January 27, 2021 ArtShare Program This program supports projects by artists and arts organizations who self-identify as equity-seeking, or which are led by and serve equity-seeking communities. Calgary Arts Development staff work one on one with applicants to develop grant proposals and funding amounts. In 2020, 32 artists and organizations were funded its community working group and other stakeholders to evaluate and co-design the ArtShare program to better address the unique needs and contexts of equity-seeking artists, organizations, and communities. Artist, Collective, or Organization Project Grant Amount Action Dignity Our Canada, Our Story Part 2 and Artistic Facilitator $35,000 Adejumoke Olatunde Reverse – Short Film $6,560 Alia Aluma Womxn of Colour Art Exhibition $1,500 ANUBHAV 2021 Production $10,000 Asian Heritage Foundation Artist Liaison Contract $10,000 Asmaa Al-Issa Between Four Rivers – Workshop Pilot $4,559.23 Association of Mexicans in Calgary Migrant Rights Film Fest $5,000 Bamboo Bridge Artists Association Ink Connections – Creation of work $3,215 Black Leadership Alliance Council BLAC Youth Empowerment Program $15,000 Calgary Black Film Festival Calgary Black Film Festival $20,000 Calgary Scope Society/Basic Income YYC Basic Income YYC Arts Collective Project $6,000 Canadian Artists Against Poverty Feasibility Study – Living Water Social Enterprise $10,000 Ebony Gooden Mentorship for young black artists via Black Kid Joy Project $5,880 Ethnik Festival Ethnik Festival 2021 $35,000 University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine Indigenous Mural Project Phase 1 – Development of Advisory Committee $5,000 Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation Black History Month Activation Event $5,800 Jenny Li Research and Engagement Project $2,500 Jessica McMann Indigenous Classical Music CD Tour $10,000 Jillian Sudayan Sing With Nanay Filipino Children’s Music Videos and Educational Resources $2,500 Kadra Yusuf Research and writing for philosophy/comedy sketch $2,500 Michele Decottignies The 4 R’s Project $10,000 Migrante Alberta Association Integrated Theatre Workshop $2,800 Mini Thnî Dancers Rehearsals and Performances $10,000 Nurgul Rodriquez Del Ojo Urban Potter: Out of Place as part of the 2020 Biennial of Contemporary Art $3,500 Pink Flamingo Chinatown Mural – Engagement $30,000 Potential Place Arts Program – Pilot Project $10,000 Scholastica Makanjuola Album Recording $6,000 Senior’s Acting Lab More Than a Number Tour $5,122 Sikolohiyang Pilipino Collective Diaspora Dialogues with the Filipinx Community in Alberta: Documenting our History, Presence and Future in Alberta and Canada. $2,500 Tarrence Evans (aka DJ Stagez) Mosaic of Black Identity – Album and Music Video Creation $10,000 Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth New Tribe Magazine: Special Edition $40,000 Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre Woezo Cultural Festival and Black Arts Development Workshops $26,000 Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials
