January 26, 2022 Changemaker Grant The Changemaker Grant invests in artists and organizations who are using their art to make change in their community. Our Trico Changemaker partnership is funded from the program. We funded 10 projects with $152,500. 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. The grants fund both the artists as well as the projects that emerge from these initiatives. Grantee Project Grant Amount Barbara Amos 2021 Changemaker Residency Program $4,500 Calvin (Tito) Gomez 2021 Changemaker Residency Program $4,500 Chantal Palmer Cultural Instigators 2021 – The Journey Project $5,000 Chinook Blast Chinook Blast Curators $80,000 Inside Out Theatre Citizen Artists YYC Bringing Power to Truth – The Grappling $25,000 Mel Vee X (Melanie Hudson) 2021 Changemaker Residency Program $4,500 Melanee Murray-Hunt 2021 Changemaker Residency Program $4,500 Riel Manywounds call it what it is podcast $5,000 Skye Louis 2021 Changemaker Residency Program $4,500 Trico Changemakers Studio Art for Social Change Hub $15,000 Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials