Deadlines April to June 2010

Decisions on most grants are generally announced within three months of the application date. The following listings may also include grants that have been rescinded, withdrawn or refused by the applicant, since posting.

April – June 2010

Artist in the Community Residency
Community Connections and Access
Management & Governance Assistance Program
ArtsSmarts II
Project Grant for Periodical Publishers
Operating Grant Program for Periodical Publishers
Operating Grants for Visual Arts Organizations
Program Assistance in the Visual Arts
Annual Grant to Arts Service Organizations
Writers Grants – A
Writers Grants – B
Writers Grants – C
Artists in the Schools – Residencies Program for Schools
Special Opportunities for Organizations
Special Opportunities for Individuals
Student Bursary Program
Aboriginal Arts Mentorship, Training & Development Grant
Aboriginal Arts Creative Development Grant


April 1
Total Amount: $39,663
Artist in the Community Residency
Assessors: City:
Sally Ito Winnipeg
Susan Olson Brandon
Sheelagh Chadwick Brandon
Yisa Akinbolaji Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Manitoba Great Wall Performing Arts Inc. $ 8,000
Jazz Winnipeg Inc. $ 9,000
Inland Oceans Arts Alliance $ 2,663
Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba $ 10,000
Eritrean Community in Winnipeg Inc. $ 10,000

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April 1
Total Amount: $42,500
Community Connections and Access
Assessors: City:
Sheelagh Chadwick Brandon
Sally Ito Winnipeg
Susan Olson Brandon
Yisa Akinbolaji Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Canadian Dimension Magazine $ 10,000
Artbeat Studio Inc. $ 10,000
Ome ‘igwessi Ensemble $ 10,000
James Adamson $ 5,000
Mary Lowe $ 2,500
Noel Moes $ 2,500
Shiarra DeMarchi $ 2,500


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April 1

Total Amount: $19 925


Management & Governance Assistance Program
Assessors: City:
Zaz Bajon Winnpeg
Gail Eleanor Brown Winnipeg
Ernest Gautron Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Manitoba Printmakers’ Association $ 7,500
Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts  Inc. $ 4,925
Artspace  Inc. $ 7,500

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April 15
Total Amount: $ 42,500
ArtsSmarts II
Assessors: City:
Joanna Black Winnipeg
Christopher Sigurdson Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Manitou Elementary School $ 7,000
René Deleurme Centre $ 9,500
Gretna Elementary $ 6,500
Ecole Sainte-Anne Immersion $ 5,000
St. Charles Catholic School $ 4,500
Rossburn Elementary $ 2,500
Winnipeg Beach School $ 6,500
St. Augustine School $ 1,000



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April 15
Total Amount: $ 14,000
Project Grant for Periodical Publishers
Assessors: City:
Jill Sawyer Banff
Michael Redhill Toronto
Melanie Bell Montreal
Recipient(s): Amount:
Mennonite Literary Society (The) $ 9,000
Herizons $ 5,000



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April 15
Total Amount:$211,225
Operating Grant Program for Periodical Publishers
Assessors: City:
Melanie Bell Montreal
Jill Sawyer Banff
Michael Redhill Toronto
Recipient(s): Amount:
Arts Manitoba Publications Inc.(Border Crossings) $ 101,500
Prairie Fire Press Inc. $ 75,225
Contemporary Verse 2 Inc. $ 34,500



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April 15
Total Amount: $889,000
Operating Grants for Visual Arts Organizations
Assessors: City:
Todd Janes Edmonton
Shirley Madill Hamilton
Collin Zipp Winnipeg
Nadia Myre Saint-Andre d’Argenteuil
Teresa Burrows Thompson
Recipient(s): Amount:
Winnipeg Film Group Inc. $ 95,000
Manitoba Printmakers’ Association $ 55,000
PLATFORM: Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts $ 58,000
Plug In Inc. $ 170,000
Video Pool Media Arts Centre $ 97,000
Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art Inc. $ 73,000
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba $ 185,000
Urban Shaman Inc. $ 65,000
aceartinc. $ 91,000



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April 15
Total Amount: $ 79,347
Program Assistance in the Visual Arts
Assessors: City:
Teresa Burrows Thompson
Todd Janes Edmonton
Shirley Madill Hamilton
Nadia Myre St-Andre d’Argenteuil
Collin Zipp Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
La Maison des artistes visuels francophones Inc. $ 19,965
Winnipeg Art Gallery $ 15,810
Gallery 1C03 $ 9,256
WNDX Inc. $ 11,750
Council of Manitoba Artisans Inc. $ 11,871
Gallery One One One – U of M School of Art $ 10,695



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May 15
Total Amount: $46,000
Annual Grant to Arts Service Organizations
Assessors: City:
Jocelyn Hale Minneapolis
Recipient(s): Amount:
Manitoba Writers’ Guild Inc. $ 46,000



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May 15
Total Amount:$51,000
Writers Grants
Assessors: City:
Charles Leblanc Winnipeg
Neil Besner Winnipeg
Eva Wiseman Winnipeg
Niigon James Sinclair Winnipeg
Writers Grants – A
Recipient(s): Amount:
Carol Matas $ 10,000
Leslie Mundwiler $ 10,000
Meira Cook $ 10,000
Rheal Cenerini $ 10,000
Writers Grants – B
Recipient(s): Amount:
Mary-Kate McDonald $ 5,000
Writers Grants – C
Recipient(s): Amount:
Alexandra Merrill $ 2,000
John Cunningham $ 2,000
Mary Meyer $ 2,000





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May 15
Artists in the Schools – Residencies Program for Schools



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May 15
Total Amount: $40,000
Special Opportunities for Organizations
Assessors: City:
Natalie André-Stefishen Winnipeg
Dale Lakevold Minnedosa
David Elias Winnipeg
Rodrigo Munoz Winnipeg
Paul Hess Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Misipawistik Cree Nation Health Authority $ 10,000
Flin Flon Arts Council $ 10,000
Royal Winnipeg Ballet School $ 10,000
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Inc. $ 10,000



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May 15
Total Amount: $8,800
Special Opportunities for Individuals
Assessors: City:
Natalie André-Stefishen Winnipeg
Dale Lakevold Minnedosa
David Elias Winnipeg
Rodrigo Munoz Winnipeg
Paul Hess Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Ming Hon $ 3,800
Xanthe Isbister $ 5,000


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June 1
Total Amount: $95,000
Student Bursary Program
Assessors: City:
Randy Joynt Winnipeg
Jerry Semchyshyn Winnipeg
Krista Jackson Winnipeg
Milena Placentile Winnipeg
Catherine Hunter Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Andrea Houssin $ 2,000
Andrew Quiring $ 4,000
Ariel Carrabré $ 2,000
Brett Donahue $ 3,000
Caitlin Coppell $ 3,000
Cameron Woykin $ 3,000
Catherine Rutherford $ 2,000
Danielle Gaudry $ 3,500
Elizabeth Hindemith Hay $ 3,000
Gillian Carrabre $ 2,000
Jacob Herd $ 2,000
Jacquelyn Hebert $ 2,500
James Thomson Kacki $ 2,000
Jessica Strong $ 3,000
Jessy Ardern $ 2,000
Joanne Bristol $ 4,000
Joshua Peters $ 2,000
Kara Passey $ 2,000
Kelsey Todd $ 2,000
Kerry DuWors $ 4,000
Mark Medrano $ 2,000
Matthew Fletcher $ 3,000
Matthew Gardiner $ 3,000
Matthew Packer $ 2,000
Michael Ducharme $ 2,000
Priscilla Yakielashek $ 3,000
Rebecca Woodmass $ 3,000
Roslyn Stanwick $ 4,000
Samantha Hill $ 2,000
Sarah Helmer $ 2,000
Skender Sefa $ 3,000
Spenser Halfyard $ 2,000
Susan Hammer $ 4,000
Suzie Smith $ 4,000
Tanja Woloshen $ 3,000



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June 30
Total Amount: $5,000
Aboriginal Arts Mentorship, Training & Development Grant
Assessors: City:
Katherena Vermette Winnipeg
David Krouse Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Leonard Sumner $ 5,000



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June 30
Total Amount: $22,465
Aboriginal Arts Creative Development Grant
Assessors: City:
Katherena Vermette Winnipeg
David Krouse Winnipeg
Recipient(s): Amount:
Linus  Woods $ 7,500
Liz Barron $ 7,465
Vince Fontaine $ 7,500


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Where conflicts of interest arise in the peer adjudication process, the juror or assessor, at the meeting, will disclose his/her interest, withdraw from the meeting during the discussion of the application and abstain from voting.