Grants for Individuals & Collectives: Stream 2 Winter 2023

With funding from Stream 2 of the Individuals & Collectives program, artists and arts professionals may receive support to pursue mentorship, attend a residency, or other forms of professional development. Projects may be individual or collective, and grants are available up to $10,000 based on projected expenses, including artist subsistence. It is not necessary for an application to Stream 2 to be connected to a specific work, but receiving mentorship, attending a residency or professional development may be directed towards potential future work. 

During the Winter 2023 deadline, 21 artists were recommended for Stream 2 funding for a total of $146,175.

Read on to learn about the successful applicants from the Winter 2023 intake and the professional development opportunities they are pursuing: 

• Ainsley Hillyard will participate in a two-week action theatre intensive taking place in Santa Fe New Mexico with Ruth Zaporah. 
• Alethe will improve her fashion design skills by learning to use computer software to increase her output and competitiveness. 
• Andrea Bellegarde-Courchene will create a visual representation of the histories of Indigenous Nations, depicting stories of past, present, and future while working with mentor Barbara Derrick. The goal is to create a ​“graphic novel” with textiles and mixed media. 
• Annie Dugan will travel to Newfoundland in September 2023 to attend the St. John’s International CircusFest and emcee a performance highlighting Edmonton Circus Artists. 
• Aytahn Ross will attend the St. John’s International CircusFest as a professional development and networking opportunity. 
• Benjamin Oswald will investigate a new range of emergent technologies used in ceramics including computer-aided design (CAD), 3D printing in clay and plastic as well as computer numerical control (CNC) machining. 
• Brett Ludwig of local a cappella group 6 Minute Warning will participate in private workshops with The Real Group, a world-renowned a cappella group from Sweden during their visit to Edmonton for the SING! Edmonton festival. 
• Brock Keeler will attend the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space and participate in the Canadian student exhibition with a collective of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Alberta. 
• Cassandra Paige will attend the Feminist Art Collective Residency at Toronto’s Artscape Gibraltar Point in July 2023. 
• Deviani Andrea will study choreography and dance technique at the TIC TAC Arts Center as a preamble to develop choreography in fall 2024. 
• Dwayne Martineau will work with established arts professional Michelle Shultz to develop a strategy to further develop his career as an artist. 
• Haylee Fortin will attend a drawing and print based artist residency in Dawson City, YT. Visual research will centre around creating handmade netting and interacting with the hunting community in Dawson. 
• Karen Porkka will attend a residency with singers from around the world to study the vocal and movement improvisation form called Murmeration with mentors Margie Gillis and Rhiannon. 
• Kristine MacDonald will attend a coppersmithing apprenticeship and workshop in rural Wisconsin with instructor Sara Dahmen, one of North America’s only female coppersmith/​tinsmiths.
• Mark Templeton will attend a Risograph Print & Publication Residency to work with a trained professional to gain experience through printing a personal artistic photographic project. 
• Rupert Appleyard will study, create, and explore the art of advanced wooden puppetry through an online course by master puppeteer, Bernd Ogrodnik. He will integrate these into his shows, videos, and roving performances. 
• Sarah Ahmad will work with international DJ/​producer Korea Town Acid for a mentorship to learn about production techniques, creative direction and how to bring her musical vision to life. 
• Seth Arcand will undertake a 10-week mentorship with Jamie McRae to learn how to use motion film equipment and expose motion picture film (Super 8 and 16mm film). 
• Stephanie Gruson and Lyne Gosselin will attend the St. John’s International CircusFest to take part in workshops, panels and present their work. 
• Taryn Kneteman will participate in a twelve-week visual arts residency at GlogauAIR in Berlin, Germany, living and working with twelve international artists with a focus on dialogue, professional development, and curatorial support. 
• Timiro Mohamed will undertake a community dance and poetry development project connecting intergenerational Somali women through arts-based engagement. They will be considering the intersections between history, place and belonging through creative production.