Winnipeg Arts Council

Grants Awarded 2016

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS for Artists Working In All Artistic Disciplines

134 requests

$519,044

56 awarded

$219,550

Recipients

  • Abigail Auld
  • Jolene Bailie
  • Zorya Baskier-Pasternak
  • Irene Bindi
  • Cullen Bingeman
  • Lawrence Bird
  • Sandra CampbellK
  • Karen Cornelius
  • Sarah Crawley
  • Alexis Dirks
  • Daniel Donahue
  • Diane Driedger
  • Lisa Ewasko
  • Michael Falk
  • Will Fawley
  • Claire Friesen
  • hannah godfrey
  • Carolyn Gray
  • Janelle Hacault
  • Jamie Hay
  • Kathleen Hiley
  • Takashi Iwasaki
  • Phillippe-Alexandre Jacques
  • James (jaymez) Jansen
  • Steve Kirby
  • Kevin Klassen
  • Thomas Kohut
  • Frances Koncan
  • Rob Kovitz
  • Jesse Krause
  • Megan Krause
  • Trevor Kristjanson
  • J.J. Kegan McFadden
  • Iain Ross McMillan
  • Divya Mehra
  • Andrew Milne
  • Elma Grace Nickel
  • David Oro
  • Heidi Ouellette
  • Debbie Patterson
  • asiniig (charlie) peters
  • Ellen Peterson
  • Heidi Phillips
  • Cameron Popham
  • Johanna Riley
  • Orjan Sandred
  • Timothy Schouten
  • Suzie Smith
  • Jennifer Still
  • Leonard Sumner
  • Jason Tait
  • Robert Taite
  • Daniel Thau-Eleff
  • Robyn Thomson Kacki
  • Neil Weisensel

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM for Artists & Arts Administrators

89 requests

$69,750

78 awarded

$44,250

Recipients

  • Susan Algie
  • Sasha Amaya
  • Abigail Auld
  • Sonya Ballantyne
  • Jocelyne Baribeau
  • Ian Bawa
  • Lawrence Bird
  • Michael Blais
  • Roger Boyer
  • Erna Buffie
  • Giuseppe Condello
  • Daniel Craig
  • Kimberly Craig
  • Hilary Crist
  • Sage Daniels
  • Shannon Darby
  • Paul De Gurse
  • Alain Delannoy
  • Laura Elliott
  • Joanne Epp
  • Christine Fellows
  • Laurelle Froese
  • Jocelyn Gould
  • Ufuk Gueray
  • Kari Hagness
  • Cody Halcrow
  • Gilles Hébert
  • Richard Holden
  • Ming Hon
  • James (jaymez) Jansen
  • Charles Johnston
  • Christine Kirouac
  • Lindsey Koepke
  • Heather Komus
  • Frances Koncan
  • Laurie Lam
  • Daina Leitold
  • Monica Lowe
  • Monica Martinez
  • Brenda McLean
  • Erica Mendritzki
  • Philippe Meunier
  • Andrew Milne
  • Milos Mitrovic
  • Kristin Nelson
  • Josiah Neufeld
  • Justin Otto
  • Melentie Pandilovski
  • Geneviève Pelletier
  • Danielle Peters
  • Tracy Peters
  • Ellen Peterson
  • Andrea Roberts
  • Alison Robson
  • Darlene Ronald
  • Taylor Schapf
  • Chris Sigurdson
  • Christopher Sobczak
  • Sheila Spence
  • Bruce Symaka
  • Brittany Thiessen
  • Theresa Thordarson
  • Diana Thorneycroft
  • Treasure Waddell
  • Alissa Watson
  • Elizabeth Whitbread
  • Lindsey White
  • Kyle Wong
  • Monica Wood
  • David Wowchuk
  • Collin Zipp

PROJECT GRANTS for Arts Organizations and Collectives

33 requests

$295,300

21 awarded

$173,000

Recipients

  • ArtsJunktion
  • Artspace
  • Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
  • First Fridays in the Exchange
  • Gallery 1C03
  • Long Take Performance Collective
  • Manitoba Craft Council
  • Manitoba Cultural Society of the Deaf
  • Manitoba Underground Opera
  • Mennonite Literary Society
  • Polycoro Chamber Choir
  • Rady Jewish Community Centre
  • Royal Canoe
  • Sick + Twisted
  • Storefront Manitoba
  • Theatre by the River
  • Theatre Incarnate
  • Urban Indigenous Theatre Company
  • Weather Parade Dance Theatre
  • Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society
  • Young Lungs Dance Exchange

OPERATING GRANTS for Arts Organizations (Year 2 of a 3-Year Cycle)

38 requests

$3,309,043

38 awarded

$3,128,265

Recipients

  • aceartinc.
  • Arts Manitoba Publications
  • Le Cercle Molière
  • Festival du Voyageur
  • Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg
  • Freeze Frame: Storyline FX
  • Gas Station Arts Centre
  • Jazz Winnipeg
  • Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
  • Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts
  • Manitoba Opera Association
  • Manitoba Printmakers Association
  • Manitoba Theatre for Young People
  • Mentoring Artists for Women's Art
  • National Screen Institute - Canada
  • PLATFORM: centre for photographic + digital arts
  • Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
  • Prairie Fire Press
  • Prairie Theatre Exchange
  • Rainbow Stage
  • Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet
  • Sarasvàti Dramatic Theatre Productions and Repertory
  • The School of Contemporary Dancers
  • Shakespeare in the Ruins
  • Theatre Projects Manitoba
  • Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art
  • Video Pool Media Arts Centre
  • West End Cultural Centre
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery
  • Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival
  • Winnipeg Film Group
  • Winnipeg International Children's Festival
  • Winnipeg International Writers Festival
  • Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
  • Winnipeg Jewish Theatre
  • Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
  • Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers

PROGRAMMING SUPPORT GRANTS for Arts Organizations (2 Year Agreement)

25 requests

$268,655

25 awarded

$268,655

Recipients

  • Aboriginal Music Manitoba
  • Agassiz Music
  • Association of Manitoba Book Publishers
  • Camerata Nova
  • Contemporary Verse 2
  • Dry Cold Productions
  • Gearshifting Performance Works
  • Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Winnipeg
  • GroundSwell
  • La Maison des artistes
  • Manitoba Association of Playwrights
  • Manitoba Choral Association
  • Manitoba Writers Guild
  • Nafro Dance Productions
  • Quanz Dance Company
  • Rosamunde Summer Music Academy
  • send + receive
  • The Little Opera Company
  • Virtuosi Concerts
  • Winnipeg Gay and Lesbian Film Society
  • Winnipeg Music Festival
  • Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir
  • Winnipeg Singers
  • Winnipeg Youth Orchestras
  • WNDX

Assessors

Sharon Bajer, Andrew Balfour, Dave Barber, Mark Cameron, Warren Cariou, Elvira Finnigan, Clarise Foster, Brenna George, Odette Heyn, Kathleen Hiley, Tom Keenan, Niki Little, Heidi Malazdrewich, J.J. Kegan McFadden, Johanna Riley, Sid Robinovitch, Kaoru Ryan Suzuki, Collin Zipp.