Kae Sasaki is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Kae is a visual artist who works primarily as a painter. As a recent immigrant from Japan to Canada (2000) her work explores the complexity of modern identity, and displacement that can be felt when straddlingRead More
Elvira Finnigan is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Elvira’s multi-media practice includes installation, performance, video, and photography. Currently her art focuses on experimental works using dense salt brine and crystallization. She has exhibited in the USA, Japan, and across Canada. Over the course ofRead More
Vanessa Eidse is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Vanessa is a visual and media artist who received her MFA from York University in Toronto. She grew up in rural Manitoba and spent one week every summer with her family in Riding Mountain National Park.Read More
Amber O’Reilly is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Amber, originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, is an emerging Francophone and multilingual poet, spoken word, and theatre artist, now based in Winnipeg. Her poetry focuses on family, romantic, and geographic relationships. During her residency in RidingRead More
Kevin Nikkel is an artist in residence at the Deep Bay Cabin for the 2019 Riding Mountain Artists Residency. Kevin is an accomplished film producer and director with dozens of documentary films to his credit. He has been recognized for his knowledge of the history of film. His feature film, On the Trail of theRead More
Helga Jakobson has been awarded the Emerging Excellence Prize, one of the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2019 Prizes in the Arts. This is a $ 10,000 prize awarded every other year to an emerging artist in recognition of their achievements and potential. “Jakobson acts as a catalyst and role model for women who want toRead More
Claire Terese Friesen performing on the grounds of the historic Fagriskogur House in Riverton/New Iceland. Theatre Projects Manitoba has been awarded the Connecting Creative Communities Prize, one of the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2019 Prizes in the Arts, for their work in the Interlake Chautauqua Tour. This is a $ 10,000 prize awarded every otherRead More
Marie-Josée Dandeneau has been awarded the Indigenous Full Circle Prize, one of the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2019 Prizes in the Arts. This is a $ 10,000 prize awarded every other year to an Indigenous artist or Knowledge Keeper in recognition of their achievements. “Marie-Josée Dandeneau’s artistic achievements span a 20-year career, touring all overRead More
Royal weekend dancers, photo by The Flin Flon Reminder The Flin Flon Arts Council has been awarded the Rural Recognition Prize, one of the Manitoba Arts Council’s 2019 Prizes in the Arts. This is a $ 10,000 prize awarded every other year to a rural artist, arts group, or arts organization in recognition of theirRead More
By Cathleen Enns and Charlene Brown The Student Scholarships program provides assistance to Manitoban students pursuing professional careers in the arts, engaged in study in Canada and abroad. The Program The Scholarship program supports training or study in any artistic discipline for full-time students at certified educational institutions. Grant types and amounts ThisRead More
