle Ku | All Parts of Me: A Comic Zine | $20,000 |
| Mike Tod | Four Wheeled Wagon; or A Dark Day in the West | $20,000 |
| Mike Ault | Tiny Galleries Bowness | $25,000 |
| Mikhail Miller | Bonnybrook Mural Project | $24,452.25 |
| Milad Bagheri Torbehbar | NUM’s “Seas Coming for Me”: Album Production, Release Concert and Promotion | $19,935 |
| Misha Maseka | All the Beautiful People Are Gone | $20,000 |
| Mo Ramsay | WIZARD & KNIGHT | $20,000 |
| Molly Caldwell | Molly Caldwell x Ashley King: Creative Access | $20,000 |
| Monica Ila | I Dream In Shapes And Shadows II Exhibition | $10,220 |
| Monica Kidd | Crumble to the Sea: How Coastal Communities are Tackling Erosion in the Beaufort Sea | $11,900 |
| Nancy Laberge | Write On!: Write, Record, Release | $16,245 |
| Nicholas Johnson | Presentation and Promotion of Sunburnt Unicorn at Film Festivals | $17,701.88 |
| Nicole Henbrey | The Dichotomy of It All | $25,000 |
| Nicole Miller | Crawlspace | $20,588 |
| Noah Haruki | Japanese Tea Culture: Interdisciplinary Art Showcase | $14,800.13 |
| Olamide Adedipe | Life in Warm Colors | $19,110.39 |
| Olawole Olayinka | Zero Connections | $11,000 |
| Pamela Tzeng | Research for “all the colours of a rupture that shook me to life” | $20,000 |
| Pat Clifton | VANTABLACC, an album by Pat Clifton | $13,824.49 |
| Patrick Njapa | One Voice, Many Cultures | $16,012.42 |
| Priscilla Cherry | The Oratory Live Talk Show | $20,000 |
| Raeann Cheung | Other Children of the Homes | $20,000 |
| Rebbekah Ogden | Sisters On Sisters: Seeing Beyond The Mask. | $13,514.35 |
| Rebecca Bruton | Somewhere on an unnamed mining road near Kaslo: Short Music/Dance Film | $20,000 |
| Riki Entz | The Inconvenients | $20,000 |
| Rino Mioc | Near The Water | $20,000 |
| Robert Hunter | Sakochitwa (She/They/He Overcomes, She Conquers) | $25,000 |
| Robert Humber | String quartet piece “flailing lights in rabid time” for Astralis Quartet | $5,640 |
| Roydon Tse | Orchestrating Three Vocal/Piano works for Voice(s) and Orchestra | $18,415 |
| Rufi Oswaldo | Get Gay Calgary | $6,511.15 |
| Ryan Owen | DIRTY PICTURE | $6,000 |
| Saeid Asgarian | Home | $16,300 |
| Saeid Asgarian | Artist | $5,500 |
| SallieMae Salcedo | SallieMae’s First EP Release: SIMULA | $18,550 |
| Samantha Whelan Kotkas | Attending International Teaching Artist Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, as a cross-cultural team, in September | $1,980.04 |
| Samantha Charette | Printmaking to Explore the Female Body and Domestic Spaces | $12,348.07 |
| Sanah Kadoura | Roots: Queer Arab Jazz | $15,675 |
| Sebastian Buzzalino | I Am Emotionally Attached To These Men | $17,830.20 |
| Sepidar Valiyan | Eating Shawarma By Bow River | $20,000 |
| Shalom Agu | Forgive Me Father: The Album & Promotion | $20,000 |
| Shanice Connolly | From the Prairies to Rwanda: “The Return” | $19,750.47 |
| Shone Thistle | The Stories We Tell Ourselves | $20,000 |
| Shumaila Hemani | Creative Pathways to Energy Affordability | $20,000 |
| Simon Chan | The Garbage Boi Goes to Space | $25,000 |
| Stephanie Quilliams | Ghost | $20,000 |
| Stephen Chan | Eau Claire Nowhere | $5,083.61 |
| Taya Walter | Ride Share: Short Film | $20,000 |
| Taylor-anne da Silva | Queer Joy Portrait Project | $20,000 |
| Teresa Tam | Good Job Arcade: Extended | $3,500 |
| Teresa Wong | How to Become a Writer? First draft | $16,017.45 |
| Teresa Baird | Shivering Strings Calgary Fiddle Workshop 2025 | $4,400 |
| Terez Goulet | Cowgirls Do It Better EP Lead-Up | $16,785 |
| Tia DeLauria | Slugs Can Fly | $5,500 |
| Tolu Enaibe | “More”: An anthem for all women | $10,000 |
| Tom Phillips | Tom Phillips & The D.T.s: Live from The Music Mile | $25,000 |
| Toni Cormier | Eager Sinking | $16,850 |
| Tristin Swain Otteson | Controller Club Radio | $25,000 |
| Ty Schick | The Way | $7,650 |
| Vivian Smith | Invisible Hands: Research, Residencies, and Creation | $6,317 |
| Wanru Li | Framing for ‘Art in the Hall’ at Foothills Centennial Centre: Canadian landscape watercolour paintings | $3,240 |
| Winona Julian | Death Bloom Collective & Sparrow ArtSpace | $15,135.28 |
| Yevgen Fedotov | Spotless: A short film | $20,000 |
| Zarifa Rajha | Doum-Tek Sound | $21,676 |
| $2,812,920.46 |
The Artist Development Microgrant provided one-time funding to individual artists and artist collectives in Calgary/Mohkinsstsis working in any artistic discipline. 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.
Calgary Arts Development’s 2024 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, DIALOG, and an Anonymous Donor to the Edmonton Community Foundation. The majority of these funds were invested through the ArtShare program, and we thank these donors for their generous support.
We received 285 eligible applications requesting $1,223,839, and were able to support 143 applications to a total of $600,095. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the 2024 Artist Development Microgrant.
| Grantee | Stream | Grant Amount |
| Aaron Nicdao | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Adam Corkett | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,840 |
| Ado Nkemka | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,800 |
| Alexa McGinn | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $1,400 |
| Amos Altman | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,850 |
| Anahita Mosayebi | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,330 |
| Andre Jean Paradis | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,550 |
| Andrea Lau | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,170 |
| Angel Okorafor | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,440 |
| Anne-Marie Hivert | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,200 |
| Anthony Trotta | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,140 |
| Behnaz Nemati | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,850 |
| Cassie Suche | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,910 |
| Chris Savage | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,830 |
| Colin Wintz | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Darren Young | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,490 |
| Darya Piastrak | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $750 |
| David Christensen | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,580 |
| Dawn van de Shoot | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Deedra Salange Ladouceur | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Deedee Berepiki | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,500 |
| Francesca Canalizo | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,700 |
| Geraldine Ysselstein | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,970 |
| Heather Pattengale | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Holly McWilliams | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Bella Rios Romero | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Jade Mah-Vierling | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $1,530 |
| James Watson | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,500 |
| Jason Melnychuk | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Jessica Rimes | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,360 |
| Jenny Hua Li | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Joel Braun | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| John Estey | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,990 |
| Jo Scheffelmaier | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Joseph McManus | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,620 |
| Kamran Ahamed | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Karl Bareham | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,720 |
| Katherine Burrowes | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,000 |
| Kathy Lycka | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,190 |
| Kathryn Hood | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Kathy M. Austin | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,650 |
| Kelly Isaak | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,950 |
| Kendra Sleeman | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,980 |
| Kris Teo | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Lesia Bear | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Lexie Angelo | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,300 |
| Luba Diduch | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,110 |
| Mackenzie Iles | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Malavika Venkatsubbaiah | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,200 |
| Margarita Rebetskaia | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Matias Martinez | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Matthew Waddell | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,700 |
| Meredith Lougheed | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Michelle Ku | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,520 |
| Mike Czuba | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Mpooe Mogale | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,790 |
| Paul Brain | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Paul Zacharias | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,930 |
| Paulina Morgan | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,200 |
| PV IDEMUDIA | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Rami Abdelnour | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Reese Wilson | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,450 |
| Riya Mittal | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,510 |
| Roby King | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,000 |
| Ryan Owen | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,420 |
| Shae McLean | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Siobhan Cooney | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Steven Conde | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Sylvie Smyth | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Taylor MacLeod | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,450 |
| Teresa Baird | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $2,420 |
| Tyenne Bentor | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Vivian Smith | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,530 |
| Wei Li | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $3,760 |
| Winner Aigbogun | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $5,000 |
| Yvonne Mullock | Professional and Artistic Skill Development | $4,650 |
| Abdulazeez Ojetola | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Aliza Sarian | Business and Career Development | $4,990 |
| Amy Heffernan | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Amy Hill | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Andrew Cooper | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Brady Fullerton | Business and Career Development | $1,550 |
| Carlos Boiteux | Business and Career Development | $4,850 |
| Nathan Gagnon | Business and Career Development | $3,880 |
| Charlene Reinke | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Charles Gunn | Business and Career Development | $1,470 |
| Cheyanne Perrett | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Dana Buzzee | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Dania Khairi | Business and Career Development | $1,500 |
| Daniel Pelton | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| David Feehan | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| David Richard | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Dempsey Bolton | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Dylan Nickolet | Business and Career Development | $2,850 |
| Elsha Yeyesuswork | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Firuze Avci | Business and Career Development | $4,790 |
| Hrachya Tokmajyan | Business and Career Development | $3,725 |
| Isiah Williams | Business and Career Development | $3,500 |
| Jairus Sharif | Business and Career Development | $4,840 |
| Janene Hokanson | Business and Career Development | $2,520 |
| Jared Herring | Business and Career Development | $4,750 |
| Jenna Caspell | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Jenna Turk | Business and Career Development | $3,770 |
| Jessica Penalver-Cote | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Jonathan Monfries | Business and Career Development | $4,600 |
| Joseph Salmon | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Juliana Briense Jorge | Business and Career Development | $4,080 |
| Julya Hajnoczky | Business and Career Development | $4,880 |
| Kait Hatch | Business and Career Development | $4,500 |
| Kara Bussey | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Kari Woo | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Kat Simmers | Business and Career Development | $2,810 |
| Kloee Huberdeau | Business and Career Development | $3,010 |
| Komal Bishnoi | Business and Career Development | $4,940 |
| Krystelle Celestino Wurtz | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Lauren Shipton | Business and Career Development | $900 |
| Leia Guo | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Lucy Cariou | Business and Career Development | $4,760 |
| Luiz Veronese | Business and Career Development | $3,820 |
| Luke Giblin | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Marcus Trummer | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Megan Slater | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Melanee Murray-Hunt | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Melody Kneller | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Miesha Louie | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Mitra Samavaki | Business and Career Development | $4,300 |
| Molly Caldwell | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Nick Senaraine | Business and Career Development | $3,250 |
| Pamela Norrish | Business and Career Development | $4,000 |
| Roydon Tse | Business and Career Development | $1,080 |
| Saeid Asgarian | Business and Career Development | $4,300 |
| Samantha Smith | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Sandy Milne | Business and Career Development | $810 |
| Sarah Bannister | Business and Career Development | $4,750 |
| Sofiya Iurkevych | Business and Career Development | $1,700 |
| Stephen Purdy | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Sydonne Warren | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Tola Jimoh | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Varnia Henry | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Verna Vogel | Business and Career Development | $3,890 |
| Vj Bhatia | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Violetta Khabanets | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| Xin Gu | Business and Career Development | $5,000 |
| $600,095 |
First Nations, Métis, Inuit Artists & Organizations
The Original Peoples Investment Program provided one-time project funding to First Nation, Metis 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 55 applications requesting $1,091,010 and were able to support 36 applications to a total of $708,335. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the Terms of Reference for the 2024 Original Peoples Investment Program.
| Grantee | Project | Grant Amount |
| Awowaakiiks | Awoowaahkiiks — IsáKakimmisa OmahKitapi | $30,000 |
| Alex Manitopyes | Indigenous Expressions: A 12-Piece Garment and Accessory Collection | $20,000 |
| Ashley Ghostkeeper | My North Star Home Music Video | $8,190 |
| Autumn Whiteway | Embodied Clay: Indigenous Expressions of Land and Spirit | $20,000 |
| Blake McLeod | Research Phase of Developing Visual Memoir | $16,350 |
| Brendan Hamilton | The Lost Boys | $20,000 |
| Bruce Miller | Professional Development 2024 – 2025 | $20,000 |
| Carlene Twoyoungmen | Wahiyaba | $20,000 |
| Clarence M Wolf Leg | Echoes of the Land | $20,000 |
| Glenna Cardinal | keskeyihtamowin (knowledge, experience, learning) | $20,000 |
| Hannah Hunter | Kahleela Knight Creations | $20,000 |
| Jason Gordon | The Missing Rose Memorial Roses | $11,100 |
| Jordan Kootenay | Kootenay & Co. EP | $20,000 |
| Josh Manyheads | Voice of Shadow | $20,000 |
| Leslie Doore | Sacred Wolf | $20,000 |
| InuitInk | Traditional Inuit Tattoo Project- Calgary | $25,000 |
| Mattais Twoyoungmen | 98 | $20,000 |
| Mel Victor | New York fashion week 2025 | $20,000 |
| Melrene Saloy | Milan and Paris Fashion weeks 2024 | $20,000 |
| Morgan Black | 7 Nations Coast to Coast Pow Wow Tour | $20,000 |
| Patricia Anne Duquette | Sappho: Her Queer Parlour | $15,000 |
| Drum Beat Entertainment | Winter Count: Spring Equinox Celebration presented by Drum Beat Entertainment | $30,000 |
| Robert Hunter | maskimut (Grandma’s name for her bag) | $11,075 |
| Sandra Lamouche | Grass Dancers | $10,250 |
| Sandra Sutter | Storyteller Album Production: Post-humous Vince Fontaine collaboration | $19,780 |
| Sarah Houle | Ghoule: The Wihtikow Called my Name | $20,000 |
| Seth Cardinal Dodginghorse | lawrence teeth vinyl project | $20,000 |
| Shane Ghostkeeper | Creation of new album from Ghostkeeper | $25,000 |
| Sheena Breaker | Revitalizing Niisitapi Way of Life By Teepee Making | $20,000 |
| Bridges Social Development | A Youth Explosion | $30,000 |
| Suki Motoyi | ssó’to (feel) | $20,000 |
| Tania Big Plume | Truth Fashion: using true traditional art to make my clothing | $20,000 |
| Thea Thomas | Expanding a collection: 6 looks (13 pieces) | $20,000 |
| AJ Starlight | Visions of Belonging Mural Project | $16,700 |
| Theron Black | A Journey of Culture, Art and Healing | $20,000 |
| Sikapinakii Low Horn | The Dog Days Investigation | $19,890 |
| $708,335 |
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 received 20 applications requesting $115,244, and we were able to support 13 applications to a total of $93,244. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the 2024 program guidelines.
| Grantee | Project | Grant Amount |
| Cieran Starlight | Moccassin Repair Project | $7,500 |
| Tracey Pelly | Nikanaseek Beads | $7,170 |
| Yvette Denby | Metis ribbon skirts | $7,500 |
| Hilary McDonnell | Fish skin learning | $7,500 |
| Katie Cardinal | Project Jingle | $7,362 |
| Drezus (Jeremiah Manitopyes) | A/V piece | $7,500 |
| John Estey | Haida Gwaii Trip | $7,500 |
| Thea Thomas | 9 piece fashion collection | $6,641 |
| Breann Denby | Metis fiddle songs | $7,500 |
| Jessica Sparvier-Wells | LED Programmable Hoops | $7,500 |
| Amanda Staci Brass | Children’s powwow regalia | $5,871 |
| Bruno Canadien | Sheep River Walk Works | $6,200 |
| Sarah Houle-Lowry | Quillwork Wedding Regalia | $7,500 |
| $93,244 |
The Honouring the Children Grant 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. It was available to Indigenous artists or Indigenous arts organizations who live and work on Treaty 7 territory.
We were able to support two applications to a total of $45,000. For information about how this program was assessed, please see the 2024 program guidelines.
| Grantee | Project | Grant Amount |
| Alanna Bluebird-Onespot | Honouring the Children Film | $20,000 |
| Glenna Cardinal | Her Name film showing and artist talks | $25,000 |
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-deserving, or which are led by and serve equity-deserving communities. Calgary Arts Development program staff work one on one with applicants to develop grant proposals and funding amounts.
Calgary Arts Development’s 2024 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, DIALOG, and an Anonymous Donor to the Edmonton Community Foundation. The majority of these funds were invested through the ArtShare program, and we thank these donors for their generous support.
We were able to support 21 applications to a total of $316,500.
| Grantee | Project | Grant Amount |
| Alex Manitopyes | Amber Alert Collection | $20,000 |
| Bella Rios Romero | Mini Tour | $11,500 |
| Calgary Arab Arts and Culture Society | Arab Heritage Month Celebration | $10,000 |
| Calgary Multicultural Arts Society | Fiestaval Latino Festival | $20,000 |
| Calgary Pride in partnership with SpanicArts | Alphabet Mafia | $25,000 |
| Dennis Lee | Photography exhibition and zine publication | $13,000 |
| Elio Alcindor | Monster Music Awards Show and Performance in Mexico City | $10,620 |
| Fahad Suleiman | Caribbean in the Prairies: documentary film | $20,000 |
| Harmony Production Collective | Harmony The Musical | $30,000 |
| Inside Out Theatre | The Gaza Monologues | $1,500 |
| Lionel Migrino | Portraits of Disability Exhibition & Event | $11,610 |
| Louie Fermor | Accessibility Supports for Home Studio | $6,108.42 |
| Marcia Fuller | Healing as ONE: A Black Mama’s Journey through Meditation, Art, Dance and Storytelling | $6,600 |
| Maria Bustos | The Fool: A Musical Exploration into Magic Realism | $20,000 |
| Mitra Samavaki | Hiraeth: research, creation and professional development | $20,000 |
| Omatta Udalor | Attend the 15th Edition of Silicon Valley African Film Festival | $1,711.58 |
| PV Idemudia | Postproduction of an 8-track EP | $20,000 |
| Robert Tatti | Garment Printing | $20,000 |
| STRUM UA Theatre | Lost and Found: A new theatre production | $25,000 |
| Toye Akinsoji | From Lagos to Canada: A comedy show | $20,000 |
| Tracy Breaker | Attending Santa Fe Art Market | $3,850 |
| $316,500 |
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.
| Grantee | Project | Grant Amount |
| Calgary 2025 Rotary Host Committee | Rotary International Convention 2025 | $100,000 |
| cSpace Projects | Annual Grant | $240,000 |
| cSpace Projects | Fire Hall #1 and NWT Travellers Feasibility Study | $30,000 |
| cSpace Projects | SPACEPILOT | $50,000 |
| Dancers Transition Resource Centre | On the Move Career Development Conference | $2,500 |
| $422,500 |
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 Amount |
| Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts | Creative Green Tools and Disaster Mitigation Framework | $20,000 |
| Cultural Instigators | Development and Podcast | $50,000 |
| JUSTCulture | Disability Justice Circle | $82,000 |
| Theatre Alberta | 35/50 Initiative – Data Synthesis and Dissemination | $10,000 |
| Trico Changemakers Studio | Art for Social Change Network Hub and Artist as Changemaker Cohort | $125,200 |
| Vania Dimitrova | Rozsa Foundation Capstone Project | $5,000 |
Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials
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